Annual Report 2009/10
Mission Statement Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers. The Arden draws from any source that is inherently dramatic and theatrical: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, music and drama. Arden Theatre Company stages works for the diverse greater Philadelphia community that arouse, provoke, illuminate and inspire.
Our Vision for the Future The Arden will be recognized as one of Philadelphia’s great cultural treasures and one of the leading regional theatres in the country. We will draw from the best actors, designers, artisans and arts administrators available nationally while remaining committed to homegrown artists. The Arden will be known as an important incubator for the creation of new work – plays and musicals that premiere at the Arden will be presented worldwide. Playwrights will seek to make the Arden their artistic home. Young people will be inspired, empowered and develop a lifelong love of the arts when they experience the energy of Arden Children’s Theatre and participate in Arden classes. Graduates of the Arden Professional Apprentice Program will shape the future of American theatre – here in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Our audiences will see themselves and their humanity in the stories we tell and classes we teach and have a lifelong relationship with this theatre. The Arden will be a source of civic pride, the theatre that Philadelphians point to as their hometown theatre.
The History Boys, 2009
2009/10 Show Results THE HISTORY BOYS
By ALAN BENNETT Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN On the F. Otto Haas Stage September 24 - November 1, 2009 Attendance: 13,555 Ticket Sales: $339,621 Performances: 44 “Theatrical and often very funny, Boys boasts an emotional honesty that is genuinely disarming. Director Terrence J. Nolen’s cast is exceptional, led by Frank X, who gives an impressively nuanced performance. If you enjoy Philly theater, it doesn’t get much better than the Arden’s History Boys.” –Philadelphia Weekly
RABBIT HOLE
By DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE Directed by JAMES J. CHRISTY On the Arcadia Stage October 22 - December 20, 2009 Attendance: 10,662 Ticket Sales: $266,398.50 Performances: 66 “Director James J. Christy is not afraid to dig into the play’s rich humor as much as its sadness, and builds beautiful, seamless evolutions of tone and conflict within the scenes. Arden veteran Grace Gonglewski and Brian Russell, in the roles of the parents, give pitch-perfect portrayals.” –EDGE Philadelphia
With over 110,000 audience members, the 2009/10 season saw the Arden’s highest performance attendance ever.
Audience Development Total Attendance: 111,311 Season Subscribers (Includes Mainstage and Children’s Theatre): 10,321 Single Ticket Sales: $858,260 Subscription Ticket Sales: $1,083,916 Group Sales: $304,285 Total Ticket Sales: $2,260,868
Rabbit Hole, 2009
Artistic Highlights Total Performances: 458 Total Weeks of Extensions: 7
2009/10 Show Results
PETER PAN
BLUE DOOR
ROMEO AND JULIET
Attendance: 11,063 Ticket Sales: $274,117.50 Performances: 76
Production Sponsor:
Production Sponsor:
“What do you get when you combine brilliant writing, inspired staging and two accomplished actors who are absolutely on fire? The Arden’s production of Tanya Barfield’s Blue Door… Simultaneously thought provoking, funny and heart-wrenching, Blue Door could cause even the most secure among us to do some soul searching.” – The Philadelphia Tribune
Attendance: 16,402 Ticket Sales: $348,862.50 Performances: 54
Adapted for the Stage by DOUGLAS IRVINE From the books by J.M. BARRIE Directed by DAVID O’CONNOR On the F. Otto Haas Stage December 2, 2009 - January 31, 2010
By TANYA BARFIELD Directed by WALTER DALLAS On the Arcadia Stage January 14 - March 21, 2010
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Directed by MATT PFEIFFER On the F. Otto Haas Stage February 25 - April 11, 2010
Community Partner: Attendance: 29,000 Ticket Sales: $417,265 Performances: 83 “The Arden’s reinvention of Barrie’s classic tale reignited a tiny flame of innocence, and reconstructed, if only for a short time, a moment in the child’s life where imagination reigned supreme and the pretense of what is or isn’t cool mattered not.” –Out With the Kids
“An ambitious production of Shakespeare’s classic…a small army of gifted regional players living their lines with such intensity that it almost knocks your socks off.” —KYW
2009/10 Show Results
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE Adapted by JODY DAVIDSON Directed by WHIT MacLAUGHLIN
Book copyright ©1985 Laura Numeroff Illustration copyright ©1985 Felicia Bond Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers
On the Arcadia Stage April 14 - June 27, 2010 Production Sponsors:
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by JAMES LAPINE Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN Production Conceived by JORGE COUSINEAU and TERRENCE J. NOLEN On the F. Otto Haas Stage May 27 - July 4, 2010 Honorary Producers: Fred and Emily Anton
Community Partner:
Sunday in the Park with George was funded by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative. This play is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Attendance: 15,746 Ticket Sales: $221,036 Performances: 91
Attendance: 14,833 Ticket Sales: $379,160.50 Performances: 44
“Joyous and unapologetic... Vaudevillian magic…[Steve] Pacek has a grand time flying around the set…Fun to parents and manic younger charges alike.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer
“This is by any standard a major revival, one of the strongest Sondheim productions of the past decade. Not only is this production sensitively staged and imaginatively designed, but it’s the best-sung Sondheim revival to come along in years.” –The Wall Street Journal
Artistic Achievements
“Back to school,” says one of the characters in the opening monologue of Alan Bennett’s Tony Award-winning The History Boys, and that’s exactly where we went to start our 23rd season of great stories by great storytellers. In an inspired bit of local casting, Shakespearean actor Frank X made his Arden debut in the role of Hector, a teacher of “studied eccentricity” at an English private school. Joining him was a host of exciting young actors, several of whom were making their professional debuts. Dazzlingly staged by Terrence J. Nolen, and featuring a brilliant collage of 1980s pop songs, courtesy of Jorge Cousineau, the production turned out to be a tantalizing precursor of another Nolen/Cousineau event still to come. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winner Rabbit Hole brought Grace Gonglewski back to the Arden for her 19th role with our company. As the grief-stricken Becca, she moved audiences to tears night after night. Her director was James J. Christy, another much lauded Philadelphia artist and frequent Arden collaborator. Both Christy and Gonglewski received Barrymore nominations for their work on the production, and both will return for the 2010/11 season. The first Arden Children’s Theatre production of the season was a new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan by Douglas Irvine that had only been staged once before
at the Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis. Highlights of the production included a bilingual Tinkerbell played by Vietnamese-American actress Bi Jean Ngo, Lost Boys puppets made from everyday objects by local troupe Puppet Uprising, and an extraordinary steampunk set designed by Tom Gleeson. Gleeson is the recipient of a Princess Grace Award, which funded his return to the Arden for The Threepenny Opera. After directing 2008’s The Piano Lesson, Walter Dallas returned to the Arden to direct Blue Door, Tanya Barfield’s stirring examination of race and assimilation. Philadelphia favorite Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. made his Arden debut in a hypnotic, tour-de-force performance; he did not leave the stage once during the play’s 90-minute running time. The production featured original music by sound designer Robert Kaplowitz, a recent Philadelphia transplant and Tony Award winner for his sound design of the Broadway musical Fela! Kaplowitz, Dallas, and supporting actor Kes Khemnu were Barrymore nominees for their work in this moving production. Following closely on the heels of this intimate two-man play was a vigorous Romeo and Juliet with a cast of 12, including Arden regulars Scott Greer, Tony Lawton, Suzanne O’Donnell, and Brian Anthony Wilson. Evan Jonigkeit, late of our very own The History Boys, and
Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre 2009/10 Season Nominations:
THE HISTORY BOYS • Outstanding Overall Production of a Play • Clear Sound Award for Outstanding Sound Design - Jorge Cousineau • Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
RABBIT HOLE
Sunday in the Park with George, 2010
Mahira Kakkar, star of the Off Broadway production of Opus, played the eponymous star-crossed lovers. Local award-winning director Matt Pfeiffer, whose credits range from Mamet to children’s theatre, tackled Shakespeare for the first time in his career. Whit MacLaughlin returned to direct If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, his ninth Arden Children’s Theatre production. This hilarious show featured star turns from local actors Steve Pacek and David Raphaely as Mouse and Boy, a Laurel and Hardy-like odd couple whose escalating antics harkened back to the golden age of slapstick. The production received three Barrymore Award nominations, and garnered a win for Outstanding Set Design, a strong reminder that Arden Children’s Theatre shows are produced with as much care and creativity as the more “grown up” productions in our community. The 2009/10 season closed with what is sure to be remembered as a signature
production of Sunday in the Park with George. Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics and score and James Lapine’s book were brilliantly brought to life by co-conceivers Terrence J. Nolen and Jorge Cousineau, working alongside a tremendous cast and crew including stars Jeffrey Coon and Kristine Fraelich and Musical Director Eric Ebbenga, who led an 11-piece orchestra using the full original orchestrations from the 1984 Broadway production. The Arden’s Sunday was a feast for the eyes and ears and garnered Stephen Sondheim’s blessings, “I was delighted to hear that the production will use Michael Starobin’s brilliant original orchestrations. At a time when so many larger organizations are producing reduced forms of shows like mine… it is heartening to know that the Arden exists.” The attendance records and rave reviews from local and national critics were a testament to Sondheim’s faith in our abilities. But most inspiring were our audiences, who forged deep connections with this challenging, powerful, and groundbreaking American musical.
• Outstanding Direction of a Play James J. Christy • The Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play - Grace Gonglewski as Becca • Outstanding Original Music Christopher Colucci
BLUE DOOR • Outstanding Direction of a Play Walter Dallas • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play - Kes Khemnu as Simon/ Rex/Jesse • Outstanding Original Music Robert Kaplowitz • PECO Award for Outstanding Lighting Design - Thom Weaver
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE • Outstanding Overall Production of a Play • Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play- Steve Pacek • Outstanding Set Design David P. Gordon*
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE • Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical • Outstanding Music Direction Eric Ebbenga • Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design - Rosemarie E. McKelvey *Award Recipient
Community and Educational Outreach
Actor Chris Bresky with visiting students from our Arden for All program.
The cornerstone of the Arden’s educational outreach work is our theatre access program, Arden for All, which ensures that students from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods have access to award-winning live theatre and essential arts education curriculum. First piloted in two classrooms in 2005, this season, the program served four schools in Philadelphia, two schools in Ridley Park and three schools in Camden, New Jersey, giving away over 5,000 free tickets and books. Show-related lesson plans meet local, state and national academic standards, and all lessons are taught by professional actors with teaching experience. During the 2009/10 season, over 2,200 students experienced of in-class lessons taught by Arden Teaching Artists. This season we also continued our partnership with the drama students at Camden Creative Arts High School. The students attended five productions and participated in master classes led by Grace Gonglewski (Rabbit Hole), Glenn Perlman (Peter Pan), Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. (Blue Door), Evan Jonigkeit (Romeo & Juliet), and Steve Pacek (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie).
Arden Professional Apprentices
2009/10 was an extremely successful season for Arden Drama School, our theatre classes for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. 1,085 students attended Arden Drama School, an increase of 44% from last year, and Arden Drama School’s Play in a Day was the winner of Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best Kids Class” in 2010. Thanks to a generous four-year grant from the Wallace Foundation, Arden Drama School is continuing to endeavor to serve as a bridge between Children’s Theatre and Mainstage productions by engaging kids in the performing arts through their tween and teen years. The Arden Professional Apprentice (APA) program continues to attract applicants from across the country. During the 2009/10 season, we received over 100 applications from 27 different states and 80 different colleges and universities. APA Class 17 graduated 5 aspiring theatre professionals from Illinois, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The Pay-What-You-Can program continues to raise funds for area non-profits through open dress rehearsals of our Mainstage shows. This year’s beneficiaries were
“My students and I are grateful to the visiting artists and to the Arden for the fantastic experience! The classroom component was extremely valuable, demonstrating the techniques for bringing text to life. THANK YOU!” – S. LaMorgia, CW Henry School
Arden Drama School Summer Camp
Art-Reach, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Freedom Theatre, Outward Bound, and Fleisher Art Memorial. In total, nearly $8,000 was raised for fellow non-profits in the community. Making the Arden’s work accessible to all individuals remains integral to our mission. Select Mainstage performances are audio described for blind and low vision patrons and open captioned for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. Arden Children’s Theatre partners with Hands Up Productions to provide ASL shadow interpreted performances. For our work with Hands Up Productions, we were named a 2009 Cultural Access Honoree by Art-Reach, the only organization in the Philadelphia region solely devoted to bringing arts and cultural opportunities to the full range of underserved audiences. The History Boys, 2009
New Play Development In 2009/10, the Arden continued its dedication to the development of new work and furthering meaningful artistic relationships with writers. Through the generous support of the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase, we conducted developmental work on a number of plays, including three in preparation for full production in our 2010/11 season. Last season saw the arrival of the Arden’s new Associate Artistic Director, Edward Sobel, who joined the Arden after almost a decade of leading new play efforts at Chicago’s renowned Steppenwolf Theater Company. In October, playwright Rogelio Martinez also came to town to work on his commissioned play Symbiotic Love and for a rehearsed reading of another commissioned play, Wanamaker’s Pursuit, which will receive its premiere at the Arden under the direction of Terrence J. Nolen in April 2011, as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), inspired by the Kimmel Center. In January, we held a workshop of The Flea and the Professor. Adapted by award-winning playwright Jordan Harrison from Hans Christian Andersen’s last story and with music by Richard Gray, Flea is our first commission for Arden Children’s Theatre. In May, a rehearsed reading of the play was presented in Washington, DC as part of the Kennedy Center’s New Visions/New Voices, a biennial national festival for plays-inprogress written for young audiences. The three-day national conference of theater professionals, educators, and publishers received Flea with great enthusiasm. We will be producing the world premiere in May/June of 2011, under the direction of Obie-Award winner Anne Kauffman. Michael Hollinger, author of Opus, An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf, and Red Herring, among others, delivered a new script entitled Ghost-Writer. It was developed through an innovative partnership with local play development organization PlayPenn, who jointly sponsored an extended workshop in June and July. The Arden opened its 2010/11 season with the world premiere in September. Michael Hollinger’s Opus, which was first produced at the Arden in 2005/06, was one of the ten most produced plays in the country in 2009/10. Looking to the future, the Arden initiated a new commission from Chicago based writer, Laura Jacqmin. A graduate of Yale and the winner of the Wasserstein Prize, awarded to an outstanding female playwright under age 30, Laura has had work produced at Chicago Dramatists, Steppenwolf, and Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in New York. She will deliver a first draft of the new play in early 2011. Blue Door, 2009
Connecting with Audiences in New Media In the 2009/10 season, we implemented increased social media campaigns via our social network properties such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Through these channels, we featured contests, participatory questions, and more consistent posting of photos and videos. Facebook and Twitter both saw large increases in followers and participation in 2009/10, with a 250% increase in Facebook fans and a 501% increase in Twitter followers. We posted on both sites daily, often multiple times per day on Twitter, and responded to each comment made by one of our followers. We used both outlets to promote our blog posts, press mentions about the company, and casual insider information from around the Arden’s building. All posts sought to be relevant and timely, and we experimented—with much success—with asking questions of our audience.
In the 2009/10 season, the Arden website received 20,000 – 30,000 visits per month. The site was reorganized so that it deepened visitors’ engagement with a “Get Familiar” page for each show which included information about the cast and crew as well as photos. We substantially increased the number of blog posts on our website, averaging 10-12 per month, resulting in 5001,000 visitors to the homepage of the blog each month and hundreds more reading individual posts after having been directed from Facebook and Twitter. We continue to use Google Analytics to track the success of the blog and popularity of individual posts, writers, and multimedia and we will continue to integrate the blog on our website to drive traffic, thereby engaging our audiences further with behind-the-scenes content.
Romeo and Juliet, 2010
Statement of Functional Expenses For the Year Ended June 30, 2010
Program Services
Salaries $1,173,622 Payroll taxes $345,093 and benefits Total salaries and related expenses $1,518,715 Accounting 49,937 ACT program Advertising and 419,503 promotions program 5,951 Apprentice expense 25,411 Box office 87,322 Building maintenance Capital campaign 695 expense 7,500 Commissions services 7,189 Computer 35,723 Concessions Credit 52,479 card fees Depreciation 122,743 104,905 Designers 41,750 Directors Dues and Subscriptions 14,553 Fundraising costs 20,251 Housing 80,939 Insurance Interest 33,084 expense Miscellaneous 55,058 Musicians 5,551 Office supplies 31,223 Outreach program Parking 47,614 Postage costs 173,663 Production Receptions 163,709 Royalties Shop 15,802 rental 8,172 Telephone Travel and entertainment 16,016 108,628 Utilities Total expenses
$3,254,086
Total Program Management Supporting and General Fundraising Services
$364,825
$208,586
$1,747,033
$132,840
$40,561
$518,494
$497,665
$249,147
$2,265,527
21,283
21,283 49,937
14,212
419,503 5,951 25,411 101,534
113 21,566 24,454 795 4,156 5,386 7,898 7,136 11,078 15,357 3,143 5,985
5,200 15,183 100,374 5,875 3,172 4,289 29,553 1,257 1,035
808 7,500 28,755 35,723 57,679 162,380 104,905 41,750 15,348 100,374 20,251 85,095 38,470 13,773 55,058 15,859 31,223 11,078 67,260 173,663 29,553 163,709 15,802 12,572 23,036 108,628
$652,774
$416,211
$4,323,071
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, 2010
Statement of Activities For the Year Ended June 30, 2010
Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted
Total
Revenue, Gains and other support Ticket and subscription sales $2,307,322 Contributions and grants
$2,307,322
$1,240,994
$421,288
$50,000
$1,712,282
Capital contributions
$40,500
$116,000
Investment income
$34,293
$75,500
$234,293
$267,862
$267,862
$3,890,971
$496,788
$50,000
$4,437,759
$468,877
($468,877)
$4,359,848
$27,911
$50,000
$4,437,759
$3,254,086
$3,254,086
Management and general
$652,774
$652,774
Fundraising
$416,211
$416,211
$4,323,071
$4,323,071
$36,777
$27,911
$50,000
$114,688
Net assets– beginning of year
$4,099,871 $1,132,417
$5,232,388
Net assets–end of year
$4,136,648 $1,160,328
$50,000
$5,346,976
Miscellaneous income Total Revenue Net assets released from restrictions Total Revenue, gains and other support
Expenses Program Services
Total Expenses Increase in net assets
Corporate, Foundation and Government Support $100,000 & above Hamilton Family Foundation Independence Foundation Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development The Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative The Wallace Foundation William Penn Foundation $50,000 to $99,999 The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust National Endowment for the Arts Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com + Shubert Foundation $15,000 to $49,999 Campbell Soup Foundation Comcast Corporation Claneil Foundation Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Edward M. Story Memorial Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Fox Chase Bank Harmelin Media Hirsig Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Kieran Timberlake Associates,LLP Lincoln Financial Foundation McLean Contributionship Medical Legal Reproductions+ PECO Philadelphia Cultural Fund Philadelphia Foundation Target Corporation Virginia Brown Martin Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation $7,500 to $14,999 Aloe Investment Corporation Anonymous Boeing Corporation Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative PNC Charitable Trust TD Charitable Foundation Anonymous $2,500 to $7,499 The 1976 Foundation The Addis Group Arronson Foundation Barra Foundation Brook J. Lenfest Foundation
Caroline Alexander Buck Foundation Caroline J. S. Sanders Charitable Trust II Charlotte Cushman Foundation Civic Foundation Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Eagles Youth Partnership+ Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund Anne M. & Philip H. Glatfelter Family Foundation Glenmede, investment & wealth management Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation The Haley Foundation The Hassel Foundation Hatboro Beverages+ IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs+ Karr Barth Associates, Inc. & Charles and Dr. Mindy Rose Paul E. Kelly Foundation Liberty Property Trust Main Line Health Rosenlund Family Foundation SEI Wealth Management Susquehanna Bank The Victory Foundation The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation Waldron Wealth Management Walter J. Miller Trust Wells Fargo Family Wealth Zipcar Philadelphia+ $750 to $2,499 The Agoge Group, LLC Arronson Foundation Connelly Foundation Drumcliff Foundation Eagle Village Shops Firstrust Bank The Franklin Institute Jenkintown Building Services+ KPMG Louis N. Cassett Foundation Maxwell Strawbridge Charitable Trust Media Copy+ MGA Partners, Architects: Daniel Kelley, Mary Keefe, Kathy Norris Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP Quaker Chemical Foundation The Rittenhouse Foundation Stephen Starr Events+ Union Benevolent Association BWF Foundation $749 and under Actors’ Equity Association Foundation Pennsylvania Womens Forum William Goldman Foundation +denotes gifts of services or goods
Granfalloon 2010 This year’s Granfalloon was held at the Comcast Center on June 11, 2010. The event honored N. Peter Hamilton, longtime Arden board member and avid supporter of Arden Children’s Theatre and Arden for All. Sponsors and members of the Host Committee gathered in Ralph’s Café, on the 43rd floor to enjoy cocktails, small plate dining and an exquisite view of the city of Philadelphia. The party continued in the Winter Garden Lobby of the Comcast Center, with a silent auction, dessert and dancing to LeRoy Hawkes and the Hipnotics. Special guest artists included Joilet Harris, Alex Keiper, and Steve Pacek. With over 250 guests and grossing $185,000, Granfalloon 2010 proved to be the most successful fundraising event in Arden history.
The Hamilton Family Foundation Challenge This season, the Hamilton Family Foundation presented us with a unique challenge: raise $50,000 in new or increased donations, and the foundation will grant an additional $50,000 in support of Arden Children’s Theatre and Arden for All. By the end of the 2009/10 season, we met and surpassed the challenge, raising $146,508 in new and increased contributions. We acquired 442 new individual donors, and a pitch made to the audiences of Sunday in the Park with George by Jeff Coon (George) brought in over $40,000.
Sylvan Society 2009/10 Sassafras Grove ($10,000 & Above) Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III Sally and Michael Bailin^ Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield, III Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A, recommended by Carole Haas Gravagno Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A, recommended by John Otto and Dr. Janet Haas Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Anonymous Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999) John Bitman^ Joseph and Marie Field Matthew and Marie Garfield Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust B, recommended by Leonard C. Haas Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Josephine Klein Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Charles Rose and Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica Horan and Philip Rosenthal Terry and Amanda Foster Spahr, through the Betty and Wes Foster Family Foundation Anonymous Lee and Christopher van de Velde Rosalyn and Stephen Weinstein Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999) Mrs. Valla Amsterdam Carol and Tom Beam
Lois G. Brodsky Anne M. Congdon Dorothy Delbueno Ann Diebold Bob and Nancy Elfant Tim and Ellen Foster^ Narinder and Patricia Garg Linda and David Glickstein David and MaryJane Hackney Ronna and Robert Hall^ Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama Peggy and Steve Morgan Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore^ June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499) Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland John Alchin Peggy Anderson Bethany Asplundh Jim and Janet Averill Sheryl and Allen Bar Giséle Sambar Bathish Ivy Bayard Sandy and Mickey Bernstein Reggie Blaszczyk and Lee O’Neill Louis Bluver Jean G. Bodine Tony Braithwaite+ Almut Breazeale Bernard Brewstein and Ellen Rosenthal DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas Laurada Byers Chip Capelli Christina Clay MD Priscilla and John Clement
John and Susan Coleman Jeffrey Coon+ Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Robert M. Dever Ben Dibble+ Tobey and Mark Dichter Michael A. Donato and Peter R.Sonzogni Marie and Peter Dooner Deb Dorsey and Mike Green James R. Fairburn and David A. Wickard Stephen Falchek Jeanne Fisher Oliver M. Ford Sandi Foxx-Jones Richard Frey+ David and Christina Fryman* Lou and Rhoda Fryman Terry Graboyes Bonnie Graham Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Glenn Gundersen and Susan Manix Chara and John C. Haas Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin Don and Lynn Martin Haskin Jane and Steve Heumann Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden* Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott and Carol Kelley Caroline Kemmerer Mr. Peter Kenney and Dr. Dorothy Novick Holly Kinser Kenneth and Eve Klothen Joseph Kluger and Susan Lewis Bill and Beth Landman Winnie and Eric Lien William A. Loeb Larry and Mickey Magid Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Lewis R. and Sue Ann Marburg
Gloria and Dan Mariano Jean S. Markovitz Barbara and Don Matheson John and Amy McCawley* Kirsten and James McCoy Andrea Mengel and George A. Ritter Seymour Millstein A.C. Missias Ellen and Michael Mulroney Amy L. Murphy and Terrence J. Nolen Ron and Suzanne Naples Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Diane Palmer Thomas Petro and Kristine Messner Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter Aaron Posner and Erin Weaver Ann and Frank Reed, through the Malfer Foundation Phyllis and Martin Rosenthal Dolly Beechman Schnall and Dr. Nathan Schnall, in loving memory of Laurie Beechman Hether, Don and Sarah Smith Richard and Amanda Smoot Kathleen A. Stephenson William K. Stewart Foundation Keith and Jim Straw Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Harvey B. Swedloff Justin Thomas Marguerite V. Rodgers and James H. Timberlake Eileen Heisman Tuzman and Martin Tuzman Thomas and Patricia Vernon^ Sandy and Michael Wax Richard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto Woosnam MIke Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Ellen Yin+ ZAKARAK Productions
Annual Fund Donors 2009/10 $500 - $999 Iris Melendez and Henry R. Adamczyk, Jr. Stan and Lisa Altman Ron and Joyce Bayer Daniel R. Blickman* Carol Caswell Barbara R. Cobb Jim and Pat Lockhart Culbertson Shannon and Edward Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Rita Goldberg
Clara and Jorge LaBrake Betsy and Ted Hershberg Karen and Mark Hite Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Edith Klausner Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Mike and Helene Loeb Mrs. Grace Madeira Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Ann and George Morris
Laura Offutt and Steve Fukuchi Dan Promislo Whitney Quesenbery and John Chester Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Jerry and Bernice Rubenstein Marilyn Sanborne and Richard Labowskie* Philip and Susan Schlegel Frank and Catherine Signorello
* denotes gifts made through the United Way
Marilyn and Dean R. Staats Corinne Stahl Harold and Emily Starr Dorothy Tomassini Dr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Vasso Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock Michael Zuckerman and Jan Levine Listing does not include gifts under $500
+denotes gifts of services or goods
^includes a matching gift
Peter Pan, 2009/10
Board of Directors 2009/10 David Fryman, President N. Peter Hamilton, Vice President Andrea Mengel, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary
Brian Abernathy Nancy Burd Joy L. De Jesús Ellen P. Foster Matthew Garfield Elizabeth H. Gemmill Darrel A. German
Carole Haas Gravagno Albert M. Greenfield, III Ronna F. Hall Joanne Harmelin Lynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D. Steve Heumann Susan G. Jacobson
Barbara Kaplan Virginia Kimmel Holly Kinser Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen
Aaron Posner Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Harvey B. Swedloff Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin
2010/11 Season Sep 9 - Nov 7
Sep 30 - Nov 7
Dec 1 - Jan 30
Jan 6 - Feb 27
Mar 3 - Apr 3
Mar 31 - May 22
May 4 - Jun 12
WANAMAKER’S
GHOST~WRITER
Pursuit
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Photos by Mark Garvin. Front cover: Kristine Fraelich and Jeffrey Coon, Sunday in the Park with George. Pg 2: Cast of The History Boys. Pg 3: Grace Gonglewski, Rabbit Hole. Pg 4-5: (l-r) Chris Bresky and Jacqueline Real, Peter Pan; Kes Khemnu, Blue Door; Evan Jonigkeit, Romeo and Juliet; David Raphaely and Steve Pacek, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie; Kristine Fraelich and Jeffrey Coon, Sunday in the Park with George. Back cover: Chris Bresky in Peter Pan. Pg 6: Cast of Sunday in the Park with George. Pg 9: Peterson Townsend (back), Brian Cowden (left), Evan Jonigkeit (right), The History Boys. Pg 10: Johnnie Hobbs Jr., Blue Door. Pg 11: (l-r) Shawn Fagan and Sean Lally, Romeo and Juliet. Pg 12: David Raphaely and Steve Pacek, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Pg 14: Granfalloon 2010: (Left to right): Jessica Hamilton, Alta Hamilton, Granfalloon Honoree and Arden Board of Directors Vice President N. Peter Hamilton , Mrs. Dorrance Hamilton, Nat Hamilton, Charlotte Hamilton.