So this is the Arena Stage in Washington D.C., these days. I saw a play there as a college student in 1994 or so.  (There was  a major renovation and expansion project since my days at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia.)

I don’t even remember which production we saw, to be honest with you.  (I’m pretty sure it was Shakespeare.)  But I remember that the trip seemed exciting.  Fredericksburg really was just a mid-sized town back in the 1990’s.   Going into Washington D.C. at night with about 100 other theater students to see a live production felt like a pretty big deal.

And the trip and the show were a blast.

Photo credit: Ron Cogswell, 2011

Photo credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlTAobYSR5k&list=FLEjGv3WZw134CN_yJVg3_Hg&index=1143