Arden Theatre Company 2011/12
“Better-than-Broadway” –Wall Street Journal
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY By Tracy Letts Directed by Terrence J. Nolen
The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning sensation featuring an all-star Philadelphia cast.
THE WHIPPING MAN By Matthew Lopez Directed by Matt Pfeiffer
The gripping post-Civil War reunion of a Jewish Confederate soldier and his family’s slaves.
2011/12 SEASON
CLYBOURNE PARK By Bruce Norris Directed by Edward Sobel
The 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner, this provocative comedy makes its Philadelphia premiere.
CYRANO
By Edmond Rostand Translated and Adapted by Michael Hollinger Adapted and Directed by Aaron Posner
The most legendary nose in literature gets a makeover with this new adaptation.
TULIPOMANIA
A world premiere musical by Michael Ogborn Directed by Terrence J. Nolen
An arousing new musical that gets high off our financial lows.
“August is probably the most exciting new American play in years.” -The New York Times
Superior Donuts (2011)
Tracy Letts Directed by Terrence J. Nolen
From the acclaimed author of Superior Donuts
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A father disappears on a hot summer night. A pillpopping mother summons her grown daughters back home. Dinner is served, lies are told, and the battle commences. We continue our tradition of presenting great American family stories with this fiercely funny Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play. A vivid portrait of familial dysfunction brought to life by an all-star Philadelphia cast featuring:
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August:
“Wrestles August Wilson-like with epic American issues of race, religion, and responsibility.” –Minnesota Monthly
Blue Door (2010)
WHIPPING MAN
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By Matthew Lopez Directed by Matt Pfeiffer
Featuring Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. and James Ijames
October 27 – December 18 Arcadia Stage
A Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his home, reuniting with his family’s former slaves. Amidst the rubble from the Civil War, these three men gather to create order, honor their shared faith and celebrate newfound freedom on Passover. We welcome Philadelphia actors Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. and James Ijames back to the Arden stage in this universal story of legacy and redemption.
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WINNER!
A Prayer for Owen Meany (2006)
2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Olivier Award for Best New Play Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play
By BRUCE NORRIS Directed by EDWARD SOBEL
“Outrageously Funny” –London Telegraph
CLYBOURNE January 26 – March 18 Arcadia Stage
Clybourne Park tells the story of a house, a neighborhood and the people who have come and gone over five decades. This daring comedy, leasing characters and property from the 1959 classic A Raisin in the Sun, unearths that gentrification is not just black and white.
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Aaron Posner has adapted nine different works at the Arden including My Name Is Asher Lev (2009). Michael Hollinger has premiered seven plays here including Opus (2005).
Romeo and Juliet (2010)
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By Edmond Rostand Translated and Adapted by Michael Hollinger Adapted and Directed by Aaron Posner
March 8 – April 15 F. Otto Haas Stage
The most legendary nose in literature gets a makeover with this American adaptation of the French classic. Will Roxane fall for Christian’s dashing looks or Cyrano’s daring poetry? Find out in this play full of wordplay and swordplay that’s been an inspiration to writers and lovers for centuries!
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A new musical from the team behind the Barrymore Award-winning Baby Case.
Candide (2008)
M o A P I N L I U A T ical by Michael Ogb A new mus orn T e r y r b e n d c e t e c J e . r N i olen D
May 24 – July 1 F. Otto Haas Stage
Before we had the subprime mortgage crisis, Holland had the Tulip bulb bubble. Six strangers in an Amsterdam hash bar recall this seedy story of love, sex, money, and power. From the writer and composer of Café Puttanesca and Baby Case comes a new musical that gets high off our financial lows.
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Ghost-Writer (2010)
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Season media partner: All photos by Mark Garvin. Cover: Kristine Fraelich and Jeffrey Coon (Sunday in the Park with George). P2: Ensemble (The Threepenny Opera). P3: Victoria Frings and Eric Ebbenga (The Threepenny Opera). P4: (l-r) James Ijames and Craig Spidle (Superior Donuts). P6: Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. (Blue Door). P8: Paul L. Nolan and Janice Rowland (A Prayer for Owen Meany). P10: (l-r) Shawn Fagan and Sean Lally (Romeo and Juliet). P12: Ensemble (Candide). P14: Megan Bellwoar (Ghost-Writer). Back Cover: (l-r) James Ijames and Evan Jonigkeit (Romeo and Juliet).