August: Osage County Stagebill

August:

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Tracy Letts Directed by Terrence J. Nolen By

Sep 29 – Oct 30

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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

August: Osage County

By TRACY LETTS

Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

DAN CONWAY

ALISON ROBERTS

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Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

THOM WEAVER

JAMES SUGG

Dramaturg

Assistant Director

EDWARD SOBEL

SARAH OLLOVE

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Stage Manager

ALEC E. FERRELL*

Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ September 29 - October 30, 2011 F. Otto Haas Stage Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company.

August: Osage County premiered in June 2007 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, IL, Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director.

Steppenwolf’s production of August: Osage County opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on December 4, 2007.

It was produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, and Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group.

“Lay Down Sally” (Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy and George E. Terry) © (Renewed) Throat Music Ltd. (PRS) All Rights on behalf of Throat Music Ltd. and Eric Patrick Clapton administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

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Excerpt from All the King’s Men, copyright 1946 and renewed 1974 by Robert Penn Warren, reprinted by the permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

August: Osage County is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

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.

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+ Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.

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WELCOME from the Producing Artistic Director Welcome.

When we first moved to this building in 1995, our motto was “Home is where the art is.” And this home has been very good to us. Over the past 15 years, we have produced more than a hundred productions and over a million people (including hundreds of thousands of kids) have passed through these doors – so a little sprucing up was in order.

Terrence J. Nolen

This past summer we’ve renovated our lobby and backstage spaces. These improvements were made possible through Fund for the Future, a fundraising campaign we launched several years ago to ensure that we had the necessary resources to invest in the upkeep of this building, and to further our artistic work.

Under the auspices of this fund, we have made significant improvements including installing new heating and air conditioning systems, replacing the roof, and upgrading our lighting and sound equipment to better serve our theatres. Much of this work is not evident to the public eye, but it ensures that this building will continue to serve our artists and audiences for years to come. Our thanks to all of our supporters who invested in the Arden’s future, and a special thank you to the William Penn Foundation for making this summer’s renovations possible.

Home plays a prominent role in many of the plays that we are producing this season. The Whipping Man takes place in an old plantation house at the very end of the Civil War. Clybourne Park is set in a house first made famous by Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. And in Charlotte’s Web, we have the Zuckerman barn. Each of these homes carries a history – the imprint of lives lived. Tonight we enter the Weston family homestead in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Like all homes, it is a place filled with so many memories.

The Arden’s mission is to tell great stories by great storytellers, and Tracy Letts is undoubtedly one of the greatest storytellers writing for the stage today. Last season we produced Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts, and I am thrilled to follow that with this production of August: Osage County. A movie will soon be made of this play and I hope it’s great, but I will miss the extraordinary connection that Tracy can foster between an audience and a group of actors. Some stories are best shared live.

Welcome to the Weston family home – and to ours.

Terry P.S. The Arden Board of Directors recently adopted a new strategic plan, charting our course for the coming years. We extend our deepest thanks to Board Member Joy De Jesús for her leadership of this effort. If you’d like to peruse this document, a copy is available via our website at ardentheatre.org/about/

Cast of Characters In order of appearance

Beverly Weston ................................................................................................................... David Howey* Johnna Monevata .................................................................................................................... Elena Araoz* Violet Weston ........................................................................................................................ Carla Belver* Mattie Fae Aiken ................................................................................................................. Mary Martello* Charlie Aiken ........................................................................................................................ Paul L. Nolan* Ivy Weston ............................................................................................................................ Corinna Burns Barbara Fordham ....................................................................................................... Grace Gonglewski* Bill Fordham ............................................................................................................................ Eric Hissom* Jean Fordham .......................................................................................................................... Dylan Gelula Sheriff Deon Gilbeau ........................................................................................................... Kevin Bergen* Karen Weston ............................................................................................................... Kathryn Petersen* Steve Heidebrecht ........................................................................................................ Anthony Lawton* Little Charles Aiken ................................................................................................ Charlie DelMarcelle* UNDERSTUDIES: Danielle Adams, Robert Bauer, Rob Cutler, Nathan Foley, Andy Joos, Melissa Kolczynski,

Maria Konstantinidis, Tanya Lazar, Michelle Pauls, John Reardon, Lynnia Shanley

PLACE: A large country house outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma, sixty miles northwest of Tulsa TIME: August 2007 The play is performed with two intermissions.

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Karen’s Fiancé

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The Arden operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States.

Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org

Connections of a Philadelphia Ensemble

This ensemble of actors has collaborated on an on-going basis at theatres across the region. Through their work, they have developed a shared history and deep trust that we have been lucky to draw from when casting the Weston family. Below, we’ve highlighted some of these past connections.

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Carla played Grace’s aunt in The Heiress at the Walnut (and gave her great knitting advice offstage)

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August marks the 4th time Grace and Eric have appeared onstage as a couple, most recently in last season’s A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Grace

Arden debut Prior to playing her uncle in August, Paul has played Grace’s husband (Candida), brother-in-law (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and father-in-law (The Rivals).

Grace played the donkeylovin’ Titania to Tony’s Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Corinna Charlie David directed them in productions at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre and the Lantern Paul played the Dad to Corinna’s pregnant teen in Owen Meany

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Kevin played Paul’s son in The Long Christmas Ride Home at Studio Theatre in D.C.

They had trouble keeping straight faces while acting together in Arden’s Loot

Mary Appeared together in Arden’s A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Mother/Daughter in Dividing the Estate at People’s Light and Theatre Company

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Kathryn wrote a play at People’s Light and Theatre Company (where they are both company members) that Kevin acted in.

They also acted together in another Tracy Letts’ play – Man from Nebraska.

Tony covered the title role for one performance of the Arden’s Sweeny Todd opposite Mary’s Mrs. Lovett

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DIRECTOR’S Notes August: Osage County was originally written for and first produced by Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.

When I was a student at Northwestern University back in the 1980’s, I went to see shows at Steppenwolf, then a small 200 seat storefront theatre. Steppenwolf was a Chicago sensation, just beginning to make its mark on the national scene, and a revelation for an aspiring director.

Steppenwolf was founded by a group of actors who created an acting ensemble that was at the core of that theatre’s artistic life. And what an ensemble it was, including such extraordinary actors as John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Joan Allen. Accordingly, Steppenwolf’s productions were famously hard-hitting and actor-driven, excelling with American plays by such writers as Sam Shepard and Lanford Wilson. Even their less successful productions were marked by moments of terrific acting. I remember a production of You Can’t Take it With You with John Mahoney, Laurie Metcalf and Amy Morton (ensemble members all). Renowned for their gritty naturalistic acting style, Kaufman and Hart was not your typical Steppenwolf fare, but John Mahoney was absolutely remarkable as Grandpa Vanderhof and twenty-five years later I can still remember his performance.

When Amy, Aaron and I founded the Arden, we made a commitment to casting Philadelphia actors. Having seen what was possible when a group of artists developed a shared way of working, sprung from years of collaboration, we wanted to create a theatre that would be a home for Philadelphia-based artists. And so, we began to build our own ensemble.

In the two decades since then, the Philadelphia theatre community has flourished. Philadelphia is now home to many ensemble-based theatres, such as Pig Iron Theatre Company, EgoPo and The Berserker Residents. As a result, more artists have chosen to put down roots here.

Actors who graduate from our universities are staying, and others moving here from other cities – Philadelphia is the place to be. We are fortunate that we can draw upon the great ensemble of actors who make their lives and their art in this city. These actors have worked together at different theatres in numerous productions over many years. They share a history, a common language, a trust, and they are one of this region’s true artistic treasures.

Tracy Letts is both a playwright and an actor, so this play was borne of a deep and abiding commitment to the power and potential of an acting ensemble. This production is in part a celebration of the Philadelphia acting company that enriches so many of our region’s stages.

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Fund for the Future CONTRIBUTORS:

Ribbon cutting to open the newly rennovated lobby (l-r): Producing Artistic Director Terrence J. Nolen, Committee Co-chair Lee van de Velde, Managing Director Amy L. Murphy, Senior Project Manager Paul Horning, Architect Richard Maimon, Facilities Committee Chair Hether Smith, Facilities Committee Members Paul Thais and Chris van de Velde, Director of Institutional Advancement Jessica Calter.

Fund for the Future was developed to help the Arden “secure the facility” and “grow the art.” This campaign, co-chaired by Lee van de Velde and Peter Hamilton, has allowed us to invest significant resources into making this building a better place for our artists and you, our audiences.

Over the last few years, our Facilities Committee chaired by H. Hetherington Smith has guided the completion of several behind-the-scenes projects including upgrades to our electrical equipment, new HVAC, and the replacement of the roof (thanks in large part to Peter and Alta Hamilton). During the summer of 2011, working with KieranTimberlake principal architect and Arden Board member Richard Maimon, we renovated the lobby, restrooms, green room and dressing rooms.

This Fall we celebrated the completion of these renovations and our Fund for the Future campaign to secure the facility.

We hope you enjoy the newly refreshed Arden and we are so grateful to all of the supporters who made this beautiful transformation possible!

The 1976 Foundation Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III Ivy Bayard Lois and Julian Brodsky City of Philadelphia, City-wide Capital Grants Fund The CHG Charitable Trust Gerard J. Conway Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Michael Donato and Peter Sonzogni Bob and Nancy Elfant Tim and Ellen Foster Christina and David Fryman Matthew and Marie Garfield Elizabeth H. Gemmill David and Linda Glickstein Terry Graboyes Bonnie Graham Wendy and Albert M. Greenfield Ronna and Bob Hall Peter and Alta Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin Don Haskin and Lynn Martin Haskin Steve and Jane Heumann Nancy and Alan Hirsig Independence Foundation Susan G. Jacobson and Michael Golden Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Jill and Elliot Kaplan Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Holly Kinser Richard Maimon and Susan Segal John and Amy McCawley McLean Contributionship Andrea Mengel and George A. Ritter Ellen and Michael Mulroney Amy L. Murphy and Terrence J. Nolen Aaron Posner Charles and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose Hether and Donald Smith Harvey B. Swedloff Lee and Christopher van de Velde Stephen and Rosalyn Weinstein William Penn Foundation Richard E. and Diane Dalto Woosnam The Wyncote Foundation, at the recommendation of Leonard C. Haas Ellen Yin

Who’s Who ELENA ARAOz (Johnna Monevata) NEW YORK: Amelia in House of Bernarda Alba (Pearl Theatre), Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (American Globe), Diana in All’s Well That Ends Well (New York Classical Theatre). REGIONAL: Aouda in Around the World in 80 Days (Triad Stage, NC), multiple workshops at Geva Theatre Center (Rochester, NY), Gretchen in Faust (Aurea, Providence, RI), Octavius and Trebonius in Julius Caesar (Austin Shakespeare Festival, TX), PHILA: Lila Mahnaz in The Rant (Interact Theatre), Trisha in Rocket Man (Theatre Exile), multiple new play workshops with PlayPenn. FILM: currently screening worldwide, the green screen feature film Mars by Geoff Marslett. She holds her MFA in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin. www.elenaaraoz.com CARLA BELVER (Violet Weston) was last seen in Dividing the Estate at Peoples Light and Theatre Company, with whom she has shared a long association. Last Fall she was in Pittsburgh at City Theatre featured as Erica Morini in The Morini Strad.

Favorite roles here at the Arden include Linda in Death of A Salesman, and Kate in All My Sons, for which she was nominated for a Barrymore. Favorite productions at the Walnut Street Theatre include The Faith Healer, Mornings at Seven, and The Heiress. She is thrilled to be back working with Terry and awed and inspired to be a member of this incredible grouping of actors. She wishes to dedicate her performance to two strong women in her life, her daughter, Selaine, and her Mom, Doris, by whom she has been truly blessed.

KEVIN BERGEN (Sheriff Deon Gilbeau) is thrilled to return to the Arden, having previously appeared as Dan Needham in A Prayer for Owen Meany. Kevin was nominated for a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Harry Brown in People’s Light and Theatre’s production of Tracy Letts’ Man from Nebraska. Other Philadelphia region credits include: The Wilma Theatre, Bristol Riverside Theatre, and InterAct Theatre Company. Kevin has acted at numerous other regional theatres including The Shakespeare Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, The Studio Theatre (D.C.), and the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. He has toured the US with Shenandoah Shakespeare and abroad with American Repertory Theatre’s acclaimed production of The King Stag directed by Andrei Serban and designed and choreographed by Julie Taymor.

CORINNA BURNS (Ivy Weston) was last seen at the Arden as the Angel of Death, a pregnant teenager, and a hapless Virgin Mary, among other roles, in A Prayer for Owen Meany. She’s had the good fortune to work with many great Philadelphia companies, including Pig Iron (Pay Up!, Isabella), Inis Nua (Skin Deep, Pumpgirl), Flashpoint (Phoenix), and Azuka (Neighborhood 3), among others. Next up: Little Gem, with Inis Nua. She dedicates this production to her own dysfunctional family, and to everyone who gets the cosmic joke of it, especially to Melissa Lynch, who is somewhere close by, laughing the loudest of all.

CHARLIE DELMARCELLE (Little Charles Aiken) devotes much of his time to community outreach, theatre education and theatre for young audiences. He serves as: a roster artist for the PA Council on the Arts, a summer instructor at Delaware Theatre Co., a teaching artist at The Lantern and an adjunct faculty member at both West Chester University and Albright College. He has performed locally with: The Lantern, Inis Nua, Azuka, EgoPo, White Box, Amaryllis,

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Who’s Who Delaware Theatre Co. and Commonwealth Classic Theatre. This is Charlie’s first show at The Arden and he is so very pleased to be here. Special thanks to Terry, Matt and this amazing cast. KO, XO. DYLAN GELULA (Jean Fordham) is a native of the suburbs of Philadelphia and is currently a senior at Lower Merion High School. This is her professional theatre debut. Her most recent television credits include Are We There Yet? on TBS and Law and Order: SVU on NBC. She has never been stung by a bee.

GRACE GONGLEWSKI (Barbara Fordham) Off-Broadway: The Flea Theatre, The Guys with Tom Wopat, dir. Tommy Kail. Regional: Arden Theatre Company (24 roles including Hedda Gabler, Candida, and Josie in Moon for the Misbegotten), Walnut Street Theatre, Cape Cod Playhouse, Cape May Stage, Delaware Theatre Company, Mt Gretna Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (8 seasons), Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Wilma Theatre (up next in Body Awareness), 1812 Productions, 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 Alex’s Lemonade Stand, David’s Bridal, Stainmaster Carpet and many banks, hospitals and politicians around the country. For Brother Zyg. ERIC HISSOM (Bill Fordham) appeared at the Arden last season as James Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten. Later this season he will appear here as Cyrano in the new Hollinger/Posner translation, a role which he performed last season in the world premier at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre. Recent credits include: the National Tour of The 39 Steps, The Vibrator Play at Woolly Mammoth, and directing a production of The 39 Steps at Florida Studio Theatre. He has an MFA from Florida State University and has performed and/or directed at many other theatres across the country including Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Meadowbrook, Cape Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Asolo Rep, and Cape May Stage.

DAVID HOWEY (Beverly Weston) is Head of the Brind School Acting Program at the University of the Arts. He was an actor in England for 30 years working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre Company, in London’s West End and in innumerable TV series and films. He has appeared on Broadway twice and performed Shakespeare across the USA, including Macbeth at the Annenberg Center, Prospero at Arcadia University and Shylock, Malvolio and Leontes for the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Walnut Street, Bristol Riverside, 1812 Productions, Interact, Wilma and Lantern theatres. This is his fourth production for the Arden.

ANTHONY LAWTON (Steve Heidebrecht) has acted in Philadelphia for nineteen years.

Favorite roles include George in Of Mice and Men (Walnut); Austin in True West and Feste in Twelfth Night (Lantern); “man” in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (1812); and Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet (Arden). In 2005, Lawton received grants from the Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Theatre Initiative to write and develop The Foocy, which garnered five Barrymore nominations (including Best New Play). Film: Unbreakable, Invincible; TV: Hack, Cold Case. The Philadelphia

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Who’s Who City Paper named him the city’s “Best One-Man Theatre” for his solo productions of The Devil and Billy Markham, The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters. For more information on these shows, go to: www.anthonylawtonactor.com.

MARY MARTELLO (Mattie Fae Aiken) started performing at seven and has continued through four kids and fifty years. She trained at BoarsHead Theatre in Michigan, doing everything from Shakespeare and musical comedy to original plays and musicals; in Virginia at Barksdale Dinner Theatre, Theatre IV and Virginia Museum Theatre; in New York at Light Opera of Manhattan, the Public Theatre and a variety of off-off Broadway; in Colorado at the Denver Center Theatre; in New Jersey at Foundation Theatre, Passage Theatre, Theatre Intime and seven seasons at McCarter Theatre. In Philadelphia she found a creative home and has had the privilege of working at the Arden, Azuka, Interact, Lantern, People’s Light, the Prince, the Walnut, the Wilma and 1812. This year, Mary was awarded the LuntFontanne fellowship.

PAUL L. NOLAN (Charlie Aiken) is delighted to be returning to the Arden where he last appeared in Sleeping Beauty. His most recent stage appearance was in the role of the Stage Manager in Our Town at Drexel University. Stage credits from nearly 100 productions include: Endgame, The Hothouse, Hamlet,The Birthday Party, Richard III, The Tempest, White Christmas, and Of Mice and Men. He received Awards for Outstanding Performance from The Hollywood Drama Logue for his work in The Real Thing and Speed-The-Plow. Film and TV includes: My One and Only, The Wire, Oceans 11, Homicide, Animal Factory, Contact and Signs. For more information, please visit: www.paulnolanactor.com KATHRYN PETERSEN (Karen Weston) is delighted to be working with the folks at the Arden. She is an actress, playwright, and teacher residing in the Philadelphia area. She’s acted in over 70 productions regionally, most recently Dividing the Estate at the People’s Light & Theater Company, where she is a member. As a playwright, ten of her plays have been produced professionally, the latest being The Three Musketeers, The Later Years written with Michael Ogborn. She is an Assistant Professor of Theater at Arcadia University.

TRACY LETTS (Playwright) is the author of the plays Superior Donuts, Killer Joe, Bug (also screenplay), Man from Nebraska (Pulitzer finalist), August: Osage County (Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award for Best Play). He is an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. His appearances there include American Buffalo, Betrayal, The Pillowman, Last of the Boys, The Pain and the Itch, The Dresser, Homebody/Kabul, The Dazzle, Glengarry Glen Ross, Three Days of Rain. Other productions include: Orson’s Shadow (Barrow Street Theatre, NY); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Alliance, Atlanta); The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (A Red Orchid Theatre); Conquest of the South Pole (Famous Door); Bouncers (the Next Lab). TV and film: Guinevere, U.S. Marshals, Profiler, Prison Break, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Chicago Cab and many others. Tracy made his directing debut at the Lookingglass Theatre with Glen Berger’s play Great Men Of Science. Nos 21 & 22.

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Who’s Who TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Director) is Producing Artistic Director and co-founder of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of All My Sons; Death of a Salesman; The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler and such musicals as Sweeney Todd; Pacific Overtures; Falsettos; Violet; and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed six world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, Michael Ogborn’s Baby Case, Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible, and Rogelio Martinez’s When Tang Met Laika at Denver Center Theatre Company. 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.

DAN CONWAY (Scenic Designer) At the Arden: Ben Franklin’s Apprentice, Crime and Punishment, The Pavillion, and My Name Is Asher Lev, all directed by Aaron Posner. Recent /upcoming projects: The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Stephen Raynes, The Shakespeare Theatre; Sucker Punch, directed

by Leah C Gardiner (premiere) Studio Theatre; Sabrina Fair, directed by Stephen Raynes, Ford’s Theatre; Cyrano, The Folger Shakespeare Theatre and The Arden; The Vibrator Play, Directed by Aaron Posner, Woolly Mammoth Theatre; The Giver, The Asolo Theatre; The Game’s Afoot, (premiere) directed by Aaron Posner The Cleveland Playhouse. Nominated for the award ten times Mr. Conway is the recipient of the 2000 and 2008 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, and heads the M.F.A. in Design program at The University of Maryland, College Park.

ALISON ROBERTS (Costume Designer) is in her twelfth season as Arden’s Costume Supervisor. She has a BA in Theatre Arts from Rowan University and an MFA in Costume Design and Technology from Illinois State University. In addition to her staff position, she has designed costumes for numerous Arden productions. Last season, she designed A Moon for the Misbegotten and Superior Donuts. Next up at the Arden, she is designing The Whipping Man. You can also see her freelance design work this season with The Constitution Center, Theatre Exile, and Theatre Horizon.

THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) For the Arden: The Flea and the Professor, The Threepenny Opera, Romeo and Juliet, Blue Door, My Name Is Asher Lev. In the area: Wilma, People’s Light, Lantern, Delaware Theatre Company, InterAct, Azuka, Curtis Opera, New Paradise Laboratories, Theatre Exile, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Flashpoint Theatre Company, where he is Artistic Director. Other credits include: Theatre J, Two River Theatre, Cal Shakes, Children’s Theatre Company, Virginia Stage, Roundhouse, CENTERSTAGE, Folger Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse, Hangar, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Signature Theater Company, Lincoln Center Festival, Spoleto, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Rep, among others. 6-time Barrymore Award nominee, Helen Hayes nominee, and winner of the 2007 AUDELCO Award. Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale.

JAMES SUGG (Sound Designer) is a member of Pig Iron Theatre Company with whom he has created 18 original pieces. He has also worked with Milwaukee Rep, Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, Actors Theater of Louisville, The Wilma, the Arden, Folger Theater, Headlong Dance Theater, Rainpan 43 and Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental. He is the composer of the musicals A Murder, A Mystery And A Marriage (book and lyrics by Aaron Posner), James Joyce is Dead and So Is Paris (Pig Iron), The Sea (a one man electric chamber opera) and Cherry Bomb (book and lyrics by Jen Childs). His work has been recognized with 2 Obies, four Barrymores for Outstanding Sound Design, the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theater Artist, and a Pew Fellowship.

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Who’s Who ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) is very happy to be back at the Arden, after last spring’s World Premiere The Flea and the Professor. Past Arden Stage Management credits include: A Moon for the Misbegotten, Ghost-Writer, Blue Door, Rabbit Hole, My Name Is Asher Lev. Other work with the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Theatre Horizon, PlayPenn New Play Initiative. Proud Member: AEA, SMA. Love to the Family.

SARAH OLLOVE (Assistant Director) is excited to return to the Arden following her work on The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Peter Pan, The Seafarer, and the The History Boys.

Sarah is a local freelance dramaturg and director. In addition to the Arden, she has enjoyed working with PTC, Penn Players, Gas & Electric Arts, Theatre Exile, ART, and Untitled Theatre Co. #61 among others. Thanks to Terry and the Arden staff for another great experience!

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. A graduate of Susquehanna University, Amy received the university’s first-ever Young Alumni Achievement Award. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts which is a joint program of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation and National Arts Strategies.

Amy serves on the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Local Advisory Council of the Non Profit Finance Fund. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council and the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College.

ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. 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 our new-work development program, the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and our theatre 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. We also offer sign language-interpreted, captioned and audio described performances and Pay-What-You-Can final dress rehearsals that benefit other nonprofits. 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, 54 awards and 272 nominations from the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and 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, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Old City Arts Association. The Arden operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. Arden Theatre Company wishes to thank: • East End Salon • Nick Stuccio

Arden actor transportation courtesy of PhillyCarShare.

Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 & above Hamilton Family Foundation Independence Foundation The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative The Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program The Wallace Foundation William Penn Foundation $50,000 to $99,999 Comcast Corporation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust National Endowment for the Arts The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com+ Shubert Foundation $15,000 to $49,999 ACE Group Campbell Soup Foundation Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Fox Chase Bank The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Hirsig Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation Medical Legal Reproductions+ PECO

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Philadelphia Cultural Fund The Philadelphia Foundation Target Corporation $7,500 to $14,999 Anonymous Boeing Corporation Harmelin Media The Horner Foundation PNC Charitable Trust Princess Grace FoundationUSA Susquehanna Bank TD Charitable Foundation The Wells Fargo Foundation $2,500 to $7,499 Arronson Foundation Barra Foundation Caroline Alexander Buck Foundation Caroline J. S. Sanders Charitable Trust II Charlotte Cushman Foundation, in memory of Norma Pomerantz Civic Foundation Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter Family Foundation The Haley Foundation The Hassel Foundation Hatboro Beverages+

Make a donation through your workplace United Way program.

Matching Gift Partners ACE Charitable Foundation Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation AXA Financial Boeing DCR Environmental Services Inc. Dilworth Paxson LLP Endo Pharmaceuticals ExxonMobil Foundation Federated Department Stores Foundation First Horizon National Corporation First Tennessee Foundation

Paul E. Kelly Foundation PhillyCarShare+ The Pittsburgh Foundation Sovereign Bank Foundation Subaru of America Foundation Verizon The Victory Foundation Walter J. Miller Trust $750 to $2,499 12th Street Catering+ Drumcliff Foundation Jenkintown Building Services+ The Kesher Fund of the Cohen-Fruchtman-Krieger Family, Inc. Louis N. Cassett Foundation The Rittenhouse Foundation $749 and under Actors’ Equity Association Foundation William Goldman Foundation +denotes gifts of services or goods Looking for a business tax break in 2011?

Receive a tax credit through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program by supporting the Arden!

(Funds directly support Arden for All, education outreach program.)

Eligiblity info: Angela DuRoss at 215-922-8900 x25 or aduross@ardentheatre.org www.ardentheatre.org/support/eitc.html

Special thanks to EITC contributors ACE Group, Comcast Corporation, PECO and Susquehanna Bank

Our Donor Choice Number: 14198. Contributions made through the United Way support our work with children.

Gannett Foundation GE Foundation GlaxoSmithKline IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Independence Foundation Johnson and Johnson Matching Gifts Program Macy’s Foundation Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch National Football League National Philanthropic Trust

Penn Virginia Corporation The Philadelphia Foundation PNC Foundation Quaker Chemical Corporation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation Sap America, Inc. Subaru of America Foundation United Way The Vanguard Group Foundation William Penn Foundation

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For 11 years, the Sylvan Society has recognized individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Sassafras Grove ($10,000 & above) Anonymous Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III CHG Charitable Trust Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A, recommended by John Otto & Dr. Janet Haas Mr. & Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Sally and Michael Bailin ^ Marie and Joseph Field Matthew and Marie Garfield Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Josephine Klein Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Charles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica and Philip Rosenthal Lee and Christopher van de Velde Rosalyn and Stephen Weinstein Wyncote Foundation, at the recommendation of Leonard C. Haas Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999) Carol and Tom Beam John Bitman ^ Lois G. Brodsky Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas John and Susan Coleman Anne M. Congdon Dorothy Delbueno Ann Diebold Bob and Nancy Elfant Tim and Ellen Foster^ Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill Linda and David Glickstein David and MaryJane Hackney Ronna and Robert Hall^ Leslie and Barbara Kaplan 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) Anonymous Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland John Alchin and Hal Marryatt 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 Almut Breazeale DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd Chip Capelli Christina Clay, M.D. Priscilla and John Clement Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Robert M. Dever Tobey and Mark Dichter Michael A. Donato and Peter R. Sonzogni Deirdre Dooner Marie and Peter Dooner Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Shafiq Ebrahim James R. Fairburn and David A. Wickard Stephen Falchek Ted and Shannon Farmer^ Jeanne Fisher Sandi Foxx-Jones Richard and Diane D. Frey David and Christina Fryman* Terry Graboyes Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Glenn Gundersen and Susan Manix Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin Don Haskin and Lynn Martin Haskin Jane and Steve Heumann Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden* Carol and D. Scott Kelley Caroline Kemmerer Mr. Peter Kenney and Dr. Dorothy Novick Holly Kinser Kenneth and Eve Klothen Joseph Kluger and Susan Lewis

Beth and Bill Landman Winnie and Eric Lien William A. Loeb Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Larry and Mickey Magid Tina Manco Lewis R. and Sue Ann Marburg Gloria and Dan Mariano Jean Markovitz Barbara and Don Matheson Kirsten and James McCoy John and Amy McCawley* 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 Thomas Petro and Kristine Messner Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter Ann and Frank Reed, through the Malfer Foundation Amelia Q. Riley Ellen Rosenthal 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 Marilyn and Dean R. Staats^ Harold and Emily Starr^ Kathleen A. Stephenson William K. Stewart Foundation Keith and Jim Straw Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Harvey B. Swedloff 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+ Hope Yursa ZAKARAK Productions * denotes gifts made through the United Way +denotes gifts of services or goods ^includes a matching gift

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. To join or for more information, please contact Angela DuRoss, Development Director at 215-922-8900 x25 or aduross@ardentheatre.org.

Thank You to our Supporters $500 - $999 Rebecca and John Adams Stan and Lisa Altman Peggy Anderson Sheila Bell and Thomas Dodds Carol and Bruce Caswell Drs. Fred and Karen Clark Carole M. Foley* Dan Gannon In memory of Bob Gallagher John Geronimo Barbara and Jerry Kaplan George Koch and Santo DiDonato Bernadette Koller^ Mary Ellen Krober Ruth and Peter Laibson Mike and Helene Loeb Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto George and Judy McCarthy Whitney Quesenbery and John Chester Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Marilyn Sanborne and Richard J. Labowskie* Eva and Marvin Schlanger Family Foundation Philip and Susan Schlegel Robert and Karen Sharrar Dorothy S. Tomassini and Barry

Brenner Matthew White* Nancy Wingo, in honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton $250-$499 James Akerberg and Larry Simmons In Memory of Gerald Alpaugh Carol and Bennett Aaron Howard Aaronson Ron and Joyce Bayer Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Richard and Joan Behr Pat and Tom Bender Peter and Lynne Berman Sidney Beshunsky Cordelia Biddle and Steve Zettler Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert and Marilyn Birnhak Linda and Alden Blyth Linda and Daniel Blickman* Philip and Elaine Bobrove Marlin G. Brown* Caroline Castagno Debbie and Alan Casnoff Patricia M. Collins Ruth Miller Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Jim and Pat Culbertson Michael Dotsey Joseph and Carolyn Evans

Anne Ewers Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Ruth and Andre Ferber Dr. John and Elaine Frank Charles Gear Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Rita Goldberg Kathleen and Paul Goldenberg Bob and Jan Goren Bernie and Carole Gottlieb Brian Hanna Anonymous Charles W. Head, Jr. Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Susan Greene David and Beth Medoway Kagan Mr. Philip Kalodner Susan Kellogg and Dick Hoffman Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Joel Koppelman Kenneth D. Kopple Marilyn and David Kraut Clara and Jorge LaBrake Lorraine and late Richard Leff David Lesher Pat and Jim Lobb Anonymous Patricia Lockhart and James Culbertson^ John and Martha Lubell Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff

ARDEN FOR ALL is supported by a generous gift from Virginia and Harvey Kimmel

The Legacy Society Arden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their will or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.

Peggy Anderson Jane Berryman Lou Bluver Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom

James and Suzanne Hill Mary Ellen Krober Marilyn and Dean R. Staats

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 Angela DuRoss, Development Director at 215-922-8900 ext. 25.

Why I Support the Arden‌.

The plays we have seen at the Arden have given us the opportunity to share in common our perceptions and have led to spirited discussions as a family.

- Saifuddin and Robin Mama

We thoroughly appreciate the excellent performances and also the focused attention that Arden brings to the development of new plays. In addition, we are aware that the Arden strives to encourage new talent through its apprentice program and annually introduces theatre to more than 5,000 underserved students in the Philadelphia and Camden areas.

- Eric and Winnie Lien

Whether it’s bringing a favorite book to life with a bunch of dogs on roller skates or a family of brave children living in a boxcar; the magical puppetry of a big, friendly giant; or, of course, the transportive properties of a Giant Peach or pixie dust, our kids know that the Arden will leave them entertained and enthralled.

- Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky I am grateful to be able to contribute to this wonderful, magical place where I can believe the unbelievable and be transported deep inside myself through the story unfolding on the stage.

- Bethany Asplundh

How YOU Can Support the Arden‌ Make a gift

Join the Sylvan Society

Your support above and beyond your ticket purchase helps us to continue to grow!

A gift of $1,000 or more annually entitles you to invitations to opening nights, new play readings, access to artists and more!

Join the Legacy Society

Visit us online at www.ardentheatre.org/support or call Megan Staples, Development Assistant at 215-922-8900 ext. 46.

Leave your mark by including the Arden in your will or estate plans.

Thank You to our Supporters $250-$499 continued Mrs. Grace Madeira John Wilson and Allison P. WilsonMaher Frank and Sally Mallory Dr. Arlen Marks and David Smith Mary Louise Martin Gloria McNutt Iris Melendez and Henry R. Adamczyk, Jr. Alan and Susan Miller Stephen and Janet Mullin Jerome Napson Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Brenda J. Oliphant Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill^ Barbara and Don Parman Vincent and Carmen Pezzullo Valerie Brand Pipano and Tal Pipano Dan Promislo Mary Jo Reilly Graham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de Velde Irwin C. and Carole M. Saft Harold and Sharon Schwalm Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Joan and Bill Saidel David and Carleene Slowik James L. Smith Anne Speyer Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Anonymous Hella and Lew Volgenau Michael Walraven and Mary Lou Starling Marlene Weinberg Fred and Arleen Weinstein Mrs. Thomas A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock Askold Zagars Tom and Jackie Zemaitis $125 - $249 Dr. Ron Abrams Emily Aiken Janet and Roger Alwang Arthur S. Applebaum Theodora W. Ashmead, in honor of Amy Murphy Alan and Sandy Ault Judith Barrett Lisa Becker Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin

Joann White and William Beckett^ Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Jane Biberman Doris and Aaron Bitman Janice and Roger Boe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Mary Pat Boyle Michael P. Boyle J. Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine David Brownlee Bernard and Pamela Brownstein Sheryl Roser Evelyn and Gary Carpenter Mr. Joseph Casey Nelly and Scott Childress Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Karen Clark Jennifer Coffey Charles J. Coyle Mary Ann Dailey Ellen Deacon Raymond and Michele Decker Cordelia and Don Delson Stephanie Deviney Daniel Devlin Larry and Pat Dixon Ellen and Max Dooneief Beverly Dotter Kathy and Jerry Drew Jill Dulany Angela DuRoss Paul and Adele Epstein Sue and Robert Evans Paul and Judith Farber Cynthia Heininger and James Feeney Larry and Maureen Mullin Fowler Stan Gibell David K. Gifford Karhnak-Glasby Family Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Diane Graboyes Judge Marvin R. and Mrs. Marcia O. Halbert Dona and Curt Haltiwanger^ Ona and Stephen Hamilton Mary C. Harbison Adrienne and Eric Hart Linda Fowler Hartnett Barbara and Robert Hauptfuhrer Ron Herman Heidi Hertfelder Lenora Hume

Michael and Judy Jackson, in honor of John Bitman Sarah C. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn Nancy Kane Sandra R. Karlson Scott and Margie Kasner Phyllis Kauffman Robert and Ellen Kavash^ Anonymous Alan and Elaine Klawans Patricia and Charles Kling Steven Knepper Harold Kobb Walter Kraft and Deborah Hung Richard Lee Alan and Susan Levin Helene J. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Craig and Stephanie Lewis Karen Lewis^ Linda and Donald Lewis Warren and Arline Lieberman Barbara and Richard Linde Robert and Laurel Lipshutz Will and Sandy Lock Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Robert Lynam Lynn and Joe Manko Ted and Ronnie Mann Gerald Marrington Faith J. McDowell Martin and Sandra Miller Paul and Lee S Miller Susie and Geoff Mills Keith and Liz Mosley Eliot Nierman Diane Nissen^ Etta and Chuck Nissman Carol L. O’Brien Anonymous Laura Offutt and Steve Fukuchi Anonymous Mr. Richard Pariseau John and Judith Peakes Douglas and Mary Peck Bob and Leila Peck Mary and F. Laurence Pethick Rhoda Polakoff John and Margaret Preg Sherri and Abe Reich Teresa Reyes and John Hogenesch Francoise and Louis Rollmann Faye and Daniel Ross

Thank You to our Supporters $125 - $249 continued Alan Rothenberg and Enid Krasner Jerry and Bernice Rubenstein William F. Ryan Peter Ryker Ruth and Marvin Sachs Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmidt^ Ms. Kim Schmucki Carl W. and Mary Ellen Schneider Joseph and Louise Shaffer Elaine L. Sherman Victoria Sicks Virginia P. Sikes, Esq. Celeste Simon William and Mary Simpson Ms. Anne Singer Bob and Harriet Singer Shirley Sivitz Leslie E. Skilton Ed Sobel Margaret R. Spencer John and Susan Stedman Rita Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Paul Stone Ruth P. Stuessy Richard and Anne Tax Lorraine Toji Cathy Toner* Lisa Truckess The Vandergrift-Baxter Family Emily and Charles Wagner M. Jane Williams Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Benjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson $75 - $124 Lawrence Abramson David Acton Nan Alderson Reverend Albert Alspach Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Andrews Helen Aster Ann and Larry Auerweck Rita Axelrod Cynthia and Burgess Ayres Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Robert Bauer and Sandy Clay Bauer Richard and Eileen Bazelon Bikki Bevelhymer-Chiang

Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blank Joan Blum Myron and Sharon Blumberg Samuel Bobrow Lily and Newman Bortnick Frank Boyer Charles Brennan John D. Brewster Jr. Anonymous Michael P. Buckley Robert J. Butera Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bob Carfagno Barbara Carmine Susan Chaplick Leah Chaplin Alice A. Chittenden Mary Chomitz Paul Chrystie Estelle Chunn Edwin G. Close, II Rhoda and Michael Coben Judith Cohen Rabbi and Mrs. Henry Cohen Sue Cohen John R. Collett Dr. Marie A. Conn Janet Cook Susan Cook Sandra and James Corry Zoe Coulson Mr. and Mrs. Art Covello Kimberly Crown Jennifer Dalpiaz Charles H. and Suzanne Davis Nancy Davis Judith Dederick Rita and Grace Denbo Carole and Marc Dichter In Honor of Marjorie Dickey Stuart Donaldson Jean Dowdall Ray Doyle Mr. Murray and Libby Rosof Dubin Beverly Dubin Donald and Geraldine Duclow Lois S. Durso Marcia Eisenberg Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ellis Linda V. Ellsworth Debbie and Jerry Epstein Wendy Epstein Barry and Beth Evans Wally and Jane Evans

Sylvia Beck and Jay Federman Samuel and Helene Feinberg Mark and Rene Feitelson Malcolm and Martha Fick John Fischer Deborah and Martin Fishbein Lana Fishkin Marjorie Fiterman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frank Drs. Barbara and Len Frank Ms. Judy Frank Mr. Allan P. Freedman Helene and Michael Freidman Paula Freilich Larry S. Friedman Paula Fuchsberg Mary Jane Fullam Buzz and Linda Gamble George and Pooh Gephart Geoffrey and Karen Glauser Ms. Joan Gmitter Micki and Larry Goldberg Brian Goldsmith Leonard Greene Miriam and Saul Grossman Nancy and Richard Grove Susan and Adam Guttentag Joyce K. Hackman Martha Ann Hanson Donald Hargreaves Gail Hauptfuhrer Beverly Hayden Douglas and Harriet Heath Angela and Michael Hennessey Herbert and Gayl Henze Joseph Herbst^ Ruth Herd Bill Herman and Laurie Navin Judy Herman and Steve Small Susan W. Herron Tom and Wendy Hibberd Terry Hirshorn Lisa and Bill Hoffman Dr. David Holtz Thomas K. Hurster Jackie Jerrehian Donald and Lorraine Jones Valerie M. Jones Associates Anonymous Thomas Lloyd and Jane Kamp Donald and Mary Kane Margaret Keller Cynthia Killion Brian and Carin Kirschner Gregory Kleiber

Thank You to our Supporters Mary and Dean Kline Steven Knepper Christal Kozloski* Stephen and Helene Kunkel Sherman Labovitz David Ladov Robert Lamb^ Bob and Mary Lawler John and Joanne Lawson Kathryn Lee Daniel T. Lee Lisa Lee Bob and Sharon Leib Natalie Levkovich Norman and Sylvia Lieberman Karen Lisker Perry Watts and Samuel Litwin Daniel and Linda Litwin Nancy and Jerry Lutin Ronnie and Larry Margel Betty Margolis and Sidney Arenson Milton and Renee Margulies Glenda Marshall Irwin Matusow and Barbara Rudnick Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell Richard and Gretchen McCann Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Celeste McMenamin Tom and Helen McNutt Cheryl Meyer Marianne Miller Ellen Monsees Stephen and Lisa Morano Jeff and Maxine Morgan Mr. and Mrs. David N. Mosteller Claire Moyer Kathleen Moyer Carmen Mucci and Lois Marianni Theodore Munz Jr. Paul Yaros and Craig Murray Kenneth and Susan Myers John and Shirley Neff Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nicholls Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Kathy Nolen Edwards and Bill Edwards Jay and Joan Ochroch Timothy O’Malley Linda Osler Stanton S. Oswald Sandra Packel Sydney S. Pasternack Jane G. Pepper Donald and Carol Plank Dan and Lisa Pliskin

Bruce and Lynne Podrat David and Amy Pollack Madeline Portnoy Aaron Posner Karen and David Pressel Linda Quam Keith Quinton Natalia Razak Karen and Mark Reber Eleanor Reinhardt Leslie Rescorla Joy Rickabaugh Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Lorraine Riesenbach Dr. Elnora Rigik and Andrew Bushko Sharon and Mark Robb George and Zara Roberts Mary Ann Robinson Debbie Robinson Linda Robinson, Ph.D. and Peter Krill John and Claire Rodgers Jane A. Rose, CPA/PFS, CFP Patricia A. Rosenberg Bernie and Camille Rosenberg Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg J. Randall Rosensteel Dr. Harry Rosenthal Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Joan Rozanski Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Janet Rupert Diane Rurode Joan Ryder and Robert Ludwig Thekla Sacksteder Janet S. Saltzman Roberta Sampson Mark Sandberg Ellen Schlenker Lucille Schlack Ms. Adeline R. Schultz Alex and Stefanie Seldin Robert and Karen Serenbetz Sarah L. Sexton Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Antoinette Farrar Seymour Charlotte Shapiro Lenore and Bernard Sherman Marie and James P. Shew Catharine Shippen John and Maryann Shivers Jan and Tom Showler Mel and Susanne Shuster Anonymous In Memory of Ruth Soloman Smith

Jay Snyderman Anonymous Phillip and Karen Spiker, in honor of Courtney Spiker Martin Daniel Steiker Leon and Marcia Steinberg Joel and Barbara Stewart Debra Strauss Sally Switzer Nina Tafel Marion and Richard Taxin Anonymous Joel Temple Joseph Terry William and Joan Thomas The Tobias Family Marian Tracey Linda Traver-Neeld and Ken Neeld Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill John Urofsky Gilbert Feinberg and Nadeen Van Tuyle William Vaughn Clifford and Ann Wagner Mr. John Waldie Beth Brooks and Bob Waterston Thomas Watkins Barbara Watson Jenny and Bill Webb Oscar Weber Vivian Weinblatt Harold Weiner Harry and Helen Weinheimer Anonymous Christine Winkelvoss Sam and Kuna Yankell Anonymous Barbara Zalkind Joan and William Zeidner* Michele Zeldner and Ian Wachstein * Denotes gift made through the United Way + Denotes gift of goods or services ^ Includes matching gift This list acknowledges donors as of Sept 5, 2011. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies. Notify Development Assistant Megan Staples at 215.922.8900 x46 or mstaples@ardentheatre.org. Although space does not allow listing gifts less than $75, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions.

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Board and Committee Members 2011/12 Board of Directors Ellen P. Foster, President Brian Abernathy, Vice President Andrea Mengel, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary Nancy Burd Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant David Fryman Matthew Garfield Elizabeth H. Gemmill Darrel A. German 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 Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Stephen Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin

Board Executive Committee Ellen Foster, chair Brian Abernathy Joy L. De Jesús Michael Donato Ronna F. Hall Peter Hamilton Nancy Hirsig Virginia Kimmel Andrea Mengel Charles Rose Hether Smith Lee van de Velde

Board Development Committee Ellen Foster, chair Michael Donato Peter Hamilton Ronna Hall Lynn Haskin Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam

Education Committee Sheryl Bar Marla Diamond Dr. Dennis W. Creedon Dr. Carol Domb Jacqueline Matusow Ilene Poses Sally Wojcik

Facilities Committee Hether Smith, chair James Kronzer Richard Maimon John McCawley Paul Thais Chris van de Velde

Finance Committee Michael Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen Foster Elizabeth Gemmill Steve Heumann Martin Rosenthal Harvey Swedloff

Personnel Committee Ellen Foster, chair David Fryman Elizabeth Gemmill Charles Rose Lee van de Velde

The Scene Committee Mike Donohue Seth Goldenberg Genvieve Goldstein Janeale Gottlieb-George Dana Marston Meghan McKeown

Advocacy Committee Brian Abernathy, chair David Glancey Terry Gillen Julie Hawkins Susan Jacobson Holly Kinser

Individual Giving Ambassador Committee Virginia Kimmel, chair Charles Rose, chair Gisele Bathish John Bitman Richard Frey David Hackney Steve Heumann

Individual Giving Strategy Committee Virginia Kimmel, chair Charles Rose, chair Lynn Haskin Nancy Hirsig Steven Segal Harvey Swedloff Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin

Special Events Task Force Ronna F. Hall, chair Nancy Burd Nancy Elfant Ellen Foster Sue Jacobson Diane Dalto Woosnam

Strategic Planning Committee Joy De Jesús, chair Ellen Foster David Fryman Andrea Mengel Ellen Yin

Staff Artistic Producing Artistic Director ........................................................................................................................Terrence J. Nolen Associate Artistic Director ...............................................................................................................................Edward Sobel Associate Producer ...................................................................................................................................... Matthew Decker Literary Consultant ............................................................................................................................................ Dennis Smeal Administrative Assistant ........................................................................................................................................ Bryan Kerr Artistic Interns........................................................................................................................... Lauren Gates, David Mackay Commissioned Playwrights ......................................................................Laura Eason, Laura Jacqmin, Rogelio Martinez Administrative Management Managing Director .......................................................................................................................................... Amy L. Murphy Business Manager .............................................................................................................................. Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager ........................................................................................................................ Mary Beth Simon Arden Professional Apprentices........................................................ Kaleigh Malloy, Alan Paramore, Samantha Pedings Ryan M. Prendergast, Zach Trebino, Flora Vassar Arden Volunteer ................................................................................................................................................. Jean Markovitz Marketing Director of Marketing and Public Relations ........................................................................................................ Ryan Klink Marketing and Public Relations Manager ................................................................................................ Leigh Goldenberg Art Director.......................................................................................................................................................... Kristy Giballa Group Sales Associate.....................................................................................................................................Shanna Tedeschi Development Development Director ................................................................................................................................... Angela DuRoss Director of Institutional Advancement .......................................................................................................... Jessica Calter Manager of Institutional Giving ....................................................................................................................... Sarah Sexton Development Assistant ..................................................................................................................................... Megan Staples Development Interns .......................................................................................................... Lucia Cumberland, Beth Miller Education Education Director ............................................................................................................................ Maureen Mullin Fowler Arden Drama School Coordinator .................................................................................................. Joanna Mongelli Smith Arden Drama School Faculty...................... Kala Moses Baxter, Alex Bechtel, Chris Bresky, Matt Decker, Liz Filios Steve Gravelle, Jefferson Haynes, Millie Hiibel, Alex Keiper, Matt Lorenz, Michael McElroy, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Hillary Rea, Jacqueline Real, Alison Roberts, Ryan Touhy, Anneliese Van Arsdale Arden For All Teaching Artists..................... ........................ Kala Moses Baxter, Chris Bresky, Matt Decker, Liz Filios, Steve Gravelle, DelantĂŠ Keys, Courtney Spiker Martin, Michael McElroy, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Davy Raphaely, Hillary Rea, Maura Roche, Jane Stojak, David Sweeny Front of House Box Office Manager................................................................................................................................................... Lynn Keily Assistant Box Office Manager ......................................................................................................................... Corey Masson Box Office Assistants ................................... Nanci Cope, Tara Demmy, Michael Durkin, Mark Kennedy, Bryan Kerr, Fred Ott, Katherine Perry Production Production Manager ..................................................................................................................................... Courtney Riggar Technical Director ........................................................................................................................................... Glenn Perlman Associate Production Manager ................................................................................................................. Jessica Day West Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman ........................................................................................................................... Jon West Master Electrician......................................................................................................................................... Martin Stutzman Costume Supervisor ....................................................................................................................................... Alison Roberts Properties Master ........................................................................................................................................ Christopher Haig Charge Scenic Artist ................................................................................................................................. Kristina Chadwick Production Stage Managers ....................................................... Stephanie Cook, Alec E. Ferrell, Katharine M. Hanley Assistant to the Stage Manager ....................................................................................................................... John Grassey Scenic Interns .......................................................................................................................... Joshua Klein, Brooke Murray Props Intern ................................................................................................................................................... Kate Spendelow Costume Intern .................................................................................................................................................. Trevor Pierce Assistant to the Lighting Design .................................................................................................................... Sydney Justice Assistant to the Sound Design ................................................................................................................... Mark Valenzuela Dialect Coach ...................................................................................................................................................... Neill Hartley Fight Director ................................................................................................................................... Darren Michael Hengst Audio Engineer ..................................................................................................................................................... Zach Brown Dresser/Deck Crew ............................................................................................................................................ Kate Sabato Stitcher ....................................................................................................................................................... Jessica June Shipley

When dining in Old City, we recommend these restaurants that support the Arden!

All offer a special 10% discount to Arden patrons. Please ask your server for details.

AMERICAN/INTERNATIONAL FARE

STEAKHOUSE

FORK

MARMONT

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2011/12 Dining Partners

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SERRANO 20 S. 2nd St. • 215.928.0770 www.tinangel.com BYOB

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CAMPO’S 214 Market St. • 215.923.1000 www.camposdeli.com

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POSITANO COAST

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SHANE CONFECTIONERY 110 Market St. • 215.922.1048 www.shaneconfectionery.com

THE FRANKLIN FOUNTAIN 116 Market St. • 215.627.1899 www.franklinfountain.com

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weddings • special events • cafés

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Gate Theatre Dublin

Endgame & Watt NOV 8-13

Experience both hilarious Beckett plays and save− Buy 1 show, get the second 50%!

Tickets start at $20!

Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre The Arden received 22 Barrymore nominations for the 2010/11 Season, the most nominations of any company in Philadelphia. We congratulate all the artists that made our season a success.

GHOST-WRITER • Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play - Michael Hollinger • Outstanding Costume Design - Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind • PECO Award for Outstanding Light Design - Jerold R. Forsyth

THE THREEPENNY OPERA • Overall Production of a Musical • Outstanding Direction of a Musical Terrence J. Nolen • Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical - Mary Martello

A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN • The Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play - Grace Gonglewski

SUPERIOR DONUTS • Brown Martin Philadelphia Award • Outstanding Choreography/Movement - John V. Bellomo • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play - James Ijames

THE FLEA AND THE PROFESSOR • Overall Production of a Musical • Outstanding Direction of a Musical - Anne Kauffman • Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical - Rob McClure • Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical - Scott Greer • Outstanding Acting Ensemble in a Musical - Acting Ensemble • Outstanding Costume Design - Olivera Gajic • PECO Award for Outstanding Light Design - Thom Weaver • Outstanding Music Direction - Dan Kazemi • Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Set Design - Louisa Thompson • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Aaron Cromie • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Kim Sullivan • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical - Alex Keiper

Theatre Meals & Light Bites Grab a bite AT the theatre!

Purchase these selections in advance and your meal will be waiting for you at the Box Office or Concessions stand an hour before your performance.

$15 THEATRE MEALS:

Each includes lightly salted potato chips, cookie, and choice of drink

Pineland Farms Roast Beef, Vermont Cheddar, Horseradish: Mustard Butter, Baby Arugula on Sourdough

Turkey on Whole Wheat, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato Grilled Asian Chicken Wrap: Peanut Sauce, Carrots, Snow Peas, Red Cabbage

Veggie Wrap: Seasonal Vegetables, (no cheese)

$7 LIGHT BITES: Personal-size sampling of 3 cheeses (bleu d’auvergne, gouda, Fromage du jour), toast points and grapes

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The American Family Arden Associate Artistic Director Edward Sobel commisssioned August: Osage County and was the dramaturg for the original production at Steppenwolf Theatre Company and subsequent Broadway run. We asked Ed to share a few thoughts about the play.

“Home is the place where when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”

– Robert Frost, The Death of a Hired Man It’s hard to find a play that isn’t in some way about family. The great tragedies of ancient Greece (think Sophocles’ Oedipus or Antigone) while pursuing ideas of political power, responsibility, and free will have as their principal advocates members of the same family. (Oedipus murders his father and sleeps with his mother. Antigone rebels against Kreon, her uncle, because she wishes to properly bury her brother.)

The mighty Shakespeare’s discourses on the ability to take meaningful action (Hamlet) or the vicissitudes of inherited power (Henry IV) look at humanist and existential questions as they play out within family dynamics. (Hamlet seeks to avenge the murder of his father by his uncle. Young Hal navigates his difficult relationship with his own father, and tests a surrogate in Falstaff.)

The American dramatic tradition is equally, if not more tightly bound to the familial – even plays thought to be primarily of social significance and commentary (Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun) revolve around contests between parents and children or husbands and wives. With August: Osage County, Tracy Letts draws upon his own family lore, amplifying these stories with an artist’s delight in extreme behavior and moral ambiguity. But while outrage and outrageousness permeate the play, one should not be so distracted by the emotional fireworks as to lose track of the social critique. It is not just the pathology of the American family about which Tracy is concerned, but the American family.

The play begins with the interrogation of a Native American woman who agrees to take on the job of caring for this family, descendents of those who have invaded her homeland and destroyed her people. What follows is not only an investigation into familial betrayals and rivalries, but the diagnosis of dysfunction for an entire class of people. With its large cast of characters and form (a three-act structure) Tracy is not only referencing theatrical days of yore, but also demanding a canvas large enough for individual relationships to take on metaphorical significance and sweep. In one of our earliest conversations about the script, Tracy told me that the play was partly about what happens when “men abandon the field”. Certainly the male characters in the play abrogate responsibility for themselves and others in ways both hilarious and damning. We leave it to you to determine whether the women follow suit.

Sweltering around the arguments, not to mention outright fisticuffs, of the play is the sticky truth that no matter what the members of this family do, they can not extract themselves from their familial history or the family fabric. Their original sin, as with O’Neill’s great tragic families in Long Days Journey Into Night or Desire Under the Elms, is simply being born. Their continued afflictions – addiction, greed, self-interest, moral confusion – are inherited as surely as the mythic American values – the right to happiness, self-determination, ambition, capitalism – of which they are extensions or complements.

Family. We all have one. Some may even have one that looks like the Westons. We all have a country.

Even one that looks like America.

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Il Postino

Music & Libretto by Dainel Catán (Sung in Spanish) East Coast Premiere - November 2011

The Marriage of Figaro

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by da Ponte February 2012

Three Decembers

Music by Jake Heggie Libretto by Gene Scheer Philadelphia Premiere - April 2012

La Bohème

Music by Giaccomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa

May 2012

Slaying the Dragon

Music by Michael Ching Libretto by Ellen Frankel Bases on the book Not by the Sword by Kathryn Watterson

World Premiere - June 2012

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