IN THE PRESS:
Robert McNamara performs in Greece at Theatre of the NO
Scena's Artistic Director is taking his powerful 1-man play, Report to an Academy, to Greece for one week. This bold play just closed in London's famed Camden Fringe Festival. Now it travels to Greece's first English speaking theatre, the Theatre of the NO.
R.I.P. Philip Arnoult, famed actor, director, producer, teacher.
Philip Arnoult was a respected artist who helped change the lives of many theatre artists. In his 50-year career, Philip made so many dreams come true. He founded the Center for International Theatre Development in 1991 and forged innovative venues and modes of communication.
IN THE PRESS:
Scena garnered kudos by the prestigious theatre publication, AMERICAN THEATRE for our fine work:
"D.C.'s Scena Theatre was founded in 1987 by artistic director Robert McNamara and managing director Amy Schmidt, and in that time has created dozens of touring as well as D.C.-based productions of international texts."
IN MEMORIAM:
Our beloved resident director Gabriele Jakobi passed away Jan. 2, 2023 at age 69 from respiratory distress. She was an acclaimed director and playwright in the EU and US from 1979 to 2015 when she suffered several strokes. Gabi is recognized as one of the "Top 10 Directors" in Christine Haberlik's Regie Frauen (2010). She is survived by her husband and Scena's Artistic Director, Robert McNamara.
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