ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
By Henrik Ibsen In a version by Simon Stephens Scenic and Sound Designer
Costume Designer
JORGE COUSINEAU
OLIVERA GAJIC+
Lighting Designer
SOLOMON WEISBARD+
Choreographer PATRICIA SCOTT HOBBS
Stage Manager KATIE RINGWOOD*
Assistant Director LEXA GRACE
Production co-conceived by JORGE COUSINEAU and TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ JANUARY 11 – FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Honorary Producer: Elizabeth H. Gemmill Production Sponsor: Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. Simon Stephens' version of A Dolls House was first presented at the Young Vic, London, on 29 June 2013 in a production which subsequently transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre, West End on 8 August 2013 and to BAM, New York on 21 February 2014.
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 * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Local USA 829 Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
Steve Pacek’s Untitled Concert #5
February 2 & 3 A follow-up to his fringe hit “Untitled Project #213,” come hear the story of a love for the ages that blossomed right here, at the Arden. Tickets: ardentheatre.org, or call the Box Office at 215.922.1122.
Thank You to Our Production Sponsor, TD Bank
Thanks for keeping the arts alive in our community.
We’re proud to support the Arden Theatre’s production of A Doll’s House. Member FDIC | TD Bank, N.A.
WELCOME from the Producing Artistic Director
As we continue our 30th Anniversary season, I am thrilled to return to the work of Henrik Ibsen, a playwright whose work continues to challenge and provoke. A Doll’s House premiered in 1879 and remains one of the most produced plays in the world. One example of the power of this play is the fact that it has inspired so many “sequels.” Before Lucas Hnath’s scathingly funny 2017 play A Doll’s House, Part 2, which picks up fifteen years after Ibsen’s A Doll’s House concludes, there were sequels such as The Doll’s House — and After, The Doll’s House Repaired (co-written by Karl Marx’s daughter Eleanor Marx) and even a 1982 musical directed by Hal Prince entitled A Doll’s Life. Recently, there is even greater interest in Ibsen’s work. This past year, when President Trump called the news media “the enemy of the people,” numerous regional theatres and a future Broadway production of Ibsen’s Enemy of the People — a play about the moral quandaries of whistleblowing and the clash between truth and commerce — were planned. The issues with which Ibsen grapples in his plays - the clash between individual freedom and the overwhelming pressure of societal norms and expectations - are very much ones that we’re dealing with today. We can see ourselves — and our times — in his work. As we look ahead this season, we are excited to be producing Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and the groundbreaking musical Fun Home, in addition to a new version of Snow White that features two actors bringing the entire story to life. Of course, we are deep into planning next season, holding readings, finalizing rights, discussing projects with some of our most treasured collaborators. We will let you know as soon as details are confirmed, but we do hope you will “take the leap” and commit to joining us for next season. Details are on the back cover and in your stage bill insert. Please consider leaping into our third decade of bringing to the stage great stories by great storytellers. Thank you for doing that. Ibsen wrote plays that command our attention, challenging audiences to look at the society of which they are a part and to think about changing it. His plays provoke debate, asking questions and pushing for answers. The Arden’s original mission was to tell stories that “arouse, provoke, illuminate and inspire.” For me, this play does just that. Let the conversation begin.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HONORARY PRODUCER
Elizabeth H. Gemmill The Arden has always been a home for classic and contemporary work, and A Doll's House straddles both. When it premiered in 1879, it was met with great controversy and became a rallying cry for the feminist movement in Europe. Ibsen wrote in his notes for A Doll's House in 1878, “A woman cannot be herself in contemporary society, it is an exclusively male society with laws drafted by men, and with counsel and judges who judge feminine conduct from the male point of view.” To some, the play issues a challenge to traditional restraints placed upon women. Similar challenges are still being issued today, and we see these happening in the form of the #metoo movement and women’s marches. Tackling this story is a cast and creative team full of some of my personal favorites, including Scott Greer and Joilet Harris, as well as voices that are new to the Arden stage, like Akeem Davis and Becky Chong, supported by the collaborative magic of Jorge Cousineau and Terry Nolen. I am thrilled to help bring this classic, yet relevant, story to the stage for the Arden's 30th Anniversary Season. Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Friday, June 8, 2018 Museum of the American Revolution www.ardentheatre.org/granfalloon
DIRECTOR’S Notes Since the Arden was founded in 1988, we’ve had a commitment to Philadelphia-based artists and strive to produce work that celebrates and challenges this region’s remarkable acting community. Each season we hold informal readings of plays under consideration to see how actors with whom we have ongoing relationships connect with a specific role or project, and these have resulted in some truly extraordinary performances: Tom McCarthy in Death of a Salesman; Carla Belver in August, Osage County; Grace Gonglewski as Hedda Gabler – Arden’s first and only time producing an Ibsen play now twenty years ago. Over the years, we’ve done several readings of A Doll’s House with different casts. Each time I’ve loved rediscovering this play with different actors, reaffirming my eagerness to direct the piece, and yet, have not felt compelled to do it. A week or two after last year’s Presidential election, we gathered together a group of actors and once again read this play. Katherine Powell, who previously appeared at the Arden as Titania in Midsummer and Masha in Three Sisters, read Nora. And it was a revelation: gripping and shocking and powerfully resonant. I knew this play, or thought I did, yet I heard things in it that I hadn’t heard before. This was a play that needed to be done now, and Katherine Powell needed to play Nora. Actors are remarkable beings. They are curious and courageous and incredibly generous. Watching actors work during rehearsals is one of the great privileges of my life. These are days filled with such discovery and inspiration. Of course there are moments of frustration, but then there is a moment of insight, when a scene or a moment or a character comes to life, and nothing else matters. At that moment, a play written nearly one hundred and forty years ago comes to life and is taking place now. No longer once upon a time or in some distant place, but right here, right now. As I was working on this play, I was reminded of an expression that Chaim Potok used when we were working on our production of The Chosen, a play he co-authored based on his acclaimed novel. One time, when discussing a particular relationship, Chaim said, “Never judge a marriage unless you sleep under the bed.” That’s what we’ve tried to do with this production, to bring you into this marriage, behind closed doors, as close to these characters – and these remarkable actors – as possible. In this increasingly technological age, filled with screens and tweets and likes, actors ask that we be present, breathing the same air, listening as one. We need that. We need to gather together. And I am so incredibly grateful to the actors in this production and all of the actors who have appeared on our stages over the past 29-plus years for bringing so much to the work, sharing so much of themselves, and reminding us what it means to be alive right here, right now. Welcome to the Helmer’s. Thank you for joining us.
Cast of Characters Nora........................................................................................................Katharine Powell* Torvald...........................................................................................................Cody Nickell* Krogstad........................................................................................................Akeem Davis* Kristine Linde................................................................................................Becky Chong* Dr. Rank...........................................................................................................Scott Greer* Helene.............................................................................................................Emily Kleimo Anna...........................................................................................................Joilet F. Harris* Ivar...............................................................................................................Zach O'Connor Jon...........................................................................................................Benjamin Snyder
UNDERSTUDIES: Emily Kleimo (Nora), James Jackson (Torvald), Kyle Fennie (Krogstad), Aaron Roberge (Doctor Rank), Pratima Agrawal (Kristine Linde), Abby Weissman (Helene), Josh Atkinson (Jon and Ivar) There will be one fifteen minute intermission. Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States Please check houseboards for any program changes. Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden. 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 BECKY CHONG (Kristine Linde) is thrilled and thankful to be making her Arden Theatre debut. Favorite performances include Laura Scruggs in Punk Grandpa (Frigid Festival NYC), BenvoliA in Romeo & Juliet (Falconworks), Emi in Within the Silence (Living Voices) and Uncle Sam’s Satiric Spectacular (Actors Theatre of Louisville & NYC Fringe). Double B.A. in Drama and Communications from the University of Washington and Actors Theatre of Louisville Apprentice alum. Thanks to the Arden for color blind casting, Ingrid French Management, my amazing friends and family, and Jesus—for His incredible saving grace. AKEEM DAVIS (Krogstad) Arden debut! Chorus in The Arsonists (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company); Jackson in Buzzer (Theatre Exile); Alex in Shitheads (Azuka Theatre Company); Marcus Garvey in Marcus/Emma (InterAct Theatre Company); George in All My Sons (People's Light); William in Lobby Hero, Jabbar/Chili in In the Blood( Theatre Horizon); Oshoosi in The Brother's Size (Simpatico Theatre Project). Florida State University, 2009 Bachelor’s in Humanities. Barrymore and Helen Hayes nominated actor. Recipient of the 2015 F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist. Love to Tay. SCOTT GREER (Dr. Rank) Arden: Over 30 shows including The Secret Garden, La Bete,Three Sisters, Parade,The Flea and the Professor,The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Something Intangible,Wittenberg. Regional: Of Mice and Men (Milwaukee Rep; Arizona Theatre Company); Buddy:The Buddy Holly Story, ...Forum, A Streetcar Named Desire (Walnut Street Theatre); To The Moon,This Is The Week That Is, (1812 Productions); The Whale, Rizzo, North of the Boulevard (Theatre Exile); Twelfth Night (Pig Iron); Stella and Lou (People’s Light); How to Use a Knife (InterAct). Won 5 Barrymore Awards. “Best Theatre Talent” Philadelphia Magazine. Love always to Jen and Lily.
Who’s Who JOILET F. HARRIS (Anna) Arden: Pearl in TouchTones, Mazeppa in Gypsy, Lena in A Raisin in the Sun, Caroline in Caroline or Change, Old Lady in Violet, Ofelia in Third & Indiana, Female Character in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well… Regional: Katie Nannah & Mrs. Corry in Mary Poppins (Syracuse Stage); Sue Bayliss in All My Sons (People’s Light and Theatre); Gloria Dump in Because of WinnDixie (Delaware Theatre Co.); Mother Shaw in Crowns (Human Race Theatre); Miss Jones in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray (Walnut Street Theatre); Ella Fitzgerald in Ella the Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Weston Playhouse). Film/Television: Law & Order SVU (NBC); The Wire (HBO); Hack (CBS); Officer Donna in Philly (ABC). Thanks to God for ALL His many blessings! Thanks, as always, to Terry and the Arden staff! To God Be The Glory!! EMILY KLEIMO (Helene) Arden: Agnes in Gypsy. Regional: Sylvia Carol in The Carols (1812 Productions); Alexi Darling/Ensemble in Rent (11th Hour Theatre Co.); U/S Eileen-Dance Captain in I Love A Piano (Walnut Street Theatre). Film/Television: Weis-To-Go Commercial, Smirnoff Ice, PBS Kids Promo. Training: Drexel University. Love and thanks to Ms. Holly, JKK and Jon. www.emilykleimo.com and for her voice over work, www.thevoicesofemilyk.com. CODY NICKELL (Torvald) Arden: Caleb in the Whipping Man, Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment. Regional: includes Antony in Antony and Cleopatra (Folger Theatre); Lorenzo Medici in Botticelli in the Fire (upcoming), Philinte in School for Lies (Shakespeare Theatre); Gabriel in Baby Screams Miracle, Doyle Trigorin in Stupid F**king Bird (WoollyMammoth Theatre); Roland in Constellations (Gulf Shore Playhouse); Theseus/Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sana Cruz Shakespeare); Tom in Animal (Studio Theatre); Harry in The Understudy, Stephen in Outrage (The Wilma Theatre). Training: Carnegie Mellon School Of Drama. Cody’s work also includes film, television, and voice overs. ZACH O'CONNOR (Ivar) Arden debut! Regional: Boy in Good Soul of Setzuan (University of Pennsylvania); Mowgli in The Jungle Book (Parks and Rec Performing Arts Camp). Television: Contestant #2 in PlayDoh Kitchen Creations (Hasbro). Education: Attends the Philly Free School. Several one day classes at Arden Drama School. Thanks to Grandma, who encourages my acting. Love to Mom, Dad, Madelyn and all my family. KATHARINE POWELL (Nora) Arden:Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Masha in Three Sisters. Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention. Off-Broadway: Warrior Class, Election Day,The Water’s Edge (Second Stage Theater); After the Revolution (Playwrights Horizon); The Voysey Inheritance (Atlantic Theatre Company); Smashing (Play Company). Regional: After the Revolution (Williamstown); Happy Now? (Yale Repertory Theater); The Farnsworth Invention (La Jolla Playhouse); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (American Repertory Theater); Three Sisters (American Conservatory Theater). Film: HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE, The Girl In The Park, Game of Life,The Baxter.Television: Guiding Light, Out Of Practice,Without A Trace. Education: New York University’s Graduate Acting, M.F.A.; Brown University, B.A. Katharine teaches as a guest artist at Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts. She is also a graduate of Bryn Mawr’s Graduate School of Social Work and practices as a licensed social worker in NJ. Thank you to Terry. For Ben. BENJAMIN SNYDER (Jon) Arden debut! Film: Young Rick in The Dinner (ChubbCo.); Sally's grandson in Collateral Beauty (New Line).Television: Chris Wick on Happy! (SyFy); Matthew D'Angelo on Blue Bloods (CBS). Education: Currently in 6th grade at Bala Cynwyd Middle School. Ben thanks his little twin brothers for inspiring him to start his acting career, his mom and dad for constantly rearranging their schedules to take him to auditions, rehearsals, and performances, and his teachers for their support of his theatrical ambitions. He is particularly proud of being a third generation actor, following in the footsteps of his mother and grandmother. HENRIK IBSEN (Playwright, 1828-1906) was a Norwegian dramatist and poet, who has often been called the father of modern drama. In his mature works Ibsen used naturalistic settings and dialogue to expose the corruption and hypocrisy of middle-class life. His work is valued for its technical mastery, penetrating psychological insight, and profound symbolism. His first play, the romantic Catilina (1850), written under the pseudonym of Brynjolf Bjarme, was followed by several historical dramas in verse; these included The Burial Mound (1854) and The Feast of Solhoug (1856), inspired
Who’s Who by Norwegian folk songs. His most impressive works were written after he left Norway. The verse tragedy Brand was published to considerable acclaim in 1866 while Peer Gynt (1867; first staged 1876), a portrait of the author as an undisciplined and unprincipled young man, established his international reputation. In 1871 Ibsen began the play that he considered his greatest work, Emperor and Galilean (1876), a 10-act 'double drama' based on the life of Julian the Apostate. It has seldom been revived. The first of his four social plays, the works that represent the essence of Ibsenism, was Pillars of Society (1877). This was followed by A Doll's House (1879), which remains the most widely performed of his works, Ghosts (1881), which uses sexually transmitted disease as a symbol of the guilt of a corrupt society, and An Enemy of the People (1882). Hedda Gabler (1890) explores the isolation of the individual, while The Master Builder (1892) focuses on the psychology of the artist. SIMON STEPHENS (Playwright) began his theatrical career in the literary department of the Royal Court Theatre, where he ran its Young Writers' Programme. His plays for theatre include Bluebird (1998); Herons (2001); Port (2002); One Minute (2003); Christmas (Bush Theatre, 2004); Country Music (2004); On the Shore of the Wide World (2005); Motortown (2006); Pornography (2007); Harper Regan (2008); Sea Wall (2008); Heaven (2009); Punk Rock (2009); The Trial of Ubu (2010); A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky (co-written with David Eldridge and Robert Holman; Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2010); Marine Parade (2010); T5 (2010); Wastwater (2011); Morning (2012); an adaptation of A Doll's House (Young Vic, 2012); an adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre, 2012); Blindsided (Royal Exchange, 2014); and Birdland (Royal Court, 2014). His radio plays include Five Letters Home to Elizabeth (BBC Radio 4, 2001) and Digging (BBC Radio 4, 2003). His screenwriting includes an adaptation of Motortown for Film4 (2009); the two-part serial Dive (with Dominic Savage) for Granada/BBC (2009); and a short film adaptation of Pornography for Channel 4's 'Coming Up' series (2009). Awards include the Pearson Award for Best New Play, 2001, for Port; Olivier Award for Best New Play for On the Shore of the Wide World, 2005; and for Motortown. German critics in Theater Heute's annual poll voted him Best Foreign Playwright, 2007. His adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play. TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Director, 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 seven 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 25 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. JORGE COUSINEAU (Scenic & Sound Designer) Arden: Cabaret, Gypsy, The Secret Garden, Funnyman, Equivocation, Passion, Under the Skin, La Bête, Incorruptible,Three Sisters, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Parade, A Little Night Music, Next to Normal. Regional: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Seed Folk (Children’s Theatre Company); When Tang Met Laika (The Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Opus (Primary Stages); Language Room, Scorched (The Wilma Theater); The Mountaintop, Grey Gardens,The Happiness Lecture (Philadelphia Theatre Company). OLIVERA GAJIC (Costume Designer) Arden: Peter Pan, Cabaret, Legend of Georgia McBride, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Secret Garden, Metamorphoses, Great Expectations,Three Sisters,The Flea and the Professor. Other Theaters: Salzburg Festival, Austria;Vineyard Theatre; Juilliard School; HERE; Pig Iron; CSC; Lake Lucille; Talking Band and many other regional theaters. Other: US National Exhibit at the 2004 & 2007 Prague Quadrennial. 2004 NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers, 2010 IT Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2014 Bessie Award for Outstanding Visual Design, nominee 2016 Barrymore Award. USA local 829. SOLOMON WEISBARD (Lighting Designer) Arden: The Secret Garden (Barrymore nom.), Equivocation, Macbeth. New York: Duat (Soho Rep); Men on Boats (Playwrights Horizons/Clubbed Thumb); This is the Color... (Door 10/Baryshnikov Arts Center); Christina Anderson’s Hollow Roots (Public Theatre/Under the Radar); Rite of Spring (Martha Graham); The Soldier’s Tale (Carnegie Hall); The Film Society (Keen/Theatre Row). Regionally: Berkshire Theatre Group, Magic,
Who’s Who Portland Playhouse, Portland Stage, Quintessence, Westport Country Playhouse,Yale Rep. In interdisciplinary performance: pieces with Jennifer Archibald, Joshua Beamish/MOVE, Maria Chavez, Ximena Garnica/Leimay, Invisible Anatomy, LoudHound Movement, Belinda McGuire, Waxfactory, and four major works as associate set designer with Bill T Jones. MFA: Yale. Upcoming: Le Trouvére, directed by Robert Wilson in Parma, Italy. www.solweisbard.com. PATRICIA SCOTT HOBBS (Choreographer) Arden: Caroline or Change (2007). Regional: Highlights for New Freedom Theatre (19762016) – Simply Heavenly (1990), Cooley High (1997), Sparkle:The Musical (2001), Celebrate:A Holiday Musical (2011), and the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Choreography for New Freedom Theatre’s Black Nativity (1995/1997/2000); Porgy and Bess (Opera Company of Philadelphia 2007). KATIE RINGWOOD (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at the Arden for her 5th season! Arden: Cabaret, Gypsy, John, Stupid F**king Bird,The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Equivocation, Passion, A Little Night Music, Next To Normal. Some favorite past credits include Production Stage Manager for the International Tour of 50 Shades! The Musical Parody and regional credits such as Legally Blonde (Fulton Theatre); Penelope,The Hand of Gaul (Inis Nua Theatre Company); Long Christmas Ride Home (Azuka Theatre). She was the 2011/2012 Mainstage Stage Management Apprentice at the Walnut Street Theatre. Proud member of AEA. Love and thanks to Beaner, Joey, Ryan, and the wonderful people who make this crazy life possible. LEXA GRACE (Assistant Director) is thrilled to be working as the assistant director of A Doll’s House. She is a theater director and devisor based in Philadelphia. She graduated from Villanova University’s Master of Art in Theatre and Master of Public Administration Nonprofit Certificate programs in May 2017. While at Villanova, Lexa directed We Must Share Everything; the first devised full-length play created for Villanova Theater’s Studio Production. Lexa then directed her thesis production of Bedtime Stories by Charles Mee. Lexa is now a Fellow Observer for the Directors Gathering Pilot Fellows Program. She will be directing a staged reading of the new play Turkey Baby for Juniper Productions Play Tasting Series in February. In addition to directing, Lexa works in Philadelphia as a freelance costume designer and a teaching artist. 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. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts. Amy serves on the Board of Theatre Philadelphia. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council, Theatre Communications Group and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. 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 the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. 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, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. The Arden has received twelve Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, six City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 69 awards and 370 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 participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.
Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 & above
Hamilton Family Foundation Independence Foundation Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter Family Foundation Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation William Penn Foundation Wyncote Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Comcast NBC 10 Telemundo62 The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Shubert Foundation
$15,000 to $49,999
Arcadia Foundation Catherine R. and Anthony A. Clifton Foundation Chubb Group of Insurance Companies The CHG Charitable Trust Fox Chase Bank Charitable Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Harmelin Media Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation PECO Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Philadelphia Cultural Fund The Philadelphia Foundation Fund for Children The Victory Foundation
$7,500 to $14,999
Anonymous National Endowment for the Arts Philadelphia Insurance Companies Samuel S. Fels Fund TD Bank The Wells Fargo Foundation Zeldin Family Foundation
$2,500 to $7,499
BB&T Caroline J. S. Sanders Trust II The Charlotte Cushman Foundation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Christopher Ludwick Foundation Civic Foundation Corrine R. and Henry Bower Memorial Trust Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund The Haley Foundation Independence Foundation, in Honor of Dr. Andrea Mengel Louis N. Cassett Foundation The Paul E. Kelly Foundation PNC Charitable Trust – Caroline Fredricka Holdship Charity Quirk Productions, Inc. Republic Bank Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Wellin Family Foundation, in memory of Keith S. Wellin The Whimsie Fund Wines ‘Til Sold Out+
$750 to $2,499
Actors’ Equity Foundation Alex J. Ettl Foundation Elliott-Lewis Corporation Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Hassel Foundation Jenkintown Building Services+ Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust KieranTimberlake Lagunitas Brewing Co.+ MC3+ Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company, in memory of Frederick W. Anton, III The Rittenhouse Foundation Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Visit Philadelphia+
$749 & under
AmazonSmile East End Salon+ Kreischer Miller The Manny and Ruthy Cohen Foundation MAK Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Old City District William Goldman Foundation +denotes gifts of services or goods
Matching Gift Partners Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation Aon Foundation AXA Financial Boeing Brandywine Realty Trust Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Cigna Foundation DCR Environmental Services Inc. Dilworth Paxson LLP Ebay Inc. Foundation Endo Pharmaceauticals Exxonmobil Foundation
Exelon Foundation Federated Department Stores First Horizon National Corporation First Tennessee Foundation Gannett Foundation GE Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Google 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 PECO Energy Company, an Exelon Company Penn Virginia Corporation Pfizer Foundation 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
The Sylvan Society recognizes individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more. 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.
Sassafras Grove
($10,000 and above) Mr. Frederick Anton, III* Lois G. Brodsky Ann E. Diebold Nancy and Bob Elfant Larry S. Friedman and Dean H. Rishel David and Christina Fryman Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill John Otto and Janet Haas The CHG Charitable Trust Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Lead Trusts N. Peter and Alta Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Hirsig Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Terry and Ann Marie Horner Holly Kinser Tom Petro and Kris Messner Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Charles Rose and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose Sid and Ruth Rosenblatt Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation Lee and Chris van de Velde Ted and Stevie Wolf June and Steve Wolfson
Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous Brett and Nan Altman John Bitman Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Michael A. and Edward C. Donato Steven Engelmyer and Lisa Wershaw
Stephen Falchek and John Offidani, III Joseph and Marie Field Jeanne B. Fisher and Robert F. Lang Linda and David Glickstein The Lida Foundation Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Holly Kinser Kenneth and Eve Klothen Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Robin and Saifuddin Mama Seymour Millstein Peggy and Steve Morgan* Edward and Alexis Pappas Cynthia and Samuel Plum, In Honor of Keith S. Wellin Joel and Bobbie Porter Steven Prusky Hether and Don Smith Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Patricia Strange
Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Bethany Asplundh Sandy and David Beswick Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Robert Dever Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Wally and Jane Evans The Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans Jr. Fund Ellen and Tim Foster Sandi Foxx-Jones Richard Harris Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Karen and Mark Hite
Peter J. and Sandra Klugman Sandra Klugman Winnie and Eric Lien William A. Loeb Gloria and Dan Mariano Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Laura and Ron Siena Keith and Jim Straw Harvey B. Swedloff
Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (2) Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland Hank Adamczyk and Iris Melendez John and Rebecca Adams Stan and Lisa Altman Sally and Michael Bailin Sheryl and Allen Bar Ivy Bayard Tom and Carol Beam Sandy and Mickey Bernstein Regina Blaszczyk and Lee O'Neill Louis Bluver Jean Bodine Patty Bowman DeDe and Tony Brown Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas^ Dick and Lise Carr Carol and Bruce Caswell Rayenne A. Chen Cordelia Clement Rebecca Clothey John W. Cornell Joy De Jesùs and Jamie Reynolds Tobey and Mark Dichter Djerassi Foundation Kathryn Doyle and Maureen Alexander
Sylvan Society cont... Kathleen Duffy Jeffrey and Reva Farenback-Brateman Shannon and Ted Farmer Mimi and Nicholas K. Fox Louis and Rhoda Fryman^ Buzz and Linda Gamble George and Elizabeth Gephart Terry Graboyes David and MaryJane Hackney Ann and Glenn Haig Don and Lynn Haskin Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Ed Hillis Lauren Hughes and Kyle Kane Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Jill Hyman Kaplan and Elliot Kaplan Carol Kelley Peter and Louise Kelly Caroline Kemmerer Mayor Jim Kenney Donald Kidder Marta and Bill Kiesling Marilyn and David Kraut,
In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Season Janice F. Madden, In Memory of EK Pomerantz Paula and Richard Mandel Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Donald J. Martin Mary Ellen Marzullo Barbara and Don Matheson John and Amy McCawley Denise McLeod Bob Moul and Diane Herbert James Murdock Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Jerome Napson, In Honor of Annie Richardson Marge Neff and Dan Winterstein Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Susan Odessey Laura and Douglas Pratt Karen and David Pressel Ronald R. and Sheila M. Reese Joy Rigg Rickabaugh
F.L. Rodgers Family Fund Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Stephen Segal Kathleen Sernak Susan Sherman Genvieve and Clete Shields Susan and Steven Shubert Kathleen Stephenson Debra and Bill Stewart Kevin Strauss and Barbara Davis Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg The Robin and Susan Tafel Charitable Fund Virginia Brown Martin Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, recommended by Gene F. Dilks Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore Nancy Wingo, In Honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Richard and Elizabeth Woosnam Hope Yursa Tom and Jackie Zemaitis
To join the Sylvan Society or for more information on how you can support the Arden, please contact Lauren Hughes, Director of Development at 215.922.8900 x149 or
lhughes@ardentheatre.org
LOOKING TO HOST AN EVENT? CELEBRATING? Why don’t you have your next party at the Hamilton Family Arts Center? Your reception, anniversary, rehearsal dinner, or next birthday party would be a dramatic affair in one of our many unique spaces! MEETING? Bring your next board meeting, corporate retreat, or annual meeting to the new Hamilton Family Arts Center. We have large rooms, multiple breakout rooms, and we provide a unique venue to take your meetings “on the road!” For more info email Mary Beth Simon at MBSimon@ardentheatre.org
Thank You to Our Supporters $500-$999
Charles Arnao and Dr. Rosemary Watt Sheila Bell Doris and Aaron Bitman Jessica Calter and Michael Fenton Christopher and Jeffrey Carver Barbara R. Cobb Hedy and Morris Cohen Gregory Coleman Dr. Barry Evans and Beth Evans Lawrence Goren, MD and Susan Goren Betty and Gary Grunder Mary and William Hangley Joanne and Jon Harmelin Stephanie and Michael Hessol Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Susan and Stephen Huntington Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Scott and Margie Kasner Phyllis Kauffman Bernadette Koller Mary Ellen Krober James Kronzer Peter and Ruth Laibson Edward and Kathryn Lee David Lerman and Shelley Wallock John and Martha Lubell Charitable Fund John and Amy McCawley, In Honor of Colleen, Our Favorite Teacher Missy and Bob McQuiston Alan and Susan Miller Roger and Elizabeth Morgan Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina and Adam Mussell, In Memory of Teresita FernĂĄndez-ViĂąa Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer Ms. Barbara Oldenhoff Karin and Tom Pajak Harry Porter, In Memory of Harry Porter, Sr. Enrique Posner and Isabel Serra Janet Poth Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Maxine Romano Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Harold and Sharon Schwalm Joseph and Louise Shaffer Roy and Lee Shubert Marilyn and Dean Staats Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Stephen and Kathy Thompson Edna and Stephen Vasso Tom and Patricia Vernon Vivian J. Weinblatt Thomas and Dawn Weiss
$250-$499
Carol and Bennett Aaron Howard Aaronson Barbara Abrahams Jessica Accurso Ron and Joyce Bayer Judith T. Beck Richard and Joan Behr Tom and Pat Bender Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Linda and Alden Blyth Michael Bolton and Peter Keleher Allen G. Bonner Viola W. Bostic Tom and Mary Pat Boyle Howard Brownstein Linda and Larry Bruck Michael P. Buckley Carol W. Buettger and Allen Bonner Jacqueline B. Campbell Chip Capelli, In Honor of Amy Murphy Caroline Castagno Scott and Nelly Childress Patrick Close Elaine Sherman and Robert Cohan James Crawford and Judith Dean Warren and Kaye Crown Marta Dabezies and Patricia Rose Thomas and Eileen Davis Anne Ewers Paul and Judy Farber Sara and Dieter Forster Sandi Foxx-Jones, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary John and Elaine Frank Paulette W. Freeman Paula Fuchsberg Dan Gannon Mark Garvin, in memory of Mike McCarthy Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Susan Glazer Bob and Jan Goren William and Virginia Gormley Mary Beth Gray, In Memory of Rose Engelmyer Carole Green Brian Hanna Mary Harbison Janis Hawes and Pat Cunningham Charles W. Head Jr. and John Fagotti Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman, In Memory of Mildred and Harvey Heisman Heidi Hertfelder Steve and Jane Heumann, In Honor of Jean Markovitz Philip and Marge Kalodner Nancy Kane Lorraine Kilmer Brian and Caren Kirschner
Christina and Harold Klein Steven Knepper George F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato George Korein, In Honor of Ann Ritter and Leo Korein Lynn and Andrew Lees David and Deborah Lesher Natalie Levkovich Ina Li and Michael Kostal Kim and David Lipetz, In Honor of Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Linda and Dan Litwin Ben Lovell Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Sally and Frank Mallory Robin and Saifuddin Mama, In Honor of Steve Morgan Lynn and Joe Manko Anthony Matejczyk Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell Mr. and Mrs. George and Judy McCarthy John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Gloria McNutt Cheryl and Gerry Meyer Sandra and Martin Miller Madeline Miller and Gordon Leggett Leslie and Michael Molder Robert and Susan Morris Elesa Nelson Lora and Michael Northen Joe M. Norton Carol and Tom O'Brien Brenda J. Oliphant Don and Barbara Parman Ann and Andy Perch Vincent and Carmen Pezzullo Tal and Valerie Pipano Sandy Portnoy Dr. Nancy Post Daniel Promislo Steven J. Ralston and W. Robert Hair Alice Reyes and David Glancey Graham and Elizabeth Robb, in honor of Lee van de Velde John and Claire Rodgers Dulcie Romm Jane Rose Sheryl Roser Daniel and Faye Ross Adelle Rubin Joan Ryder and Robert Ludwig Carole M. and Irwin C. Saft Lawrence and Phyllis Sager Gail Scott and Thomas D. Quinlan Susan and Charles Shubin James L. Smith Mike and Shannon Stellato Rita and Neil Stevens Linda and Jonathan Tabas Lewis and Hella Volgenau
Thank You to Our Supporters Marisa Waxman Donna and Andrew Wechsler Marlene Weinberg Elizabeth F. Weinreb Joann White and William Beckett Julie D. Williams Richard Willis and Linda Hartnett Mary Zove, in memory of Rose Engelmyer
$125-$249
Anonymous (2) Terri Schwomeyer Janet and Roger Alwang Mr. and Mrs. John and Marilyn Anthony Dr. and Mrs. Stuart and Elaine Baer Samuel and Judith Barbush Flora Becker Linda and Melanie Belinsky Timothy Berger Nancy and Jay Berkowitz The Berry Family Charlotte Biddle Thomas and Ann Blackburn Janice and Roger Boe Michael P. Boyle Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine Ann and David Brownlee Stephen and Eleanor Bulova Mr. Joseph Casey Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Rhoda Coben Charlotte Cody Steve and Helene Cohen John and Mary Ann Collett Susan Cook and Jeff Staikoff Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D'Angelo Daniel P. Devlin Rhonda Dickey^ Colleen Grace Donofrio Ellen Dooneief Lucille Drake Ted and Joann Erfer Brynn Evans Adam Foxx Kenneth and Cecile Frank Mr. Greg Gephart Blossom Gica Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefe Adele Aron Greenspun Paul Siegel and Marsha Gross Pamela Hamilton Ruth Herd Betsy and Tod Hershberg Ruby L. and Angela Dowd Terry Hirshorn Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Peter and Barbara Hutcheon Dave Huting
E. Ashley Izard Karl Janowitz and Amy Goldman Ofelia Garcia Sarah C. and Joe Jordan William Jordan, In Honor of Virginia and Harvey Kimmel's Wedding Anniversary Ginny and Len Karabell Stuart Katz Douglas J. and Ruth Ann Keating Larry Keiser, In Memory of Joan Henley Stephen and Barbara Kieran Janice King Alan and Elaine Klawans Carol Fixman and Stephen Kobrin Shelly and Fred Weiner Kristen Koenigsbauer Walter Kraft and Deborah Hung Andrew Kurovsky Barry and Jan Kushner Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman David Ladov Richard Laverghetta Linda L. Lenard Matthew Pettigrew Garry Lennon Ruth Lesser Zachary Lesser Craig and Stephanie Lewis Norman and Sylvia Lieberman Warren and Arline Lieberman Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Cirel and Howard Magen David Mark Alice McCreary and David Epler Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Jess McPhillips Paul and Lee Miller Marianne Miller Barbara Miller Martha Moore Kenneth and Susan Myers Eliot and Bonnie Nierman Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Paul Nutaitis Steven Fukuchi and Laura Offutt Betsy Oliphant Nicholas Orbe Mr. Larry Pace Robert and Sydney Pasternack Jeff Perry David Kaufman and Nicole Kahn Donald and Carol Plank David and Amy Pollack Mr. and Mrs. John and Margaret Preg Ms. Aneira Puttaswamy Mary Jo Reilly Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Jon and Karen Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell
Tony and Barbara Rooklin Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg The Rosenberg Family Trust Bernard and Camille Rosenberg, In Honor of Steve Morgan J. Randall Rosensteel Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Joan and Bill Saidel David and Margie Saland Alexandra Samuels and Peter Kohn Beth Zatuchni and Jerry Satlow Carole Schaefer-Charney Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour David Scheibe John and Nancy Fischer Karen and Bob Serenbetz Lori and David Severino Polly Shaffer Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Marilyn Sifford and Robert Butera Ellen and Mickey Simon Richard and Jo Ann Simon Bob and Harriet Singer Carleene and David Slowik Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon Margaret R. Spencer Michael and Denise Starr Christina C. Tate, In Honor of Steve Morgan Stephen and Tamara Toub, In Memory of Lauren Spiewak John Urofsky Cynthia Vena Debbie and Tom Walker Susan and Tom Walther Tom and Beth Warms M. Jane Williams Steve Williams James Wilson Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Joe Wuersch and Bobbie Doak, In Honor of Steve Morgan
$75-$124
Anonymous (3) Carole Abercauph Rhoda S. Abrams Emely Aiken Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Andrews Anne Arian Drs. Rita Axelrod and Howard Naidech Dave and Bill Bailey Sylva Baker Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin George and Judith Balock Pamela and Kenneth Barroway Patricia and Alfred Basilicato Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer
Thank You to Our Supporters Richard and Eileen Bazelon Constance and Richard W. Berman Robert and Fern Billet Jocelyn Block Janice Bogen Marcia Bower Hazel Bowers Stanton and Jill Braid Kimberly Brannen Charles Brennan Eadie and Allan Brooks Kevin and Kathy Brown Donna Burkholder Jeannine and David Burky and Webber Debbie and Alan Casnoff Lillian and William Cassel Alice Chittenden Saul and Sandra Clair Ms. Brenda Clarke, In Honor of Ms. Betty Cooper Annemarie F. Clarke and David L. Buch Ms. Elizabeth Cline Ms. Judy Cohen Rick and Carol Collier Janet and Richard Conn Janet Cook Brent Groce and Donna Cordner James and Sandra Corry Robert and Jana Cox, In Honor of Steve Morgan Billie Coyne John and Fern Culhane Mary Ann and Jacob Dailey Bill Davis and Lisa Handler Robert and Bonnie DeAngelo Cordelia and Don Delson Emilia Demarco Harry and Dorothy Dietzler Ellen and Gerald DiPinto Mark Dixon, In Honor of Penny Carmack Ms. Ann Donaghy, In Memory of Harry Segal Jackie Morrill and Mike Donahue Ray and Ellen Doyle The Drew Family, In Memory of Rose Engelmyer Beverly Dubin Judge Jan E. DuBois and Ruth DuBois, In Memory of Fred Anton Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Geraldine Duclow John and Lois S. Durso Robert Earle Michael Edelman Sally Eisenberg Jonathan and Nancy Ellsworth Linda Ellsworth Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Anne and Steven Fassler Mark and Rene Feitelson
Ruth Ferber Joan Finger Joan and Aron Fisher Marian Fisher John Dulik and Sandra Folzer Ms. Judy Frank Molly Frantz Rebecca Freedman, In Memory of Barry D. Freedman Fran Freedman and Jon Blum Paula Freilich Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Brenda Furtak Peggy Glover Ms. Joan Gmitter Naomi and Maxwell Gorson Marylyn Goutmann Diane Graboyes Mary Jo Grdina Shelley Z. Green and Michael L. Golden, Jr. Larry and Ann Green Patricia Greer Priscilla Grosick Trudy and Paul Gulterman Andrew and Michele Harbison Gail Hauptfuhrer Catherine L. Hawkes Beverly Hayden Sue and Doug Heckrotte Virginia Hedden Angela and Michael Hennessey Dr. Colin D. Hennessy and Dr. Jeremy S. Cohen Herbert and Gayl Henze Susan Herron Daniel and Monica Hilferty Marlene Hilkowitz Morton and Lois Joy Hoffman James R. and Elizabeth P. Holt Jean and LW Homeier Esther and Robert Hornik Donna and Bill Hower Lynda Hubbell Glenna Huls Judith Hyman David Ingram and Melanye Finister Harold and Blanche Jacobs Lynne Jacobs Dr. and Mrs. William and Nancy Jantsch Sandra Jarratt Jackie Jefferson Charles and Rebecca Johnson Ellen Kaye Margaret Keller Margarita and Peter Kind Mr. Richard Klafter Ken, Eva and Aaron Klein, In Memory of Milton and Rosalyn Klein Mary and Dean Kline Jerry and Deena Koffler
Ellen Kopeland Vicki and Doni Kramer Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Rachel and David Krug, In Honor of Eliana Fabiyi Robert and Linda Lazar Lisa Lee Andrew Lees Stewart Leftow Robert and Joyce Leonetti Mr. Robert Leventon, In Honor of Mr. Pink Michael Levitan Karen Lisker Donald and Nancy Maclay Barbara and Bob Maerten Mark MaGrann, In Honor of Steve Morgan Mary and Jack Markov Vincent Massimiano John and Eileen McComb M. McDonald Faith and Arthur McDowell Kathy McMaster Tom and Helen McNutt Helen Mengel Sylvia R. Miller Bradley Mott John and Charline Neigh Hulon and Susanne Newsome Frances Novack Gerald and Margaret O'Neill Nick Orbe Jennifer Orosco Linda Osler Phyllis Weber and Stan Oswald Mr. Richard Pariseau John and Judith Peakes Bob Peck Jane G. Pepper Iris and Paul Perlstein Jodi Petrillo Botte and Michael Botte Elaine Petrossian Stephen Platt and Robin Schaufler Jeff and Elizabeth Podraza Margaret and Nicholas Potalivo David and Karen Pressel, In Honor of APA Class 24 Francis and Patricia Preston Linda Putnam Erat Ms. Linda Quam Mark and Karen Reber Leslie Rescorla and Thomas Achenbach Nanci Ritter and Jim Hutchison Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. Shawn Robertson, In Honor of Regina Haigh Linda Robinson Ph.D. and Peter Krill Carmen Rodriguez Maxine Rosen Evelyn Rosen
Thank You to Our Supporters Caryn and Leon Rosenberg, In Honor of Regina Haigh Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross Alan Rothenberg and Enid Krasner Ms. Adelle Rubin Marjorie and Alexander Russell Mitch and Amy Russell Robin Sampson The Schmucki Family, In Honor of Lee and Chris van de Velde Mary Ellen and Carl Schneider Perlita and Frank Schorfheide Deborah Schultz Irene and Marvin Schuman Jill and Kerry Schuman Carleton Schwager Warren and Carole Lee Schwomeyer Kathy and Richard Sexton Leslie Sheer Craig Sheetz Carol C. Sherman Jim and Cathy Shippen Eunice Silver Annette Silvers Corinne Stone Paul Stone Gaynor Strickler, In Honor of
Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Barbara Sucidlo, In Memory of Anthony and Sue Joanna Sykes-Saavedra Cecilia S. Tannenbaum Charles Tarr and Roy Ziegler Marion and Richard Taxin Joseph Terry Letty Thall Lorraine Toji William and Mary Tsiouris Constance Villiers Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Emily and Charles Wagner Ann Mintz and Clifford Wagner Cathryn and Thomas Walsh Jeannette and William Webb Jeannine and David Webber Oscar Weber The Weinberger Family, In Honor of David and Debra Faye's 25th Anniversary Marsha Weinraub and Stuart Schmidt Constance West Ann and Doug Wilkerson Nancy Wood Judith Wood The Wynn Family
Sam and Kuna Yankell Gerald Zeitz Rebecca and James Zug Jim and Debbie Zug * * Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes a gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift List represents gifts made between August 1, 2016 and December 1, 2017.
LEGACYSOCIETY
THE
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 Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Mary P. Burr Pearl M. Carpel Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel Ellis Ginsberg* Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom
Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Tom Petro and Kristine Messner Madeline Portnoy Dr. Harry Rosenthal Marilyn and Dean 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 Lauren Hughes Director of Development at 215.922.8900 ext. 149.
*denotes deceased supporter
2017/18
DINING PARTNERS
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.
2ND STORY BREWING
117 Chestnut St.• 267.314.5770 www.2ndstorybrewing.com
JASMINE RICE OLD CITY
224 Market Street • 215.278.2545 www.jasminericephilly.com
CAMPO’S
NICK’S ROAST BEEF BAR AND GRILLE
CHLÖE
PANORAMA
214 Market Street • 215.923.1000 16 S. 2nd Street • 215.928.9411 www.camposdeli.com www.nicksroastbeefbarandgrille.com 232 Arch Street • 215.629.2337 www.cloebvob.com
14 N. Front Street • 215.922.7800 www.panoramaristorante.com
CONTINENTAL
PINOT BOUTIQUE
CUBA LIBRE
THE PLOUGH & THE STARS
138 Market Street • 215.923.6069 227 Market Street • 215.627.WINE www.continentalmartinibar.com www.pinotboutique.com 10 S. 2nd Street • 215.627.0666 www.cubalibrerestaurant.com
123 Chestnut Street • 215.733.0300 www.ploughstars.com
FEZZIWIG'S SWEET SHOPPE POSITANO COAST BY ALDO LAMBERTI 17 N. 3rd Street • 267.457.3608 www.fezziwigsphiladelphia.com
212 Walnut Street 2nd Floor • 215.238.0499 www.positanocoast.net
FORK
RACE STREET CAFÉ
THE FRANKLIN FOUNTAIN
SHANE CONFECTIONERY
HIGH STREET ON MARKET
WISTER
306 Market Street • 215.625.9425 208 Race Street • 215.627.6181 www.racestreetcafe.net www.forkrestaurant.com 116 Market Street • 215.627.1899 110 Market Street • 215.922.1048 www.shanecandies.com www.franklinfountain.com 308 Market Street • 215.625.0988 www.highstreetonmarket.com
26 N. 3rd St. • 267.239.5900 www.wisterbyob.com For complete restaurant descriptions visit: ardentheatre.org/dining
Production
Front of House
Education Development
Marketing
Administrative Management
Artistic
Staff Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................. Terrence J. Nolen Associate Producer................................................................................................................................ Jonathan Silver Commissioned Playwrights............................... Greg Banks, Jacqueline Goldfinger, James Ijames, Lorene Cary Artistic Assistant...........................................................................................................................................Sarah Scafidi Managing Director.................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy Director of Finance and Administration.............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin General Manager......................................................................................................................................Rachel Tischler Associate General Manager...............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Assistant General Manager.........................................................................................................................Kevin White Arden Professional Apprentices....................... Jonathan Edmondson, Adiah Hicks, Brennen Malone, Glynnis Nadel, Joshua Thorps, Sarah Steiker, Abby Weissman Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager.............................................................................................................................. Rebecca Cureton Art Director.................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Publicist................................................................................................................................................Christine Kozsuch Group Sales Manager.............................................................................................................................Kelsey Sherlock Sue Winge Marketing Intern................................................................................................................Nicole Meredith Marketing Interns.................................................................................................................Bea Gerber, Becca Snyder Director of Development......................................................................................................................Lauren Hughes Grant Writer.................................................................................................................................................Ryann Carey Development Coordinator........................................................................................................................Paige Martini Director of Arden Drama School.............................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................JosĂŠ AvilĂŠs Arden Teaching Artists................................Madison Auch, Kala Moses Baxter, Rachel Camp, Johanna Carden, Tara Demmy, Eliana Fabiyi, Emily Fernandez, Kelly Filios, Liz Filios, TJ Harris, Madi Juleskusky, Leigha Kato, Jenson Lavallee, Tanaquil Marquez, Matthew Mastronardi, Cindy Paul, Aaron Shown, Katie Sink, Jenna Stelmok, Rob Tucker, Josh Walker, Justin Yoder, Holly Yokley Education Interns.......................................................................................................................................Hannah Smith Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council..........................Annie Bohnenberger, Cat Bohnenberger, Katelin Bradley, Dylan Caligiuri, L'tajh Carter, Patrick Daniels, Gryphon Faulkner, Anna Goula, Elizabeth Hilliard, Madeline Larkin, Elisabeth Moore, Jayden Moore, Anna Nowosielski, Cameron Orefice, Jillian Sajda, Allison Wray, Madeline Wray Box Office Manager................................................................................................................................. Corey Masson Assistant Box Office Manager.............................................................................................................Bryant Edwards House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Supervisor.........................................................................................................................Katie Frazer Front of House Assistants............................Ryane Beutler, Jason Blacketer, Galen Blanzaco, Angela Costigan, Dalia Cousineau, Matt Falance, Emily Fernandez,Victoria Heikenfeld, Madeline Jones, Emily Lantz, Jackie Leibowitz, Kimie Muroya, Francesca Piccioni, Amanda Robinson, Jenna Rogalski Kate Tenen, Paola Cruz, Kelsey Sherlock, Julianne Schaub Production Manager............................................................................................................................. Courtney Riggar Technical Director................................................................................................................................... Glenn Perlman Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman...........................................................................................................Justin Romeo Scenic Charge Artist.......................................................................................................Kristina Chadwich McGrath Master Electrician................................................................................................................................. Martin Stutzman Audio Engineer...........................................................................................................................................John Kolbinski Costume Supervisor..................................................................................................................................Amanda Wolff Wardrobe Supervisor...............................................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Properties Master............................................................................................................................... Christopher Haig Stage Managers................................Wendy Blackburn Eastland, Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson, Katie Ringwood Assistant to the Stage Manager..............................................................................................................Joshua Thorps Assistant to the Choreographer.........................................................................................Shavonne Murphy Munir Sound Board Operator....................................................................................................................Mary Kate Smyser Child Supervisor........................................................................................................................................Jess McPhillips Associate Lighting Designer.......................................................................................................................Alex Mannix Stitcher.......................................................................................................................................................Rufus Cottman Electricians.......................................................................................Alessandro Pruscino, Maria Shaplin, Ryan Stofa Programmers..........................................................................................Sydney Justice, Kelly Orenshaw, Ryan Stofa Props Artisan...........................................................................................................................................Scott McMaster Scenic Construction Intern....................................................................................................................Yoshi Nomura Props Construction Intern.....................................................................................................................Leah Nadolski Stage Management Intern....................................................................................................................... Sabrina Konick Costume Intern..........................................................................................................................................Jordyn Gaber
Board and Committee Members Board of Directors David Fryman, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary Brian Abernathy Rhonda Ball Rayenne Chen Joy L. De JesĂşs Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Ann Marie Horner Richard L. Maimon Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Kristen Phillips Charles H. Rose Monica Horan Rosenthal H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin Board Executive Committee David Fryman, chair Nancy Burd Michael A. Donato Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Anne Marie Horner Kristen Phillips Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson
Board Development Committee Robert Elfant, chair Brian Abernathy Joy L. De JesĂşs Michael Donato N. Peter Hamilton Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam
Is Proud to Support
the Arden Theatre
Personnel Committee David Fryman, chair Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose Facilities Committee H. Hetherington Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Chris van de Velde Engagement Committee Jeanne Fisher, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Robert Elfant Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Aaron Posner
525 RIGHTERS FERRY ROAD, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004 610.668.7900 | WWW.HARMELIN.COM
CELEBRATING A FIVE-YEAR RUN ON THE ARDEN'S GRAND STAGE
Celebrating 25 Years of Arden Professional Apprentices:
An Interview with Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Jonathan Silver: Welcome back, Raelle! We’re thrilled to have you return to Philly leading Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. What have you been up to since directing 2016’s Two Trains Running? Raelle Myrick-Hodges: I have been a really lucky human. Since then, I have directed Sweet which was the world premiere by Harrison David Rivers at the National Black Theatre in Harlem. We were nominated for a bunch of theater awards which was awesome for the team. I also started teaching at Brown University in the Brown/Trinity Program and Directing Studio which has been a life-affirming space to be in as an artist. JS: When was the first time you read The Bluest Eye? How did it affect you? RMH: I was probably 14 or 15. It was the first (and probably last) time I had read it. I’m not a reader who goes back to reread novels because of what we do for a living with constantly reading plays. At 14, the most intense part of the book was always the Maureen Peal part. I have brown eyes. I have medium brown skin. I come from a family where, on my mother’s side, my mother has hazel eyes, my aunt has green eyes, my cousins have blue eyes and gray eyes – I’m the brown-eyed one. I spent a lot of my childhood having people tell me I wasn’t as pretty because I didn’t have “white people eyes” like everybody else. Now this is funny because in my family, I was looked at as the most special because they told me, “You’re tall, you have dark brown eyes, you’re so chocolaty” – I was just really special to my family. I feel like Maureen Peal’s character has always been misunderstood and that’s why that part of the book has always been the part that stuck with me the most. JS: The 2017/18 season marks the 25th year of the Arden’s Professional Apprentice program! As a former apprentice (Class 5 – the year the F. Otto Haas Theatre opened), how do you feel your time shaped your work ethic as a theater artist? RMH: That’s so funny because it continues to shape my work ethic as a theater artist today. I’m still sharing skills that I learned at the Arden over 20 years ago with, supposedly, “professional” theater artists on a daily basis. The biggest lesson I ever learned was that if there’s a problem, come up with a solution and don’t waste time whining and complaining. I practice and share this when I’m directing, when I have to remember my grant-writing skills, and when I’m teaching. No joke, I literally use these skills every day. JS: You once described your experience as an apprentice as “one of the hardest years of my life.” Along with the challenges, what are some of the other takeaways you continue to carry from the program? RMH: The program was hard because you have to be honest with who you are. I was really lucky to have a complicated year because I learned what type of artist I wanted to be. I knew what type of human I was because I accomplished going through a really rigorous program. It was one of the
Associate Producer Jonathan Silver interviewed director and former Arden Professional Apprentice Raelle Myrick-Hodges on her apprenticeship year, how the program helped launch her career, and bring her back to Philadelphia.
first times in my life I felt I was being treated equally and that’s actually harder than people think when it’s happening. It can be overwhelming. JS: Have you gone back up to the catwalk above the F. Otto Haas Theatre to see if what you wrote on one of the beams is still there?
Raelle and APA class 5
RMH: No but I totally want to because if it is still there, it should say: “McKenna & Raelle – True Love Always.” I’ve got to do that on the first day of rehearsal of The Bluest Eye if I can sneak in there. JS: For artists and administrators considering applying to the Arden Professional Apprentice program, what would you say to them to convince them this is one of the most rigorous theater training programs in the country? RMH: I would say, “Find me any other program that will pay you a salary, has you working 50 hours a week in 10 months, will train you to write a press release, write a grant, hold auditions, stage manage a production, TO RUN A DAMN THEATER, then leave with the necessary networking skills to work for any theater company in Philadelphia or this country?! – feel free to tell me about it. Would love to hear about it." Interested in learning more about the Arden Professional Apprenticeship program? Please visit our website at www.ardentheatre.org for information and to apply for our 2018/19 class.
UP NEXT MARCH 1 – APRIL 1, 2018
Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Tickets: ardentheatre.org, or call the Box Office at 215.922.1122.
2018/19
SUBSCRIPTIONS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
Lock in the
lowest prices for next year's shows!
! h t . 26
b e F r by
e d r o ust
M
Take a
Leapof
Faith
Join us for all five plays of next season -- without knowing any titles-- and lock in the lowest prices we'll offer. Great stories by great storytellers. Please join us. Leap of Faith pricing is available now through Feb. 26th.
TO SUBSCRIBE:
215.922.1122
ardentheatre.org
Early Childhood Program Nurturing the curiosity, creativity, and intellect of our youngest friends. MAIN CAMPUS Germantown 31 W. Coulter St.
CENTER CITY The Curtis Center 6th & Walnut Sts.
NEW! FALL 2017
APPLY T OD AY!
215-951-2345 | ecp@germantownfriends.org
WWW.GERMANTOWNFRIENDS.ORG/ECP
PASSING STRANGE
Stew Stew and Heidi Rodewald created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen directed by Tea Alagić book and lyrics by music by
JAN 10 – FEB 18
“We might play all night”
Get your tickets to this electric musical today!
Anthony Martinez-Briggs. Photo by Dave Sarrafian.
215.546.7824 | wilmatheater.org
We Have Classrooms Everywhere
.
FRIENDS SELECT The Center City Quaker School PreK - 12
Come to an Open House After 10 weeks of training, middle school student docents tour their peers through a Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts exhibit.
Italy On Your Plate... The World In Your Glass Guinness World Records, “World’s Largest Wine Keeper”
“Better, and more relevant than ever” - Craig LaBan, Philadelphia Inquirer
14 N. Front St, Old City
215.922.7800
PanoramaWineBar.com
K IERANT IMBERLAKE Congratulations to the Arden on 30 years of artful storytelling that have inspired us to rethink the urban stage.
New London Embassy Construction Progress, August 2017
ARCHITECTURE PLANNING RESEARCH
841 N American Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 kierantimberlake.com
©Richard Bryant