Arena Stage

See American plays and musicals on three stages, including a theater in the round, near the Southwest waterfront.

1101 Sixth St SW · Washington, DC

About Arena Stage

Arena Stage has produced theater in Washington since 1950 and focuses on American plays and playwrights. The Mead Center, designed by Bing Thom Architects, wraps three theaters under one glass skin: the 680-seat Fichandler Stage in the round, the 510-seat Kreeger Theater and the 202-seat Kogod Cradle. The closest Metro stop is Waterfront on the Green Line. In 1976 it became the first theater outside New York to receive a special Tony Award.

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Tours
Date Night
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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Theater & Events
History Buff
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Theater & Events
Date Night
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Theater & Events
Date Night
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