Kenya Allmond (me)

I was contacted by David Dower, Associate Artistic Director at Arena Stage about the public dress rehearsal for Regina Taylor’s hit musical Crowns. Barely making it there after attending a lecture at the Smithsonian, I arrived a little after the show had started. (I’m not sure how the actors can concentrate with people coming in [...]

Hold onto your hat—one of our most popular musicals returns with a new production of Crowns. Come see the crowns worn by the “hat queens” of the South—women whose storied lives are woven into the straw, silk, wool and lace that adorn their heads. This Thursday, March 26, you can see a full dress rehearsal [...]

I received the following from Arena Stage via email and thought I’d pass it on.  It’s an excellent opportunity for an inspiring actress. Arena Stage holds open casting call for Yolanda in Crowns Tina Fabrique and others from the original Arena production of Crowns.  Photo by Scott Suchman. Ever dream of acting at Arena Stage?  Now’s [...]

Last night I caught Daniel Beaty‘s world premier drama Resurrection at the Arena Stage as part of the theatre’s two-year festival of American voices.  Those familiar with Beaty undoubtedly remember his one man play Emergence-SEE!.  In that play, Beatty played all 40 of the characters.   Resurrection has only six characters and they are played [...]

I ushered for the Sunday evening performance of Stunning by David Adjmi at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre. The play was about a Syrian-Jewish family, how their customs conflict with those of general American society and what happens when an outsider comes in and challenges those customs. The play starts with two teenage girls talking about [...]