A Raisin in the Sun program

A R D E N T H E AT R E C O M PA N Y P R E S E N T S

A r d e n T h e at r e C o m pa n y p r e s e n ts

Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Walter Dallas

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MAR 7 - APR 21 Production Sponsor:

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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

By Lorraine Hansberry Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

DANIEL CONWAY+

ALISON ROBERTS

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

F. MITCHELL DANA+

ROBERT KAPLOWITZ+

Stage Manager

Assistant Director

ALEC E. FERRELL*

WILLIAM TOUSSAINT

Directed by WALTER DALLAS^

March 7 - April 21, 2013 F. Otto Haas Stage

Production Sponsor:

Mainstage Season Sponsored by: Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company.

Applause, please, for our Media Partner: Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. + Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829

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* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.

WELCOME from the producing artistic Director

Last season, we produced Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park, a play inspired by A Raisin in the Sun and set in the home to which the Younger family is moving.

During the run of Clybourne, we did a reading of Raisin on the Haas Stage. I thought I knew this play, but found myself surprised and deeply moved by the Younger family’s hopes and dreams – caught up in Lorraine Hansberry’s extraordinary story, written, remarkably, when she was still in her twenties.

And the way that these two plays spoke to one another – the resonances and reverberations created – was incredibly powerful. During the reading, I wanted to tell the Younger family to re-think their move to Cybourne Park; Terrence J. Nolen that they deserved better; that the future was fraught...and still is. By the end of that evening, I realized that I needed to produce A Raisin in the Sun as part of this 25th Anniversary season.

Clybourne Park went on to an acclaimed Broadway run last spring, receiving the Tony Award for Best New Play (along with the previously bestowed Pulitzer Prize and Olivier Award). Clybourne’s success sparked renewed interest in Hansberry’s masterwork; both plays are included in American Theatre magazine’s Top 10 Most Produced List for this year, with Raisin slated for 8 productions at theatres across the country and Clybourne scheduled for 15. In addition, Center Stage in Baltimore will be producing a new play entitled Beneatha’s Place, written by Kwame Kwei-Armah who has recently been appointed Center Stage’s new Artistic Director. Beneatha’s Place follows Beneatha Younger as she travels to 1959 colonial Nigeria with Asagai, and then returns to America.

The reverberations continue.

Construction of the Hamilton Family Arts Center (located three doors down 2nd Street towards Arch) continues to move forward. We’ll be offering tours of the new facility during the run of A Little Night Music – giving you the chance to get a sneak peek of this dramatic expansion. This building will give us the space to grow in so many ways: we will expand our new play development efforts, increase our classes and camps for kids, and significantly grow our educational programming. One of the first steps is the creation of Teen Arden, a new program that brings together teens from throughout the region who are passionate about theatre. We’ve long wanted to provide opportunities for teens; the Hamilton Family Arts Center will be their place: a place to gather, to share new ideas, to dream new dreams.

Throughout our history, we’ve been drawn to plays that explore the story of the American family: Death of a Salesman, Next to Normal, Fences. I am honored to bring Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and the story of the Younger family to our stage, directed by Walter Dallas, an artist who has become such an important part of the Arden family.

P.S. Next season we know that we will be realizing two long-held dreams: the musical Parade, a riveting and emotional work based on the true story of the 1913 trial of Leo Frank; and a new translation of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. We will also produce the Philadelphia premiere of Lydia Diamond’s Stick Fly, a play about a wealthy African American family reuniting at their family home in Martha’s Vineyard. Please join us.

Cast of Characters In order of appearance

Ruth Younger ........................................................................ Nikki E. Walker* Walter Lee Younger ................................................................................ U.R.* Travis Younger .........................................................................Yannick Haynes Beneatha Younger .....................................................................Jaleesa Capri* Lena Younger ...........................................................................Joilet F. Harris* Joseph Asagai/Moving Man.....................................................Segun Akande* George Murchison/Moving Man ............................... Peterson Townsend* Karl Lindner ........................................................................Leonard C. Haas* Bobo ................................................................................................ Kash Goins UNDERSTUDIES:

Bren Thomas, Rob Cutler, Lauren Fitzgerald, Kash Goins, MJ Harris, Leslie Nevon Holden, Marcus Smith, Ashley Blair Spearman The action of the play is set in Chicago’s Southside, sometime between World War II and the present.

ACT 1 Scene 1: Friday morning.

Scene 2: The following morning.

ACT 2 Scene 1: Later, the same day.

Scene 2: Friday night, a few weeks later.

Scene 3: Moving day, one week later.

ACT 3 An hour later.

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DIRECTOR’S Notes

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a soreAnd then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar overLike a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags Like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

--Langston Hughes

Walter Dallas would like to dedicate this production to the memory of his mentor, role model, and friend, Lloyd Richards, who staged the first production of A Raisin in the Sun in 1959.

a Reading of Clybourne Park april 15th, 7pm

Tickets are free and available on a first come, first serve basis.

Call the box office at 215.922.1122 to reserve

Join us for this one-night only reading of Clybourne Park, the Pulitzer Prize winning play that was inspired by A Rasin in the Sun, featuring the cast of the Arden’s 2012 production.

a Message from our production Sponsor How fitting that this play, A Raisin in the Sun, be produced on Arden Theatre Company’s stage as part of their 25th Anniversary line-up! It is, after all, a play about dreams – big dreams! Audacious dreams! Seemingly impossible dreams!

It is about the power of dreams to captivate us, to compel us, to unite us, and tragically, sometimes to divide us. Dreams are powerful as King Solomon proclaimed in antiquity – “Where there are no dreams, the people perish!”

Thomas M. Petro

Dreams inspire hope and energize, yet it is the press of our circumstances which can weigh us down and crush the spark within. Frequently our dreams are left unfulfilled, unrealized, left to dry up like “a raisin in the sun.”

When A Raisin in the Sun first premiered on Broadway in 1959, it pioneered the opening of the American stage for African American actors. When the Arden opened its doors in 1988, it opened a way for actors to live and work in Philadelphia.

Remarkably, as we cheer the 25th season of the Arden, the audacious dreams of our founding trio have not only been lavishly realized in a quarter century of great stories by great storytellers, but a new dream is also being realized before our eyes in the construction of the Hamilton Family Arts Center.

There is so much to celebrate about this milestone and the imprint the Arden has made on our city and the community of artists and supporters birthed in her dream. But none of this would have been possible if Terry and Amy would have succumbed to those voices that demanded: “Eat your eggs!”

Tom Petro

President and CEO Fox Chase Bank

In addition to sponsoring A Raisin in the Sun, Fox Chase Bank is also providing construction financing for our new building, the Hamilton Family Arts Center. We are grateful to Fox Chase Bank for their generous support of the plays we produce on our stages and applaud them for their investment in our future.

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When first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun changed American theatre forever. In 1988, the opening of Arden Theatre Company changed Philadelphia theatre forever. As we salute and celebrate the Arden on their 25th anniversary season, we are honored to be the production sponsor of A Raisin in the Sun.

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Celebrating our PartnershiP: arden theatre ComPany and Fox Chase bank—Proud ProduCtion sPonsor Wittenberg * something intangible * ghost-Writer * tuliPomania * romeo and Juliet * a raisin in the sun Š2013 Fox Chase Bank. All rights reserved.

Who’s Who Segun akande (Joseph Asagai/Moving Man) is thrilled to make his Arden Theatre debut.

Off-Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses,The Poet (Chester Horn Outstanding Actor) Regional: Ruined (Florida Studio Theatre), A Raisin in The Sun (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), To Kill A Mockingbird (Arrow Rock Lyceum), and Ruined (Arena Stage; 2012 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play) directed by Charles RandolphWright (Motown). Film/TV: Sex and the City 2, Mother of George (Official Sundance selection), The Good Wife,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and commercial and voice over work for New York/New Jersey Lottery, EPIX HD, BET, Gatorade, and Bud Light. Graduate of Duke University where he was a running back for the Blue Devils, majoring in political science. www.meetsegun.com jaleesa capri (Beneatha Younger) is a Brooklyn, NY native and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Howard University, where she received her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts-Acting.

This versatile stage and film actress is delighted to make her Arden Theatre debut in such a timeless piece of American Theatre. Jaleesa was recently seen in the three-time AUDELCO Nominated production of August Strindberg’s Playing With Fire (Negro Ensemble Company). She is very thankful for the productions that she has been a part of thus far; as well as training institutions (such as the British-American Drama Academy in Oxford, New Federal Theatre, and The School for Film&TV) that have and are continuing to hone her artistry. Jaleesa is grateful for her supportive family and strives to be the kind of actor that makes a difference on & off the stage, in efforts to effectuate universal help and change. God is continuously blessing her and walking her down the road to success. www.jaleesacapri.com Kash goins (Bobo) is an actor, playwright and producer whose first theatrical experience was in A Raisin in the Sun as a student at Lincoln University. Several years later, he was fortunate to gain work under the direction of Walter Dallas in Sparkle,The Musical; Lazarus, Unstoned; and The Bluest Eye. In 2008 Kash founded GoKash Productions and has mounted six original self-written plays, including the 2009 NYC Downtown Urban Theatre Festival Best Play winner VI Degrees, and the 2010 Award Winning sequel VII Deadly Sins. Goins, producer of the Philly Urban Theatre Festival most recently appeared as an actor in the 2012 productions: GoKash Productions’ Topdog/Underdog at Walnut St. Theatre, Stagecrafters Theatre’s Jitney, Plays and Players’ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and Bryana Michelle’s The Repast. leonard c. haas (Karl Lindner) is very happy to be returning to the Arden Theatre. He made his Philadelphia theatre debut here way back in 1996 and has performed at many theatres in the region since, including The Wilma, Walnut Street, New Paradise Laboratories, 1812, Bristol Riverside, Act II Playhouse, Luna Theatre, Mum Puppettheatre, Hedgerow, Lantern, Cape May Stage, and People’s Light and Theatre Co., where he has performed in over 30 productions as a member of their Resident Ensemble of Artists. Off-Broadway credits include The Little Prince at the New Victory.

Next up: Lloyd Dallas in People’s Light and Theatre Company’s Noises Off, July 2013. As always, love to my family and love to Mary Lee.

Who’s Who Joilet f. harris (Lena Younger) is happy for her longtime relationship with the Arden and thrilled to be working with Walter Dallas again! Last seen here onstage as Woman in Tulipomania. Joilet is the recipient of the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her role as Caroline in Caroline, or Change here at the Arden. Other recent credits include: Ella in Ella,The Ella Fitzgerald Story, Detective Caroline on the HBO series The Wire, Law & Order SVU and the upcoming Do No Harm. To God Be The Glory!!! yannick haynes (Travis Younger) is a 5th grade student in the Spanish Immersion Program at Philadelphia’s Independence Charter School. He’s attended the Arden Theatre’s Kids’ Crew Summer Camp for the last 3 years and feels most at home on the stage. In addition to his burgeoning interest in acting,Yannick is a purple belt in Shotokan karate.Yannick enjoys spending time with his friends, reading graphic novels and family vacations with his parents, older sister, Olivia, and his grandparents. peterson townsend (George Murchison/Moving Man) is excited to be in Philadelphia with the Arden once again, where he was last seen as Prince Sebastian in Cinderella. He also played Crowther in History Boys and George Gibbs in Our Town in Old City. Other credits include Sebastian in Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Reggie Banks in Big Doolie (NYC Fringe); Aida, Macbeth, Carmen, Billy Budd, Anna Bolena, Nixon in China, La Traviata (Met Opera); Hospital (Axis Theatre); Northstar, A Lesson Before Dying (Triad Stage); Wanchese in The Lost Colony (Waterside Theatre); Young Mickey in The Day the Bronx Died, Silvius in As You Like It (Raymond Hodges Theatre). Television credits: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, Gossip Girl, Sally Hemmings: an American Scandal.

U.R. (Walter Lee Younger) last seen as Winston in The Island at Lantern Theater Co, the General in Ruined at Philadelphia Theatre Company, Blue Door and The Piano Lesson at the Arden, amongst several other characters at several other theaters in several other places. Baconion characters include Macduff, Othello, Puck, Don Jon, Oberon, Coriolanus, Mercutio, amongst others. T.V: Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order. nikki E. walker (Ruth Younger) Manhattan Theatre Club: Olivia u/s in An American Plan.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival: Mae in Flagmaker of Market Street. McCarter Theatre: Ghost of Present in A Christmas Carol. York Theater: Ginger in Jamaica. Lincoln Center/ Starfish Works: Sandra in Buildings a Popera. Ensemble Studio Theatre: Angelique in Trickle by Kia Cortheran. NY Classical Theater in Central Park: Kate in Taming of the Shrew/Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. Regional: Denver Theatre Center: Sadie in Gee’s Bend; The Goodman Theater: L’eila Walker in The Dreams of Sara Breedlove written/ directed by Regina Taylor; Indiana Rep/Syracuse Stage: Esther in Intimate Apparel; Geva Theater: Mrs.Muller in Doubt; Actors Theater of Louisville Humana Festival: Regina in Classyass; Shakespeare Theater DC: Madame Centaur in The Silent Woman directed by Micheal Kahn. Television & Film: Do No Harm, Deception, Unforgettable, Bored to Death, 30 Rock, The Sopranos, Law & Order Trial by Jury / Criminal Intent, Sex and the City.

Also numerous commercial and voiceover credits.

Who’s Who lORRAINE HANSBERRY (Playwright) (1930-1965) was a playwright, essayist, poet, and leading literary figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, was based on her childhood experience desegregating a Chicago neighborhood. The play, which opened on Broadway in 1959, was the first play written by an African American woman produced on Broadway. For A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry won the New York Critics’ Circle Award, making her the first African American playwright and the youngest American to receive this honor. The film version of A Raisin in the Sun starring Sidney Poitier was completed in 1961. Hansberry also wrote the play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, which ran on Broadway in 1964. After a battle with pancreatic cancer, Lorraine Hansberry died at the age of 34. She left behind three unfinished plays and an unfinished semi-autobiographical novel. Some of her writings were adapted into the play To Be Young, Gifted and Black, which ran Off Broadway in 1968, and was subsequently published as a book.

WALTER DALLAS (Director) has directed at major regional theatres, on and Off-Broadway, and abroad.

Also a professional photographer, his work was presented in a two-month solo exhibition at the Arden Theatre Company, and can be seen in the Online Gallery of National Geographic Magazine.

Dallas made his opera directorial debut with a record-breaking Porgy and Bess for the Opera Company of Philadelphia. His own gospel opera, Lazarus, Unstoned, had its world premiere to popular and critical acclaim at New Freedom Theatre. His world premiere production of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, starring Viola Davis at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, was named one of the Top Ten Productions of the Year by Time Magazine. Other accolades include Creative Genius Awards, an NAACP Image Award nomination, Atlanta’s “Walter Dallas Day,” a 2010 Barrymore nomination for Best Direction for Blue Door at the Arden, and a 2011 Helen Hayes Recommendation for Blues for An Alabama Sky at African Continuum Theatre in Washington, DC. Dallas was the first Director of the School of Theatre at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts and, following legendary John Allen, Jr., was the second Artistic Director of New Freedom Theatre. Since 2008, Dallas has served as Senior Artist-in-Residence in the University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. Dallas is a graduate of Morehouse College and the Yale School of Drama.

DANIEL CONWAY (Scenic Designer) has worked extensively Off-Broadway and in the regional theatre. Productions of note include: the premieres of Lily Dale, by Horton Foote at The Samuel Beckett Theatre, New Music by Reynolds Price at The Cleveland Playhouse, and the American premiere of Brecht’s Conversations in Exile at The New Theatre of Brooklyn. At the Arden: Crime and Punishment, Ben Franklin’s Apprentice, Blue Door, The Pavilion, Cyrano and August: Osage County. Recent work includes: MacBeth and Orestes, A Tragic Romp for The Folger Shakespeare Theatre; Macbeth for Two River Theatre Company; Stunning ( American premiere) for Woolly Mammoth Theatre; the national tour of Blues Journey for The Kennedy Center Family Theatre; Sabrina Fair for Ford’s Theatre; and Radio Golf for The Studio Theatre where he has designed over two dozen productions. For the Tony Award- Winning Regional Theatre, Signature Theatre, Mr. Conway designed The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Dirty Blonde, Chess, and Sunset Boulevard. Current projects include: the premiere of Roy Williams’ Sucker Punch for The Studio Theatre and The Merry Wives of Windsor for The Shakespeare Theatre. Nominated for the award twelve times Mr. Conway is the recipient of the 2000 and 2008 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, and is the head of the M.F.A. in Design program at The University of Maryland, College Park.

ALISON ROBERTS (Costume Designer) is starting her thirteenth 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 including this season’s Next to Normal. You can also see her freelance design work with Theatre Exile and Philadelphia Young Playwrights later this year.

Who’s Who F. MITCHELL DANA (Lighting Designer) designed Something Intangible and History Boys at the Arden, and over 600 plays, musicals, and operas, on and off Broadway, on tour, and in regional theatres such as the Mark Taper, Walnut Street , Paper Mill, Seattle Rep, Royal Opera UK, Opera Festival of NJ, MTC, Roundabout Theatre, Goodman Theatre, the St. Louis Muny, and the LA Opera. He is vice president of United Scenic Artists, and teaches at Rutgers University.

ROBERT KAPLOWITZ (Sound Designer) designed Blue Door here for Mr. Dallas; other Arden credits include Superior Donuts and The Flea and The Professor. His work has been heard locally with The Wilma, Interact, Walnut Street, PLTC, Elastic, Lucidity Suitcase and PTC; further flung credits include Lincoln Center, The National Theatre of England, The Public, MTC and Sundance. Robert’s been honored with an OBIE for Sustained Excellence in Sound Design and a Tony for Fela! and loves his family more than any work he’s ever done.

WILLIAM TOUSSAINT (Assistant Director) is an actor and director who came to Philadelphia about four years ago to study acting at UArts. Since then he has worked as an actor with Delaware and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festivals, National Constitution Center, Pub Theatre Company, and several others including, most recently, the Arden. He has directed and acted in several Philly Fringe Festival productions since 2009 and has his own theatre company, Passion Plays Theatre Co. Many thanks go to Walter, Matt, my friends (SMC), and my mother, to whom this project is dedicated.

ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) is happy to be with the Arden for their 25th Anniversary Season.

Past Arden credits include: Next to Normal; August: Osage County; A Moon for the Misbegotten; GhostWriter (World Premiere); Blue Door; Rabbit Hole; My Name is Asher Lev (World Premiere); Cinderella; Robin Hood; Charlotte’s Web; The Flea and the Professor (World Premiere). Other work with PlayPenn, PTC@Play, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Theatre Horizon. Proud Member AEA, SMA. Many thanks and love to the family.

TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County; Death of a Salesman; The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler and such musicals as Next to Normal; Sweeney Todd; Pacific Overtures; Violet; and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed six world-premiere plays

by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 24 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; and Something Intangible. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award.

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.

Who’s Who ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. We stage five productions each season as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase and The Writers’ Room, a new play residency program made possible by the Independence Foundation’s New Works Initiative and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire community through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people. 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, 58 awards and 276 nominations from the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and was named “Best Theatre Company” by Philadelphia Weekly in 2009. Arden Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company, is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Old City Arts Association. The Arden 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 Debra and Bill Stewart

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Sassafras Grove ($10,000 & above) Anonymous Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III CHG Charitable Trust In memory of Ruth and Herbert Dordick+ Otto Haas Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Ann Marie and Terry Horner Wyncote Foundation, at the recommendation of Leonard C.Haas Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Sally and Michael Bailin^ Ann Diebold Marie and Joseph Field Tim and Ellen Foster^ Elizabeth Gemmill Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Josephine Klein Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Charles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Lee and Christopher van de Velde Rosalyn and Stephen Weinstein Ted and Stevie Wolf Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous Carol and Tom Beam Bob and Nancy Elfant Lois G. Brodsky John and Susan Coleman Anne M. Congdon Robert M. Dever Stephen J. Falchek and John A. Offidani, III Sandi Foxx-Jones Linda and David Glickstein Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Leslie and Barbara Kaplan Carol and D. Scott Kelley Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama Thomas Petro and Kristine Messner Peggy and Steve Morgan Keith and Jim Straw June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Ellen Yin+

Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk, Jr. Rebecca and John Adams John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Lisa and Stan Altman Theodora W. Ashmead 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 Elaine and Philip Bobrove Jean G. Bodine Patricia Bowman Almut Breazeale DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd Thomas Burke and Richard Fountas Laurada Byers and Michael Sanyour Vicki and Russ Carlson Priscilla and John Clement Marta Dabezies, in honor of Lisa Burns Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Tobey and Mark Dichter Michael A. Donato Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Shafiq Ebrahim James R. Fairburn and David A. Wickard Ted and Shannon Farmer Jeanne Fisher David and Christina Fryman* Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore^ Andrea Gelzer Terry Graboyes Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield David and MaryJane Hackney Ronna and Robert Hall Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin Don Haskin and Lynn Martin Haskin Jane and Steve Heumann Karen and Mark Hite Dr. David and Patricia Holtz* Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden* Caroline Kemmerer Peter N. Kenney and Dorothy R. Novick

Holly Kinser Kenneth and Eve Klothen Sandra and Peter Klugman Sharon and Joel Koppelman Winnie and Eric Lien William A. Loeb Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Tina Manco Sue Ann and Lewis R. Marburg Gloria and Dan Mariano Jean Markovitz Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Jackie and David Massari Barbara and Don Matheson John and Amy McCawley* Andrea Mengel and George A. Ritter Seymour Millstein A.C. Missias Ellen and Michael Mulroney Suzanne and Ron Naples Jerome Napson, in honor of Annie Richardson Terrence J. Nolen and Amy L. Murphy Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter Carol and John Rauch Ann and Frank Reed, through the Malfer Foundation Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Cintra and Franklyn Rodgers Amelia Q. Riley Phyllis and Martin Rosenthal Mike Salmanson,Tobi Zemsky, and Noah Salmanson Dolly Beechman Schnall and Dr. Nathan Schnall, in loving memory of Laurie Beechman Laura and Ron Siena, in honor of Nancy and Bob Elfant Hether, Don and Sarah Smith Richard and Amanda Smoot Kathleen A. Stephenson William K. Stewart Foundation Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Harvey B. Swedloff Martin Tuzman and Eileen Heisman Thomas and Patricia Vernon^ Richard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto Woosnam Hope Yursa Michael Zuckerman and Jan Levine, in memory of Jonathan Levine 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 Anonymous Temmy Acton Sheila Bell and Thomas Dodds J. Robert and Marilyn Birnhak Dorothy Tomassini and Barry Brenner Ruth E. Brown Chip Capelli Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Drs. Fred and Karen Clark Marc and Margie Cohen Kathy Nolen Edwards and Bill Edwards* Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans, Jr. Carole M. Foley* Dan Gannon Charles Gear Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Ronald Kershner and Catherine Dolan Steven and Patricia King Mary and Dean Kline Kenneth D. Kopple^ Mary Ellen Krober Joan and Marc S. Lapayowker David Lerman David and Deborah Lesher Pat and Jim Lobb Frank and Sally Mallory Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Sue and David Maynard George and Judy McCarthy

Laura Offutt and Steve Fukuchi Brenda J. Oliphant Whitney Quesenbery and John Chester Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Graham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de Velde Jane Scaccetti Harold and Sharon Schwalm^ Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Robert and Karen Sharrar James L. Smith Barbara and Mike Soroker Anne Speyer Marilyn and Dean R. Staats Harold and Emily Starr Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Dr. and Mrs. Stephen G.Vasso Matthew A. White* William H. Ross School Tom and Jackie Zemaitis $250-$499 Anonymous Carol and Bennett Aaron Howard Aaronson Dr. Ron Abrams David Ardrey Ron and Joyce Bayer Alice and James Bazlen Lisa and Joseph Becker Bill Beckett and Jo White Richard and Joan Behr Peter and Lynne Berman

Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Marlin G. Brown* Alden and Linda Blyth Janice and Roger Boe David Brownlee Michael P. Buckley Caroline Castagno Nelly and Scott Childress Barbara R. Cobb Dr. Marie A. Conn Ray Costello* Ruth Miller Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Barbara Daneluzzi Melanie Davis Nancy Davis Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff George Koch and Santo DiDonato Tika and Issac Djerassi Kate Kidder and Kevin Doerr Jill Dulany Robert English In honor of Christian Evans Wally and Jane Evans Anne Ewers William and Anne Ewing Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Askold Zagars and Marie Feehan Cynthia Heininger and James Feeney Mark and Rene Feitelson Ruth and Andre Ferber Paulette and Paul Freeman In memory of Bob Gallagher Greg Gephart

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 wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.

Anonymous Peggy Anderson Stanley D. Baurys Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Ellis K. Ginsberg

Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom James and Suzanne Hill Mary Ellen Krober William A. Loeb Madeline Portnoy 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.

Thank you to our Supporters Richard and Rita Goldberg Bob and Jan Goren Virginia Gormley Rose Hagan Dona and Curt Haltiwanger Mary C. Harbison Joanne and Jon Harmelin Linda Hartnett and Richard Willis Charles W. Head, Jr. Heidi Hertfelder Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Terry Hirshorn Teresa Reyes and John Hogenesch Glenna Huls BJ and Candace Jones and Corr David and Beth Medoway Kagan Marge and Philip Kalodner Phyllis Kauffman Steven B. King* Susan Kellogg and Dick Hoffman Edith Klausner Mary and Justin Klein Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Bernadette Koller Linda Robinson, Ph.D. and Peter Krill Ruth and Peter Laibson Kathryn Lee Sylvia Lee and Charles L. Hillis, Jr. Ruth Lesser Helene Levine Warren and Arline Lieberman Mrs. Grace Madeira Mary Louise and Gerald Martin Gloria McNutt Alan and Susan Miller Madeline Miller Kathleen Nelson Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Susan Odessey and Paul Coff Carol Ann and Thomas O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill Hugh C. and Susan O’Neill Barbara and Don Parman Michael L. and Judy Paul John and Judy Peeler Vincent and Carmen Pezzullo Dan Promislo Mary Jo Reilly Irwin C. and Carole M. Saft Marilyn C. Sanborne* Ms. Kim Schmucki Carleton Schwager Warren and Carole Lee Schwomeyer^ Antoinette Farrar Seymour A. Paul Shallers Susan Greene James Akerberg and Larry Simmons

William and Mary Simpson Bob and Harriet Singer Linda Traver-Neeld and Ken Neeld Dennis Updegrove Helene and William Vanhoeven Hella and Lew Volgenau Michael Walraven and Mary Lou Starling Marlene Weinberg Fred and Arleen Weinstein Wendy and Larry White Mrs. Thomas A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock Sam and Kuna Yankell Joseph and Renee Zuritsky $125-$249 Anonymous Janet and Roger Alwang Harry Bambrick Ellen Baxter^ Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Pat and Tom Bender In memory of Joan D. Zeidner Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Doris and Aaron Bitman Thomas H Blackburn Fran Freedman and Jon Blum^ Maxine Blum and Samuel Bobrow Allen Bonner Frank Boyer Michael P. Boyle Mary Pat and Thomas Boyle J. Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine Eadie and Allan Brooks Laurie Brown Jeannine D. Burky and David Webber Robert J. Butera Sara and Michael Chernoff Annemarie Clarke and David Buch Zoe Coulson Billie Coyne Karen Cuzzolino Mary Ann Dailey and Jacob Dailey Raymond and Michele Decker Stephanie Deviney Daniel Devlin In Honor of Marjorie Dickey Larry and Pat Dixon Diana Donaldson Colleen Donofrio Ellen and Max Dooneief Beverly Dotter Louisa Dubin Angela DuRoss and Michael Winterrowd Lois S. Durso Joan Earley

Marcia Eisenberg Helene D. Estes^ Paul and Judith Farber Galen Farmer Bill Fisher* In memory of Dr. Morris Fiterman The Mullin Family, in honor of Diane Dawson Mullin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frank Drs. Barbara and Len Frank Jim and Fran Frazer Larry S. Friedman Paula Fuchsberg^ Dennis T. Gallagher Miriam Galster Stan Gibell David K. Gifford Kathleen and Paul Goldenberg Leigh Goldenberg and Aaron Bauman Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Anna and Kenneth Gottschaldt Judy and John Gould Marsha and Paul Siegel Miriam and Saul Grossmann Nancy and Richard Grove Susan and Adam Guttentag Stephen and Ona Hamilton Mary and William Hangley Barbara and Bob Hauptfuhrer Ron Herman Barbara and Richard Hirsh Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Kerry Huntsman Sandra R. Karlson Lucy Kaufman Robert and Ellen Kavash Elisabeth Kersey Andrew Kite and Karl Martin Alan and Elaine Klawans Joanne and Alexander Klein Charles and Patricia Kling Steven Knepper Harold Kobb David Ladov Bob and Mary Lawler Lisa Lee Richard Lee Lorraine and the late Richard Leff Stewart R. Leftow Alan and Susan Levin Bob and Lynn Levitt Natalie Levkovich Craig and Stephanie Lewis Linda and Donald Lewis Norman and Sylvia Lieberman Barbara and Richard Linde Lisa Linder and Richard Grossman

H A M I LT O N F A M I LY A R T S C E N T E R

The Arden’s Hamilton Family Arts Center will create a permanent home for Arden Drama School, provide the opportunity to expand our new play development, and increase opportunities for community partnerships.

You can be a part of this dramatic expansion.

Find out more at ardentheatre.org/new or contact Director of Institutional Advancement, Jessica Calter at 215.922.8900 x.49 or jcalter@ardentheatre.org.

SaVE ThE DaTE

F R I D AY, J U N E 7 , 2 0 1 3 The arden’s biennial gala evening of music, dinner and dancing!

At the

HAMILTON FAMILY ARTS CENTER

A N N I V E R S A R Y

G R A N FA L L O O N ardentheatre.org/granfalloon

Honoring past Presidents of the Arden Board of Directors: kate allison ● Tom Butler Ellen foster ● David fryman Sheila kutner ● lynn Martin haskin h. hetherington Smith ● lee van de Velde CO-CHAIRS: Eileen Heisman and Martin Tuzman June and Steve Wolfson

Thank You to our Supporters David and Kim Lipetz Robert and Laurel Lipshutz Perry Watts and Samuel Litwin Will and Sandy Lock Donald and Nancy Maclay Claudia Madrigale Lynn and Joe Manko $125-$249 continued Anonymous John McCormick and Ken Schmitt^ Cheryl Meyer Marianne T. Miller Paul and Lee S. Miller Martin and Sandra Miller Shirley G. and Mitchell Miller Melissa Morris Kathleen J. Moyer, Ph.D. Theodore and Theresa Munz Jr. Kenneth and Susan Myers Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Etta and Chuck Nissman Marianne O’Connor^ William O’Connor Timothy O’Malley Mr. Richard Pariseau John and Judith Peakes Mary and F. Laurence Pethick Lisa Truckess Jeff and Elizabeth Podraza Paul Polsky Nancy Post Jennifer E. Potts John and Margaret Preg Karen and David Pressel Linda Quam Sherri and Abe Reich Eleanor Reinhardt Leslie Rescorla David and Diane Richman Joy Rickabaugh Dr. Elnora Rigik and Andrew Bushko Mark and Sharon Robb Francoise and Louis Rollmann Jane A. Rose, CPA/PFS, CFP Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rosen Bernie and Camille Rosenberg Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg Faye and Daniel Ross Alan Rothenberg and Enid Krasner Joan and Robert Ludwig Peter Ryker Joan and Bill Saidel Eric Sbar Lucille Schlack George Schuler Joseph and Louise Shaffer^

Elaine L. Sherman John and Maryann Shivers Shirley Sivitz Leslie E. Skilton David and Carleene Slowik Gail Snitzer Margaret R. Spencer John and Susan Stedman Ruth and David Steinman Rita Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Kate Stockton Paul L. Stone Ruth P. and Norman Stuessy Lorraine Toji Sharon Tomlinson Harold and Judith Torrance Emily and Charles Wagner Clifford and Ann Wagner Debbie and Tom Walker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walther Vivian Weinblatt Elizabeth Weinreb Constance West The Wisnewski Family Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Robert Woodcock and Sally Leiderman Barbara C. Wright $75-$124 Anonymous Lawrence Abramson Jane and David Acton Emily Aiken Stephen Albert Nan Alderson Samuel Allingham Janet Andereck Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Andrews Rita Axelrod Robert Baron* Linda Barron, in honor of Courtney Baxter’s Graduation Robert Bauer and Sandy Clay Bauer Stanley Baurys Richard and Eileen Bazelon The Rev. Judith T. Beck Julie Becker Constance and Richard Berman Linda Berman Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blank Tom and Bonnie Bown Carrie and John Boxer* Joshua and Susan Braunstein Jeanne and Arnold Brenman Charles Brennan Judith Broudy

Carol Buettger Jessica Calter Alice A. Chittenden Monica Choi Mary Chomitz Sandra Choukroun Sandra and Saul Clair Sharyn F. Clauson Edwin G. Close, II Rhoda M. and Michael Coben Jennifer and Daniel Coffey Judith Cohen Helene and Steve Cohen Sue Cohen Josh and Leo Cohen Suzanne and Norman Cohn Kelly McBride Susan Cook Janet Cook John Cooke James and Sandra Corry Tina and Lee Cowen Cynthia D’Ambrosio Joseph and Helen D’Angelo Bonnie and Robert DeAngelo Nancy DeLucia Rita and Grace Denbo Carole and Marc Dichter Beverly Dubin Marlene Dubin Donald and Geraldine Duclow David Durham Patricia Eames Nina and Daniel Edelman Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Scott Engel, in honor of Miles Dean Elfant-Wong Debbie and Jerry Epstein Barry and Beth Evans Brynn Evans Fred and Cindy Farlino Sylvia Beck and Jay Federman Samuel and Helene Feinberg Marcia Feinstein Charlotte and Mickey Feldman Annette and Nathan Field Nancy and John Fischer Deborah and Martin Fishbein Lana Fishkin Mrs. Pamela Fisk Walter Fitzgerald Mark A. Focht Ms. Judy Frank Ellen and David Freeman Helene and Michael Freidman Mary Jane Fullam Julia Gardner and Aidan Young George and Pooh Gephart Peggy Glover Mac and Naomi Gorson

Thank You to our Supporters $75-$124 continued Diane Graboyes Ann and Larry Green Robin Greene Gladys Greenfield Richard Greenstein Priscilla Grosick Marsha Gross Doris and Jack Guttentag Anne Halkedis Dr. and Mrs. James J. Haney, III Gail Hauptfuhrer Jim and Pamela Haynie Douglas and Harriet Heath Virginia Hedden Angela and Michael Hennessey Ruth Herd Susan W. Herron Tom and Wendy Hibberd Isidore and Sharon Hofferman Donna and Bill Hower Thomas K. Hurster Judith Hyman Justin Jain Jackie Jerrehian Jennifer and Kevin Julian Donald and Mary Kane Ira and Linda Katz Marjorie Epps Kennedy Lorraine Kilmer Cheryl and John Kirby Brian and Caren Kirschner Gregory Kleiber David Klein Christina and Harold Klein Ken, Eva and Aaron Klein Joseph Kluger and Susan Lewis Ellen Kopeland James Kronzer Barry and Janet Kushner Marilyn Kutler Joyce Laskin Robert Lazar Ellen Le Michael Leeds Kathryn Lemmon David and Susan Lipson Karen Lisker Daniel and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Barbara and Bob Maerten Mickey and Larry Magid Milton and Renee Margulies Gerald Marrington Glenda Marshall Vincent Massimiano Irwin Matusow and Barbara Rudnick Alice McCreary Patricia McCunney-Thomas M. McDonald

Faith and Arthur McDowell Robin McEntire and Judy Schatz Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Helen and Tom McNutt Mark Mendenhall Linda Merrylees Handsel and Karen Minyard Ellen Monsees Jeff and Maxine Morgan David and Laurel Mosteller Claire Moyer Paul Yaros and Craig Murray Joan Nerenberg The Nolen/Brooks Family Carol L. O’Brien Edward Ohlbaum Linda Osler Stanton S. Oswald Lynn, Andrew, Jared and Orli Ozer Larry Pace Martin and Jacqueline Page Bob and Leila Peck Helen Phillips Karen Phinney David and Amy Pollack Sharon Pollak and Fred Baurer Janet Poth Shirley Preston Carla Puppin Keith and Cynthia Quinton Karen and Mark Reber Michael Reitter Rachel Reynolds Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Mary Ann Robinson Douglas Robinson John and Claire Rodgers Geraldine Rogers Robert Roseman Enid Rosenblatt J. Randall Rosensteel Dr. Harry Rosenthal Joan Rozanski Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer William F. Ryan Roberta Sampson Alexandra Samuels Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmidt Carl W. and Mary Ellen Schneider Stanley Schreiner Adeline R. Schultz Deborah Schultz Robert and Karen Serenbetz Kathleen and Richard Sexton Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Polly Shaffer Janice and Thomas Showler Stephen and Marilyn Skwire

Diane Slote Richard Smith Susan L. Smith Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Ruth and Rick Snyderman Hester Sonder Phillip and Karen Spiker, in honor of Courtney Spiker Martin Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Leon and Marcia Steinberg Carol and Ronald Stump Sheri and Jeff Sturgis Michael and Marianna Sullivan Sally Switzer Nina Tafel Cecilia Tannenbaum Joseph Terry William and Joan Thomas Linda and Keith Thomson Anna Coxe Toogood Claire Toy Marian Tracey Frank Trotta William and Mary Tsiouris Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill John Urofsky In Loving Memory of Jordan Rosenfeld Constance Villiers Christopher Waters Thomas Watkins Jenny and Bill Webb Oscar Weber Bob Weinberg and Eleanor Wilner Joyce Weiner and Albert Tedesco Shelly and Fred Weiner Barbara and Richard Weiss Ann Wilkerson Theresa Williams James Wilson Lydia Winderman Andrew Wojtek The Yablonovitz Family Carol and Jeff Yetter Roger and Lillian Youman William A. Zeidner* Michele Zeldner and Ian Wachstein Benjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson * Denotes gift made through the United Way + Denotes gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift

This list represents gifts made between Jan. 1, 2012 and Feb. 1, 2013. 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.

OLD CITY IS ONE OF

AMERICA’S TOP ARTPLACES This past November, Old City was named one of America’s Top 12 ArtPlaces in the nation by ArtPlace, a collaboration of leading national foundations, federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts, and six of the nation’s largest financial institutions. In selecting the top neighborhoods, ArtPlace examined districts in each of the 44 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and rated them according to the percentage of independent businesses in an area, an area’s ‘walkability score’, the percentage of workers in creative occupations, the number of arts-related businesses and the number of arts-related nonprofit organizations.

“The impact the arts have had on the vibrancy and economy of Old City [is unmistakable],” said ArtPlace Director Carol Coletta. “This study shows how the arts can provide a foundation for a diversity of neighborhoods to thrive.”

Old City has been dramatically transformed since the Arden moved to this neighborhood 17 years ago. Once a mix of empty warehouse spaces, converted lofts and a few galleries, the neighborhood has now become home to more than two dozen art galleries, several performing arts venues, quirky cafes, highly regarded restaurants, independent fashion boutiques and dozens of creative and tech businesses. “I chose Old City 15 years ago because of the eclectic mix of galleries, loft space and its artsy feel,” said Ellen Yin, owner of Fork Restaurant and Arden Board Member. “Since then, it’s become home to independent fashion retailers, design firms, and high-tech companies — but the things that initially drew me are still here.”

The report credits Old City’s vibrant arts scene with transforming the neighborhood into a must-visit cultural destination. Alongside the Arden, the presence of First Fridays, the Painted Bride, Pentimenti Gallery, Fork Restaurant, Old City Coffee, the Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction store, the I-SITE internet marketing agency, and the Live Arts & Philly Fringe Festival, places Old City “at an exciting nexus of technology, design and the arts.”

For a complete list of the Top 12 ArtPlaces, and the research that went into this study, visit ArtPlaceAmerica.org.

The West Philadelphia Orchestra plays at First Friday

An artist makes a sale on First Friday

Board and Committee Members 2012/13 Board of Directors Brian Abernathy, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary

Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant Jeanne Fisher Ellen P. Foster David Fryman Elizabeth H. Gemmill Darrel A. German Albert M. Greenfield, III Ronna F. Hall N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Lynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D. Eileen Heisman Barbara Kaplan Virginia Kimmel Richard L. Maimon Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Andrea Mengel Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson Ellen Yin The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Aaron Posner

Board Executive Committee Brian Abernathy, chair Nancy Burd Michael A. Donato Ellen P. Foster Ronna F. Hall N. Peter Hamilton Nancy Hirsig Virginia Kimmel Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde advocacy Committee Brian Abernathy, chair David Glancey Terry Gillen Julie Hawkins Susan Jacobson Holly Kinser Board Development Committee Ellen P. Foster, chair Brian Abernathy Michael Donato Peter Hamilton Ronna F. Hall Lynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D. 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

Engagement Committee Nancy Elfant, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Nancy Burd Robert Elfant Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth Gemmill Darrel German Ronna Hall Joanne Harmelin Eileen Heisman Nancy Hirsig Virginia Kimmel Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam facilities Committee Hether Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Paul Thais Chris van de Velde finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson personnel Committee David Fryman, chair Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose

The Scene Committee Mike Donohue Seth Goldenberg Genvieve Goldstein Janeale Gottlieb-George Dana Marston Meghan McKeown Dan O’Neil Kristen Sorek Special Events Task force Ronna F. Hall, chair Nancy Burd Nancy Elfant Ellen P. Foster Susan Jacobson Diane Dalto Woosnam Strategic planning Committee Joy De Jesús, chair Ellen P. Foster David Fryman Andrea Mengel Ellen Yin Capital Campaign Steering Committee Lee van de Velde, co-chair N. Peter Hamilton, co-chair Brian Abernathy Nancy Burd Michael Donato Ellen Foster Joy L. De Jesus Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser A Raisin in the Sun Marketing Committee Sandy Bernstein Jenea Robinson Barbara White-Curry

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Producing Artistic Director.................................................................................................................................... Terrence J. Nolen Associate Artistic Director ........................................................................................................................................... Edward Sobel Associate Artistic Director..................................................................................................................................... Matthew Decker Artistic Assistant ................................................................................................................................................................ Sam Pedings Literary Consultants ....................................................................................................Carl Granieri, Adam Meora, Dennis Smeal Commissioned Playwrights..................................................... Stephen Belber, Laura Eason, Laura Jacqmin, Rogelio Martinez

Director of Marketing and Public Relations..................................................................................................................... Ryan Klink Marketing and Public Relations Manager..............................................................................................................Leigh Goldenberg Art Director........................................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Marketing Assistant........................................................................................................................................................... Maura Roche Group Sales Associate ................................................................................................................................................ Katherine Perry Marketing Intern........................................................................................................................................................Gabriela Bettagilio Development Director................................................................................................................................................ Angela DuRoss Director of Institutional Advancement........................................................................................................................ Jessica Calter Manager of Institutional Giving......................................................................................................................................Rae Pagliarulo Development Assistant.................................................................................................................................................. Megan Staples Development Research Assistant................................................................................................................................... Sarah Ollove Development/Special Events Intern................................................................................................................................. Rosa Taylor

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Managing Director ...................................................................................................................................................... Amy L. Murphy General Manager............................................................................................................................................................Hannah Olanoff Business Manager............................................................................................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager......................................................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Executive Assistant to the Managing Director............................................................................................................... Eric Colton Arden Professional Apprentices.................................................Nile Arena, Laura Barati, Wendy Blackburn, Angela Coleman, Sophie Kruip, Jenna Stelmok, Katie Sink Arden Volunteer............................................................................................................................................................. Jean Markovitz

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Education Director..........................................................................................................................................Maureen Mullin Fowler Education Associate............................................................................................................................................................... Bryan Kerr The Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council........................Ruby Jean Anderson, Sydney Chin, Alex Dittmar, Chioma Dunkley, Matthew Flalance, Chelsey Gaskins, Terrell Jones, Jade Lewis, Daniel Lugano, Max Olkus, Mary Kate Purcell Arden Drama School Faculty.......................................................................... Kala Moses Baxter, Terry Brennan, Chris Bresky, Rachel Camp, Matthew Decker, Mike Dees, Tara Demmy, Liz Filios, Charlotte Ford, Steve Gravelle, Andrew Hanley, Millie Hiibel, Alex Keiper, Bryan Kerr, Kaleigh Malloy, Matt Mastronardi, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Samantha Pedings, Katherine Perry, Hillary Rea, Scott Sheppard, Shanna Tedeschi, Miriam White Box Office Manager................................................................................................................................................................ Lynn Keily Assistant Box Office Manager........................................................................................................................................Corey Masson House Manager..............................................................................................................................................................Jacqui Schneider Front of House Assistants.......................................... Tara Bankard, Nanci Cope, Tara Demmy, Sarah Dugan, Kaleigh Malloy, Matthew Mastronardi, Emily Mattison,Samantha Pedings, Abby Perlman, Katherine Perry, Joe Pilitowski, Fen Tamulonis, Max Vasapoli, Flora Vassar 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................................................................................................................ Alec E. Ferrell, John Grassey Assistant to the Stage Manager ......................................................................................................................................Sophie Kruip Wig Designer.......................................................................................................................................................................... Karine Ivey Stitchers....................................................................................................................................... Lorraine Anderson , Amanda Wolff Assistant Scenic Designer............................................................................................................................................ Paige Hathaway Assistant Sound Designer...............................................................................................................................................John Kolbinski Assistant Lighting Designer................................................................................................................................................. AJ Garrigus Light Board Programmers.................................................................................................Peter Escalada-Mastick, Jessica Wallace Electrician............................................................................................................................................................................ Maria Shaplin Audio Engineer...................................................................................................................................................................Mitch Marzec Scenic Construction Intern.............................................................................................................................................. Justin Romeo Costume Intern..................................................................................................................................................................... Alison Lima Electrics and Sound Intern......................................................................................................................................................Jill Klecha Scenic Painting Intern.....................................................................................................................................................Anna McGahey Props Intern.......................................................................................................................................................................... Tara Bowler

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

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

AMERICAN/ INTERNATIONAL FARE

BYOB

CUBA LIBRE

7 N. 3rd Street • 215.931.1560 • www.bistro7restaurant.com

10 S. 2 Street • 215.627.0666 • www.cubalibrerestaurant.com nd

FORK

2012/13 Dining Partners

306 Market Street • 215.625.9425 • www.forkrestaurant.com

GIGI RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

319 Market Street • 215.574.8880 • www.gigiphilly.com

RACE STREET CAFÉ

208 Race Street • 215.627.6181 • www.racestreetcafe.net

REVOLUTION HOUSE

200 Market Street • 215-625-4566 • www.revolutionhouse.com

SERRANO

BISTRO 7

CHLÖE

232 Arch Street • 215.629.2337 • www.chloebyob.com

WEDGE + FIG

160 N. 3rd Street • 267.603.3090 • www.wedgeandfig.com

ITALIAN BISTRO ROMANO

120 Lombard Street • 215.925.8880 • www.bistroromano.com

POSITANO COAST BY ALDO LAMBERTI 212 Walnut St. 2nd Floor • 215.238.0499 • www.positanocoast.net

20 S. 2nd Street • 215.928.0770 • www.tinangel.com

RISTORANTE PANORAMA

COMFORT FOOD

SANDWICHES, SALADS AND PUB FARE

THE TWISTED TAIL

509 S. 2nd Street. • 215.558.2475 • www.thetwistedtail.com

STEAKHOUSE MARMONT

222 Market Street • 215.923.1100 • www.marmont.net

14 N. Front Street • 215.922.7800 • www.panoramaristorante.com

CAFE OLE

147 N. 3rd Street • 215.627.2140 • facebook.com/PhillyCafeOle

CAMPO’S

214 Market Street • 215.923.1000 • www.camposdeli.com

Nick’s Roast Beef Bar and Grille

SMALL BITES AND TREATS THE FRANKLIN FOUNTAIN

116 Market Street • 215.627.1899 • www.franklinfountain.com

SHANE CONFECTIONERY

110 Market Street • 215.922.1048 • www.shanecandies.com

16 S. 2nd Street | 215.928.9411 http://www.nicksroastbeefbarandgrille.com/

SASSAFRAS

48 S. 2nd Street • 215.925.2317 • www.sassafrasbar.com

TRIUMPH BREWING COMPANY

117 Chestnut Street • 215.625.0855 • www.triumphbrewing.com

WINE PINOT WINE BOUTIQUE

227 Market Street • 215.627.WINE • www.pinotboutique.com

Learn more about our Dining Partners!

SANDWICHES, SOUPS, SALADS, and MORE. Old City: 214 Market Street 215.923.1000

BISTRO ROMANO       18th Century Candlelit Granary Dining

120 Lombard Street Society Hill, Phila.

215-925-8880

www.bistroromano.com

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Regional Italian Cuisine Piano Bar Friday & Saturday Tableside Caesar Salad Wine Spectator Award Celebrating 25 Years Discounted Parking Short walk from Theatre

Enjoy 15% offer dinner check.

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DRAMA SCHOOL Theatre classes for pre-k – grade 12

Arden Drama School is a fun place for kids to be creative and use their imaginations. Our classes and camps let kids work together to create and tell great stories.

Why do you like Arden Drama School?

Photo by Mark Garvin

Yannick Haynes, who plays Travis Younger in A Raisin in the Sun, has been attending our camps since 2009. Maureen Mullin Fowler, the Arden’s Education Director, sat down with Yannick to talk about Arden Drama School.

Yannick joined Mayor Michael A. Nutter in announcing the Hamilton Family Arts Center Capital Campaign, March 2012

Yannick: I get to meet a lot of new people and see people from past camp sessions.

We get to be creative, write our own plays, and design our own costumes.

What’s a great memory you have of camp?

Yannick: I enjoyed the time I got to play President Barack Obama in our group’s play.

Do you have a favorite class?

Yannick: I enjoy music class because we learn showtunes from Broadway shows.

Why would you tell your friends to come to Arden Drama School?

Yannick: Arden Drama School is a lot of fun and you meet new people and make new friends.

Spring Semester and Summer Camps are enrolling now!

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Teen Arden is a program for teens who love theatre. Members of the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Teen Council have unlimited access to the Arden’s artistic process, participate in master classes with top theatre professionals, and take field trips to other theatres and cultural institutions. Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Teen Council members also attend all seven Arden shows – a night that includes a pre-show dinner party and post-show discussion with actors and designers. Teen Arden provides an opportunity for teens to connect with others like them who are passionate about theatre.

Here is what our teens are saying about this program: “I love this program because I want to pursue a career in this field later in life!” – Jade, 12th grade “Teen Arden is a program that allows us to get involved in different aspects of theatre.We use our creativity and voice our ideas. I like Teen Arden because I am that person who wants to learn about theatre as a whole. I love acting but I’m also interested in directing, theatre management etc. I feel that Teen Arden says ‘yes, you can learn about that too.’” Chioma, 12th grade “Teen Arden is great. It gives me something productive to do after school. When I get a notification about a Teen Arden event, I make sure to change my schedule around it.” – Max, 10th grade.

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upcoming events.

Teen Arden was established by a gra nt from The albert M. greenfield foundation

Next on the f. otto haas Stage May 23 – Jun 30 Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Terrence J. Nolen

A Little Night Music A Little Night Music

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Spring Open House: May 17, 2013, 8:15 a.m.

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Made possible by

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First Fridays have been an Old City fixture for over 20 years. Last spring, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation named the Arden a winner of the Knight Arts Challenge for First Fridays – enabling us to invite performing arts groups to present work in our space. We’ve filled the Independence Foundation Studio with dance, music, theatre, and visual artists, introducing our audiences and the hundreds just passing by, to the work of these innovative performers.

UPCOMING ARTISTS: The Beserker Residents – Friday, April 5 subcircle – Friday, May 3 Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret – Friday, June 7 To learn more about First Friday and these artists, visit ardentheatre.org – or just stop by on First Friday! We have free beer, courtesy of Yards Brewing Company and custom-made portraits by Max Perlman, the 7 year old son of the Arden’s Technical Director and Costume Supervisor. His sketches cost only $1.

The Knight Arts Challenge is a matching grant, which means we have to raise $50,000 in designated gifts to receive their funding.Visit ardentheatre.org/ support and designate your gift to the Knight Arts Challenge.

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals is proud to serve as the Co-Mainstage Sponsor of the

Arden’s 25th Anniversary Season!

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Arden’s 25th Anniversary Season!

Main Line Health supports the Arden in telling great stories by great storytellers on the stage, in the classroom and in the community.

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2013/14 Season Subscribe today and receive priority seating.

PARADE Book by Alfred Uhry Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown The Tony Award-winning musical based on the real-life trial of Leo Frank features an ensemble that includes Rachel Camp, Jeff Coon, Ben Dibble, Scott Greer, Alex Keiper and Michael Phillip O’Brien.

STICK FLY

By Lydia R. Diamond A wealthy African-American family reunites at their summer home on Martha’s Vineyard in this Philadelphia premiere of Lydia Diamond’s hit Broadway play.

THREE SISTERS

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Curt Columbus Directed by Terrence J. Nolen This new translation of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters features a cast that will include some of Philadelphia’s most exciting up-and-coming actors. This production is supported by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Plus two more shows, soon to be announced! (shows subject to change)

This special offer is valid through May 23, 2013.

TO SUBSCRIBE: Checkout the stagebill insert, stop by the subscription table, call the box office 215.922.1122 or visit us online at ardentheatre.org follow us online for the latest show selection updates

L to R: Next to Normal (2012), Endgame (2013), The Whipping Man (2011), August: Osage County (2011), Clybourne Park (2012), The Whipping Man (2011), Freud’s Last Session (2012), Sunday in the Park with George (2010), Superior Donuts (2011), The Threepenny Opera (2010)