Mainstage Group Brochure 2016-17

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Aaron Posner James Sugg

Written and Directed by Original Songs by

SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 16 Arden co-founder Aaron Posner scoops up Chekhov’s tale of unrequited love, missed opportunities, and misplaced dreams and sets it down squarely in the bustle of 21st century life. This new play has been showered with awards and critical acclaim and is one of the most produced plays in the country – now it comes to Philadelphia. Contains profanity. May contain nudity.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Literature, Classics, Creative Writing

A new comedy about identity, love, and the power of transformation.

The

Legend of Georgia McBride

By

40 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

Approximate run time: 2 hrs 10 mins including 1 intermission

Matthew Lopez

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STUPID F *** KING BIRD

215.922.1122 • ardentheatre.org

The irreverent, contemporary, and audacious remix of Chekhov

Production photos by Mark Garvin. Original art for Stupid F**king Bird created by Julia McNamara, used with permission. www.juliamcnamara.com. Back: Darian Dauchan in Two Trains Running, 2016. Cover: Steve Pacek as Dickon and Bailey Ryon as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, 2016.

Best enjoyed by college age and older

OCTOBER 13 - NOVEMBER 27 He’s young, he’s broke, he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby, and now Casey has lost his gig as an Elvis impersonator. When his club brings in a drag act led by Miss Tracy Mills, Casey is given the opportunity to trade one sequined outfit for another. With Dito van Reigersberg of Martha Graham Cracker fame as Tracy, this music-filled comedy celebrates finding your voice and singing your own song. Contains occasional profanity. Includes mature themes.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: LGBT Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies

From the Pulitzer Prize winning writer of The Flick comes a new play about spirituality, relationships, and other scary stories.

john

By Annie

Baker

A young couple arrives at a bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, looking to spend a weekend visiting the historical sites of the famous battlefields. They are welcomed by a cheerful innkeeper into a home filled with tchotchkes, dolls, and other ghosts of the past. Contains occasional profanity. Includes mature themes.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Playwriting

Two Trains Running, 2015

JANUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 26 Approximate run time: 3 hrs including 1 intermission

Tickets start as low as $15 for groups of 15+!

Approximate run time: 1 hr 45 mins

Bring a GROUP The Secret Garden, 2016

40 N. 2nd St, Old City, Philadelphia

to the theatre! Matinee and Education information for High Schools and Universities.


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