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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

Adapted from the book by E.B. WHITE

By JOSEPH ROBINETTE Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

DAVID P. GORDON

ROSEMARIE E. MCKELVEY

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer & Original Music

DREW BILLIAU

CHRISTOPHER COLUCCI

Assistant Director

Stage Manager

MARK KENNEDY

ALEC E. FERRELL*

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Directed by WHIT MACLAUGHLIN November 30, 2011 - January 29, 2012 F. Otto Haas Stage

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company.

Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois.

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Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. + Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.

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WELCOME from the Producing artistic Director I’ll never forget the first time I heard Charlotte’s Web. I was in 3rd grade. Once a week someone’s mom came to our school and we would all sit in a circle on the rug and listen to her read this story. She would read to us for a while and, as a chapter would end, the mom would close the book and I can still so clearly remember thinking, ‘And then what happened?!”

I couldn’t wait to hear what happened next. I thought it was the greatest story I had ever heard.

Terrence J. Nolen

When I was a kid, I loved plays and books and pets. I still do. Now I get to read books and think about if they’d make good plays. And I have five pets: three dogs, a cat and a horse. (No pigs, but my wife wants one someday. Plus a goat.)

We’ve been doing plays for kids for 13 years. This is our 24th Arden Children’s Theatre production. The very first play we did for kids back in 1998 was Charlotte’s Web. My two sons, Liam and Flynn, weren’t even born then. (Liam’s almost 12 and Flynn’s in 3rd grade.) Now they can see what’s so amazing about this play.

A group of people sitting in a circle listening to a story where every now and then we all lean in and wonder, “What’s going to happen next?!” Whether it’s listening to a story on the rug or gathered together in a theatre, it doesn’t get any better than that.

Thanks for coming to see our play. We’re so glad that you are here.

P.S. The Arden’s production of The Flea and the Professor won this year’s Barrymore Award for Outstanding Musical. The Barrymores honor excellence in Philadelphia theatre and we are thrilled that our world premiere of a kid’s musical took the top prize. Congrats to everyone who made The Flea and the Professor such a great show, and thanks to you for making Arden Children’s Theatre so awesome.

Picture Seek and FinD Find these items from the show hidden throughout the stagebill: SPIDER WEB EGG FIREWORKS FERRIS WHEEL

COW RAT BRONZE MEDAL PIG AT A TROUGH

PANCAKES AND SYRUP FROG BUCKET OF WATER BABY’S BOTTLE

Cast of Characters In order of appearance

Fern, Ensemble ........................................................................................ Emilie Krause Martha Arable, Goose, Ensemble .......................................................... Leah Walton* John Arable, Gander, Ensemble ................................................ Charlie DelMarcelle* Wilbur, Ensemble................................................................................. Aubie Merrylees Avery Arable, Reporter, Announcer, Ensemble .............................. Brandon Pierce Edith Zuckerman, Lamb, Ensemble ........................................ Amanda Schoonover* Homer Zuckerman, Sheep, Uncle, Ensemble .....................Brian Anthony Wilson* Templeton, Lurvy, Ensemble ........................................................... Anthony Lawton* Charlotte..................................................................................................... Sarah Gliko* FiGht CaPtain: Anthony Lawton unDerStuDieS:

Sean Close, Taysha M. Canales, Brendan Dalton, Langston Darby, Kaleigh Malloy, Cassandra Nary, Craig O’Brien, Sam Pedings, Brandon Pierce

Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S. Please check houseboards for program changes.

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DIRECTOR’S notes It takes a lot of work to make a play. That’s right, it takes work to make play.

And a lot of people.

Theatres are places of work. This might surprise you.

By my count, over 60 people have contributed their energy, brainpower, and arm strength to making this production of Charlotte’s Web. You should see them all standing in a room together. It’s a big crowd.

Whit MacLaughlin

E.B. White wrote a story that has been adapted by a playwright that was chosen by a producer that then is directed, stage-managed, and assistant stage-managed, so that actors—in this case 9 of them—can hold props (the objects on the stage, all created and designed) on a set (designed by a scenic designer, built by the technical director and carpenters) in light (lighting designer, electricians, stage hands) wearing costumes (costume designer, costume supervisor, costumiers) with music (composer, sound designer, sound technician) and these people are all coordinated by a production manager. And then, there are a whole lot more people behind the scenes—marketing people, people who work to pull together the resources to make plays, people who sell tickets…and on and on.

It’s dizzying!

These people are linked together by their efforts to bring pleasure. And fun. And happiness. To you, the audience. That’s a friendly thing to do if you ask me—to make pleasure and happiness.

It takes Wilbur a while to find his friends. The people and animals around him start out thinking he is food. They eventually save his life. A very friendly thing to do.

The work we undertake in life can contribute to us all. Hopefully, we are all working together to make a friendly world, full of pleasure and happiness and fun.

At least that is the dream.

a Message from our Production Sponsor On behalf of PECO employees in the Greater Philadelphia region, including our Arden Theatre Company board member John McCawley, I am proud to continue our support for the Arden and their holiday production of Charlotte’s Web. PECO is one of the region’s most active corporate citizens. We provide leadership, volunteer, financial and in-kind support for numerous community programs and Denis P. O’Brien organizations. We are also one of the largest regional employers with about 2,400 dedicated employees who spend more than 11,000 hours a year volunteering at local organizations and non-profits.

We take our responsibility to our customers very seriously. We know you depend on us, not only to provide the energy you need to power your lives, but also for the support necessary to help our region grow and prosper.

As a company, we have demonstrated this commitment for more than 100 years. And, with 20 years of service myself at PECO and 40 years of service from my father, my family has been dedicated to this commitment for decades. I look forward to continuing that support to ensure the Greater Philadelphia region remains competitive as a business, community and cultural center.

Enjoy the show and Happy Holidays!

Sincerely, Denis P. O’Brien

President and CEO - PECO

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What is your favorite story?

Is it Peter Pan? The Little Mermaid? Harry Potter?

Do like the story because there is a character in it that you really love? Or do you like it because you think it is funny? Maybe you like it because there are lots of adventures the characters go on.

At the Arden we love telling stories on stage – especially ones that are just for kids like you. This spring we are telling a story we like a lot called Robin Hood.

You may have heard of this story before – there are a lot of books written about it and a couple of movies. Robin lives in Sherwood Forest with his friends called the Merry Men. They like to help people who really need it. Robin and the Merry Men are really good at climbing trees, wearing disguises and shooting bows and arrows. Everyone in their town knows that Robin Hood and the Merry Men will help them when they’re in trouble. They protect the town from evil – kind of like superheroes.

In the play, Robin meets a new friend named Maid Marian, who’s pretty cool and likes going on adventures. Together they fight the Sheriff of Nottingham. Usually sheriffs are good guys who capture criminals, like a policeman. This Sheriff is really mean and does bad things to a lot of people. So it’s up to Robin, Maid Marian and the Merry Men to stop him!

We like this play because its action packed. Robin and the Merry Men battle the Sheriff and his soldiers. And he and Maid Marian compete in an awesome archery contest where they shoot a bow and arrow to win a prize. We also like this play because you get to be a part of it. At every performance, Robin will ask for your help in defeating the Sheriff - which you can do right from your seat in the audience. You will be a part of all the action!

We hope that you’ll come and check out Robin Hood when it starts performances in April.

Peter Pan

the Flea and the Professor

if you Give a Mouse a Cookie

Who’s Who Charlie DelMarcelle (John Arable/Gander) devotes much of this time to community outreach, theatre education and theatre for young audiences. He serves as: a roster artist for the PA Council on the Arts, a summer instructor at Delaware Theatre Co., a teaching artist at The Lantern and an adjunct faculty member at both West Chester University and Albright College. He has performed locally with: The Lantern, Inis Nua (2010 Barrymore Nomination: Best Actor in a Play, Dublin by Lamplight), Azuka, EgoPo, White Box, Amaryllis, Delaware Theatre Co. and Commonwealth Classic Theatre. Charlie was seen earlier this season in August: Osage County. Special thanks to Whit, Chris, Matt and this amazing cast. KO, XO. Sarah Gliko (Charlotte) was last seen at the Arden many years ago in James Joyce’s The Dead and is very happy to be back! Other favorite credits include: Pumpgirl (Inis Nua Theatre), The Ugly One, The Musical of Musicals, and Barrymore nominated The Irish & How They Got That Way (Walnut Street Theatre), John and Jen (Act II Playhouse), Hail Mary! (Montgomery Theatre), and Untitled Project #213 (Philadelphia Fringe Festival). Special thanks to Whit, Terry, and Matt.

Emilie Krause (Fern) is a local actor and teaching artist with a B.A. from Temple University. Recent Philadelphia productions: Our Class (Wilma Theater), Legacy of Light and Dividing the Estate (People’s Light and Theatre) and Evie’s Waltz (Simpatico).

Other credits include Shakespeare in Clark Park, PTW, PlayPenn, Brat Productions, and PYP. Teaching credits include People’s Light and the Wilma. Emilie is overjoyed to make her Arden debut with Charlotte’s Web, one of her favorite childhood stories, and is so grateful to Whit and the Arden family for the opportunity. Love to the ‘rents and the bro. Next up: Knives in Hens with Theatre Exile.

Anthony Lawton (Templeton, Lurvy) has acted in Philadelphia for nineteen years.

Favorite roles include George in Of Mice and Men (Walnut); Austin in True West and Feste in Twelfth Night (Lantern); “man” in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (1812); and Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet (Arden). In 2005, Lawton received grants from the Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Theatre Initiative to write and develop The Foocy, which garnered five Barrymore nominations (including Best New Play). Film: Unbreakable, Invincible; TV: Hack, Cold Case. The Philadelphia City Paper named him the city’s “Best One-Man Theatre” for his solo productions of The Devil and Billy Markham, The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters. For more information on these shows, go to: www.anthonylawtonactor.com.

Aubie Merrylees (Wilbur) is excited to make his Arden debut! He is a graduate of Brown University, where he wrote and performed his original solo show, Feet First. In Philadelphia, Aubie was last seen in The Aliens at Theatre Exile; he has also appeared in a number of productions at People’s Light, including End Days, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kidnapped, A Higher Place in Heaven, and The Secret Garden. Thanks to Whit for the opportunity.

BRANDON PIERCE (Avery Arable, Announcer) is a soon to be graduate of the University of the Arts, where he most recently performed in the Philly Fringe production of In The Blood as Reverend D. He couldn’t be more excited to be making his professional debut here at the Arden. Thanks to Whit and the whole amazing cast and crew for making this experience wonderful. Much love to Mom and Dad and the whole family.

Who’s Who Amanda Schoonover (Edith Zuckerman, Lamb) is thrilled to return to the Arden for her 3rd show! Amanda is a six time Barrymore Award nominee, winning two awards for her work as Dottie in Theatre Exile’s Killer Joe, as well as being a 2010 F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist finalist. She has worked with many theaters in Philadelphia including Azuka, People’s Light, Theatre Horizon, Bristol Riverside, Pig Iron, New City, the Lantern and is a company member at the National Constitution Center. Favorite roles include Lucy in Mr. Marmalade (Exile), Minnie in the terrible girls (Azuka), Sara in Grace (Luna) and Moll in Kid Simple (Azuka). Look for her in the upcoming production of A Behanding in Spokane with Theatre Exile! Many thanks to Whit for this opportunity and to everyone at the Arden for being so awesome!

LEAH WALTON (Martha Arable, Goose) is thrilled to be appearing on Arden Theatre Company’s stage for the first time! She has been in plays Off-Broadway in New York City, in Philadelphia, and as far away as Russia. Her favorite plays are ones in which she gets to perform many characters. In addition to acting, Leah loves to teach drama to actors of all ages and abilities. She thanks her parents for encouraging her, the Arden and all the cast and crew for their hard work, and her cat Joey for being so fluffy.

Brian Anthony Wilson (Homer Zuckerman, Sheep, Uncle) is very grateful to return for his 7th Arden Production! Favorite theatre roles include: Officer James Bailey in Superior Donuts (Arden), Lyons in Fences (Arden), Writer/Ensemble in This Is The Week That Is (1812), King in King Hedley II (PTC), Becker in Jitney (KC Rep/Arizona Theater Co.), Othello (Philly Shakes), Alonzo Fields in Looking Over The President’s Shoulder (Hedgerow) & Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson (Bushfire). Film/TV credits include: Limitless, Six Degrees of Hell, Safe, The Fields, 99 Percent Sure, The Postman, Keeping The Faith, Unforgettable, Law & Order: S.V.U. ,The Wire, Hack and The Sopranos. For ‘my little stinker’, Parker.

JOSEPH ROBINETTE (Playwright) is the author of 51 plays and musicals including The Fabulous Fable Factory and adaptations of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and A Rose for Emily. He was presented the 1976 Charlotte Chorpenning Cup, given annually by the Children’s Theatre Association of America to “an outstanding writer of children’s plays who has achieved national recognition.” In 2004 he received the American Association for Theatre and Education’s Best Play Award for his adaptation of Sarah, Plain and Tall, and in 2006, he was awarded the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America Medallion.

He currently resides in New Jersey.

E. B. WHITE (Author) (1899-1985) was one of the most influential modern American authors, essayists, humorist poet and literary stylist, largely through his work for The New Yorker and his writing of the children’s classics - Stuart Little, Charlotte’s Web and The Trumpet of the Swan. White was awarded the Gold Medal for Essays and Criticism from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his children’s books, and the National Medal for Literature. In 1973 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He and his family resided in Brooklyn and Maine, where he died in October of 1985.

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WHIT MACLAUGHLIN (Director) is the OBIE and Barrymore Award-winning Artistic Director of New Paradise Laboratories. He has directed plays at the Arden for over ten years, including If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, A Year with Frog and Toad, The BFG, Sleeping Beauty, and last year’s The Borrowers. At New Paradise Labs, he has conceived, directed, and designed 15 original performance works including the recent web-based Extremely

Who’s Who Public Displays of Privacy, Freedom Club, a collaboration with Adriano Shaplin and the Riot Group, and Fatebook (2009). His work has been presented at the Ontological Theatre, the Connelly Theatre, and PS 122 in NYC, at the Walker Art Center, the Warhol Museum, by commission at the Humana Festival of New American Plays and Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and at the Prague Quadrennial. He is a co-founder of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble along with the renowned Alvina Krause and a recipient of a 2002 Pew Charitable Trust Fellowship in Performance Art. DAVID P. GORDON (Scenic Designer) This production marks David’s 27th design for the Arden. Having designed almost 300 productions for theatre and opera, his work has also been seen in Philadelphia at the Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Co., Walnut St. Theatre, and many others. Other recent credits include designs in NY for The Public Theater, Theatre for a New Audience, Classic Stage Co., Juilliard Opera and Lincoln Center, as well as regionally for Long Wharf, Williamstown, Old Globe, Goodspeed, Huntington, McCarter, LA Opera, Kennedy Center, Arizona Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Berkshire and Sarasota Operas. He has received three Barrymore Awards and 11 nominations for Outstanding Scenic Design, as well as IRNE and Connecticut Critics Circle Award nominations, and the 2003 Elliot Norton Award. David is a professor of Set Design at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.

ROSEMARIE E. MCKELVEY (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be designing Charlotte’s Web, her 15th show with the Arden. Some Previous designs include The Threepenny Opera; The Borrowers; Candide; Winesburg, Ohio; The Stinky Cheese Man; Sunday in the Park with George (2009 Barrymore Nomination); Something Intangible (2009 Barrymore Award); and Caroline, or Change (2007 Barrymore Award). Rosemarie is a Philadelphia based freelance designer and adjunct professor at Moore College of Art & Design. For more on Rosemarie visit rosemariemckelvey.com DREW BILLIAU (Lighting Designer) Lighting design credits include Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Carmen, Romeo & Juliet, Tea: A Mirror of Soul, Turandot, Madame Butterfly, Porgy and Bess and MacBeth; Abduction from the Seraglio for Teatri of Treviso: Iron and Gruesome Playground Injuries for Theater Exile; Lucidity Suitcase’s Red Eye de Havre de Grace, The Melting Bridge, Flamingo Winnebago and Whale Optics; New Paradise Laboratories Fatebook and PROM; Arden’s A Year with Frog and Toad, The Borrowers, All My Sons, Violet and Falsettos; Ballet X’s Le Baiser Inévitable, They Break, Risk of Flight and Proliferation of the Imagination.

CHRISTOPHER COLUCCI (Sound Design and Original Music) makes sound and music as a theater artist, composer and guitarist. In 2011, he received the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Original Music and Sound Design for In the Next Room, or the vibrator play at the Wilma. Other productions this season include The Whipping Man at the Arden; The Curse of the Starving Class and Angels in America at the Wilma; Of Mice and Men at Peoples Light; How I Learned to Drive with Theatre Horizon; Noel Coward’s Private Lives at the Lantern; and The Mousetrap at the Walnut.

ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) is very happy to be back to where he got his start: Arden Children’s Theatre, where he most recently stage managed the world premiere of The Flea and the Professor. Past Arden stage management credits include: August: Osage County, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Ghost-Writer (World Premiere), Blue Door, Rabbit Hole, My Name Is Asher Lev (World Premiere). Other work with the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Theatre Horizon, PlayPenn New Play Initiative. Proud Member: AEA, SMA. Love to the Family.

MARK KENNEDY (Assistant Director) is a proud member of Arden Professional Apprentice Class 17 and a local director/writer/actor/collaborator. You may have seen him clean up all that mess of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie a couple seasons ago. Mark has assistant directed for Shakespeare in Clark Park, Theatre Horizon, Azuka Theatre Co., and is assisting 1812 Productions’ Boston Marriage this spring. He also works in the Arden box office and may have sold you your tickets!

Who’s Who terrenCe J. nolen (Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of All My Sons; Death of a Salesman; The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler and such musicals as Sweeney Todd; Pacific Overtures; Falsettos; Violet; and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed six world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, Michael Ogborn’s Baby Case, Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible, and Rogelio Martinez’s When Tang Met Laika at Denver Center Theatre Company. Terry has been nominated for 24 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins and Something Intangible. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award. aMy l. MurPhy (Managing Director) A Philadelphia native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terrence J. Nolen and Aaron Posner. She is especially proud of the Arden Professional Apprentice program and its contribution to the Philadelphia cultural community. A graduate of Susquehanna University, Amy received the university’s first-ever Young Alumni Achievement Award. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts which is a joint program of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation and National Arts Strategies. Amy serves on the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Local Advisory Council of the Non Profit Finance Fund. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council and the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College. arDen theatre CoMPany Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. We stage five productions each season as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through our new-work development program, the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase.

The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and our theatre classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire community through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people. We also offer sign language-interpreted, captioned and audio described performances and Pay-What-You-Can final dress rehearsals that benefit other nonprofits. The Arden has received seven Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, five City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 58 awards and 272 nominations from the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and named “Best Theatre Company” by Philadelphia Weekly in 2009. Arden Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company, is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Old City Arts Association. The Arden operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. arden theatre Company wishes to thank: • East End Salon • Andrew Nelson • Neil Kutner

arden actor transportation courtesy of PhillyCarShare.

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PECO Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Philadelphia Foundation Target Corporation $7,500 to $14,999 Boeing Corporation Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter Family Foundation The Horner Foundation Philadelphia Cultural Fund PNC Charitable Trust Princess Grace FoundationUSA Susquehanna Bank TD Charitable Foundation The Wells Fargo Foundation $2,500 to $7,499 Arronson Foundation Barra Foundation Caroline Alexander Buck Foundation Caroline J. S. Sanders Charitable Trust II Charlotte Cushman Foundation, in memory of Norma Pomerantz Civic Foundation Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund The Haley Foundation Hatboro Beverages+ Paul E. Kelly Foundation PhillyCarShare+ Sovereign Bank Foundation

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Penn Virginia Corporation The Philadelphia Foundation PNC Foundation Quaker Chemical Corporation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation Sap America, Inc. Subaru of America Foundation United Way The Vanguard Group Foundation William Penn Foundation

For 11 years, the Sylvan Society has recognized individuals who support the arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Sassafras Grove ($10,000 & above) Anonymous Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III CHG Charitable Trust Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A, recommended by John Otto & Dr. Janet Haas Mr. & Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Sally and Michael Bailin ^ Marie and Joseph Field Matthew and Marie Garfield Josephine Klein Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Charles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica and Philip Rosenthal Lee and Christopher van de Velde Rosalyn and Stephen Weinstein Wyncote Foundation, at the recommendation of Leonard C. Haas Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999) Carol and Tom Beam John Bitman ^ Lois G. Brodsky Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas John and Susan Coleman Anne M. Congdon Dorothy Delbueno Robert M. Dever Ann Diebold Bob and Nancy Elfant Tim and Ellen Foster^ Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill Linda and David Glickstein David and MaryJane Hackney Ronna and Robert Hall^ Karen and Mark Hite Leslie and Barbara Kaplan Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama Peggy and Steve Morgan Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore^ June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation

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Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Bethany Asplundh Jim and Janet Averill Sheryl and Allen Bar Giséle Sambar Bathish Ivy Bayard Sandy and Mickey Bernstein Louis Bluver Jean G. Bodine Almut Breazeale DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd Chip Capelli Christina Clay, M.D. Priscilla and John Clement Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Tobey and Mark Dichter Michael A. Donato and Peter R. Sonzogni Deirdre Dooner Marie and Peter Dooner Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Shafiq Ebrahim James R. Fairburn and David A. Wickard Stephen Falchek Ted and Shannon Farmer^ Jeanne Fisher Sandi Foxx-Jones Richard and Diane D. Frey David and Christina Fryman* Terry Graboyes Glenn Gundersen and Susan Manix Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin Don Haskin and Lynn Martin Haskin Jane and Steve Heumann Dr. David and Patricia Holtz* Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden* Carol and D. Scott Kelley Caroline Kemmerer Mr. Peter Kenney and Dr. Dorothy Novick Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Holly Kinser Kenneth and Eve Klothen Beth and Bill Landman

Winnie and Eric Lien William A. Loeb Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Larry and Mickey Magid Tina Manco Lewis R. and Sue Ann Marburg Gloria and Dan Mariano Jean Markovitz Barbara and Don Matheson Kirsten and James McCoy John and Amy McCawley* Andrea Mengel and George A. Ritter Seymour Millstein A.C. Missias Ellen and Michael Mulroney Amy L. Murphy and Terrence J. Nolen Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Thomas Petro and Kristine Messner Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter Ann and Frank Reed, through the Malfer Foundation Amelia Q. Riley Ellen Rosenthal Phyllis and Martin Rosenthal Dolly Beechman Schnall and Dr. Nathan Schnall, in loving memory of Laurie Beechman Hether, Don and Sarah Smith Richard and Amanda Smoot Marilyn and Dean R. Staats^ Harold and Emily Starr^ Kathleen A. Stephenson William K. Stewart Foundation Keith and Jim Straw Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Harvey B. Swedloff Eileen Heisman Tuzman and Martin Tuzman Thomas and Patricia Vernon^ Richard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto Woosnam Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Ellen Yin+ Hope Yursa ZAKARAK Productions * denotes gifts made through the United Way +denotes gifts of services or goods ^includes a matching gift

the special generosity of our members enables the arden to tell great stories by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality. to join or for more information, please contact angela Duross, Development Director at 215-922-8900 x25 or aduross@ardentheatre.org.

thank you to our Supporters $500 - $999 Stan and Lisa Altman Peggy Anderson Sheila Bell and Thomas Dodds Carol and Bruce Caswell Drs. Fred and Karen Clark Gina Deflavia George Koch and Santo DiDonato Carole M. Foley* Dan Gannon In memory of Bob Gallagher John Geronimo Paul H. and Jeanne Geskes David and Beth Medoway Kagan Edith Klausner Bernadette Koller^ Mary Ellen Krober Ruth and Peter Laibson Mike and Helene Loeb Mary Louise and Gerald Martin Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Whitney Quesenbery and John Chester Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Marilyn Sanborne and Richard J. Labowskie* Philip and Susan Schlegel Robert and Karen Sharrar Corinne Stahl

Dorothy S. Tomassini and Barry Brenner Matthew White* Nancy Wingo, in honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Michael Zuckerman and Jan Levine $250-$499 In Memory of Gerald Alpaugh Arden Professional Apprentices Carol and Bennett Aaron Howard Aaronson Iris Melendez and Henry R. Adamczyk, Jr. Ron and Joyce Bayer Pat and Tom Bender Peter and Lynne Berman Sidney Beshunsky Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert and Marilyn Birnhak Linda and Daniel Blickman* Philip and Elaine Bobrove Marlin G. Brown* Debbie and Alan Casnoff Caroline Castagno Patricia M. Collins Ruth Miller Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Jim and Pat Calbertson^ Tika and Issac Djerassi Michael Dotsey

Anonymous Joseph and Carolyn Evans Anne Ewers Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Ruth and Andre Ferber Dr. John and Elaine Frank Charles Gear Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Rita Goldberg Clara and Jorge LaBrake Brian Hanna Barbara and Robert Hauptfuhrer Charles W. Head, Jr. Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Susan Kellogg and Dick Hoffman Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Joel Koppelman Kenneth D. Kopple Marilyn and David Kraut David Lesher Pat and Jim Lobb Anonymous John and Martha Lubell Mrs. Grace Madeira John Wilson and Allison P. WilsonMaher Frank and Sally Mallory Dr. Arlen Marks and David Smith George and Judy McCarthy Gloria McNutt Alan and Susan Miller

arDen For all is supported by a generous gift from virginia and harvey kimmel

The Legacy Society Arden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their will or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.

Peggy Anderson Jane Berryman Lou Bluver Ellis K. Ginsberg

Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom James and Suzanne Hill Mary Ellen Krober Marilyn and Dean R. Staats

We hope you will consider including the arden in your will or estate plans. to be recognized as a member of the legacy Society or with questions regarding planned giving, please contact angela Duross, Development Director at 215-922-8900 ext. 25.

thank you to our Supporters $250-$499 continued Jerome Napson Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Brenda J. Oliphant Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill^ Barbara and Don Parman Vincent and Carmen Pezzullo Valerie Brand Pipano and Tal Pipano Mary Jo Reilly Joy Rickabaugh Graham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de Velde Harold and Sharon Schwalm Susan Greene Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel William and Mary Simpson James L. Smith Anne Speyer Anonymous In Loving Memory of Jordan Rosenfeld Hella and Lew Volgenau Fred and Arleen Weinstein Mrs. Thomas A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock Askold Zagars Tom and Jackie Zemaitis $125 - $249 Dr. Ron Abrams Janet and Roger Alwang Theodora W. Ashmead, in honor of Amy Murphy Alan and Sandy Ault Judith Barrett Richard and Eileen Bazelon Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Joann White and William Beckett^ Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Thomas H. Blackburn Janice and Roger Boe J. Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine David Brownlee Bernard and Pamela Brownstein Evelyn and Gary Carpenter Mr. Joseph Casey Nelly and Scott Childress Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Karen Clark Charles J. Coyle Mary Ann Dailey Ellen Deacon Raymond and Michele Decker Cordelia and Don Delson

Stephanie Deviney Daniel Devlin Andrew and Marla Diamond Larry and Pat Dixon Ellen and Max Dooneief Beverly Dotter Jill Dulany Angela DuRoss Paul and Adele Epstein Sue and Robert Evans Paul and Judith Farber Cynthia Heininger and James Feeney Larry and Maureen Mullin Fowler Judith and Edwin Gerber Stan Gibell David K. Gifford Karhnak-Glasby Family Kathleen and Paul Goldenberg Virginia Gormley Diane Graboyes Judge Marvin R. and Mrs. Marcia O. Halbert Dona and Curt Haltiwanger^ Ona and Stephen Hamilton Linda Fowler Hartnett Heidi Hertfelder Lenora Hume Michael and Judy Jackson, in honor of John Bitman Sarah C. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn Nancy Kane Donald and Mary Kane Scott and Margie Kasner Phyllis Kauffman Lawrence Kaufman Anonymous Alan and Elaine Klawans Patricia and Charles Kling Walter Kraft and Deborah Hung Lorraine and late Richard Leff Alan and Susan Levin Helene J. Levine Linda and Donald Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Craig and Stephanie Lewis Warren and Arline Lieberman Barbara and Richard Linde Robert and Laurel Lipshutz Perry Watts and Samuel Litwin Will and Sandy Lock Lynn and Joe Manko Ted and Ronnie Mann Gerald Marrington

Paul and Lee S. Miller Eliot Nierman Etta and Chuck Nissman Carol L. O’Brien Laura Offutt and Steve Fukuchi Hugh C. O’Neill Anonymous Mr. Richard Pariseau Michael L. and Judy Paul John and Judith Peakes Douglas and Mary Peck Bob and Leila Peck Mary and F. Laurence Pethick Rhoda Polakoff Sherri and Abe Reich Teresa Reyes and John Hogenesch Patricia A. Rosenberg Faye and Daniel Ross William F. Ryan Peter Ryker Ruth and Marvin Sachs Joan and Bill Saidel Ms. Kim Schmucki Joseph and Louise Shaffer Elaine L. Sherman Mel and Susanne Shuster Virginia P. Sikes, Esq. Celeste Simon Ms. Anne Singer Leslie E. Skilton Ed Sobel Margaret R. Spencer John and Susan Stedman Rita Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Ruth P. Stuessy Richard and Anne Tax Lorraine Toji Cathy Toner* The Vandergrift-Baxter Family Emily and Charles Wagner M. Jane Williams Bertram and Lorle Wolfson $75 - $124 Lawrence Abramson David Acton Emily Aiken Nan Alderson Albert and Patricia Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Andrews Arthur S. Applebaum Helen Aster Ann and Larry Auerweck

thank you to our Supporters $75 - $124 continued Rita Axelrod Art-Reach Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Robert Bauer and Sandy Clay Bauer Lisa Becker Bikki Bevelhymer-Chiang Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blank Joan Blum Myron and Sharon Blumberg Samuel Bobrow Lily and Newman Bortnick Marcia Bower Frank Boyer Michael P. Boyle Charles Brennan John D. Brewster, Jr. Anonymous Michael P. Buckley Robert J. Butera Barbara Carmine Alice A. Chittenden Mary Chomitz Paul Chrystie Estelle Chunn Edwin G. Close, II Rhoda and Michael Coben Rabbi and Mrs. Henry Cohen Judith Cohen Sue Cohen John R. Collett Dr. Marie A. Conn Janet Cook Susan Cook Sandra and James Corry Carol Corson Zoe Coulson Mr. and Mrs. Art Covello Kimberly Crown* Jennifer Dalpiaz Charles H. and Suzanne Davis Nancy Davis Judith Dederick Rita and Grace Denbo Stuart Donaldson Ray Doyle Donald and Geraldine Duclow Lois S. Durso Leah Chaplin Marcia Eisenberg Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ellis Linda V. Ellsworth Debbie and Jerry Epstein

Wendy Epstein Barry and Beth Evans Wally and Jane Evans Sylvia Beck and Jay Federman Samuel and Helene Feinberg Mark and Rene Feitelson Malcolm and Martha Fick John Fischer Deborah and Martin Fishbein Lana Fishkin Barbara and Len Frank Ms. Judy Frank Mr. Allan P. Freedman Helene and Michael Freidman Paula Freilich Larry S. Friedman Paula Fuchsberg Mary Jane Fullam Chaim Galfand Buzz and Linda Gamble George and Pooh Gephart Greg Gephart Geoffrey and Karen Glauser Ms. Joan Gmitter Leigh Goldenberg and Aaron Bauman Brian Goldsmith Miriam and Saul Grossman Nancy and Richard Grove Susan and Adam Guttentag Donald Hargreaves Adrienne and Eric Hart Gail Hauptfuhrer Douglas and Harriet Heath Angela and Michael Hennessey Ruth Herd Ron Herman Bill Herman and Laurie Navin Judy Herman and Steve Small Susan W Herron Tom and Wendy Hibberd Terry Hirshorn Thomas K. Hurster Elyssa Kane and Jeff Levine Jackie Jerrehian Donald and Lorraine Jones Valerie M. Jones Associates Anonymous Thomas Lloyd and Jane Kamp Robert and Ellen Kavash^ Steven and Patricia King Brian and Carin Kirschner Gregory Kleiber Ken, Eva and Aaron Klein Mary and Dean Kline

Steven Knepper Harold Kobb Christal Kozloski* James Kronzer Stephen and Helene Kunkel Sherman Labovitz David Ladov Robert Lamb^ Bob and Mary Lawler John and Joanne Lawson Kathryn Lee Lisa Lee Bob and Sharon Leib Natalie Levkovich Norman and Sylvia Lieberman Karen Lisker Daniel and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Nancy and Jerry Lutin Robert Lynam Betty Margolis and Sidney Arenson Milton and Renee Margulies Glenda Marshall Richard and Gretchen McCann Celeste McMenamin Tom and Helen McNutt Cheryl Meyer Ellen Monsees Stephen and Lisa Morano Jeff and Maxine Morgan Mr. and Mrs. David N. Mosteller Claire Moyer Kathleen Moyer Carmen Mucci and Lois Marianni Theodore Munz, Jr. Paul Yaros and Craig Murray Kenneth and Susan Myers John and Shirley Neff Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nicholls Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Diane Nissen^ Kathy Nolen Edwards and Bill Edwards Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University Jay and Joan Ochroch William O’Connor Anonymous Timothy O’Malley Linda Osler Stanton S. Oswald Sandra Packel Sydney S. Pasternack Jane G. Pepper

thank you to our Supporters Dan and Lisa Pliskin Bruce and Lynne Podrat Madeline Portnoy Aaron Posner Karen and David Pressel Linda Quam Keith and Cynthia Quinton Ellen Schlenker Natalia Razak Karen and Mark Reber Eleanor Reinhardt Leslie Rescorla Rachel Reynolds George and Zara Roberts Debbie Robinson Mary Ann Robinson Linda Robinson, Ph.D. and Peter Krill John and Claire Rodgers Bernie and Camille Rosenberg Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg Enid Rosenblatt J. Randall Rosensteel Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Joan Rozanski Diane Rurode Joan Ryder and Robert Ludwig Janet S. Saltzman Roberta Sampson Mark Sandberg Lucille Schlack

Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmidt^ Carl W. and Mary Ellen Schneider Alex and Stefanie Seldin Robert and Karen Serenbetz Sarah L. Sexton Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Antoinette Farrar Seymour Charlotte Shapiro Marie and James P. Shew John and Maryann Shivers Jan and Tom Showler Anonymous Bob and Harriet Singer Shirley Sivitz Suzanne Spain Anonymous Courtney M. Spiker Daniel Steiker Leon and Marcia Steinberg Joel and Barbara Stewart Paul Stone Debra Strauss Nina Tafel Marion and Richard Taxin Anonymous Joel Temple Joseph Terry William and Joan Thomas The Tobias Family

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Marian Tracey Linda Traver-Neeld and Ken Neeld Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill John Urofsky Gilbert Feinberg and Nadeen Van Tuyle William Vaughn Clifford and Ann Wagner Mr. John Waldie Beth Brooks and Bob Waterston Barbara Watson Jenny and Bill Webb Oscar Weber Anonymous Christine Winkelvoss Sam and Kuna Yankell Joan and William Zeidner Michele Zeldner and Ian Wachstein Benjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson * Denotes gift made through the United Way + Denotes gift of goods or services ^ Includes matching gift This list acknowledges donors as of Nov 2, 2011. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies.

Notify Development Assistant Megan Staples at 215.922.8900 x46 or mstaples@ardentheatre.org. Although space does not allow listing gifts less than $75, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions.

That child will‌ Read more books Become a better communicator Learn about empathy Celebrate imagination Experience two hours of joy Embrace theatre-going as part of everyday life.

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Help provide tickets, books, bus transportation and teaching artists for kids in Philadelphia, Camden and Ridley Park.

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Call Angela DuRoss at 215-922-8900 x25 or go online at www.ardentheatre.org/afa

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board and Committee Members 2011/12 board of Directors Ellen P. Foster, President Brian Abernathy, Vice President Andrea Mengel, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary Nancy Burd Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant David Fryman Matthew Garfield Elizabeth H. Gemmill Darrel A. German Albert M. Greenfield, III Ronna F. Hall Joanne Harmelin Lynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D. Steve Heumann Susan G. Jacobson Barbara Kaplan Virginia Kimmel Holly Kinser Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Stephen Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin board executive Committee Ellen Foster, chair Brian Abernathy Joy L. De Jesús Michael Donato Ronna F. Hall Peter Hamilton Nancy Hirsig Virginia Kimmel Andrea Mengel Charles Rose Hether Smith Lee van de Velde individual Giving ambassador Committee Virginia Kimmel, chair Charles Rose, chair Gisele Bathish John Bitman Richard Frey David Hackney Steve Heumann

advocacy Committee Brian Abernathy, chair David Glancey Terry Gillen Julie Hawkins Susan Jacobson Holly Kinser

the Scene Committee Mike Donohue Seth Goldenberg Genvieve Goldstein Janeale Gottlieb-George Dana Marston Meghan McKeown

board Development Committee Ellen Foster, chair Michael Donato Peter Hamilton Ronna Hall Lynn Haskin Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam

individual Giving Strategy Committee Virginia Kimmel, chair Charles Rose, chair Lynn Haskin Nancy Hirsig Steven Segal Harvey Swedloff Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin

education Committee Sheryl Bar Marla Diamond Dr. Dennis W. Creedon Dr. Carol Domb Jacqueline Matusow Ilene Poses Sally Wojcik Facilities Committee Hether Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard Maimon John McCawley Paul Thais Chris van de Velde Finance Committee Michael Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen Foster Elizabeth Gemmill Steve Heumann Martin Rosenthal Harvey Swedloff

Special events task Force Ronna F. Hall, chair Nancy Burd Nancy Elfant Ellen Foster Sue Jacobson Diane Dalto Woosnam Strategic Planning Committee Joy De Jesús, chair Ellen Foster David Fryman Andrea Mengel Ellen Yin Personnel Committee Ellen Foster, chair David Fryman Elizabeth Gemmill Charles Rose Lee van de Velde

Staff Artistic Producing Artistic Director.................................................................................................................................... Terrence J. Nolen Associate Artistic Director ........................................................................................................................................... Edward Sobel Associate Producer................................................................................................................................................... Matthew Decker Literary Consultant ..........................................................................................................................................................Dennis Smeal Artistic Assistant .................................................................................................................................................................. Bryan Kerr Artistic Interns........................................................................................................................................ Lauren Gates, David Mackay Commissioned Playwrights...................................................................................Laura Eason, Laura Jacqmin, Rogelio Martinez Administrative Management Managing Director ...................................................................................................................................................... Amy L. Murphy Business Manager............................................................................................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager......................................................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Arden Professional Apprentices................................................................... Kaleigh Malloy, Alan Paramore, Samantha Pedings Ryan M. Prendergast, Zach Trebino, Flora Vassar Arden Volunteer............................................................................................................................................................. Jean Markovitz Administrative Interns................................................................................................. John Hite, Kristian Maestri, Fen Tamulonis Marketing Director of Marketing and Public Relations..................................................................................................................... Ryan Klink Marketing and Public Relations Manager..............................................................................................................Leigh Goldenberg Art Director........................................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Marketing Assistant .................................................................................................................................................... Catherine Logan Group Sales Associate................................................................................................................................................ Shanna Tedeschi Development Development Director................................................................................................................................................ Angela DuRoss Director of Institutional Advancement........................................................................................................................ Jessica Calter Manager of Institutional Giving .................................................................................................................................... Sarah Sexton Development Assistant.................................................................................................................................................. Megan Staples Development Interns....................................................................................................................... Lucia Cumberland, Beth Miller Education Education Director..........................................................................................................................................Maureen Mullin Fowler Arden Drama School Coordinator.......................................................................................................................... Shanna Tedeschi Arden Drama School Faculty......................................... Chris Bresky, Rachel Camp, Matt Decker, Tara Demmy, Liz Filios, James Ijames, Alex Keiper,Bryan Kerr, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Hillary Rea, Alison Roberts, Ryan Touhy, Anneliese Van Arsdale Arden For All Teaching Artists......................Kate Altman, Kala Moses Baxter, Chris Bresky, Rachel Camp, Matt Decker, Charlie DelMarcelle, Liz Filios, Sarah Gliko, James Ijames, Michael McElroy, Aubie Merrylees, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Hillary Rea, Leah Walton Education Intern...................................................................................................................................................................Mandy Fahey Front of House Box Office Manager................................................................................................................................................................ Lynn Keily Assistant Box Office Manager........................................................................................................................................Corey Masson Front of House Assistants............Tara Bankard, Nanci Cope, Katie Dahm, Tara Demmy, Sarah Dugan, Michael Durkin, Nathan Nolen Edwards, Brielle Hart, Kate Kennedy, Mark Kennedy, Elisabeth Kersey, Hilary Kissinger, Catherine Logan, Emily Mattison, Calee McCauley, Katherine Perry, Jacqueline Schneider, Merideth Sonnen, Andrew Wojtek Production Production Manager................................................................................................................................................... Courtney Riggar Technical Director......................................................................................................................................................... Glenn Perlman Associate Production Manager............................................................................................................................. Jessica Day West Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman........................................................................................................................................ Jon West Master Electrician...................................................................................................................................................... Martin Stutzman Costume Supervisor...................................................................................................................................................... Alison Roberts Properties Master..................................................................................................................................................... Christopher Haig Charge Scenic Artist............................................................................................................................................. Kristina Chadwick Production Stage Managers.................................................................. Stephanie Cook, Alec E. Ferrell, Katharine M. Hanley Assistant to the Stage Manager ............................................................................................................................ Ryan Prendergast Assistant Lighting Designer ................................................................................................................................ Christopher J. Frey Stunt Coordinator ..................................................................................................................................................... Howard Kanner Carpenter ..................................................................................................................................................................... Ashley Esterline Stitchers ........................................................................................................................ Lillian Dunham, Rachel Ford, Thom Sirkot Wigs ............................................................................................................................................................................... Ameera Amsari Electricians ....................................................................................................................................... Amanda Jenson, Jessica Wallace Audio Engineer .............................................................................................................................................................. John Kolbinski Dresser/Deck Crew .............................................................................................................................................. Jessie June Shipley Scenic Construction Intern ....................................................................................................................................... Brooke Murray Costume Interns .............................................................................................................................. Grace Cochran, Trevor Pierce Props Interns ................................................................................................................................................................. Kate Spendlow

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ARDEN CHILDREN’S TH E AT R E P R E S E N T S

April 25 - June 17

By Greg Banks Directed by Matthew Decker

An action packed re-imagining of the legendary tale. tiCketS: $16-$32 Charlotte’s Web ticket holders who buy enjoy deeper discounts and exchanges.

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Have a Pirate or Sailor themed birthday party at the Seaport Museum

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DRAMA SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL & PRE-K Share in your child’s first drama school experience. Parents, grandparents and caretakers are welcome to join in the fun to create stories together.

KIDS’ CREW (Grades K-5) If your children love the stage, want to kick their shyness or just adore a good story – our classes are for them. Classes develop speaking, problem solving, listening skills and self-esteem – but your kids will be having too much fun to notice.

TEEN COMPANY (Grades 6-12) Your teens have the passion, now develop the skills. They can become better artists on stage or behind the scenes by spending time with our professional actors and designers. Our classes strike the perfect balance between fun and serious.

Class info: ardendramaschool.com Arden Drama School is sponsored by:

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nominated for 12 barrymore awards for excellence in theatre and winner of Oustanding Production of a Musical!

Oustanding Actor in a Musical for Rob McClure (The Professor)!

award-winning plays made especially for kids.

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holiday Gift Packages Give the gift of theatre!

Family Fun - $115

Bring the whole family to the theatre with four tickets to the Arden Children’s Theatre show of your choice: Charlotte’s Web (November 30-January 19) or Robin Hood (April 25-June 17).

Your gift includes the book that inspired the play, two buttons with the show image, and two cookies when you come to the theatre.

Dramatic teen - $80

Give the teen in your life the full perspective on theatre with a drama school class and a ticket to a show! On Wednesday, April 4 during Spring Break, Teens will study, rehearse and perform scenes from Cyrano. After a backstage tour, watch the 2pm matinee performance of this all-new adaptation and participate in a talk back with the actors from the show.

arDen birthDay PartieS Celebrate your child’s birthday at the Arden! Choose a themed party with gift bags and activities or have your whole group see a Children’s Theatre production on stage.

Arden’s staff and teaching artists can work with you to create a custom party perfect for your child! ardentheatre.org/birthdayparties

night out in old City - $75

Make a date of it with the Arden show of your choice!

Choose from Clybourne Park (January 26-March 18), Cyrano (March 8-April 15) or Tulipomania:The Musical (May 24-July 1). Start (or end) your evening with a $25 gift certificate to Marmont Steakhouse on Market Street.

three Pack of Plays - $150

In 2012, the Arden presents Clybourne Park, the Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, Cyrano, an all-new adaptation of the classic love story, and Tulipomania, an arousing new musical. Enjoy two tickets to each of these productions, as well as all the subscriber benefits of ticket exchanges, parking and dining discounts with this package.

215.922.1122 • ardentheatre.org

holiday Shopping on amazon.com?

Effortlessly raise money for the Arden while you shop. Use the special Amazon.com link from our website and a percentage of your purchase is donated to the Arden! ardentheatre.org/support

SRV Offers: • Full or Half Day Preschool option • Full Day Kindergarten option • Curriculum meets or exceeds state and national standards • Woodshop, Art, Music, Technology, Spanish, Sports and Science • Extended Day Program (7:30 am-6:00 pm) • Enrichment mini camps offered during school breaks to independent and public school students.

Financial aid available.

Contact 610.566.1088 or admissions@theschoolinrosevalley.org to register for an open house or to arrange a private tour.

We’re closer than you think! SRV is just 15 minutes from Newtown Square, 10 minutes from Springfield and Chester and 5 minutes from the Media/Swarthmore exit of the Blue Route.

20 School Lane • Rose Valley, PA 19063 • www.theschoolinrosevalley.org

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SEE A PLAY AT THE ARDEN! NEW!

Showtime Workshops: Plays for Adults • Classes Grades K-5

While parents or grandparents attend an Arden production, kids grades K-5 can now take an acting class with Arden teaching artists. We offer five mainstage plays each season that adults can enjoy on select Sunday afternoons, while kids attend these brand new classes. Workshop dates:

Workshops: $30/child per session (Only available to ticket holders of specific show dates below.)

Show Tickets: $40 Adults/$20 Teens Select 3 or 5 plays for ticket discounts – up to 30% off!

Jan 26 – Mar 18

By BRUCE NORRIS Directed by EDWARD SOBEL

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By Edmond Rostand Translated and Adapted by Michael Hollinger Adapted and Directed by Aaron Posner

May 24 – Jul 1

IPoMANIA L U T the musical

by Michael Ogborn Directed by Terrence J. Nolen

3-show Subscriptions & Tickets: 215.922.1122 • ardentheatre.org

Showtime Workshop: Sun, Feb 12 • 2pm The 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner, this provocative comedy makes its Philadelphia premiere.

Showtime Workshop: Sun, Mar 25 • 2pm The most legendary nose in literature gets a makeover with this new adaptation.

Showtime Workshop: Sun, Jun 10 • 2pm An arousing new musical that gets high off our financial lows.

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