Arena On Air

Episode Ten: Anything Goes - The Perfect Blendship

Join us as we get to know Corbin Bleu, Soara-Joye Ross and Parker Esse as they dive into the world of Anything Goes! In this episode, they share parts of their process' preparing for the show, the rehearsal room experience and what we can look forward to in this gold standard musical.

Episode Nine: LIVE with the Arena Civil Dialogues: Well-Being in a Digital World

Join us for a look into the Arena Civil Dialogue event, held on October 14, 2018 in the Molly Smith Study. Learn from prominent dialogue starters Ellen P. Goodman, Maggie Jackson, Maurice Turner and Neema Singh Guliani as they talk about the changing digital world around us can effect our well-being.

Episode Eight: LIVE In Conversation with Christian Gregory

Arena on Air is back with a brand new episode featuring a special LIVE podcast of a post-show discussion featuring Christian Gregory (Dick Gregory's son), and performers Edwin Lee Gibson (who plays Dick Gregory in "Turn Me Loose") and John Carlin. Led by Literary Manager Naysan Mojgani, Christian Gregory discussed the life and legacy of his father, Dick Gregory.

Episode Seven: Nuts About "Dave"

The world-premiere musical, Dave, opens this summer at Arena Stage. We sat down with six of the fabulous cast members to talk about bringing the show to D.C., other hobbies that keep them grounded and what it's like working on innovative theater. Featuring: Josh Breckenridge, Sherri L. Edelen, Rachel Flynn, Kevin R. Free, Mamie Parris and Jamison Scott.

Episode Six: Forever Young

Episode Six: Forever Young
We sit down and chat with Camp Arena Stage art enhancers, Building Bridges Across the River and Washington Performing Arts to get a better understanding of the lasting impact that the arts have on youth. 

Check out our guests:

Kerry McGee, (Camp Arena Stage Art Enhancer) We Happy Few http://www.wehappyfewdc.com/
Jonathan Tuzman, (Camp Arena Stage Art Enhancer) Pianist http://yourpianobar.com/
Jamila Madyun, (Camp Arena Stage Art Enhancer) Stitched with Style https://www.instagram.com/jmilamila/?hl=en

Irfana Jetha Noorani (Deputy Director) and Kimberly E. Douglas (Director of Theater Operations & Programming), Building Bridges Across the River http://www.thearcdc.org/partners-programs/building-bridges-across-river-bbar

Trisha Taylor (Assistant Director Of Education), Washington Performing Arts https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/

Episode Five: A Special Helen Hayes Recap

What makes a great show? To celebrate the recent 2018 Helen Hayes Awards, Casting Fellow F. Binta Barry talks to us about the importance of diversity on stage and making sure every voice is heard. 

Episode Four: Wedding Queen

When one thinks of a wedding at Arena Stage, they typically imagine it staged as a scene in a play with an actor playing the role of a bride or a groom...but did you know that these stages have been hosts to actual weddings? In this episode, we talk to Events and Rentals Manager, Betsy O'Keefe about Arena Stage's role as an event space to weddings, proms, conferences...and even a Bengal tiger?

Episode Three: Heading West

Anita Maynard-Losh shares her behind-the-scene experiences working on Snow Child, the new musical premiering this month at Arena Stage and tells us why she'd rather have lunch with Lillian Hellman than Tennessee Williams.

Episode Two: Broadway Bound

What does it take to bring a show to Broadway? Find out from Arena Stage’s Executive Director himself, Edgar Dobie! You will also learn about his unexplainable love for hippos, what it takes to run a non-profit and MORE.

Episode One: This Is Our Time

In our first episode, we sit down with Allen Lee Hughes Fellow alumna, Juliette Carrillo. The Two Trains Running director discusses her personal connection to August Wilson, her career as a director and playwright, and the importance of following your bliss.