By AARON POSNER,
CHEKHOV sort of adapted from THE SEAGULL BY ANTON
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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
STUPID FUCKING BIRD by AARON POSNER Original Music by James Sugg Set Designer
Lighting Designer
TIM MACKABEE+
THOM WEAVER+
Sound Designer & Additional Music
Costume Designer
DANIEL PERELSTEIN
KATHERINE FRITZ
Choreographer
Stage Manager
AMY SMITH
KATIE RINGWOOD* Assistant Director
JESSE BERNSTEIN Directed by AARON POSNER^
Honorary Producer: HOLLY KINSER STUPID FUCKING BIRD was developed and world premiered in June 2013 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.; Howard Shalwitz, Artistic Director and Jeffrey Hermann, Managing Director. STUPID FUCKING BIRD is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. Applause, please, for our Media Partner: 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
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* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
Thank You! The 2016 Granfalloon was held Friday, June 10 at 7PM at The Fillmore Philadelphia. It was a night to celebrate our community, honor our friends and supporters, and raise much-needed funds to support our plays and programs. This year’s honoree was Joanne Harmelin, founder and CEO of Harmelin Media. Joanne is a stalwart champion of the Arden, and an extraordinary patron and benefactor of the greater Philadelphia theatre community. We are so grateful to our generous event sponsors who helped make the night a success! PRODUCING SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Harmelin Media Monica and Philip Rosenthal SASSAFRAS SPONSORS Nancy and Bob Elfant and Elfant Wissahickon Realtors The Kinser Group CHERRY SPONSORS Jeanne Fisher and Robert F. Lang June and Steve Wolfson FILBERT SPONSORS CHUBB Exeter Property Group Independence Foundation Interstate Outdoor Advertising Charles Rose and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose and Karr Barth Associates PHOTOBOOTH SPONSOR Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton
MULBERRY SPONSORS Dr. Stephen Kanes and Ms. Ann Byun, Esq. Nancy Burd and Mel Nasielski Comcast Spotlight Domus, Inc. Matthew Donahoe Elizabeth H. Gemmill Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Ann Marie and Terry Horner Keystone Outdoor Advertising Liberty Insurance Brokers Philadelphia Media Network Kristen Phillips and Matthew Schreck Windsor Securities Inc. WPHL17
Special Thanks to the 2016 Granfalloon Committee Co-Chairs Jennifer Harmelin Peveto Charles Rose and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ann Marie Horner David and Karen Pressel Michael Donato and Edward Spelman Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman
Genvieve Goldstein Jeanne Fisher June and Steve Wolfson Kristen Phillips David Hackney
WELCOME from the Producing Artistic Director
Welcome to the Arden's 29th season! We are thrilled to welcome Aaron Posner back to the Arden with this Philadelphia premiere of his wonderful play STUPID FUCKING BIRD, a new play "sort of" adapted from Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL. Aaron is one of the Arden's co-founders. When we started the Arden in 1988, we created a very simple mission for this theatre, one that has remained virtually unchanged since then: to bring to life great stories by great storytellers. Over the years, Aaron has adapted many great stories for us here at the Arden, including works by Kurt Vonnegut, Kaye Gibbons, Steve Lopez, Chaim Potok (with adaptations of both THE CHOSEN and MY NAME IS ASHER LEV), among others. Yet I am struck by the fact that STUPID FUCKING BIRD -- the 10th play by Aaron that we've produced at the Arden -- marks a significant step in his work as a playwright. Aaron's previous adaptations were marked by faithfulness to the original source material, often maintaining the narrative voice and sometimes a great deal of the author's language. Not so in STUPID FUCKING BIRD (even the title announces that this play is not a faithful adaptation). Yes, this play captures much of the story and spirit of Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, but it is also very much Aaron's own play. "Sort of" adapted from Anton Chekhov, yet very much a new play by Aaron Posner. With STUPID FUCKING BIRD, we bring to the stage the work of two great storytellers -- and the awesome achievement of this play is that it is indeed a reflection of both. Last spring, we honored Arden Board member Joanne Harmelin at our Granfalloon gala. Joanne has been an ardent Arden advocate for many years and has also supported so many other theatres throughout this region. Over the past two decades, she has helped this theatre community to grow and thrive. At the Granfalloon, Joanne spoke movingly about why theatre is important to her: For so many years after a long day of phone calls, traffic, politics and general business mayhem, I would escape to a darkened theatre and be transported to another time, place or viewpoint. One filled with laughter or sadness or brilliance or horror or empathy or humanity. Whatever tragedies the day had wrought, I found solace and rejuvenation in the theatre...Creativity, community, diversity, our collective history, and individual artistic expression are key elements to a rich, open and inclusive society. This message has never been more relevant for this community than it is today. That's what we endeavor to do. It's why we created the Arden back in 1988, and why we continue to bring to life great stories by great storytellers. We want to create theatre that matters to our audiences -- to continue to explore how theatre can, in the words of our founding mission, "arouse, provoke. illuminate and inspire." Thank you for joining us for STUPID FUCKING BIRD by Aaron Posner. Thank you for being part of the Arden.
The 2016 Barrymore Nominations Announced
We are honored to receive 24 Barrymore Award Nominations for our 2015/16 season. Congratulations to our artists and to everyone who contributes their beautiful work and dedication to enriching the arts and culture in this region.
Congratulations to all the nominees! Production of a Musical: The Secret Garden; The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Supporting Actress in a Musical: Elisa Matthews (The Secret Garden) Leah Walton (The Stinky Cheese Man)
Choreography/Movement: Jenn Rose (The Stinky Cheese Man)
Music Direction: Ryan Touhey (The Secret Garden) Ensemble in a Musical: The Secret Garden; The Stinky Cheese Man
Costume Design: Direction of a Musical: Olivera Gajic (The Secret Matthew Decker (The Stinky Garden) Cheese Man) Scenic Design: Jillian Keys (The Stinky Independence Foundation Terrence J. Nolen (The Secret Jorge Cousineau (The Secret Cheese Man) Award for New Play/Musical: Garden) Garden) Rosemarie McKelvey (Hans Hans Brinker and the Silver David P. Gordon (Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates), Skates by Laura Eason Supporting Actor in a Play: Brinker and the Silver Skates) Alison Roberts (Two Trains Kenny Morris Running) Project Victory Foundation (Funnyman) Earl Girls Award for Lighting Award for Theatre Design: Clear Sound Award for Education Program: Supporting Actor in a Musical: Solomon Weisbard (The Sound Design: Arden for All Scott Sheppard (The Stinky Secret Garden) Lindsay Jones (Hans Brinker Cheese Man) and the Silver Skates) Michael Kiley (The Stinky Cheese Man)
And don't miss the rest of our 2016/17 season THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE by Matthew Lopez is a music-filled comedy that celebrates finding your voice and singing your own song. JOHN by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker is a beautiful and moving new play about spirituality, relationships, and other scary stories. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM returns to the Arden in a vibrant new production featuring Philadelphia’s most exciting up-and-coming actors, musicians, and designers. GYPSY, one of the great musicals of all time, featuring five-time Barrymore Award winner Mary Martello as the indomitable Mama Rose.
And our Arden's Children's Theatre Productions A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD is back with Barrymore Award winners Jeff Coon and Ben Dibble as the amphibious best friends in this charming family musical. THE LIGHT PRINCESS is an enchanting, clever and wickedly funny new musical which will delight kids and parents alike.
HONORARY PRODUCER: HOLLY KINSER The minute I read the reviews of Stupid Fucking Bird, which brilliantly weaves contemporary themes with the past, I immediately requested to serve as Honorary Producer. Plus, as anyone who knows me will attest, the second word in the title is a frequent favorite in my vocabulary. My relationship with the Arden truly began when I lived around the corner and was pregnant with my daughter, Lena. Now, she is in 6th grade and has attended Arden Drama Camp, most recently in the Arden’s second building—The Hamilton Family Arts Center. Further, she, her friends, and classmates have seen countless Children Theatre productions on the F. Otto Haas stage. For me, I’ve had the privilege of serving on the Board of Directors in my recent capacity as Vice President. Holly Kinser and her daughter, Lena.
I love being a contributor to the Board and this Theatre. I work with people and Arden staff that are committed to bringing great stories to the stage, community and classroom. And, while that commitment from a group of dedicated professionals is serious, we always find time to laugh. On a personal note, Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen have grown to be part of my family, or maybe more accurately, I’ve become part of theirs. The Arden is a very special place to The Kinser Girls and embodies so many qualities that exemplify the best that the City of Philadelphia has to offer. It’s for this reason that I don’t hesitate to provide financial support to the Arden and ask each of you to consider doing the same. - Holly Kinser
DIRECTOR’S Notes So, I started writing this odd little play about five years ago without any real expectation that it would ever be produced. I wrote it because I really wanted to write it. Unlike pervious adaptations of mine, I didn’t write it to share or expand or translate someone else's story to the stage… but because there were things I passionately wanted to say— shout about, even. I chose to use the revolutionary brilliance of Anton Chekhov as a springboard to tell a story of my own. And that was leap into the dark for me… Putting SFB out into the world was more than a little scary. It is deeply personal. When my friends and loved ones see me after a performance they tend to look at me with a kind of knowing, awkward little smile and a shake of the head. It's a little like they've just caught me coming out of the shower, wrapped in a towel… I'm a little more exposed than anyone is really comfortable with, but not quite to the point of total inappropriateness. But so it goes… Art is risky. Or can be. Or should be... I wrote it in a bit of a frenzy, actually, hurling onto the page all kinds of things I've been processing for a very long time, as well as things I'm still actively grappling with every day. Nothing in it is autobiographical… or, rather, perhaps, everything in it is “sort of” autobiographical, though few of the events or characters or moments, even, come directly from my life. I tried to tell the truth. I wondered if anyone would see things like I do and maybe relate to the struggles. The enthusiastic reception it has received has been both shocking and gratifying. The fact that it was one of the ten most produced plays in the country last season bowled me over. And now there are productions in the works in Australia, Sweden, Argentina, and elsewhere as well. Crazy… It has been so rewarding, however, that I have now embarked on a full cycle of Chekhov variations. LIFE SUCKS—my new take on UNCLE VANYA— is running right now at the wonderful Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago. NO SISTERS (an even odder, intertwined performance piece to be performed in tandem with Chekhov’s THE THREE SISTERS) will premiere at The Studio Theatre in Washington DC this winter. My reimagining of THE CHERRY ORCHARD is still the works, but it is rapidly taking shape…! I am grateful, as always, to a vast array of people. To Howard Shalwitz at Woolly Mammoth Theatre who first helped SFB take flight; to all the artists on the original team at Woolly; to my wife and daughter for their endless patience, love, support and inspiration; to all the theatre artists across the country who have embraced it, produced it, been in it, and helped it grow and mature; and to Terry and Amy and the amazing cast, staff and team at the Arden who have given me this lovely chance to direct it myself for the first time. I am thrilled to have the chance to share it with all of you. Thanks for coming. I hope you have a wonderful fucking time!
Cast of Characters TIME: NOW
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Con......................................................................................................Aubie Merrylees Dev................................................................................................................Dan Hodge Mash.............................................................................................................Alex Keiper Dr. Sorn.......................................................................................................Greg Wood Nina..................................................................................................Cindy De La Cruz Emma...............................................................................................Grace Gonglewski Trigorin..........................................................................................................Karl Miller UNDERSTUDIES: Tyler S. Elliot (Con), Chris Garofalo (Dev), Francesca Piccione (Mash), Aaron Roberge (Dr. Sorn), Gracie Martin (Nina), Szonja Oroszlan (Emma), Liam Mulshine (Trigorin)
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Who’s Who CINDY DE LA CRUZ (Nina) Excited and honored to be making her Arden debut. Regional: Stupid Fucking Bird (Urbanite Theatre); hop tha A (Asolo Repertory Theatre); The Colored Museum (West Coast Black Theatre Troupe); Dividing The Estate (Florida Repertory Theatre); Solid Ground (Mass Transit Theatre Company); Sosua: Dare To Dance Together (United Palace of Cultural Arts). Education: Acting Apprentice, Florida Studio Theatre; La Guardia H.S., NYC. For Joe. GRACE GONGLEWSKI (Emma) Arden Theatre (26 roles including Hedda Gabler, Maggie/Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Josie/Moon for the Misbegotten, and Barbara/August: Osage County), Off-Broadway: The Flea, The Guys directed by Tommy Kail (with Tom Wopat) Regional: Arena Stage, Walnut Street (10 roles), 1812 Productions, Cape Cod Playhouse (with Juliet Mills), Cape May Stage (with Lynn Cohen), Delaware Theatre Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (9 seasons), Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Wilma Theatre, and a tour of Ireland with Interact Theatre Company. Four Barrymore Awards, F Otto Haas Award, Dorothy Haas Fellowship, BFA North Carolina School of the Arts. Grace is the voice of Tums, Delaware Park Casino, CarSense, Alex’s Lemonade Stand and many hospitals, banks, casinos and politicians around the country.
Who’s Who DAN HODGE (Dev) Arden: Robert Cecil in Equivocation. Regional: Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Lord Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher (Walnut Street Theatre); Roughman in Fair Maid of the West, The Rape of Lucrece (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective); Three Christs of Manhattan (InterAct Theatre Company); Detective Fix in Around the World in 80 Days (Delaware Theatre Company). Education: MFA, University of San Diego/Old Globe; BFA, University of Evansville. ALEX KEIPER (Mash) Arden: Martha in The Secret Garden, Alcyone & others in Metamorphoses, Marquise Therese in La Bete, Marie in Incorruptible, Bebe in Sideways Stories, Iola Stover in Parade, Petra in A Little Night Music, Constanze in Cinderella,Young Woman in Tulipomania, Cannibal Princess in The Flea and the Professor. Regional: Mogo in Field Hockey Hot, Deb in Ordinary Days (11th Hour Theatre Company); Logainne in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Aunt Deb in Kimberly Akimbo (Theatre Horizon); Sophia in Down Past Passyunk (InterAct Theatre Company); Catherine in Proof (Walnut Street Theatre); Bystander in Assassins (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). Upcoming: Lizzie Borden in Lizzie (11th Hour Theatre Company). Education: Atlantic Acting Summer Conservatory 2013; BFA, University of the Arts. Thanks to Posner, Terry, Amy, Katie and the entire cast/crew. All my love to Mom, Dad, Ryan, Matty and Doh. alexkeiper.com. AUBIE MERRYLEES (Con) Arden: Charlotte’s Web, At the Old Place,Women in Jep. Regional: The Aliens (Barrymore nomination, Theatre Exile), Krymov’s The Square Root of Three Sisters (Yale/Krymov Lab), Caucasian Chalk Circle (Yale Rep), The Liar (Lantern), My Romantic History (Inis Nua), and A Bright New Boise (Simpatico). Aubie is also a company member at People’s Light & Theatre, where his credits include End Days, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Beautiful Boy, Stargirl, and A Wrinkle in Time. He is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. For Mom and Dad. KARL MILLER (Trigorin) Arden: My Name Is Asher Lev. Regional: The Liquid Plain (Signature Theatre), Marie Antoinette (SoHo Rep), Completeness (Playwrights Horizons), columbinus (New York Theatre Workshop), Passion Play, A Cycle (Arena Stage), An Opening in Time (Hartford Stage), Hamlet (Rep Stage), Accidential Death of an Anarchist (Rorschach Theatre), Sometimes a Great Notion (Portland Center Stage). Film/Television: Unforgettable,The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, Elementary, 666 Park Avenue. He is a graduate of Wittenberg University. GREG WOOD (Sorn) Arden: The Seafarer, Our Town, Opus,Wittenberg, Grapes of Wrath, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Death of a Salesman, Daedalus, Falsettos, Sunday in the Park With George, Company, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hedda Gabler, Man and Superman, The Brothers K. Regional: Pygmalion (Petersborough Players); Julius Caesar (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); White Guy on a Bus (Passage Theatre Company); The Nether (InterAct Theatre Company); Harvey (Walnut Street Theatre). Greg is a member of The People's Light & Theatre Company. Film & TV: The Sixth Sense, Signs,The Happening,The Harvesting,The Discoverers, How to Get Away With Murder, Law & Order, Ed, Hack, Homicide. AARON POSNER (Playwright, Director) is a Helen Hayes and Barrymore Award-winning director and playwright. An Arden co-founder, Aaron is an Associate Artist at both the Folger Theatre and Milwaukee Repertoy Theatre, and has directed at major regional theatres from coast to coast including Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage, The Alliance, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, Milwaukee Rep, California Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Roundhouse Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Theatre J, American Players Theatre and many more. His adaptations include Chaim Potok's The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev (both of which has enjoyed successful runs at more than 50 other theatres across the country), Ken Kesey's Sometimes A Great Notion, Mark Twain's A Murder, A Mystery and A Marriage, an adaptation of three Kurt Vonnegut short stories, entitled Who Am I This Time? (And Other Conundrums of Love) and Stupid Fucking Bird, a variation on Chekhov’s The Seagull. Aaron was raised in Eugene, Oregon, graduated from Northwestern University, is an Eisenhower Fellow, and lives near Washington, DC. TIM MACKABEE (Set Designer) Arden: Great Expectations,The Jungle Book. Broadway: The Elephant Man (starring Bradley Cooper), Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (dir. Spike Lee). West End: The Elephant Man. Off-Broadway: Guards at the Taj (2016 Lucille Lortel Award, Best Set Design), Our New Girl (Atlantic Theatre Company), Heathers (Vineyard), Much Ado About Nothing (Public Theater), Important Hats of the Twentieth Century, Vietgone (Manhattan Theatre Club). Regional: ACT San
Who’s Who Francisco, The Old Globe, Denver Center, Center Stage Baltimore, Ford’s Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Repertory, Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Muny. Film/TV: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (dir. Chris Rock), Gotham, Smash, The Today Show. Education: BFA, North Carolina School of the Arts; MFA,Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com, @timmackabeedesign. KATHERINE FRITZ (Costume Designer) Arden: Freud's Last Session. Regional costume design credits: Signature Theatre (DC), 1812 Productions, Theatre Exile (Barrymore Award Nomination, Annapurna), Pig Iron Theatre Company, New Paradise Laboratories, InterAct, Lantern, Act II Playhouse, and the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, where she is an artistic associate and resident designer. She is also a writer, recently published in the New York Times,Washington Post, American Theatre Magazine, MTV, and the Sondheim Review. Her blogs Ladypockets and I Am Begging My Mother Not To Read This Blog have garnered millions of readers and widespread critical praise. She is a finalist for the 2015 F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Theatre Artist and was a former Arden Professional Apprentice -- it's nice to be back. katherinefritz.com. THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) Arden: 22 productions including Metamorphoses, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, and Funnyman last season. Philadelphia: The Wilma Theater, People’s Light, University of the Arts, Lantern Theater Company, Delaware Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre Company, Azuka Theatre, EgoPo Classic Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, 1812 Productions, Headlong Dance Theatre, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival. Regional: Shakespeare Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Theatre J, Two River, California Shakespeare Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Signature Theater Company, Lincoln Center Festival, Spoleto, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Rep, among others. He holds three Barrymores (23 nominations), Jeff nominee, 4-time Helen Hayes nominee, and two AUDELCO Awards. DANIEL PERELSTEIN (Sound Designer & Additional Music) is a freelance sound designer, composer, and musical director in Philadelphia. Arden: Secret Garden, Parade, Next to Normal, Jungle Book, Pinocchio, others. Recent designs at Roundabout Theatre Company, Primary Stages, McCarter Theatre,Virginia Stage Co, Opera Philadelphia, Wilma Theater, People’s Light, Kimmel Center, and many others. Daniel is an Artistic Associate at The Wilma Theater and the resident sound designer for the Bearded Ladies Cabaret. He has received two Barrymore Awards and fourteen Barrymore Award nominations in three categories. Independence Foundation Fellowship, 2013. B.S. Engineering, B.A. Music, Swarthmore College. In memory of Dad. JESSE BERNSTEIN (Assistant Director) is happy to be back at the Arden, where he previously Assistant Directed The Jungle Book and played “Reuven” in The Chosen. Jesse has also performed at the Walnut Street Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, New York Shakespeare Festival, Rubicon Theatre and elsewhere. TV credits include Law and Order and Veronica Mars. Recently, he directed Shipwrecked! (Walnut Street Theatre), Member of the Wedding (Rutgers-Camden) and the short film Allergy (available on YouTube). Many thanks to Aaron, Terry and Amy. AMY SMITH (Chorographer) is a founder and Co-Director of Headlong Dance Theater. Since 1993, Headlong has created collaborative dance theater works (including site specific performance events), and toured nationally and internationally. They have won many accolades, including Pew Fellowships and a “Bessie” award. This is her second production at The Arden –she choreographed The Dinosaur Musical. Outside of Headlong, Amy has performed in the work of Deborah Hay, Ishmael Houston Jones, and in theater and cabaret, and has won two Ensemble Barrymore Awards, for the Lantern Theater’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, and 1812’s Suburban Love Songs. KATIE RINGWOOD (Stage Manager) Arden: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Equivocation, Passion, A Little Night Music, Next To Normal. Some favoirte past credits include Production Stage Manager for the International Tour of 50 Shades! The Musical Parody and regional credits such as Legally Blonde (Fulton Theatre). Penelope, Hand of Gaul (Inis Nua Theatre Company); Long Christmas Ride Home (Azuka Theatre). She was the 2011/2012 Mainstage Stage Management Apprentice at the Walnut Street Theatre. Love and thanks to Beaner, Joey, and the wonderful people who make this crazy life possible. 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 serves on
Who’s Who the Board of the Greater Philadelphia 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. TERRENCE J. NOLEN (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 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. 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 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 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, 63 awards and 331 nominations from the Theatre Alliance of Greater 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.
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Anonymous (3) Hank Adamczyk and Iris Melendez John and Rebecca Adams Maureen Alexander and Kathryn Doyle Stan and Lisa Altman Brett and Nan Altman Bethany Asplundh Jim and Janet Averill Rhonda Ball Sheryl and Allen Bar Sheila Bell Sandy and Mickey Bernstein David and Sandy Beswick Louis Bluver Jean Bodine Patty Bowman DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd and Mel Nasielski Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas^ Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Christopher and Jeffrey Carver Carol and Bruce Caswell Cordelia Clement
Looking for a business tax break in 2017? Receive a tax credit through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program by supporting the Arden’s education outreach program! Eligiblity info: Mimi Meserve at 215.922.8900 x126 or mmeserve@ardentheatre.org or visit www.ardentheatre.org/support/eitc.html
Special thanks to EITC contributors BB&T, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Comcast NBC 10 Telemundo 62, PECO, Harmelin Media, and Philadelphia Insurance Companies.
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. **denotes deceased supporters
* denotes gifts made through the United Way
Barbara R. Cobb Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Marta Dabezies Joy De Jesus and Jamie Reynolds Mark and Tobey Dichter Wally and Jane Evans The Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans Jr. Fund Shannon and Ted Farmer Jill Fisch and John Gassenheimer Ellen and Tim Foster George and Elizabeth Gephart Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore Genvieve Goldstein and Clete Shields Terry Graboyes Richard R. Harris Jim and Gretchen Hartling Lynn Martin Haskin and Don Haskin Steve and Jane Heumann Karen and Mark Hite Jill and Elliot Kaplan Carol Kelley Caroline Kemmerer Kount Kit Mr. David King, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Kenneth and Eve Klothen Peter and Emilie Lapham Edward and Kathryn Lee David Lerman and Shelley Wallock Winnie and Eric Lien^ Gloria and Dan Mariano Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Jacqueline and David Massari Barbara and Don Matheson Denise McLeod A.C. Missias Jerome Napson, in memory of Annie Richardson Marjorie Neff and Daniel Winterstein Terrence J. Nolen and Amy L. Murphy Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Susan Odessey Regina Baszczyk and Lee O'Neill Edward and Alexis Pappas Ceth and Sam Plum Joel and Bobbie Porter Ilene and Coleman Poses Laura and Douglas Pratt Karen and David Pressel Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Dr. Ann Ritter and Leo Korein,
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in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Sidney Rosenblatt Mike Salmanson Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Kathleen Sernak Susan and Steven Shubert Salem Shuchman and Barbara Klock Laura and Ron Siena, in honor of Nancy and Bob Elfant Hether and Don Smith Barbara and Mike Soroker Dr. Harvey Spector, M.D. and Mrs. Naomi Spector Debra and Bill Stewart Paul Stone Kevin Strauss Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Harvey Swedloff Dr. Judy Wellington Nancy Wingo Richard and Diane Dalto Woosnam Hope Yursa $500-$999 Howard Aaronson Temmy Acton Lynda and Murray Battleman Judith Beck Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Linda and Larry Bruck Joseph Casey^ Mary Ann and Jacob Dailey Thomas and Eileen Davis Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Antoinette Farrar Seymour Sara and Dieter Forster Lou and Rhoda Fryman^ Dan Gannon Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Jeanne Geskes William and Virginia Gormley Ann and Glenn Haig Shaina and Nathaniel P. Hamilton Barbara and Jerry Kaplan George Koch and Santo DiDonato Mary Ellen Krober John and Melissa Lore Phyllis and Fred Magaziner, in honor of Bob and Nancy Elfant Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Sally Mallory Norman and Cynthia Martin, in memory of Richard Repetto Donald Martin, in memory of Richard Repetto
^^in support of Arden for All
^includes a matching gift
Gloria McNutt Sally Mercer Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer Tom Petro and Kristine Messner Daniel Promislo Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Robin Reisman Marilyn Sanborne Philip and Susan Schlegel Harold and Sharon Schwalm Joseph and Louise Shaffer^ James Shew Roy and Lee Shubert Gayle and David Smith, in memory of Michele Decker James L. Smith Marilyn and Dean Staats Harold and Emily Starr Stephen and Kathy Thompson Edna and Stephen Vasso Tom and Patricia Vernon Julie D. Williams Tom and Jackie Zemaitis
$250-$499 Anonymous (2) Judith Auritt Klein Ellen Baxter and Robert Kavash^ Ron and Joyce Bayer Richard and Eileen Bazelon Richard and Joan Behr Patricia and Tom Bender Tom and Pat Bender Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Doris and Aaron Bitman Linda and Alden Blyth Viola Bostic Thomas and Mary Pat Boyle Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine Jessica Calter and Michael Fenton
To join or for more information, please contact Lauren Hughes, Development Director at
215.922.8900 x149 or lhughes@ardentheatre.org
Thank You to Our Supporters Anthony and Jaque Camp Jacqueline Campbell Chip Capelli Caroline Castagno Mary Chomitz Steve and Helene Cohen Marc and Margie Cohen John Cooke Michele and Ray Decker Nancy DeLucia Rhonda Dickey^ Tika Djerassi and The Djerassi Foundation Colleen Grace Donofrio Lucille Drake Kathy and Jerry Drew Kathleen Duffy Sheila Dyan and Charles A. Gaglia, Jr. Jonathan and Ella Edwards Barry and Beth Evans Anne Ewers Paul and Judy Farber Nicholas K. Fox Paula Fuchsberg Steven Fukuchi and Laura Offutt George and Dona Garrettson+ Mark Garvin, in memory of Ginny Lawrence Goren Bob and Jan Goren Betty and Gary Grunder Dona and Curt Haltiwanger Mary and Bill Hangley Mary Harbison Heidi Hertfelder Richard and Barbara Hirsh Jay Horrow Lauren Hughes Glenna Huls Jean and Edd Hyde
Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Philip and Marge Kalodner Nancy Kane Phyllis Kauffman Susan Kellogg and Dick Hoffman David Kim John and Cheryl Kirby Christina and Harold Klein Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Steven Knepper George Koch Bernadette Koller Marilyn and David Kraut Joyce Laskin Richard Lee Reinsel Lesher, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel David and Deborah Lesher Alan and Susan Levin Warren and Arline Lieberman David Lipetz Perry Watts and Samuel Litwin John and Martha Lubell Theresa Mader and David Suter George and Judy McCarthy John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Missy and Bob McQuiston Alan and Susan Miller Madeline Miller and Gordon Leggett Douglas and Fredaricka Moffitt Robert Morris, in memory of Richard Repetto Theodore and Theresa Munz Kenneth and Susan Myers Lora and Michael Northen Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Matt and Judy Ochs Brenda J. Oliphant Don and Barbara Parman
Jane G. Pepper Valerie Pipano David Plante, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Dulcie Romm Jennifer Potts Mary Jo Reilly Alice Reyes and David Glancey Rachel Reynolds James and Mary Ann Rich Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Daniel and Faye Ross John and Melanie Rowley Adelle Rubin Carole M. and Irwin C. Saft Lawrence and Phyllis Sager Nicholas A. Spennato and Charlotte S. Roede Roy and Corinne Stahl Rita and Neil Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Ms. Sheila Vaidya, in memory of David Schu Helene Van Hoeven Lewis and Hella Volgenau Jeannette and William Webb Donna and Andrew Wechsler Marlene Weinberg Vivian J. Weinblatt Joann White and William Beckett Richard Willis and Linda Hartnett James Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woodcock Paul Yaros James Zug
$125-$249 Anonymous (2)
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 help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come. Anonymous Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Mary and Charles Burr Pearl M. Carpel Larry S. Friedman and Dean H. Rishel Ellis Ginsberg*
Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefe Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Madeline Portnoy Dr. Harry Rosenthal Marilyn and Dean Staats
*denotes deceased supporter
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 Lauren Hughes Development Director at 215.922.8900 ext. 149.
Thank You to Our Supporters Barbara Abrahams Jessica Accurso Janet and Roger Alwang Drs. Rita Axelrod and Howard Naidech Sylva Baker George and Judith Balock^ Sally and Morris Barron Pamela Barroway Yvonne Bartman Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Barbara Bell Timothy Berger Thomas Blackburn Benjamin and Libby Blank Allen G. Bonner Judith Borie, in honor of Lee van de Velde Marcia Bower Michael P. Boyle Eadie and Allan Brooks Ann and David Brownlee Harold and Camille Buchanan, in memory of Camille Buchanan Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Scott and Nelly Childress Monica and Sung Jin Choi Saul and Sandra Clair Annemarie F. Clarke and David L. Buch Rhoda Coben Dr. Marie Conn, in memory of Alice and Ira Conn Elizabeth Cornman Sandra and James Corry Nancy and Michael Davis Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff Daniel P. Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Stuart and Diana Donaldson Ellen Dooneief Michael Dotsey Darrell Dotson W. Wallace and Joanne C. Dyer Paul and Mary Lynn Ellis Brynn Evans Anne and Steven Fassler John and Nancy Fischer Adam Foxx Kenneth and Cecile Frank John and Elaine Frank Judy and Richard Franken Fran Freedman and Jon Blum Larry S. Friedman and Dean H. Rishel Greg Gephart Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefe Marylyn Goutmann Paul Green Robin Greene Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Rick Greenstein and Claudia Tesoro Marsha Gross and Paul Siegel Marcia Halbert Ona and Stephen Hamilton
Brian Hanna Andrew and Michele Harbison Sue and Doug Heckrotte, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Betsy and Ted Hershberg Daniel and Monica Hilferty Ed Hillis, in memory of David Schu Terry Hirshorn Daniel and Dorothy Hofer Michael J. Hozik and Margaert L. Rea Margaret Huntsman Peter and Barbara Hutcheon David Ingram and Melanye Finister Dr. and Mrs. William and Nancy Jantsch Sarah C. and Joe Jordan Ginny and Len Karabell Sandi Karlson Douglas and Ruth Keating Kate Kidder Doerr Stephen and Barbara Kieran Richard Kiley Margarita and Peter Kind Alan and Elaine Klawans Patricia and Charles Kling Walter Kraft and Deborah Hung Barry and Janet Kushner Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman David Ladov Marion Laffey-Ferry, in memory of Richard Repetto Bob and Mary Lawler Linda L. Lenard Bob and Lynn Levitt Craig and Stephanie Lewis Susan and Philip Lipkin Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Linda and Dan Litwin Barbara and Bob Maerten Lynn and Joe Manko Mary Ellen Marzullo Rosalie Matzkin Kenneth and Margery Maurer Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell Faith and Arthur McDowell Michelle McFarlane Cheryl Meyer Marianne Miller Paul and Lee Miller Ellen Monsees John and Gina Moore Martha Moore Stephen and Janet Mullin Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Etta and Chuck Nissman Betsy Oliphant Mr. Larry Pace Marcia Paullin John and Judith Peakes Ann and Andrew Perch Stephen Platt and Robin Schaufler Martha Platt and Marlis Kraft David and Amy Pollack Dr. Nancy Post
Janet Poth Preston Family Ms. Aneira Puttaswamy Miriam Reimel and Jack Sirott Leslie Rescorla and Thomas Achenbach Mx. Patrick Ressler Gary and Robin Risler John and Claire Rodgers Chris Chris Rosario, in honor of Mya Klein Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg Richard S. Rosenberg Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Alan Rothenberg and Enid Krasner Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Ruth and Marvin Sachs Bill and Joan Saidel David and Margie Saland Alexandra Samuels and Peter Kohn Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Bobbie and Al Schmidt Brian Schu Warren and Carole Lee Schwomeyer MaryEllen Scott Karen and Bob Serenbetz Lori Severino Polly Shaffer Jim and Cathy Shippen John and Maryann Shivers Mahlon Simon Bob and Harriet Singer Judith Skillings The Smith Family Barbara and Steven Speece Usha Srinivasan Susan Cook and Jeff Staikoff Megan Staples JD Stokely Corinne Stone Lalitha Swart, in honor of Jean Markowitz John Tarves Lorraine Toji Paul Toy Linda Traver Lisa Trucksess April Tvarok John Urofsky William Vogel, in memory of Richard Repetto Emily and Charles Wagner Debbie and Tom Walker Susan and Tom Walther Tom and Beth Warms Thomas Watkins Wayne Watson, in Memory of Hazel and Edward S. Watson, Jr. Jeannine and David Webber Elizabeth Weinreb Thomas and Dawn Weiss Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Nancy Wood
Thank You to Our Supporters Barbara Wright Marie Zartler and William Klump
$75-$124 Anonymous (7) Emely Aiken Dr. Alison Anderson Kay and Scott Armstrong Jose Aviles Dr. and Mrs. Stuart and Elaine Baer Wade Bailey Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Samuel and Judith Barbush Pat Basilicato Carolyn and George Bassett Dr. and Mrs. Joseph and Lisa Becker David Beech Linda and Melanie Belinsky David and Nancy Bergman Constance and Richard W. Berman Charlotte Biddle Fern and Robert Billet Jocelyn Block Patricia Bourke and Robert Downie, in honor of Jason Slavick and Liars and Believers Hazel Bowers Leslie Bowman, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel
Frank Boyer Judith Broudy Michael P. Buckley Kathleen Buckley, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Carol Buettger and Allen Bonner Donna Burkholder Eli Cameron+ Barbara Carmine Paul and Kate Carpenter Lucy Carroll and Robert Mccaffrey William and Lillian Cassel Alice Chittenden Barbara Ciesla Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer Charlotte Cody Mark Cohen and Marty Johnson Judith Cohen John and Mary Ann Collett Rick and Carol Collier Ms. Patricia Comfort Richard and Janet Conn Cheryll Conway, in memory of Constance Marrone Janet Cook S Gerald Corso, in memory of Richard Repetto B. Karen Coyne John Culhane April Cummings
Karen Cuzzolino Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D'Angelo Kathy Dantonio, in honor of Jean Markovitz Robert and Bonnie DeAngelo Rita and Grace Denbo David Devan, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Miriam and Samuel Diamond Lawrence Difranco Ellen DiPinto Ruby Dowd and Angela Dowd Burton Ray and Ellen Doyle Beverly Dubin Donald and Geraldine Duclow John and Lois S. Durso Patricia Eames Joan Earley Linda Eiteljorg Linda Ellsworth Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Ted and Joann Erfer Mark and Rene Feitelson Charlotte T. Feldman Ruth Ferber Joan Finger Joan and Aron Fisher Pamela Fisk Judy Frank
Thank You to Our Supporters Mary Frantz James I. Frazer Michael and Helene Freidman Paula Freilich Paul Friedman Patricia and Jim Fritz Brenda Furtak Jennie and Michael Gallagher Ofelia Garcia Eileen and William Gemmell Blossom Gica Steven and Susan Glauser Peggy Glover Joan Gmitter Becca Goland-Van Ryn Jerry Goldberg^ Paul and Kathleen Goldenberg Brian Goldsmith Harvey and Mary Goldstein Maxwell Gorson Diane Graboyes Daryl Graham Mary Jo Grdina Carole Green Kathleen Greenacre Gladys Greenfield Adele A. Greenspun Patricia Greer Grace Grillet and Rich Eagan Priscilla Grosick
Trudy and Paul Gulterman Leigh Gustafson Marlane and Harvey Guttmann Nicole Hackel Michael Hairston, in memory of Richard Repetto Sue Harasink Huntley Hardison, MD and Marge Niven, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Beverly and James Hayden and Taylor Madeleine and Phil Henderson, in honor of Ella, Matt, Nate, and Noah Angela and Michael Hennessey Colin Hennesy and Dr. Jeremy Cohen Herbert and Gayl Henze Ruth Herd Susan Herron Alice Hershberger National Nursing Centers Consortium, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Tom and Wendy Hibberd Marlene Hilkowitz Deborah Hluchan, in memory of Edith Freeman Lisa and Bill Hoffman James and Hollie Holt Esther and Robert Hornik
Donna and Bill Hower Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Irvin and Janet Hurwitz Richard Izard and Helen Angelina Charles and Rebecca Johnson Shari and Andrew Johnson Timothy and Carol Johnson William Jordan Priya Joshi Jennifer Julian Anthony and Joanne Kahn Anne Kasprinski David Kaufman Margaret Keller Kristy Kelly Marjorie Epps Kennedy Margaret Kerr Maria Kiernan Lorraine and David Kilmer Caren and Brian Kirschner Richard and Marcia Klafter Kenneth Klein Harold and Maris Kobb Kristen Koenigsbauer, in honor of Lauren Hughes Jerry and Deena Koffler Thomas and Anne Kohn Ina Li and Michael Kostal Vicki Kramer
Thank You to Our Supporters Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Andrew Kurovsky Andrew Lees Stewart Leftow Garry Lennon Ruth Levikoff Natalie Levkovich Norman and Sylvia Lieberman Lisa Linder and Richard Grossman Karen Lisker William Loeb J. Lyttle Steve Fischer and Tobi Mackler Mr. Whit MacLaughlin Donald and Nancy Maclay Bob and Sue Ann Marburg Renee and Milton Margulies Mary and Jack Markov Joseph Markovitz, in honor of Jean Markovitz Eileen Mccomb Alice McCreary and David Epler Anne McHugh Kathleen McKinley Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Kathy McMaster Celeste T. McMenamin
Tom and Helen McNutt Arthur and Sallie Melvin Helen Mengel, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Barbara Miller Sylvia R. Miller Francis Mitchell Jeff and Maxine Morgan Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina and Adam Mussel John and Charline Neigh Elesa Nelson Joan Heyne Nerenberg Andrew Norton Frances Novack Janet and Dennis Novack Linda Osler Stanton Oswald Karin and Tom Pajak Mr. Richard Pariseau Robert and Sydney Pasternack Michael and Judy Paul Robert Peck F. Laurence Pethick Donald and Carol Plank Lois and Paul Plotnick Jeff and Elizabeth Podraza
John Pontician R. Brooke and Linda Porch Sandy Portnoy, in honor of Sydney Portnoy Mary Pugh, in memory of Richard Repetto Linda Putnam Erat Linda Quam Barbara Quinn Mark and Karen Reber Abi and Craig Reed Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Eleanor and Joseph Reinhardt Jon Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Lorraine Riesenbach Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. Linda Robinson Ph.D. and Peter Krill J. William Robling Michael Rogers, in memory of Richard Repetto Maxine Rosen J. Randall Rosensteel Marcia Rosner Carolyn Rosner Martin and Sue Rubel Mitchell Russell
with Michael Ogborn
Last season, we launched the Arden Cabaret Series and audiences embraced the opportunity to get to know some of their favorite artists up-close-and-personal. "This new concept has all the earmarks of an unqualified success for the Arden Theatre Company." - Beyond My Backyard
Photo: Anne Todd
This year we will be expanding the series to feature more of our favorite Philadelphia artists. We are thrilled to announce that we will be opening the second season of the Arden Cabaret Series with composer/writer Michael Ogborn. Before Michael Ogborn became known as the writer of such musicals as Baby Case, CafĂŠ Puttanesca, Field Hockey Hot, and The Three Maries, he was one of this region's most sought after cabaret performers (Philadelphia Magazine named him Best of Philly Cabaret Performer in 1992!) This October, Michael returns in a new cabaret that promises to be an extraordinary evening of songs, stories and laughter. Pack a picnic. Bring a bottle of wine (bring a few!) Bring your friends. Seating is limited to 100 people so make plans now to be in the room with Michael Ogborn.
Oct. 14 & 15
Tickets: ardentheatre.org, or call the Box Office at 215.922.1122.
Thank You to Our Supporters Roberta Sampson David Scheibe Karyn Scher Kim and Ross Schmucki Mary Ellen and Carl Schneider Ms. Adeline Schultz Irene and Marvin Schuman Hideko Secrest Kathy and Richard Sexton Craig Sheetz Jan and Tom Showler Neil and Cheryl Shusterman Donald and Marilyn Silberberg Bart and Sandy Silverman, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Glenn and Mary Simmons Jo Ann and Richard Simon Barry Simpson, in memory of Richard Repetto Carleene and David Slowik Jay Snyderman Paula Solomon Margaret R. Spencer Stephen and Esther Springer Arthur and Marcia Staddon Daniel and Judith Steiker Dylan Steinberg
Ruth and David Steinman Karen Strauss Jordan Strauss, in memory of Dr. Andrea Mengel Barbara Sucidlo Sally Switzer Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross Robert W Tafel Jr Cecilia Tannenbaum Richard and Anne Tax Marion and Richard Taxin Joseph Terry Marian Tracey Frank Trotta William and Mary Tsiouris Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Linda Tyler Constance Villiers Margaret vonMehren Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Ann Mintz and Clifford Wagner Cathryn and Thomas Walsh Marisa Waxman Oscar Weber Charlotte and Dr. Carroll Weinberg Robert Weinberg Dr. Harold M. Weiner
Shelly and Fred Weiner Helen and Harry Weinheimer Constance West Harold and Janet Whaling Steve and Jan Whittaker Ann and Doug Wilkerson Doris Williams Kent and Jean Williams, in memory of Edith Freeman Sam and Kuna Yankell Dr. Herbert and Carol Zemble Rebecca and James Zug * Denotes gift made through the United Way ** Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift List represents gifts made between August 1, 2015 through August 30, 2016
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2016/17 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
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WEDGE + FIG
308 Market street • 215.625.0988
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160 N. 3rd Street • 267.603.3090 www.wedgeandfig.com
WISTER
26 N. 3rd St.• 267.239.5900
For complete restaurant descriptions visit: ardentheatre.org/dining
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Board and Committee Members 2016/17 Board of Directors David Fryman, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary Rhonda Ball Rayenne Chen Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Darrel German Albert M. Greenfield, III N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Richard L. Maimon 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
The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Aaron Posner Board Executive Committee David Fryman, chair Nancy Burd Michael A. Donato Nancy Elfant N. Peter Hamilton Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Board Development Committee Robert Elfant, chair Brian Abernathy Joy L. De Jesús Michael Donato N. Peter Hamilton Eileen Heisman Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam Personnel Committee David Fryman, chair Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose
Engagement Committee Nancy Elfant, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Robert Elfant Jeanne Fisher Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson Facilities Committee H. Hetherington Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Chris van de Velde
Aiden Cole Dalia Cousineau Patrick Daniels James Dooley Gia Genovese Andrew Goren Anna Goula Jamara Griffin Maddy Larkin Cait McCuen Kieran O’Connor Eli Russell Regina Sullivan
Arden Theatre Company wishes to thank: East End Salon
Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Kristen Phillips Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Teen Council Maria Bangura Dylan Caligiuri
LOOKING TO HOST AN EVENT? CELEBRATING? Why don’t you have your next party at the Hamilton Family Arts Center? Your reception, anniversary, rehearsal dinner, or next birthday party would be a dramatic affair in one of our many unique spaces! MEETING? Bring your next board meeting, corporate retreat, or annual meeting to the new Hamilton Family Arts Center. We have large rooms, multiple breakout rooms and we provide a unique venue to take your meetings “on the road!”
Email John Grassey at jgrassey@ardentheatre.org for more information.
Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................. Terrence J. Nolen Associate Artistic Director.............................................................................................................. Matthew Decker Commissioned Playwrights........................................................................Greg Banks, James Ijames, Lorene Cary Casting Associate..................................................................................................................................... Jonathan Silver Artistic Intern................................................................................................................................................ Percia Verlin
Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager.............................................................................................................................. Rebecca Cureton Art Director.................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Publicist................................................................................................................................................Christine Kozsuch Group Sales Manager.................................................................................................................................Gilberto Vega Development Director...........................................................................................................................Lauren Hughes Development Manager............................................................................................................................. Mimi Meserve Development Assistant................................................................................................................................. Will Freske
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Managing Director.................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy General Manager......................................................................................................................................... John Grassey Director of Finance and Administration.............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager...............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon General Management Assistant.................................................................................................................Regina Haigh General Management Intern................................................................................................................... Marlyn Logue Arden Professional Apprentices...................................................Aaron Shown, Alison Howard, Jess McPhillips Krysten Schmelzer, Madeline Jones, Miranda Katz Paige Farestveit, Rudy Gerson
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Director of Drama School.........................................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................José Avilés Education Intern.................................................................................................................................... Joshua Reinstein Arden Teaching Artists.............................Madison Auch, Kala Moses Baxter, Terry Brennan, Kathryn Brunner, Rachel Camp, Taysha Canales, Peter Andrew Danzig, Matt Decker, Tara Demmy, Bryant Edwards, Eliana Fabiyi, Will Freske, Terrell Green, TJ Harris, Alex Keiper, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Matthew Mastronardi, Emily Mattison, Christina May, Amanda Morton, Bi Jean Ngo, Clare O’Malley, Daniel Park, Sam Pedings, Jenna Pinchbeck, Adam Siry, Jenna Stelmok, Jenson Titus Box Office Manager.................................................................................................................................. Corey Masson Assistant Box Office Manager.............................................................................................................Bryant Edwards House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Assistants...............................................Galen Blanzaco, Ryann Carey,Vicki Daly, Sarah Dugan, Matt Falance, Katie Frazer, Chelsea Gaskin, TJ Harris, Gabe Henninger, Ali Pajonk, Ethan Polson, Nicole Metas, JD Stokely, Amanda Robinson, Jack Tamburri Production Manager............................................................................................................................. Courtney Riggar Technical Director................................................................................................................................... Glenn Perlman Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman...........................................................................................................Justin Romeo Master Electrician................................................................................................................................. Martin Stutzman Interim Costume Supervisor...................................................................................................................Amanda Wolff Properties Master............................................................................................................................... Christopher Haig Charge Scenic Artist.........................................................................................................................Kristina Chadwick Stage Managers.................................................................................. Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson, Katie Ringwood Assistants to the Stage Manager.............................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Audio Engineer.......................................................................................................................................... John Kolbinksi Wardrobe Supervisor...............................................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Electricians.................................................................... Amanda Jensen, Flora Vassar, Josh Samors , Lucas Nguyen Stitchers.........................................................................................................................................Rufus CottmanScenic Construction Intern...................................................................................................................................Lo McDowell Costume Intern....................................................................................................................................... Muriel Mangual Props Intern............................................................................................................................................... John Wendling
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2016/17 SEASON The
Legend of
Georgia McBride
By Matthew Lopez
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By Annie Baker
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS
Music by JULE STYNE
Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
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