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Happy Tonys Sunday! đźŽđźŹ†
Fifty years ago, at the 30th Tony Awards in 1976, Arena Stage was honored with the inaugural Regional Theatre Tony Award.
Presented by Christopher Plummer to Arena's Founding Director Zelda Fichandler, the award was given in recognition of providing the American theater with "an amazingly broad spectrum of new works, American premieres of important foreign plays, and distinguished revivals." Since then, the Regional Theatre Tony Award has been given annually to sister regional theaters around the country in celebration of their contributions to the American theater.
This year, we send special congratulations to:
đź‘Ź American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, for receiving the 2026 Regional Theatre Tony Award
👏 League of Resident Theatres (LORT)—which was co-founded in 1966 by Arena's Founding Executive Director Tom Fichandler and helped create the foundation for today's regional theaters—for its 2026 Special Tony Award in recognition of six decades of artistic excellence, collaboration, and investment in the future of American theater
👏 Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia—fellow LORT member and the country's longest-running professional Equity theater—for being the very-first regional theater to receive a Tony Award in 1948
06/02/2026
Introducing our 2026/27 Season!
This year, we’re reimagining the theatergoing experience in a fresh new way: eight productions divided into two distinct acts—fall/winter ACT I and spring/summer ACT II.
Welcome to ACT I...
THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR
By Step Afrika!
Directed by Jakari Sherman with Conrad R. Kelly II and Vusi Mdoyi
September 10 – November 1, 2026 | Fichandler Stage
NIKOLA
A NEW MUSICAL
Book and Lyrics by Nikko Benson and Benjamin Halstead
Music by Nikko Benson
Choreography by Katie Spelman
Directed by Marshall Pailet
October 2 – November 29, 2026 | Kreeger Theater
PRIMA FACIE
By Suzie Miller
November 13, 2026 – January 17, 2027 | Kogod Cradle
STEP AFRIKA!’S MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW
December 4 – 23, 2026 | Fichandler Stage
PURPOSE
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
February 5 – March 28, 2027 | Fichandler Stage
ACT II reveal coming soon (it'll be worth the wait)!
05/27/2026
Experience it. Then discuss it 🧪 Whether you come for the gripping performances, the mind-bending twists, or the questions the play leaves behind, THE MOTION invites you to stay and discuss. Join us for post-show conversations!
🎟️: arenastage.org/motion
Plus: Join us for Young Professionals Night this Saturday, May 30th, to connect with fellow theatergoers who love bold new work and community.
05/26/2026
THE MOTION is now officially Helen Hayes Recommended!🏆🌿
This kind of show's experience doesn't come around often, as audiences are leaving still processing what they just saw. If you've been on the fence about catching it, now's the time!
The experience runs thru June 14.
🎟️: arenastage.org/motion
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