Arena Stage Annual Gala

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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  • Location

    Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
    1101 6th Street SW
    Washington, DC 20024

  • Schedule

    Reception
    5:30pm

    Seated Dinner
    6:30pm

    Award Presentation and Musical Performance
    8:00pm

    After Party Reception and Dancing

  • Tickets

    Pearl Ticket
    $1,250

    Performance and After Party-only Ticket
    $250 (will go on sale closer to event)

  • Sponsorship Opportunities

    Anniversary Sponsor
    $75,000

    Diamond Sponsor
    $50,000

    Sapphire Sponsor
    $25,000

    Emerald Sponsor
    $12,500

    Ruby Sponsor
    $6,000

Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating Arena Stage's 75th Anniversary, a milestone honoring decades of groundbreaking artistic excellence and transformative community engagement. This dazzling, one-night-only event will feature a special performance by a dynamic artist.

The evening will also include the presentation of the Beth Newburger Schwartz Award, which recognizes an extraordinary female leader who has made a lasting impact on her community through her unique talents and strengths–as an activist, artist, public official or business leader. Past honorees represent an inspiring legacy of leadership and service and include Beth Newburger Schwartz, Arlene Kogod, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Nina Totenberg, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Arena Stage Artistic Director Emerita Molly Smith, Marcia L. Fudge, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.

Together, we will celebrate 75 years of Arena Stage's commitment to bold storytelling, civic dialogue, and the power of theater to shape a more vibrant and inclusive community.

2026 Gala Co-Chairs
Anthony D. Coley
Catherine and Chris Guttman-McCabe
Belle and Morgan O’Brien

Reserve your seats today. Space will be limited. 

All proceeds support Arena Stage's award-winning artistic productions and community engagement programs.

For more information, please contact Maria Corso at 202-600-4025 or rsvp@arenastage.org.

Tickets

SINGLE PEARL TICKET: $1,250
(Tax Deductible $1,000)

  • One (1) ticket to the pre-show reception, dinner, award presentation, performance, and after party
  • Complimentary valet parking

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I/We cannot attend but wish to support Arena Stage with a tax-deductible donation.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

2025 Gala Photos

Arena Stage Annual Gala 2025 photos by Cameron Whitman and Kevin Parisi for Cameron Whitman Photography.