Cards on table: I love me some Scena. Have for years.
I certainly haven't loved or even responded to everything the company's assayed, but all critics have at least one theater they consistently find themselves pulling for, just that extra little bit. Scena's mine.

Maybe the recent theater-building frenzy has hit a wall, maybe economic reality has checked in, but D.C. theaters are cutting back a little for the 2009-10 season. In 2007-08, while the paint was still drying on Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company expanded from five to eight shows; next year they’re down to seven. And Arena [...]