Studio Arena

Studio Arena (Buffalo). This group started in 1927 as an educational theatre program called the Studio Theatre School, but it did not turn professional until 1965 under the leadership of Neal DuBrock. Its performance space is not in true arena style but instead is a 637‐seat thrust stage with an amphitheater that wraps around it and gives the performance space an intimate audience‐actor relationship. They also have a second, smaller space for new and more experimental works. Under such artistic directors as David Frank and Gavin Cameron‐Webb, the company has presented a varied repertory of plays and has engaged in cooperative programs and productions with other League of Resident Theatres (LORT) theatres.