Arena Stage, the largest of the nonprofit theaters in the Washington, DC area, presents a range of performances from American classics to premieres of new plays. The theater offers unique audience enrichment programs that give theatergoers the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of their productions through engaging conversations with playwrights, actors, directors, and designers. Arena Stage also offers educational programs and summer camps for children ages 8-15.
Arena Stage Tickets
By phone: (202) 488-3300 or online
A handling fee and installation fee apply.
Box office hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 12 to 8 pm
The theater completed a $ 135 million renovation in 2010 preserving the Fichancher Theater and the Kreeger Theater, while redesigning the surrounding building and adding an additional 200-seat space (called The Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle) The Cradle accommodates new and developing games in a format with flexible seating and state-of-the-art technical capabilities. With the opening of this new facility, Arena Stage is now the second largest performing arts complex in Washington after the Kennedy Center and is one of the nation’s leading centers for the presentation and development of American theater.
Arena Stage Theater Venues
- The Fichandler Stage is a 680-seat main stage with round tiered-style seats. Ideal for large-scale classical and musical dramas, the theater features modern equipment and elegant décor in dark brown colors. Ambient street noise, which used to be a distraction during performances, has been eliminated by the center’s 35,000-square-foot exterior glass curtain wall. In this venue, customers are never more than eight rows from the stage.
- The Kreeger Theater , a 514-seat fan-shaped space with a modified push stage, has been updated with current technology and amenities, including deep blue furnishings, while retaining the qualities that make it user-friendly. artist and audience: extraordinary flexibility, excellent acoustics, impeccable sight lines, and remarkably intimate interaction between actor and audience.
- The Arlene and Robert Kogod Crib is a unique 200-seat oval-shaped theater with flexible seating and the latest technical capabilities. This theater was built to cradle the risk and innovation required of the first, second and third productions of new and ongoing plays.
Location
1101 Sixth Street SW
Washington, DC
Arena Stage is located along the Southwest Waterfront. The closest subway station is Waterfront-SEU, one block east of Arena Stage.
Arena Stage Parking
Subscribers and individual ticket buyers can purchase parking in advance by calling the Sales Office at 202-488-3300. The subscriber fee for parking is $ 16 per performance. Individual ticket buyers can reserve in advance for $ 18 per parking space. Any parking available on the day of the performance will be sold in the garage on a first-come, first-served basis for $ 20. Handicap parking can also be purchased in advance with a copy of a valid handicap parking tag. Customers can also park in any of the Central Parking garages on 4th St.
between I and M streets for $ 11.
Dining near the Arena stage
Catwalk Café features a variety of sensational selections, ranging from quick bites to custom-designed salads, soups and entrees. It offers spectacular cuisine with flavors inspired by the great American plays currently in production, inspired views of the Southwest Waterfront and the Mead Center, and features eco-friendly service products. Catwalk Café opens two and a half hours before the start of scheduled evening performances and weekend matinees and closes once the show begins.
There are also many dining options within walking distance of the theater.
