ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
ONCE
Music and Lyrics by GLEN HANSARD and MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ Book by ENDA WALSH Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed
by JOHN CARNEY
Scenic Designer DAVID P. GORDON+
Costume Designer OLIVERA GAJIC+
Lighting Designer THOM WHEAVER+
Sound Designer ELIZABETH ATKINSON+
Projection Designer JEANETTE OI-SUK YEW+
Music Director RYAN TOUHEY
Choreographer STEVE PACEK
Stage Manager ALEC E. FERRELL*
Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Music Director NERO CATALANO NORAH SCHEINMAN*
Associate Director LIZ FILIOS
Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ September 20 - October 21, 2018
Honorary Producers: Christina and David Fryman Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. Originally Produced on Broadway by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization and Robert Cole, Executive Producer In association with New York Theatre Workshop ONCE was originally produced Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop in December 2011, Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, William Russo, Managing Director. ONCE was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Dian Borger, Producer ONCE is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, New York. www.MTIshows.com Original Production Concept - John Tiffany (Director) The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
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 * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Local USA 829 Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
^ The director and choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
THANK YOU TO OUR HONORARY PRODUCERS Welcome to Once! This production is – at once – unlike any musical you’ve ever seen, and everything you’ve come to expect from, and love about, the Arden. Utterly original, prepare to be transported to the streets, pubs and shores of Dublin, with actors serving as musicians all around you. Dazzling performances, soul stirring music, reimagining what theater can and should be – it’s what the Arden, now in its 31st season, continues to deliver.
If you’re new to the Arden, welcome not just to the versatile Haas Stage space, but to our community of incredibly dedicated artists, educators, staff and supporters, all passionate about the Arden’s mission: telling great stories by great storytellers – on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. It has been our
2018 BARRYMORE AWARD NOMINATIONS Join us in celebrating the great stories and great storytellers who made last season outstanding! OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL Fun Home OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Terrence J. Nolen, Fun Home OUTSTANDING LEADING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY Scott Greer, Every Brilliant Thing OUTSTANDING LEADING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL Ben Dibble, Fun Home Mary Tuomanen, Fun Home OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN James Kronzer, Fun Home OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN Rosemarie McKelvey, Fun Home OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN Thom Weaver, Fun Home OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC Daniel Perelstein, Snow White OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Akeem Davis, A Doll's House
Ryan Touhey, Fun Home
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
Kim Carson, Fun Home Izzy Castaldi, Fun Home Suli Holum, Cabaret Christopher Patrick Mullen, Cabaret Mary Elizabeth Scallen, Cabaret
VIRGINIA BROWN MARTIN PHILADELPHIA AWARD
Fun Home Fun Home
WELCOME
from the Producing Artistic Director Welcome to Once and the start of our 2018/19 season. We have quite the year ahead with 7 Mainstage and 2 Children’s Theatre productions! This season marks the return of some of our favorite artists: Scott Greer returns in his most brilliant performance in Every Brilliant Thing; Grace Gonglewski returns for her 27th Arden production as Nora in A Doll's House, Part 2; and Joilet Harris also returns to play the same character she played in last season’s A Doll’s House for this production. Whit MacLaughlin and Doug Hara are both back to lead our two Arden Children’s Theatre productions of Charlotte’s Web and a new version of Treasure Island. Along with those returning, we also have many new artists joining us for the first time, including five directors who are making their Arden directorial debuts: Tracy Brigden, who was the Artistic Director at Pittsburgh's City Theatre for 16 years (and who I’ve known since we were students at Northwestern University) will direct A Doll's House, Part 2; Amina Robinson, who is about to direct Theatre Horizon's production of The Color Purple, will direct 74 Seconds… To Judgment; Malika Oyetimein, a Philadelphia director who is quickly gaining a national reputation as a director to watch, is directing August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned; Rebecca Wright, nominated for two Outstanding Director Barrymore Awards for her work this past season, is directing Indecent; and James Ijames, who has appeared numerous times on our stages as an actor (and is also an acclaimed playwright whose Kill Move Paradise opened the Wilma’s season), will be making his Arden directorial debut with August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. New playwrighting voices include Lucas Hnath, Paula Vogel and Philadelphia playwright Kash Goins, whose 74 Seconds..To Judgment is a play that everyone will be talking about. We're thrilled to welcome - and welcome back - these extraordinary artists to bring their passions, perspectives and artistry to our stages. We are now producing plays for audiences of all ages on our three stages. I love that we are able to bring such a wide variety of stories to you: musicals, new plays, classics. Plays for kids that ignite that imaginations and plays for adults that challenge and provoke. Epic plays that traverse decades and continents and intimate stories that involve a single teller. That has always been our goal – to bring to life great stories that make going to the theatre an indispensable part of your lives. So please come back. Bring kids or friends or just yourself. But come see what else we have in store for you in the coming months. Thank you for joining us for Once and the launch of the Arden’s 31st season. We are thrilled to have you here.
Director's Notes I have loved music my entire life, having spent countless hours with master musicians and living inside musical worlds. I've sat at the piano with composers as they played their work, watched brilliant musical directors teach and refine incredibly complex musical scores, and have, again and again, seen that extraordinary moment when gifted singers and musicians discover how to make a particular musical moment soar. Yet as close as I've been to making music, I have never been able to play a musical instrument. I've tried. When I was in second grade, I took guitar lessons from Sister Marie Annette, but spent far too long struggling with simple G and C chords to play the songs I wanted to play. And I then took piano lessons for a few years, but the best I could muster was a halting version of "My Favorite Things." So I found other ways to find music in my life, and have been fortunate to make directing musicals a touchstone of my work. Through music, I have been taken to so many places. I've explored the human heart and been reminded what it's like to see life through others' eyes. I've entered Georges Sereut's pointillist world, shared the consuming revenge of a demon barber, and gotten lost in cartoonist Alison Bechdel's examination of the past and unflinching pursuit of truth. Of course we all have a unique and very personal connection to music, and each of us has our own cherished music, our own favorite songs -- music that reminds us what is means to be alive or to fall in love or to experience the divine. Music allows us to travel back in time -- a song can transport us to our past, and though we might not remember the specifics of when we first heard the song, we can remember - and relive - who we were at that time in our lives and how that music transformed, affirmed or inspired us. As Leonard Bernstein is quoted as saying, "Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable." Glenn Hansard and Markéta Irglová, who wrote the songs for Once (and also starred in the film on which this musical is based) certainly understood this. As do the brilliant musician/actors who have come together to bring this production to life. The talent and training and hard work of this cast is inspiring and intimidating (performing this show, they collectively play a total of 30 instruments!). Spending time in the room as they've made music has been an absolute joy - and I can't wait for you to experience it. Once is a celebration of the power of music to bring people together. Our goal with this production has been to bring you as close to the music and music-making as possible so that you can soak in the vibrations of the strings and feel the reverberations of the sound. And perhaps, if only for a moment or two, allow you a glimpse of the “unknowable.” My thanks to all of the composers and musicians and musical directors who have enriched my life. This production is for you.
MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Leave ............................................................................................................................................Guy Falling Slowly ......................................................................................................................Guy, Girl North Strand .....................................................................................................................Ensemble The Moon ...........................................................................................................................Ensemble Ej, Pada, Pada, Rosicka .....................................................................................................Ensemble If You Want Me ................................................................................................Guy, Girl, Ensemble Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy ............................................................................Guy Say It to Me Now ........................................................................................................................Guy Abandoned in Bandon...............................................................................................Bank Manager Gold......................................................................................................................Guy and Ensemble ACT TWO Sleeping ........................................................................................................................................Guy When Your Mind's Made Up..........................................................................Guy, Girl, Ensemble The Hill..........................................................................................................................................Girl Gold (A capella).................................................................................................................Company The Moon............................................................................................................................Company Falling Slowly (Reprise)...................................................................................Guy, Girl, Ensemble
Cast of Characters Guy........................................................................................................................Ken Allen Neely* Girl...........................................................................................................................Katherine Fried Billy...............................................................................................................................Scott Greer* Da..................................................................................................................................Greg Wood* Baruska.....................................................................................................................Emily Mikesell* Reza..........................................................................................................................Kendal Hartse* Ex-Girlfriend..........................................................................................................Mary Fishburne Andrej.........................................................................................................................Alex Bechtel* Svec............................................................................................................................Skip Robinson Eamon............................................................................................................................Justin Yoder Bank Manager..............................................................................................Charlie DelMarcelle* Emcee............................................................................................................................Josh Totora* Ivonka.............................................................................................................................Lučia Brady
UNDERSTUDIES: Carlos Castillo (Svec), Olivia Duvall (Ex-Girlfriend), Steve Harding (Emcee), Paul Harrold (Bank Manager), Katie Horner (Girl), Serena Krouk (Ivonka), Madeline Mojallali (Eamon), John Reshetar (Billy), Thor Speeler (Andrej), Bill Thatcher (Da), Eleonore Thomas (Baruska) Dan Tracy (Guy), Austin Stanton (Reza)
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Who’s Who ALEX BECHTEL (Andrej) Arden: Music Director for Cabaret, Composer for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Composer/Music Director/Actor for The Light Princess, and De Brie in La Bête. Regional: Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Taming of the Shrew, Henry V, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto (People's Light); This is the Week That Is (1812 Productions); The Appointment (Lightning Rod Special). Training: B.F.A. University of the Arts. Graduate of The Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training. With love from Owl to Otter. See and hear more at alexbechtel.com LUČIA BRADY (Ivonka) Arden debut! Lučia (8) plays with the Baroque Ensemble at the Center of Gifted Young Musicians at Temple University. At age 4, she was the youngest player to have been accepted to its preparatory program in its history and has soloed with the orchestra. At 5, Lučia performed at Carnegie Hall on both violin and piano after her wins at Crescendo Competition. She thrice received First Places at Vivace Competition and an Honorable Mention at Bucks County Symphony Orchestra Youth Competition. Lučia studies violin with Michael Ludwig and piano with Dr. Ariane Alexander. www.luciaonviolin.com CHARLIE DELMARCELLE (Bank Manager) Arden: Little Charles in August Osage County, Mr. Arable/ Gander in Charlotte's Web, Baloo in The Jungle Book, Matthew Baroni in Funnyman. Regional: Act II Playhouse, Azuka Theatre Collective, Delaware Theatre Company, EgoPo Classic Theatre, Inis Nua, Lantern Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, and Walnut Street Theatre. Proud faculty of West Chester University. Thanks to Terry, Ryan, Alec, and this incredibly supportive cast and crew. A special thanks to Harvey Rovine, my department chair at WCU and to Katherine for everything.
MARY FISHBURNE (Ex-Girlfriend) Arden debut! Regional: My Fair Lady, Lungs, Explorer's Club (Woolfe Street Playhouse); Christians (Pure Theatre); South Pacific (Dock Street Theatre); My Fair Lady (Virginia Stage Company); Stand by Your Man (La Comedia); Little Mermaid (Players Theatre); Tell Me on A Sunday (Midtown Productions); Annie Get Your Gun (Milbrook Playhouse); The Robber Bridegroom (Threshold Repertory Theatre). Training: B.A.Vanderbilt University; M.A. Temple University. Recently moved from Charleston, South Carolina where she was Director of Education at Woolfe Street Playhouse. Thanks to Geoff Hayden, for whom every song is sung. www.maryfishburne.com
KATHERINE FRIED (Girl) Arden debut! Regional: A Little Night Music (Theatre Latté Da - Upcoming); Shakespeare in Love, Henry V, Merry Wives of Windsor (Illinois Shakespeare Festival); A Christmas Carol, King Lear, The Parchman Hour (Guthrie Theater); When I Nod My Head You Hit it with the Hammer (WLDRNESS); The Mousetrap, Sherlock's Last Case (Kansas Repertory Theatre). Training: University of Minnesota, Guthrie B.F.A. Actor Training Program.
SCOTT GREER (Billy) Arden: Over 30 shows including A Doll's House, The Secret Garden, La Bête, Three Sisters, Parade, The Flea and the Professor, The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Something Intangible, Wittenberg. Regional: Of Mice and Men (Milwaukee Rep; Arizona Theatre Company); Buddy The Buddy Holly Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Streetcar Named Desire (Walnut Street Theatre); To The Moon, This Is The Week That Is (1812 Productions); The Whale, Rizzo, North of the Boulevard (Theatre Exile); Twelfth Night (Pig Iron Theatre Company); Stella and Lou (People's Light); How to Use a Knife (InterAct). Won 5 Barrymore Awards. "Best Theatre Talent" Philadelphia Magazine. Love always to Jen and Lily.
Who’s Who KENDAL HARTSE (Reza) Arden debut! Broadway: Summer: the Donna Summer Musical, Cabaret (1st National Tour), Cinderella, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. Regional: Eve in Cry Eden (Access Theatre); Thaisa in Pericles (Drama League Rough Draft); Baptista/Lucentio in Taming of the Shrew (Virginia Stage Company);Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Live! Asbury Park); Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Arvada Center). Training: B.F.A. Boston Conservatory and scene study with Michael Howard. Love to Austin. For Grammie and Grandpop. www.kendalhartse.com @kendalhartse
EMILY MIKESELL (Baruska) Arden debut! Off-Broadway: Woody Sez, Lone Star Love, Radio Gals, Swingtime Canteen. Regional: Once (St. Michael's Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre); Georama (St. Louis Repertory); Stonewall Country (Barter Theatre) James Joyce's The Dead, My Fair Lady, Striking 12, Man of La Mancha (Capital Repertory Theatre); Pump Boys & Dinettes (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Smoke on the Mountain (Totem Pole Playhouse); Sanders Family Christmas (Flat Rock Playhouse); Oil City Symphony (Pasadena Playhouse). Original work: Plan B, a two-person musical with Composer Michael Hicks and Director/Co-Book Writer Michael Barakiva. Winner of Capital Repertory Theatre's 2017 Next Act New Play Summit. . EN ALLEN NEELY (Guy) Arden debut! Regional: Harry Bright in Mamma Mia (Totem Pole K Playhouse); Mark in Little Black Dress (Starvox Entertainment, National Tour); Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Western Stage); Christian in Cobalteans (Davenport Theatre); Hugh Hanson in Spank! The 50 Shades Parody (Mills Entertainment, National Tour); Nick in Puppet Dead (Mills Entertainment); Emmett in Legally Blonde, Leaf Coneybear in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Pacific Repertory Theatre); Roger in Rent (Morgan Stock Theatre); Adam in Madame Pascal (Dixon Place Theatre); Griff in Invisible, (New Musicals Inc. LA). Film/TV: Player in The Deuce, The Moon, the Stars and Everything, Marcus in Chloe. Thanks to FireStarter Entertainment. Instagram: @kenallenneely SKIP ROBINSON (Svec) Arden debut! National Tours: Pig Pen/Drums in A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage; Elvis Presley in Million Dollar Quartet. Regional: Buddy Holly in Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story; Touchstone in As You Like It; Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet (Endstation Theatre Company) Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Skip is a founding member of HSC Productions, and is co-producing “Lockhardt” on the Arcadia Stage as part of the 2018 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. He would like to thank his girlfriend Taylor, family, and friends for their continued love and support. Instagram: @skip_robinson_
JOSH TOTORA (Emcee) Arden debut! Regional: It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Walnut Street Theatre); Hetty Feather (Delaware Theatre Company); Gentlemen Volunteers (Pig Iron Theatre Company); Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto (People’s Light - Barrymore Nomination for Role of Sam Slug); He Who Gets Slapped (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective - Barrymore Winner for Outstanding Original Music). Recent music composition credits include Experiential Theatre Company, Florida Repertory, and Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Thanks to Terry and Ryan. Love to Sarah.
GREG WOOD (Da) Arden: Sorn in Stupid F#*@ing Bird, Mr. Lockhart in The Seafarer, Editor Webb in Our Town, Martin Luther in Wittenberg, Alan in Opus, Tom Joad in Grapes of Wrath, Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, George in Sunday in the Park with George, and Biff in Death of a Salesman. Regional: Twelfth Night (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Noises off, The Humans (Walnut Street Theatre); Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre); Dracula (Actors Theatre of Louisville); White Guy on the Bus (Passage Theatre). Film/ Television: Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening, How to Get.Away with Murder, Law & Order, Ed, and Homicide: Life on the Street.
Who’s Who JUSTIN YODER (Eamon) Arden: Fun Home, The Secret Garden, Passion. Regional: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Delaware Theatre Company); A Period of Animate Existence (Pig Iron Theatre Company); Peaceable Kingdom (Orbiter 3); The Elephant Man (Delaware REP); Lizzie (11th Hour); A New Brain, Into the Woods (Theatre Horizon); Listening for Grace (Ted & Co. TheaterWorks ). Web series: Art Isn't Easy. Training: M.M. from Temple University. Justin has worked as a performer, pit musician, music director, conductor, and composer. As a cellist, he performs, records, and teaches throughout the region. www.jnyoder.wordpress.com
GLEN HANSARD (Music and Lyrics) is an award-winning musician with a host of real-life songs and lilting vocals that reflect a passion for his diverse influences. Film: The Commitments and Once. Albums: Didn't He Ramble, Rhythm and Repose, Strict Joy, the soundtrack of Once (Academy Award for Best Original Song, 'Falling Slowly'; Olivier award for Outstanding Musical Contribution), The Swell Season, The Cost, Burn the Maps, Set List, For the Birds, Dance the Devil, Fitzcarraldo, and Another Love Song. Glen is currently touring the world supporting his latest solo album release Between Two Shores. MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ (Music and Lyrics) is an Academy Award-winning musician and actor born in the Czech Republic. Film: Once and Milluji te Modre. Albums: Muna, Anar, The Swell Season, the soundtrack of Once (Academy Award for Best Original Song, 'Falling Slowly', Olivier award for Outstanding Musical Contribution), Strict Joy. Markéta is currently writing songs for her third solo album alongside various other musical projects for stage and screen. She is due to have her third baby in Iceland this year. ENDA WALSH (Book) is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and director. His recent work includes the play Arlington and the opera The Second Violinist, which both premiered at the Galway International Arts Festival in 2016 and 2017, respectively. He also worked on the new musical, Lazarus, with David Bowie, which opened at New York Theatre Workshop in December 2015. His work has been translated into many languages and has been performed internationally since 1996. In 2014, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Galway University. Enda is currently adapting and directing Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers for Complicite. TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Director, Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County, Death of a Salesman,The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler; and such musicals as Next to Normal, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures,Violet, and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed seven world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 25 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. DAVID P. GORDON (Scenic Designer) Arden: 35 productions including Cabaret, Freud’s Last Session, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sweeney Todd. New York: The Public Theater,Theatre for a New Audience, Classic Stage Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre. Regional: The Wilma Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Hartford Stage, The Old Globe, Long Wharf Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Kennedy Center. Opera: NY City Opera, LA Opera, Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Sarasota Opera, Lincoln Center. Awards: 5 Barrymore Awards, Elliot Norton Award. Faculty: Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. davidpgordondesign.com
Who’s Who OLIVERA GAJIC (Costume Designer) Arden: A Doll's House, Peter Pan, Cabaret, Legend of Georgia McBride, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,The Secret Garden, Metamorphoses, Great Expectations,Three Sisters,The Flea and the Professor. Other Theatres: Salzburg Festival, Austria;Vineyard Theatre; Juilliard School; HERE; Pig Iron Theatre Company; CSC; Lake Lucille; Trinity Repertory Company and many other regional theaters. Other: US National Exhibit at the 2004 & 2007 Prague Quadrennial. 2004 NEA/ TCG Career Development Program for Designers, 2010 IT Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2014 Bessie Award for Outstanding Visual Design, nominee 2016 Barrymore Award. USA local 829. THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) Arden: over 25 productions including Gypsy, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, and Fun Home. His work has been seen at NYSF/Public Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Primary Stages, Signature Theatre (NY), Wilma, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Lantern Theatre, Theatre Exile, New Paradise Laboratories, Walnut Street Theatre, CenterStage, Huntington Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Shakespeare Theatre, Asolo, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Folger Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Roundhouse Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Hangar, Spoleto Festival, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Repertory Theatre among others. 4 Barrymore Awards (27 nominations), 4 Helen Hayes nominations, Jeff Award, and 2 AUDELCO Awards. Co-Founder of Die-Cast with Brenna Geffers and a member of Wingspace. Education: Carnegie-Mellon and Yale. he/him. ELIZABETH ATKINSON (Sound Designer) Arden debut! Liz is currently residing in Philadelphia, after many years in Pittsburgh where she was Resident Sound Designer at the City Theatre Company. Her freelance career includes regional theatre credits at The Wilma, Theatre Exile, Simpatico Theatre Project, InterAct Theatre, Inis Nua Theatre, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre,Yale Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Quantum Theatre, and Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named her sound designer of the year in 2003, 2006, and 2007. Liz has also had the honor of exhibiting at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Prague Quadrennials. JEANETTE OI-SUK YEW (Projection Designer) Arden Debut! Opera: HK Gruber's Gloria - A Pig Tale with Alan Gilbert and Doug Fitch; Pelleas and Melisande with Isabel Milenski; Schubert’s Fierrabras with Leon Botstein (Bard Music Festival); Orientale (Gotham Opera); Jonathan Dawe’s Cosi Faran Tutti. Other: Ludic Proxy with Aya Ogawa (Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund award); Nutcracker Rouge (Company XIV, Drama Desk nomination); Matthew Paul Olmos’ So Go the Ghosts of Mexico Part One (nomination, Best Lighting Design); Elizabeth Swados and Cecilia Rubino's From the Fire (UK Musical Theatre Award for Best New Production). Jeanette is a NYC-based lighting and projection designer. Recipient of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program. JeanetteYew.com RYAN TOUHEY (Music Director) Arden: Fun Home, Gypsy,The Secret Garden, Passion, Parade. Regional: Tell Me On A Sunday (Walnut Street Theatre); Mother Courage & Her Children (Arena Stage); Something Wicked This Way Comes, Sheryl Crow’s Diner (Delaware Theatre Company); Ragtime (Bristol Riverside Theatre); The Uncivil War (Adirondack Theatre Festival); Arthur & the Tale of the Red Dragon, Cinderella (People’s Light and Theatre Company); The Elephant Man,To Kill a Mockingbird, Faust,The Threepenny Opera, All the King’s Men (Delaware REP); RENT (11th Hour Theatre Company); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon); By Gershwin: A Revue (Florida Studio Theatre). Ryan worked on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer Darlene Love’s new album Introducing Darlene Love produced by E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt and Columbia Records. Training: B.F.A. Musical Theatre – University of the Arts. Awards: Seven-time Barrymore Award Nominee, AUDELCO Award Winner in New York City. For Rebekah. STEVE PACEK (Choreographer) Arden: has performed in 11 shows including A Year With Frog and Toad, Metamorphoses, The Secret Garden, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Robin Hood,The Borrowers, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. He was a featured artist in Arden Cabaret Series. He directed The Light Princess and co-directed The Cat in the Hat and Arden Summer Camp's Into the Woods. Choreography: Once (TheatreSquared). Other Directing: Chicago (PAI); God of Carnage (Hangar Theater); A Little Night Music (UArts); The Syringa Tree (Theatre Horizon); The World Goes 'Round (11th Hour Theatre Company), Untitled Project #213 (Philly Fringe); See What I Wanna See (11th Hour Theatre Company); RENT (11th Hour Theatre Company & MPiRP); Latkes & Applesauce (Merkin Hall, NYC); Les Misérables (Walnut Street Theatre). Directing: The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre (Theatre Philadelphia). Teaching: Arden Drama School, Jen Waldman Studio (NYC), Evolve Studio. Recipient of the 2012 F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist. Co-Founder and Associate Artistic Director of 11th Hour Theatre Company and Board Member of Theatre Philadelphia. Training: B.F.A. Ithaca College.
Who’s Who ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) Arden credits include: Fun Home,Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, TouchTones (World Premiere), Gypsy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,The Legend of Georgia McBride,The Secret Garden, Funnyman, Metamorphoses, Passion, Macbeth, La Bête, Incorruptible,Three Sisters, Parade, A Raisin in the Sun, Next to Normal, August: Osage County, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Ghost-Writer (World Premiere), Blue Door, Rabbit Hole, My Name is Asher Lev (World Premiere). Regional: PlayPenn; Theatre Horizon; Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; PTC@Play. Proud Member of AEA. Love and thanks to the family. LIZ FILIOS (Associate Director) Arden: Candide, Sunday In The Park With George, The Threepenny Opera, Passion (Actor); The Winter's Tale (Actor/Composer/Music Director, Folger Shakespeare Theatre); Shakespeare In Love (Sound Designer, Music Director, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Red Velvet, An Illiad, As You Like It (Actor, Composer/Sound Designer, Lantern Theater); The Tempest (Actor/Music Director, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre/South Coast Repertory); The Matchmaker, Cinderella: A Musical Panto (Actor, Composer/Sound Designer, People's Light & Theatre); Midsummer: A Play With Songs (Actor/Musician, Inis Nua); Into The Woods (Actor/Musician, Theatre Horizon); Eurydice (Musician, Wilma Theater). Thanks to Terry, Steve, Liz and this incredible team for their mentorship! NERO CATALANO (Assistant Music Director) Arden: Guitars for Tulipomania and The Flea and the Professor. Regional: Guitars for Something Wicked this Way Comes (Delaware Theatre Company); Guitars for Lizzie (11th Hour Theatre Company); Guitars for The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse); Guitars for The Three Maries (No Attytude Productions - The Prince Theatre); Guitars for Love Story, the Musical (Walnut Street Theatre). Film: Rock School (Documentary, Newmarket Films). Nero is a multi-instrumentalist and is on the guitar faculty at Settlement Music School. www.nerocatalano.com NORAH SCHEINMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) National Tour: The Bridges of Madison County (NETworks Presentations). Off-Broadway: His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley (59E59 Theaters). Regional: Back to the Real (Crossroads Theatre Company); The Producers (Bristol Riverside Theatre); Peter Pan (Cardinal Stage Company); The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare & Company); On The Town, Mary Poppins (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival). Opera: La Rondine, Doctor Atomic and The Rape of Lucretia (Curtis Institute); Gianni Schicchi and La Boheme (Yale Opera). Training: MFA, Stage Management, Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. www.norahscheinman.com 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. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts. Amy has served on the Board of the Cultural Alliance and Theatre Philadelphia. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council, Theatre Communications Group and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. 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. For the 18/19 season, Arden Theatre Company will stage seven productions 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 the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School 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, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. The Arden has received twelve Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, six City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 70 awards and 389 nominations from the Theatre Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and was 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, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Old City Arts Association. The Arden participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.
Arden Theatre Company wishes to thank: Blanka Zizka, Warner Piano, East End Salon
Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 & above
Hamilton Family Foundation Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust William Penn Foundation Wyncote Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Comcast NBC 10 Telemundo62 The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Shubert Foundation Independence Foundation
$15,000 to $49,999
1976 Foundation, in honor of Peter Hamilton Arcadia Foundation Catherine R. and Anthony A. Clifton Foundation Chubb Group of Insurance Companies The CHG Charitable Trust Connelly Foundation Fox Chase Bank Charitable Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Harmelin Media Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation National Endowment for the Arts PECO Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Philadelphia Foundation Fund for Children The Victory Foundation
$7,500 to $14,999
Anonymous Philadelphia Cultural Fund Philadelphia Insurance Companies TD Bank The Wells Fargo Foundation Zeldin Family Foundation
$2,500 to $7,499
BB&T Caroline J. S. Sanders Trust II The Charlotte Cushman Foundation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Christopher Ludwick Foundation Civic Foundation Corrine R. and Henry Bower Memorial Trust Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund The Haley Foundation Independence Foundation, in honor of Dr. Andrea Mengel Louis N. Cassett Foundation The Paul E. Kelly Foundation PNC Charitable Trust Quirk Productions, Inc. Republic Bank Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Wellin Family Foundation, in memory of Keith S. Wellin The Whimsie Fund Wines ‘Til Sold Out+
$750 to $2,499
Actors’ Equity Foundation Alex J. Ettl Foundation Elliott-Lewis Corporation Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Hassel Foundation Jenkintown Building Services+ The Moses and Susan Feldman Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust KieranTimberlake Lagunitas Brewing Co.+ MC3+ Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company, in memory of Frederick W. Anton, III The Rittenhouse Foundation Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Visit Philadelphia+
$749 & under
AmazonSmile East End Salon+ Kreischer Miller The Manny and Ruthy Cohen Foundation Old City District William Goldman Foundation +denotes gifts of services or goods
Matching Gift Partners Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation Aon Foundation AXA Financial Boeing Brandywine Realty Trust Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Cigna Foundation DCR Environmental Services Inc. Dilworth Paxson LLP Ebay Inc. Foundation Endo Pharmaceauticals Exxonmobil Foundation
Exelon Foundation Federated Department Stores First Horizon National Corporation First Tennessee Foundation Gannett Foundation GE Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Google IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Independence Foundation
Johnson and Johnson Matching Gifts Program Macy’s Foundation Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch National Football League National Philanthropic Trust PECO Energy Company, an Exelon Company Penn Virginia Corporation Pfizer Foundation 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
The Sylvan Society recognizes individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more. 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.
Sassafras Grove
($10,000 and above) Lois G. Brodsky Anne E. Diebold Nancy and Bob Elfant Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel David and Christina Fryman Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill John Otto and Janet Haas The CHG Charitable Trust Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Lead Trusts N. Peter and Alta Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Terry and Ann Marie Horner Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck^ Charles Rose and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation Lee and Chris van de Velde June and Steve Wolfson
Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous Franny and Franny Abbott Brett and Nan Altman John Bitman Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Steven Engelmyer and Lisa Wershaw Joseph and Marie Field Jeanne B. Fisher and Robert F. Lang Linda and David Glickstein, The Lida Foundation
Peter J. and Sandra Klugman Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Robin and Saifuddin Mama Seymour Millstein Peggy Morgan Edward and Alexis Pappas Tom Petro and Kris Messner Steven Prusky Gail Redden The Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund Sid and Ruth Rosenblatt Hether and Donald Smith Patricia Strange Stephen and Rosalyn Weinstein Ted and Stevie Wolf
Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999)
John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Mickey and Sandy Bernstein Sandy and David Beswick Robert Dever Marian and Kenneth Disken Michael A. and Edward C. Donato Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Shannon and Ted Farmer Stephen Falchek and John Offidani, III Sandi Foxx-Jones Richard Harris Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Karen and Mark Hite Kenneth and Eve Klothen William A. Loab Cynthia and Samuel Plum Joel and Bobbie Porter Keith and Jim Straw Harvey B. Swedloff
Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (2) Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland Hank Adamczyk and Iris Melendez John and Rebecca Adams Kathryn Doyle and Maureen Alexander Stan and Lisa Altman Bethany Asplundh Moses and Susan Feldman Fund Sally and Michael Bailin Sheryl and Allen Bar Ivy Bayard* Tom and Carol Beam Louis Bluver Jean Bodine Patty Bowman DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd and Mel Nasielski Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas^ Dick and Lise Carr Christopher and Jeffrey Carver Rayenne A. Chen Alex J. Ettl Foundation Rebecca Clothey Barbara Cobb John W. Cornell John Culhane Joy L. De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Mark Dichter Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation, at the recommendation of Gene F. Dilks Peter and Deirdre Dooner Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dopkin Scott and Julia Engel
Sylvan Society cont... The Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans Jr. Fund Wally and Jane Evans Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Farenback-Brateman Carole M. Foley Ellen and Tim Foster Mimi and Nicholas K. Fox Buzz and Linda Gamble Tom Gilmore and Sally Walker Terry Graboyes Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg David and MaryJane Hackney Glenn and Ann Haig Don and Lynn Haskin Janis Hawes and Pat Cunningham Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Ed Hillis Lauren Hughes and Kyle Kane Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Jill Hyman Kaplan and Elliot Kaplan Carol Kelley Peter and Louise Kelly Caroline Kemmerer
Mayor Jim Kenney Marilyn and David Kraut, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Season Winnie and Eric Lien Jennifer Lowman, Bella Anzideo, and Peter Anzideo, In Memory of Matthew A. Anzideo Janice F. Madden, In Memory of EK Pomerantz Gloria and Dan Mariano Paula and Richard Mandel Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Mary Ellen Marzullo Barbara and Don Matheson Denise McLeod Leslie and Michael Molder Bob Moul and Diane Herbert Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina and Adam Mussell, In Memory of Teresita Fernandez-Vina Jerome Napson, In Honor of Annie Richardson Marge Neff and Dan Winterstein Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney
Susan Odessey Laura and Douglas Pratt Karen and David Pressel Ronald R. and Sheila M. Reese Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Joy Rigg Rickabaugh Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Maxine Romano Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Kathleen Sernak Marty and Kate Shields Genvieve and Clete Shields Susan and Steven Shubert Laura and Ron Siena The Spector Charitable Fund, Dr. Harvey Spector, M.D. and Mrs. Naomi Spector Marilyn and Dean Staats Kathleen Stephenson Debra and Bill Stewart Kevin Strauss and Barbara Davis Stephen and Kathy Thompson Helgard L. Tomford Rosemary Watt and Charles Arnao Judy Wellington
To join the Sylvan Society or for more information on how you can support the Arden, please contact Paige Martini, Manager of Individual Giving at 215.922.8900 x146 or PMartini@ardentheatre.org
THE
LEGACY SOCIETY
Arden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will hel sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.
Anonymous Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* Ivy Bayard* Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Mary P. Burr Pearl M. Carpel Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel Ellis Ginsberg* Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom
Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Tom Petro and Kris Messner Peggy Morgan Madeline Portnoy Dr. Harry Rosenthal
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 Paige Martini, Manager of Individual Giving, at 215.922.8900 ext. 146.
*denotes deceased
supporter
Thank You to Our Supporters $500-$999
Anonymous, In Memory of Jean McCaffrey van Buskirk Al Anderson, Philly Photo Booth Company Maureen Barret and Mike Templeton Sheila Bell Howard Brownstein Jessica Calter Carol and Bruce Caswell Epstein Family Charitable Trust The Stanford-Coleman Fund Kathleen Duffy Louis and Rhoda Fryman Dan Gannon Keith and Renata Ward Family Fund Yoni and Tracy Greenbaum Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Lorraine B. Kilmer Bernadette Koller Peter and Ruth Laibson Kathryn and Edward Lee David and Deborah Lesher Morna Livingston Donald J. Martin John and Amy McCawley, In Honor of Colleen, Our Favorite Teacher Rosemary Murphy Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer Joe M. Norton Barbara Oldenhoff Karin and Tom Pajak Harry Porter, In Memory of Harry Porter, Sr. Enrique Posner and Isabel Serra Jayme Powers Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Barbara Rosenzweig Daniel and Faye Ross Dan Rothermel and Michael Hairston, In Memory of Richard Repetto Jonathan Silver Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Edna and Stephen Vasso Susan and Tom Walther Vivian Weinblatt Dawn Weiss Matthew White Nancy Wingo, In Honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Tom and Jackie Zemaitis
$250-$499
Anonymous (2) Anonymous, In Memory of Jordan Rosenfeld Carol and Bennett Aaron Ron and Joyce Bayer Judith T. Beck Pat and Tom Bender Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Marilyn and Barry Bevacqua Doris and Aaron Bitman Linda and Alden Blyth Michael Bolton and Peter Keleher, In Honor of Lawrence Mandel Viola W. Bostic
Stephen and Eleanor Bulova Jacqueline B. Campbell Chip Capelli, In Honor of Amy Murphy Caroline M. Castagno Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Matt and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Warren and Kaye Crown Mary Ann and Jacob Dailey John and Lori Daukas Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff Kelly Devine-Hollander Drs. Eric and Kathy Dobrzynski Kathy and Jerry Drew, In Honor of Ellen Foster Sally Eisenberg Adella Eltantawy Anne Ewers Paul and Judy Farber Antoinette Farrar Seymour Sara and Dieter Forster Sandi Foxx-Jones, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Allan Freedman and Amy Rappaport Paulette W. Freeman Mark Garvin, In Memory of Mike McCarthy Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Bob and Jan Goren William and Virginia Gormley Carole Green, In Memory of Richard Repetto Paul Green Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Adele Greenspun Betty and Gary Grunder Linda Fowler Hartnett and Richard Willis Heidi Hertfelder Michael and Stephanie Hessol Steve and Jane Heumann, In Honor of Jean Markovitz Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. ReaKleinbard LLC, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Marge and Philip Kalodner Nancy Kane Phyllis Kauffman David Kaufman and Nicole Kahn Stephen and Barbara Kieran Steven and Patricia King The MAK Fund Steven Knepper George F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato Mary Ellen Krober Ashley LaBonde Linda L. Lenard David Lerman and Shelley Wallock Laura Line Kim and David Lipetz, In Honor of Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen John and Martha Lubell Charitable Gift Fund Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Robin and Saifuddin Mama, In Honor
of Steve Morgan Anthony Matejczyk Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell The McCarley Family Dr. and Mrs. George and Judy McCarthy Gloria McNutt Missy and Bob McQuiston Alan and Susan Miller Madeline Miller and Gordon Leggett Martha Moore Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Steven Fukuchi and Laura Offutt Brenda J. Oliphant Don and Barbara Parman Robert and Sydney Pasternack Susie Pierce, In Memory of Mary Ann Klussmann Dulcie Romm Sandy Portnoy Ilene and Coleman Poses Janet Poth Daniel Promislo Alice Reyes and David Glancey Graham and Betsy Robb, In Honor of Lee van de Velde Mr. Joseph Robinette John and Claire Rodgers Jane Rose Sheryl Roser Carole M. and Irwin C. Saft Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sager Dr. Karyn Scher Geoffrey Schmidt Perlita and Frank Schorfheide Patricia and Stephen Segal Joseph and Louise Shaffer Carole and Joe Shanis, In Honor of Susan Sherman Karen and Robert Sharrar Lee and Roy Shubert Susan and Charles Shubin Celeste Simon James L. Smith Wayne Snover and Janet Tebbel Mauricio Saavedra and Joanna Sykes-Saavedra Cecilia S. Tannenbaum Helene and Bill Van Hoeven Lewis and Hella Volgenau Donna and Andrew Wechsler Wendy and Larry White Julie D. Williams Bertram and Lorle Wolfson
$125-$249
Anonymous Anonymous, In Memory of David A. Schu Barbara Abrahams Jessica Accurso Janet and Roger Alwang Dr. and Mrs. Stuart and Elaine Baer Sylva Baker Ellen Baxter and Robert Kavash Richard and Eileen Bazelon
Thank You to Our Supporters Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Sara and Bruce Berger Timothy Berger and Sarah Mooers Charlotte Biddle Fern and Robert Billet Allen G. Bonner Michael Boyle Tom and Mary Pat Boyle Ann and David Brownlee Allen Bonner and Carol Buettger Charlotte Cody Barbara Carmine Mr. Joseph Casey Steve and Helene Cohen John and Mary Ann Collett Brent Groce and Donna Cordner Tattooed Mom, In Honor of APA Class 25 Daniel Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Stuart and Diana Donaldson Ellen Dooneief Ellen and Ray Doyle Lucille Schlack Drake Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Geraldine Duclow Sheila Dyan and Charles Gaglia, Jr. Robert Earle Ella and Jon Edwards Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Mrs. Marie Failey Pam and Taylor Fernley Joan Finger Carol Fixman and Stephen Kobrin Adam Foxx and Jodi Kefer Allyson Frank Brenda Furtak Greg Gephart and Michal Hall Eileen Gray Paul Siegel and Marsha Gross Trudy and Paul Gulterman Pamela M. Hamilton Eileen Heisman Tuzman, In Memory of Mildred and Harvey Heisman Betsy and Tod Hershberg Monica Hilferty Terry Hirshorn Daniel and Dorothy Hofer Megan Bellwoar and Michael Hollinger Glenna Huls Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Karl Janowitz and Amy Goldman Mike and Shannon Stellato Peter Johnson Sarah and Joe Jordan William Jordan, In Honor of Virginia and Harvey Kimmel's Wedding Anniversary Stuart Katz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Ruth Keating Larry Keiser, In Memory of Joan Henley Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Kate Kidder Doerr
Alan and Elaine Klawans Ellen Kopeland James Kronzer Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman David Ladov Joyce Laskin Stewart and Marla Leftow Zachary Lesser Craig and Stephanie Lewis Sylvia and Norman Lieberman Warren and Arline Lieberman Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Joseph Manko, In Loving Memory of His Wife, Lynn John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Kathryn Z. McMaster Celeste McMenamin Arthur Melnick Cheryl and Gerry Meyer Marianne Miller Paul and Lee Miller Sandra and Martin Miller Kenneth and Susan Myers Alan Nadel and Sharon Kopyc, In Memory of Amy Perkins Elesa Nelson Eliot and Bonnie Nierman Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O'Neill Nick Orbe Michael and Judy Paul Jane G. Pepper Cyana La Divertida Jeff and Elizabeth Podraza Amy and David Pollack Dr. Nancy Post Jennifer Potts Ms. Aneira Puttaswamy Abi Reed Honorable and Mrs. Lowell A. Reed, Jr. Mary Jo Reilly Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. Kenneth I. and Shelley K. Rosenberg The Rosenberg Family Trust Adelle Rubin Joan and Bill Saidel David and Margie Saland Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Carl and Mary Ellen Schneider The Gary Rosenau Foundation Lori and David Severino Kathy and Richard Sexton Elaine Sherman and Robert Cohan Marilyn Sifford and Robert Butera Ellen and Mickey Simon Bob and Harriet Singer Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Stanton and SaraKay Smullens, In Honor of Judge Phyllis Beck Margaret R. Spencer Andy and Merle Steiker Rita and Neil Stevens Charles F. Tarr and Roy Ziegler Sharon and Charles Tomlinson
Marian Tracey John Urofsky Debbie and Tom Walker Thomas and Julie Wamser Tom and Beth Warms Linda Goldman and Barr Weissman, In Honor of Abby Weissman James Wilson William Zeidner Benjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson, In Honor of Steve and June Wolfson
$75-$124
Anonymous (6) Anonymous, In Honor of Mr. Pink Rhoda S. Abrams Beverly Anderson Jacqueline and Kenneth Andrews Mr. John Austin Drs. Rita Axelrod and Howard Naidech Dave and Bill Bailey Wade Bailey Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer Flora Becker Debra Beley Constance and Richard W. Berman Barbara Bisgaier Jocelyn Block Hazel Bowers Stanton and Jill Braid Kimberly Brannen, In Honor of Maya R. Malone Charles Brennan Broadhurst Financial Advisors, Inc., In Honor of Tony and Alison Matejczyk Eadie and Allan Brooks Donna Burkholder Jeannine and David Webber B.J. Capezio Ryann Carey Debbie and Alan Casnoff William and Lillian Cassel Alice Chittenden Mary Chomitz Saul and Sandra Clair Mark Cohen and Marty Johnson Elizabeth W. Colton Richard and Janet Conn Janet Cook John Cooke Betty Cooper Elizabeth Cornman Sandra and James Corry Charlotte Creech Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D'Angelo Howard and Barbara Davis, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Emilia Demarco Colleen Grace Donofrio Lisa and Paul Dougherty, In Honor of Evie Swierczynski Ruby L. and Angela Dowd
Thank You to Our Supporters Beverly Dubin Judge Jan E. DuBois and Ruth DuBois, In Memory of Fred Anton John Dulik and Sandra Folzer John and Lois S. Durso W. Wallace and Joanne C. Dyer The Eichen Family Linda Ellsworth Brynn Evans Mark and Rene Feitelson, In Honor of all of the great plays at the Arden Ruth Ferber John and Nancy Fischer Joan and Aron Fisher Marian Fisher Laura H. Foster and Aaron S. Goldblatt Judy Frank Kenneth and Cecile Frank Molly Frantz Rebecca E. Freedman, In Memory of Barry D. Freedman Michael and Helene Freidman Paula Freilich Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Phil Friedman Miriam Galster Ofelia Garcia Ms. Joan Gmitter Marylyn Goutmann Mary Jo Grdina Larry and Ann Green Grace E. Grillet Priscilla Grosick Jennie and Matt Hartley Beverly Hayden V. Hedden Henderson Family, In Honor of Ella, Matt, Nate and Noah Henderson Angela and Michael Hennessey Herbert and Gayl Henze Ruth Herd Susan Herron Kimberly Heuer Dan and Monica Hilferty Mershon Hinkel Morton and Lois Joy Hoffman James R. and Elizabeth P. Holt Jean and LW Homeier Esther and Robert Hornik Donna and Bill Hower Peter and Barbara Hutcheon Dave Huting The Theatre Knights, In Memory of John Simpson and Jack Fastag David Ingram and Melanye Finister Lynne Jacobs Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden Jacqueline Jefferson Debra Jih Charles and Rebecca Johnson Karen M. Kaplan and Aaron M. Shatzman Ellen Kaye Margaret Keller Marjorie Epps Kennedy
Richard and Marcia Klafter Ken, Eva, and Aaron Klein, In Memory of Milt and Roz Klein Valerie Koscelnik, In Memory of John Koscelnik Vicki and Doni Kramer Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Ellen Kurtz The Kutner Family, In Memory of Sheila Kutner Robert and Joyce Leonetti Ruth Lesser Michael L. Levitan Natalie Levkovich and Richard Naalbandian Karen Lisker Dan and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Nadine Lomakin and Michael McPhilmy Whit MacLaughlin and Catharine Slusar Donald and Nancy Maclay Barbara and Bob Maerten Mark Magrann, In honor of Steve Morgan Kathleen Mahan Renee and Milton Margulies Mary and Jack Markov Richard McCourt and Becky Simmons M. McDonald Kathleen McGrann Arthur and Sallie Melvin Helen Mengel Sarah Sexton Linda Mill Sylvia R. Miller Jeff and Maxine Morgan Brad Moss and Laurie Gottlieb, In Honor of Harvey Swedloff Claire and James Moyer Charline and Jack Neigh Steven and Rochelle Nisenfeld, In Honor of Elijah Jonathan Nisenfeld and Benjamin Bryan Nisenfeld Etta and Charles Nissman Frances Novack Kieran O'Connor Dave and Arline Olim Betsy Oliphant Ross, In Honor of The Ryan Family Linda Osler Phyllis Weber and Stan Oswald Mr. Richard Pariseau Judith Peakes Iris and Paul Perlstein Donald and Carol Plank Stephen Platt and Robin Schaufler Frank and Patricia Preston Linda Putnam Erat Ms. Linda Quam Ted Rauch and Elaine Petrossian Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Richman Karen and Jon Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Linda Robinson, PhD and Peter Krill
Tony and Barbara Rooklin Patricia Rose Evelyn Rosen J. Randall Rosensteel Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Lynn and Michael Rothman, In Honor of David and Christina Fryman John and Melanie Rowley Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Amy and Mitchell Russell Robin Sampson Carole Schaefer-Charney David Scheibe Deborah Schultz Irene and Marvin Schuman Terri Schwomeyer Nancy Seweryn Polly Shaffer Hanna and Dan Shapira Leslie Sheer Jim and Cathy Shippen Carleene and David Slowik Steven J. Small Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon Pamela and Joel Spiller Steve and Judy Stern Corinne Stone Gaynor Strickler, In Honor of Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Susan and Jim Strohman Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross John Tarves Joseph Terry Rachel Tischler and Shawn Keyes Linda Traver Lisa Pinto Trucksess, In Memory of Barbara Winters Pinto Cynthia Vena Constance Villiers Martin Vogel Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Thomas and Cathryn Walsh Jeannette and William Webb Kathy Weber and Scott Reznick, In Memory of Frederick J.Von Hacht Oscar Weber The Weinberger Family, In Honor of David and Debra Faye's 25th Anniversary Fred and Shelly Weiner Joan Weiner John Wells Constance West Michelle E. Williams Judith Wood Nancy Wood The Wynn Family Sam and Kuna Yankell Jim and Debbie Zug Rebecca and James Zug
2018/19
DINING PARTNERS
When dining in Old City, we recommend these restaurants that support the Arden! All offer a special discount to Arden patrons. Please ask your server for details.
2ND STORY BREWING
117 Chestnut St.• 267.314.5770 www.2ndstorybrewing.com
THE BAGEL PLACE
JASMINE RICE OLD CITY
224 Market Street • 215.278.2545 www.jasminericephilly.com
NICK’S ROAST BEEF BAR AND GRILLE
404 Queen Street • 215.551.2387 www.thebagelplace.com
16 S. 2nd Street • 215.928.9411 www.nicksroastbeefbarandgrille.com
CAMPO’S
PANORAMA
CHLÖE
PINOT BOUTIQUE
CONTINENTAL
THE PLOUGH & THE STARS
CUBA LIBRE
POSITANO COAST BY ALDO LAMBERTI
FEZZIWIG'S SWEET SHOPPE
RACE STREET CAFÉ
FORK
SHANE CONFECTIONERY
214 Market Street • 215.923.1000 www.camposdeli.com 232 Arch Street • 215.629.2337 www.cloebyob.com 138 Market Street • 215.923.6069 www.continentalmartinibar.com 10 S. 2nd Street • 215.627.0666 www.cubalibrerestaurant.com 17 N. 3rd Street • 267.457.3608 www.fezziwigsphiladelphia.com 306 Market Street • 215.625.9425 www.forkrestaurant.com
THE FRANKLIN FOUNTAIN
14 N. Front Street • 215.922.7800 www.panoramaristorante.com 227 Market Street • 215.627.WINE www.pinotboutique.com 123 Chestnut Street • 215.733.0300 www.ploughstars.com 212 Walnut Street 2nd Floor • 215.238.0499 www.positanocoast.net 208 Race Street • 215.627.6181 www.racestreetcafe.net 110 Market Street • 215.922.1048 www.shanecandies.com
SILENCE DOGOOD'S TAVERN
116 Market Street • 215.627.1899 www.franklinfountain.com
216 Market Street • 215.923.1400 www.silencedogoodstavern.com
HIGH STREET ON MARKET
WISTER
308 Market Street • 215.625.0988 www.highstreetonmarket.com
26 N. 3rd St. • 267.239.5900 www.wisterbyob.com For complete restaurant descriptions visit: ardentheatre.org/dining
Artistic Administrative Management
Managing Director.................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy Director of Finance and Administration.............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin General Manager................................................................................................................................Rachel M. Tischler Associate General Manager...............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Assistant General Manager.........................................................................................................................Kevin White Arden Professional Apprentices.....................................................Ezra Ali-Dow, Elizabeth Crino, Alex Dittmar, Mariah Ghant, Shira Gitlin, Natajia Sconiers, Carly Watson
Marketing
Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager.................................................................................................................................Bryant Edwards Art Director.................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Publicist...........................................................................................................................................................Byan Buttler Communications and Group Sales Manager..................................................................................... Kelsey Sherlock Marketing Coordinator.......................................................................................................................... Tori Heikenfeld Director of Development..................................................................................................................... Rosalyn Forbes Manager of Institutional Giving.................................................................................................................Ryann Carey Manager of Individual Giving.....................................................................................................................Paige Martini Development Coordinator.........................................................................................................Jonathan Edmondson
Front of House
Director of Arden Drama School.............................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................JosĂŠ AvilĂŠs Education Associate...................................................................................................................................Joshua Thorps Arden Teaching Artists..................................Madison Auch, Kala Moses Baxter, Rachel Camp, Jordan Dobson, Eliana Fabiyi, Kelly Filios, Liz Filios, Madi Juleskusky, Tanaquil Marquez, Matthew Mastronardi, Cindy Paul, Jo Vito Ramirez, Iraisa Ann Riley, Gabriella Sanchez, Jenna Stelmok, Rob Tucker, Josh Walker, Kevin White, Justin Yoder, Holly Yokely Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council.......................... Annie Bohnenberger, Cat Bohnenberger, Katelin Bradley, Dylan Caligiuri, L'tajh Carter, Patrick Daniels, Gryphon Faulkner, Anna Goula Elizabeth Hilliard, Madeline Larkin, Elisabeth Moore, Jayden Moore, Anna Nowosielski,Cameron Orefice, Jillian Sajda, Allison Wray, Madeline Wray Assistant Box Office Manager..............................................................................................................Jason Blacketer House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Supervisor.........................................................................................................................Katie Frazer Front of House Assistants..............................Ryane Beutler, Jason Blacketer, Tori Heikenfeld, Madeline Jones, Amanda Robinson, Jenna Rogalski, Kate Tenen, Paola Cruz
Production
Education
Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................. Terrence J. Nolen Associate Producer................................................................................................................................. Jonathan Silver Artistic Assistant...........................................................................................................................................Sarah Scafidi Commissioned Playwrights............................... Greg Banks, Jacqueline Goldfinger, James Ijames, Lorene Cary
Development
Staff
Production Manager............................................................................................................................ Courtney Riggar Technical Director.................................................................................................................................. Glenn Perlman Assistant Technical Director.................................................................................................................... Justin Romeo Scenic Charge Artist.......................................................................................................Kristina Chadwick McGrath Master Electrician................................................................................................................................ Martin Stutzman Audio Engineer...........................................................................................................................................John Kolbinski Costume Supervisor.................................................................................................................................Amanda Wolff Wardrobe Supervisor...............................................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Properties Master.............................................................................................................................. Christopher Haig Stage Managers.............................................................. Wendy Blackburn Eastland, Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson Assistant Stage Manager....................................................................................................................Norah Scheinman Child Supervisor........................................................................................................................................Glynnis Nadel Followspot Operators.........................................................................................Matthew Falance, Keyiera Douglas Electricians......................................................................Mikayla Fancella, Garyn Klasek, Liz Nugent, Kat Wheary Programmers...............................Mikayla Fancella, Abby Schlackman, Maria Shaplin, Ryan Stofa, Kat Wheary A2.................................................................................................................................Mary Kate Smyser, Ryan Touhey Props Artisan...........................................................................................................................................Scott McMaster Riser Crew............................................................Jackson Katz, Brennen Malone, Scott McMaster, Liz Nugent, Nicholas Rahn, George Spencer, Ryan Stofa, Kat Wheary Props Construction Interns.............................................................................................. Jacob Kemp, Megan Lesko Costume Interns..........................................................................................................................................Megan Lesko Scenic Construction Intern..................................................................................................................... Ethan McLear
Board and Committee Members Board of Directors Robert Elfant, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Rayenne Chen, Secretary Brian Abernathy Rhonda Ball Anne Cook Joy L. De JesĂşs Nancy Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Richard Harris Nancy Hirsig Ann Marie Horner Richard L. Maimon Michael S. MacFarland Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Kristen Phillips Charles H. Rose Monica Horan Rosenthal H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin Board Executive Committee Robert Elfant, chair Nancy Burd Michael A. Donato Rayenne Chen Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde
Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Anne Marie Horner Kristen Phillips Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson Board Development Committee Joy L. De JesĂşs, chair Brian Abernathy Michael Donato N. Peter Hamilton Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam Personnel Committee David Fryman Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose Facilities Committee H. Hetherington Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Chris van de Velde Engagement Committee Jeanne Fisher, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Robert Elfant Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III Judge Phyllis W. Beck Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Glenn Perlman Aaron Posner Susan Sherman Lee van de Velde
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William Shakespeare penned the immortal words:
“This above all: to thine own self be true”. "Filled to the brim with
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"Lif A scathingly funny follow-up to Ibsen’s classic.
A moving portrait of what makes life worth living.
A modern-day jury, asked for objectivity, struggles to decide what defines ‘justifiable homicide.’
Oct 25 – Dec 9
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Jan 17 – Mar 3
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With a diversity of themes, settings and stations on its face, the 2018/19 Season can easily be viewed on the surface as eclectic. However, upon closer examination one sees the true nature of this season as a whole – as an examination of choices. Whether to pursue a passion, open old wounds, even to follow the law. The choices we make as we all walk our own path determine not only who we are, but the legacy we leave behind. Our goal through the work onstage will be to entertain, enlighten and enrich the lives of our patrons, artists and friends. Join us for this season’s journey.
A New Play by Paula Vogel
AUGUST WILSON'S
Co-Conceived by Todd Kreidler
BY PAULA VOGEL
The first story in August Wilson’s landmark The American Century Cycle.
August Wilson tells, in his own words, stories that shaped him, in his autobiographical tour de force.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Paula Vogel’s acclaimed play with music.
Feb 28 – Mar 31
Mar 7 – Apr 14
May 23 – Jun 23
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