About The Arsonists

• 1979: the year Perseverance Theatre was founded
• 40: total seasons
• 65: world premiere productions, and counting
• 2: number of "R"s in Perseverance. It seems like there should be more, but no, it's just two.
• 15,000: approximate number of artists and audience members Perseverance reaches each year
• 1998: the year Paula Vogel won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play How I Learned to Drive, which she wrote and developed while in residence at Perseverance
• 1: number of stories on NPR's All Things Considered focused on the theater's mission to serve its community