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GREAT EXPECTATIONS Based on the book by Charles Dickens Adapted by Gale Childs Daly

Directed by Matthew Decker

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS Adapted by GALE CHILDS DALY From the book by CHARLES DICKENS Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

TIMOTHY R. MACKABEE+

OLIVERA GAJIC+

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

THOM WEAVER+

RICK SIMS

Assistant Director

Choreographer

LIAM CASTELLAN

SCOTT MCPHEETERS

Stage Manager

KATE NELSON* Directed by MATTHEW DECKER Oct 23 - Dec 14, 2014 Arcadia Stage

Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company.

Applause, please, for our Media Partners: Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Developing this show has sparked some interesting conversations about kidney donation. Would you give up your kidney for a parent? For your child? For a sibling?

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I found John, my Mr. Right, when I was forty-six. He had end-stage kidney disease. John’s nephrologist suggested I become a living donor. No way, I thought, this medical malpractice lawyer was not volunteering for unnecessary surgery. John became more ill; he was ashen. I changed my mind. I saw John just after my kidney was implanted; his skin was, miraculously, already pink. Giving John my kidney was the best thing I have ever done. I had given new life to someone I already loved.

—Joan Saltzman. author of Mr. Right and My Left Kidney One Sunday I read a plea for help in our parish bulletin, a request from a young woman, Christine, for a kidney. After reading the letter and finding that I met the initial criteria, I leaned over to my husband and said, “I can do this.” My family and I met with the transplant coordinator and began the testing. After those meetings, our children gave us their blessing. It was a family gift to a person in need. At this point I still had not met my recipient. I decided to remain anonymous.The surgery went very well and a month later I was asked to talk to a potential donor. After listening to the woman talk about donating to her friend, I felt something missing in our experience and I e-mailed Christine, my recipient. We met on Mother’s Day, two months after our surgery. We developed an immediate and very close relationship, one that defies explanation. We are closer than friends are, different from family. My life was transformed by this awesome experience.

—Marie Manley, a Transplant Assistant at Lankenau Hospital In 2010, I was going to donate my kidney to my husband. My antibodies weren’t quite a match, but they were a perfect match for a young man on the registry. A doctor at Georgetown in DC presented an idea of doing a huge swap. 32 of us—16 donors and 16 recipients—would participate.

I would give a kidney and my husband would get a kidney, it just wouldn’t be mine. We didn’t know who was getting our kidneys until after the surgery. My kidney went to a young black man who had been born with just one kidney. His mother took part in the share and her kidney went to a 69 year old engineer of Indian decent. To see the diversity of ages and nationalities participating in this share was a moving experience; it was made possible because of a group of people determined to donate the gift of life to help a loved one, a friend or someone in need.

—Patsy Semple, Kidney Donor and Advocate

The cast of Under the Skin:

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Meet Our New Education Department Amanda Morton, Director of Drama School Jose Aviles, Director of Education Outreach It has been a thrilling first year in the Hamilton Family Arts Center, which – among many developments – provides a permanent home for Arden Drama School. With that in mind, we’re so excited to welcome Jose Aviles and Amanda Morton to our Education Department. Both bring a wide breadth of expertise as educators and artists, and will contribute to the ongoing cultivation of the Hamilton Family Arts Center as a hub for artistic process that celebrates kids and invests in the vitality of the community.

Jose Aviles has been a Philadelphia-based theatre arts educator, administrator, and artist for over 20 years. He most recently was the Director of Education at Taller Puertorriqueño, and was an integral part of the education teams at the Wilma and Walnut Street Theatre. In his words: “I’m grateful for the opportunity to pursue one of my lifelong missions and beliefs that by connecting children to their cultural identity using the arts and the power of stories. It will ultimately empower, enhance engagement in learning, and connect them to world at large.”

Amanda joins us “officially” after having spent the past year with the Arden as Teaching Artist. As a Music Director, you may have seen her as the Piano-Conductor of Parade.

For Arden Drama School, she specialized in musical theatre technique for 9th through 12th graders, and helped cultivate our Teen Arden program. In her words: “My dream is to make the Hamilton Family Arts Center into ‘Hogwarts for Theatre.’ I’m looking forward to meeting and developing the community of parents, students, and teachers who have contributed to making the Arden Drama School program so unique and joyful.

It is an honor to be tasked with filling a building that holds so much potential and good energy.”

We look forward to an exciting season, and hope you’ll join us in welcoming new members of the Arden family!

WELCOME from the Producing Artistic Director

Every regional theatre needs a mission statement, a reason for being.

Back in 1988, faced with the daunting prospect of drafting the Arden’s mission, we studied those of other leading theatres from across the country. We were especially drawn to Arena Stage’s mission, which stated that it was a theatre dedicated to “great plays by great playwrights.” We liked that this mission acknowledged a commitment to a broad range of work. So we stole it. Yet we made one very significant change. Since we knew that literary adaptations would be Terrence J. Nolen a cornerstone of our work, we revised the wording to state that the Arden would be dedicated to “great stories by great storytellers.” And since that time, from Dostoevsky to Dr. Seuss, great stories and novels have moved across our stage.

When we announced that we were doing Great Expectations, a surprising number of people told me that was one of their favorite books, including Michael Norris, a long-time friend, former Arden staff member, and a leader in our cultural community. When I asked Michael why, he replied thusly: It’s a book about a boy that I read when I was a boy and full of all the hope and mystery of what the future held in store for me. Once I had plunged into Great Expectations it totally consumed me, not just because Pip’s journey was something I could imagine for myself but because all the characters are so indelibly drawn and fascinatingly human. Reading Great Expectations forever killed any hints of misanthropy I had blossoming inside my boy’s heart. And for that I am eternally thankful since I know my life has been richer because I’ve been able to accept the scars and quirks and baggage and secrets we all carry inside us.

Michael is a great man, and I am deeply moved by the notion that Charles Dickens’ novel, written a century before young Michael picked it up, had such a profound impact on who he is today. That is the power of a great story: they stay with us, reminding us of who we are, and who we want to be.

The Arden is dedicated to bringing to the stage great stories by great storytellers. Twenty-six years later, this idea still guides us. We may not have known much about mission statements when we first started the Arden, but we knew exactly what we wanted to do.

Cast of Characters Pip....................................................................................................... Josh Carpenter* Narrator 1 (Magwitch, Uncle Pumblechook, Mr. Jaggers, et al).........................Brian McCann Narrator 2 (Mr.Wopsle, Herbert Pocket, et al)........................................................Doug Hara* Narrator 3 (Mrs. Joe, Miss Havisham, et al)......................................................... Sally Mercer* Narrator 4 (Compeyson, Estella, Biddy, et al)................................................ Kate Czajkowski* Narrator 5 (Joe, Mr.Wemmick, Bentley Drummle, et al).................................Lindsay Smiling*

TIME:

1812 - 1840 PLACE:

The county of Kent, England The city of London, England UNDERSTUDIES:

Rachel Brodeur (Narrator 4), Dan Higbee (Narrator 1), James Kern (Pip), Sarah Schol (Narrator 3), Bren Thomas (Narrator 5), Harry Watermeier (Narrator 2)

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DIRECTOR’S Notes

Matthew Decker

Charles Dickens was a man of the theatre. As a young boy he formed a theatrical troupe with his classmates; at the age of 25 he joined the Garrick Club, a London private member’s fraternity founded so that “actors and men of refinement could meet on equal terms”, and he held lasting friendships with many theatre artists. Throughout his life Dickens loved to visit circuses and melodrama houses and his periodical writings often included stories of actors, waxworks, freak shows, fairies and clowns.

Before his writing gained attention, Dickens originally wanted to be an actor. Had it not been for a headcold on the morning of a scheduled audition at the Covent Garden theater in the early 1830’s, he may have made a career on the stage. His novels, though, are full of the theatre people that he met and observed: the theatrical troupe lead by Mr. Crummels in Nicholas Nickleby, the lisping circus proprietor Mr. Sleary in Hard Times, and – of course – Mr. Wopsle, the church clerk-turned- aspiring actor in Great Expectations who delivers quite the memorable performance as the Prince of Denmark.

Even as a full-time novelist, Dickens never entirely left performance behind. Between 1853 and 1870, he did celebrated readings from his books – including a sold-out stop in Philadelphia in 1868 at The Concert Hall, then located at 12th and Chestnut Streets.

Though it was a bitter January night with 18 degree cold, fans camped outside the theatre the night before tickets went on sale, and all six performances sold out in four hours. Dickens set his stage very carefully, with a dark-wine colored reading stand and white kid gloves, and annotated his “scripts” with dramatic stage directions. With his readings priced so low that the working class man and woman could attend, Dickens worked through a repertoire of 16 excerpts from his novels. This included an intense rendering of the murder of Nancy by Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist that was so ferocious and horrifying that his friend and biographer John Forster begged him to remove it from his rotation, for fear he might kill himself with the effort.

The strong theatrical spine of Dickens’ stories allow his novels to transfer to the stage with great ease, and – as in Gale Childs Daly’s adaptation of Great Expectations – with verve and gusto. His characters play so beautifully on the stage because they are so indelibly drawn on the page. With 6 actors playing 40 characters traveling to over 20 locations, I think this production carries a level of theatricality that Dickens would have appreciated.

Perhaps he would have had the urge to jump onstage and join in.

Thank you for coming.

Who’s Who JOSH CARPENTER (Pip) Arden: Brother Felix in Incorruptible. Regional: Mourning Becomes Electra, Hamlet in Hamlet, She Stoops to Conquer, Iago in Othello,The Seagull,The Venetian Twins,The Importance of Being Earnest, Henry V in Henry V (Quintessence Theatre Group); Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (Theater at Monmouth); The 39 Steps (GTA Southern Stage); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pride and Prejudice,The Cherry Orchard (The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (American Shakespeare Center). Training: Northwestern University. Thanks to my family and friends, and everyone at the Arden. www.joshcarpenter.net kate czajkowski (Narrator - Estella) Arden debut. Regional: Eva in The Adults (FringeArts, New Paradise Laboratories); Cressida in Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq, Nora in Assistance, Harper in Angels in America: Parts I and II, Rachelka/Marianna in Our Class, and Sabrina Daldry in In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play) (The Wilma Theater); Marina in Pericles (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Sissy Hanksaw in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, and Elizabeth in Persuasion (Book-It Rep.); Annamae Dickie in Louis Slotin Sonata (Empty Space); Claire in Proof (Tacoma Actors Guild); and Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (Montana Rep). Training: MFA from Temple University. Thanks for Mom and Pop. doug hara (Narrator - Herbert) Arden: The Cat in the Hat, Pinocchio, Cyrano,Threepenny Opera, Something Intangible, Sleeping Beauty, Go Dog Go, Lookingglass Alice, and A Prayer for Owen Meany. Broadway: The Boys of Winter and Metamorphoses. Regional: Goodman Theatre, About Face Theatre, Jellyeye Drum Opera, Huntington Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Alliance Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and The Joyce Theatre. Doug is an ensemble member of Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company where he has participated in over 20 productions. Doug’s work is dedicated with love to his family and friends. brian mccann (Narrator - Magwitch) Arden debut. Regional: Antonio/Eglamour in Two Gentleman of Verona (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Shrewsbury in Mary Stuart (Philadelphia Artist Collective); Larry in North of the Boulevard (Theatre Exile); The Butler in To Fool the Eye (1812 Productions); Larry in Pookie Goes Grenading (Azuka Theatre). Brian sends much love to his family and friends, without who’s support he would be lost. “Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron, or gold, or thorns or flowers, that never would have bound you, but for the formation of the first link.” sally mercer (Narrator - Miss Havisham) Arden: Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, Sonia in Something Intangible, Modron in Sleeping Beauty, Ensemble in The Boxcar Children, Ma in The Grapes of Wrath.

Regional: Elizabeth in Richard III, Margrethe in Copenhagen (Lantern Theatre Company); Amanda in The Glass Menagerie (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival). lindsay smiling (Narrator - Joe Gargery) Delighted to be making his Arden debut! Off-Broadway: Treasure Island (Golden Rivet Productions). Regional: The Learned Ladies, Measure for Measure, Othello (The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ); Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq, Macbeth (The Wilma Theater); Macbeth/ Failure: A Love Story, Comedy of Errors (Illinois Shakespeare Festival); North of the Boulevard (Theatre Exile); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Syracuse Stage); Beautiful Boy (People’s Light & Theatre Company); Othello (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), As You Like It (Pittsburgh Public Theater); Superior Donuts (Dorset Theater Festival); Charlotte’s Web (Two River Theater). Training: Illinois State University (BS), Temple University (MFA). www.lindsaysmiling.net GALE CHILDS DALY (Playwright) has been a playwright, director, teacher and actor in the theatre for many years. A graduate of the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now DePaul University), Daly has worked at the Goodman Theatre, the Alley Theatre, the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, the Great River Shakespeare Festival and the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, among others. As a playwright, she has adapted The Secret Garden, The Story of Opal and The Lament for Ignacio Sanchez. Some of Daly’s directing credits include The Government Inspector, Julius Caesar and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. As an actor, she has enjoyed playing such roles as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Goneril in King Lear and Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible. Daly is a freelance director, teacher and text coach in the Midwest.

She is married to actor Jonathan Gillard Daly and has two children. Currently, she lives in Milwaukee.

Who’s Who CHARLES DICKENS (Author) was born on February 7, 1812, in Landport, Portsmouth, in England. The second of eight children, Dickens was pulled out of school at the age of twelve and forced to work at a local factory. In his early twenties he began to publish stories about London life in various periodicals, but it wasn’t until the publication of The Pickwick Papers in 1836 that he became well known. Dickens is now considered the most successful British author of the Victorian Age, having written such masterpieces as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. He died in 1870.

MATTHEW DECKER (Director) Arden: Incorruptible, Pinocchio, Robin Hood. Matthew is the Associate Artistic Director of the Arden and Co-Founder and Resident Director of Theatre Horizon, where his credits include Circle Mirror Transformation (Barrymore Nomination), Spring Awakening, Kimberly Akimbo, Fat Pig, and …Spelling Bee (Barrymore Award). Other credits include Philly Fringe, InterAct, PTC@Play,Villanova University, and the Consortium for the Arts. Matthew has developed Theatre Horizon’s Autism Drama Program and teaches with Arden Drama School and Arden for All. He is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company. Upcoming: Into the Woods (Theatre Horizon), A New Brain (11th Hour) and the world premiere of The Jungle Book (Arden).

TIMOTHY R. MACKABEE (Scenic Designer) Arden debut. Broadway: The Elephant Man (starring Bradley Cooper); Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (directed by Spike Lee). Off-Broadway: Heathers:The Musical; Luce (Lincoln Center Theater); Much Ado About Nothing (The Public Theater); Our New Girl (Atlantic Theater Company). Regional: Amadeus (Center Stage); The Odd Couple (Dallas Theater Center); Chinglish (Portland Center Stage/Syracuse Stage); Rough Crossing (Yale Repertory Theatre); Fairfield (Cleveland Play House); American Hero (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Film/television: NBC’s Smash, The Today Show, Football Night in America. Training: North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA),Yale School of Drama (MFA). Upcoming: The Band’s Visit (directed by Hal Prince). timothymackabeedesign.com OLIVERA GAJIC (Costume Designer) Arden: Three Sisters,The Flea and the Professor; Off Broadway: God’s Ear (Vineyard Theatre); Regional: Chekhov Lizardbrain,Twelfth Night, or What You Will (Pig Iron), Jedermann/Everyman (Salzburg Festival), Ivanov, Uncle Vanja, Platonov, Seagull (Lake Lucille). Olivera designs extensively for the Berkshire Theatre Festival and Juilliard School. She has been part of the US National Exhibit at the 2004&2007 Prague Quadrennial and Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance. Olivera is 2004 recipient of the NEA/TCG CDP for Designers, recipient of 2010 IT Award for Outstanding Costume Design, recipient of TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award 2010 and 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Pig Iron Theatre Company’s Twelfth Night.

THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) Arden: 15 total productions including La Bête, Parade, Next to Normal, A Little Night Music, and Stick Fly; Regional: The Wilma Theater, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Lantern Theater Company, Walnut Street Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, Azuka Theatre, The Curtis Institute of Music, New Paradise Laboratories, Theatre Exile, 1812 Productions, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Flashpoint Theatre Company, where he is Artistic Director. Other credits: Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, California Shakespeare Theater, Children’s Theatre Company. 2 Barrymores, 18-time nominee, 3-time Helen Hayes nominee, and the 2007 AUDELCO Award.

Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale.

RICK SIMS (Sound Designer) Arden: The Cat in the Hat. Regional: Icarus at the Getty, Hephaustus (Jeff Award Winner) (Lookingglass); Gary (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre); Brothers of the Dust, Bulrusher (BTAA Award Winner) (Congo Square Theatre Company); numerous works at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Writers Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, Chicago Children’s Theatre, The Hypocrites, The House Theatre of Chicago, Court Theatre, American Theater Company,Victory Gardens Theater, Raven Theatre, Steep, Northlight, and About Face Theatre. Ricker is an artistic associate at Lookingglass Theatre Company and an associate designer with Aria Music Designs. Rick also wrote the book, music and lyrics for Hillbilly Antigone (Lookingglass).

SCOTT MCPHEETERS (Choreographer) Arden debut. Regional: Andy: A Popera (Bearded Ladies Cabaret), Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales (Enchantment Theatre Company). Scott is a company member of Subscribe and performs regularly with Nicole Canuso Dance Company. Training: BA in Theatre Arts with a Dance Emphasis from Dickinson College. Special thanks to Sally Ollove, Amanda Morton, John Jarboe, Matt Decker, and Niki Cousineau.

NEILL HARTLEY (Dialect Coach) Arden: Parade, Next to Normal,Tulipomania, August: Osage County,Wanamaker’s Pursuit, Sunday in the Park with George, Something Intangible. Neill is on the theater faculty at the University of the Arts and has been a speech/dialect coach for several professional productions. He has acted with many companies including the Arden, InterAct Theatre Company,

Who’s Who People’s Light & Theatre Company and Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. He has six one-man shows that he presents, is in many voice-overs, commercials and films, and has a recurring role on the Netflix show House of Cards. He is the Artistic Director for Acting Without Boundaries, a theater company for physically disabled performers and he has directed for many local colleges and theaters.

LIAM CASTELLAN (Assistant Director) Arden: A Year with Frog and Toad. Regional directing credits: Communicating Doors, Corpse!

(Hedgerow Theatre Company); Traveling Light (FringeArts: Neighborhood Fringe, Liam’s Sofa Cushion Fortress); Titus Andronicus (Plays & Players); What the Butler Saw (Curio Theatre Company). Acting credits: Jaggers/Orlick/Bentley Drummle/Ensemble in Great Expectations (Curio Theatre Company). Training: Northwestern University (BS). Member of Curio Theatre Company since 2006. www.liamcastellan.com KATE NELSON (Stage Manager) Arden: Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Parade, Ghost-Writer. Regional: Becky Shaw; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Montgomery Theater); Cinderella, Six Characters in Search of an Author (People’s Light and Theatre Company). Many thanks to this outstanding crew, cast, and Matt.

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 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. She has also served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and the Local Advisory Council of the Non Profit Finance 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. In 2013, we opened the Hamilton Family Arts Center. 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 participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.

Arden Theatre Company wishes to thank: East End Salon, The Rosenbach Museum, The Free Library of Philadelphia

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Matching Gift Partners ACE Group Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation AXA Financial Bank of America Boeing Corporation Brandywine Realty Trust Campbell Soup Company Cigna Foundation DCR Environmental Services Inc. Dilworth Paxson LLP Endo Pharmaceuticals ExxonMobil Foundation Federated Department Stores

$749 and under Café Excellence+ Free Tours by Foot Green Mountain Energy Company Marc Hammarberg Group Moore Brothers Wine Company+ Philadelphia Parking Authority P’unk Avenue Uber WHYY William Goldman Foundation +denotes gifts of services or goods

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

Foundation First Horizon National Corporation First Tennessee Foundation Gannett Foundation GE Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Google IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Independence Foundation Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Macy’s Foundation Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch

National Football League National Philanthropic Trust PECO Penn Virginia Corporation The Philadelphia Foundation PNC Foundation Quaker Chemical Corporation QVC Partners in Giving Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation SAP America, Inc. Subaru of America Foundation United Way The Vanguard Group Foundation William Penn Foundation

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

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

Eligiblity info: Mimi Meserve at 215.922.8900 x26 or mmeserve@ardentheatre.org www.ardentheatre.org/support/eitc.html

Special thanks to EITC contributors ACE Group, Comcast Corporation, Lincoln Financial Foundation, PECO, Susquehanna Bank, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, and Universal Health Services, Inc.

The Sylvan Society recognizes individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Sassafras Grove ($10,000 and Above) Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III The CHG Charitable Trust Mr. and 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 Ann Diebold Marie and Joseph Field Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation^^ Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Charles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica and Philip Rosenthal Lee and Christopher van de Velde Rosalyn and Stephen Weinstein Ted and Stevie Wolf June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Carol and Tom Beam Lois G. Brodsky Susan and John Coleman Anne M. Congdon Robert M. Dever Bob and Nancy Elfant Stephen J. Falchek and John A. Offidani, III Sandi Foxx-Jones Linda and David Glickstein Eileen Heisman and Martin Tuzman+ Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Leslie and Barbara Kaplan Sandra and Peter Klugman William A. Loeb Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama^^ Peggy and Steve Morgan Keith and Jim Straw Ellen Yin+ Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland

Henry R. Adamczyk, Jr. and Iris Melendez Alex Alexander and Kathryn Doyle Brett and Nan Altman Stan and Lisa Altman Peggy Anderson Bethany Asplundh Janet and Jim Averill Sally and Michael Bailin^ Rhonda Ball Sheryl and Allen Bar Ivy Bayard Sandy and Mickey Bernstein Marilyn and Robert Birnhak John Bitman^ Reggie Blaszczyk and Lee O’Neill Louis Bluver Philip and Elaine Bobrove Jean G. Bodine Patricia Bowman Almut F. Breazeale DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd Cheryl and Bob Carfagno Christina Clay, MD Priscilla and John Clement Glenna Crooks, Ph.D. Marta Dabezies, in honor of Lisa Burns Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Dorothy Delbueno Tobey and Mark Dichter Marie Dooner Michael A. Donato and Edward C. Spelman Shafiq Ebrahim Steven Engelmyer and Lisa Wershaw Jane and Wally Evans James R. Fairburn and David A. Wickard Shannon and Edward Farmer Jeanne Fisher Ellen and Tim Foster^ Michael and Rawan Friel David and Christina Fryman* Andrea and Reed Gelzer Terry Graboyes Joel Greenberg and Marcy Gringlas Michael Golden and Susan Jacobson* Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield MaryJane and David Hackney Ronna and Robert Hall Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin Don Haskin and Lynn Martin Haskin Janis R. Hawes and Patrick M. Cunningham Carolyn and James Hessinger Jane and Steve Heumann Karen and Mark Hite

Patricia and Dr. David Holtz* Carol Kelley Caroline Kemmerer Kit Kineef Holly Kinser Josephine Klein Eve and Kenneth Klothen Sharon and Joel Koppelman Beth and Bill Landman Peter and Emilie Lapham Winnie and Eric Lien Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Tina Manco Gloria and Dan Mariano Jean Markovitz Jackie and David Massari Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Barbara and Don Matheson John and Amy McCawley* Andrea Mengel and George A. Ritter Seymour Millstein A.C. Missias Jerome Napson, in honor of Annie Richardson Terrence J. Nolen and Amy L. Murphy Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Dorothy R. Novick and Peter N. Kenney Thomas Petro and Kristine Messner Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter Karen and David Pressel Ann and Frank Reed, through the Malfer Foundation Mary-Ann and Kurt Reiss Cintra and Franklyn Rodgers Sidney Rosenblatt Phyllis and Martin Rosenthal Mike Salmanson, Tobi Zemsky and family Kathleen Sernak Susan and Steven M. Shubert Laura and Ron Siena, in honor of Nancy and Bob Elfant Hether, Don and Sarah Smith Richard and Amanda Smoot Anne Speyer Marilyn and Dean R. Staats Kathleen A. Stephenson William K. Stewart Foundation Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Harvey B. Swedloff Russ Troyer and Anne Cook Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore Richard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto Woosnam Hope Yursa **denotes deceased supporters * denotes gifts made through the United Way +denotes gifts of services or goods ^^in support of Arden for All ^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 Genvieve Goldstein, Manager of Individual Giving at 215-922-8900 x49 or ggoldstein@ardentheatre.org.

Thank You to our Supporters $500-$999 Temmy Acton Judy Auritt Klein Bill Beckett and Jo White Sheila Bell Sara and Michael Chernoff Warren Crown William Edwards* Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans, Jr. Carole M. Foley* Paula Fuchsberg^ Charles Gear Gary Goldstein Glenna Huls Jacqueline Jefferson Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Margie and Scott Kasner Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Edward L. Lee Jr. David Lerman Pat and Jim Lobb Frank and Sally Mallory Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Ellen and Michael Mulroney Ceth and Sam Plum Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Marilyn Sanborne and Richard J. Labowskie* Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Robert and Karen Sharrar Gayle Smith James L. Smith Stanton and SaraKay Smullens Barbara and Mike Soroker Harold and Emily Starr Paul L. Stone Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Dorothy Tomassini and Barry Brenner Dr. and Mrs. Stephen G.Vasso Nina Robinson Vitow

Thomas and Patricia West Vernon Matthew A. White* Mrs. Thomas A. Williams Nancy Wingo, in honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Tom and Jackie Zemaitis

$250-$499 Anonymous Carol and Bennett Aaron Howard Aaronson James Akerberg and Larry Simmons Lynda and Murray Battleman Stanley Baurys Estate Gift Ron and Joyce Bayer Richard and Joan Behr Nancy and David Bergman, in memory of Joan Zeidner Peter and Lynne Berman Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Alden and Linda Blyth Janice and Roger Boe Marlin G. Brown* Chip Capelli Pearl M. Carpel Caroline Castagno Nelly and Scott Childress Paul Coff and Susan Odessey Elliot and Carole Cole James Crawford and Judith Dean Mary Ann Dailey and Jacob Dailey Melanie Davis Thomas and Eileen Davis Beverly Dotter Kathy and Jerry Drew Harold T. and Kathy W. Epps Leonard and Helen Evelev Anne Ewers Suzanne Feld Paul and Judith Farber

Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Anne Fassler Samuel and Helene Feinberg James Feeney and Cynthia Heininger Larry S. Friedman and Dean H. Rishel Dan Gannon Mark Garvin, in memory of Bob Gallagher Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Bob and Jan Goren William L. and Virginia A. Gormley Bonnie Graham** Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Mary C. Harbison Ron Herman Heidi Hertfelder^ Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Marge and Philip Kalodner Susan Kellogg and Dick Hoffman Alan and Elaine Klawans Christina and Harold Klein Steven and Patricia King* Cydney, Kenneth, Hayden and Avery Kirschbaum and Kaela Austin Bernadette Koller^ Marilyn Kraut, in honor of Ronnie Kleppert Mary Ellen Krober Joan and Marc S. Lapayowker Richard Leff** and Lorraine Leff David and Deborah Lesher Warren and Arline Lieberman Dr. Edward Lundy and Debora Reiff Lewis R. and Sue Ann Marburg Mary Louise and Gerald Martin Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell George and Judy McCarthy Cheryl Meyer Madeline Miller Douglas and Fredaricka Moffitt

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 Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Peggy Anderson James and Suzanne Hill Stanley D. Baurys* Mary Ellen Krober Jane Berryman William A. Loeb Louis Bluver Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Mary P. Burr Madeline Portnoy Pearl Carpel Dr. Harry Rosenthal Larry S. Friedman and Dean H. Rishel Marilyn and Dean R. Staats Ellis K. Ginsberg* *denotes deceased supporter

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 Genvieve Goldstein, Manager of Individual Giving at 215-922-8900 ext. 49.

Thank You to our Supporters Stephen and Janet Mullin Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill^ Laura Offutt and Steve Fukuchi Barbara and Don Parman Jennifer Peck Mary and F. Laurence Pethick Sandy and Sid Portnoy Mary Jo Reilly Alice Reyes and David Glancey Joy Rickabaugh Graham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de Velde Mark and Sharon Robb Faye and Daniel Ross Carole M. R. and Irwin C. Saft Kim and Ross Schmucki Antoinette Farrar Seymour Marie and James P. Shew William Sigmund and Vito Izzo Hester Sonder Barbara and Steven Speece Arthur P. Staddon Roy and Corinne Stahl Rita Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Linda and Keith Thomson Helene and William Vanhoeven Hella and Lew Volgenau Michael Walraven and Mary Lou Starling Fred and Arleen Weinstein M. Jane Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock

$125-$249 Anonymous Janet and Roger Alwang Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Andrews Jennifer and Stephen Arms Rita Axelrod Rev. Judith T. Beck Lisa and Joseph Becker Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Jacob Belkin Thomas H. Blackburn Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blank Doris and Aaron Bitman Allen Bonner Viola Bostic Marcia Bower Mary Pat and Thomas Boyle Michael P. Boyle Edward M. Broderick* Ann and David Brownlee Dr. Bernard A. and Pamela B. Brownstein Joseph T. Casey^ Mary Chomitz Susan Cook Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff Matthew Decker Ellen and Max Dooneief

Stuart Donaldson Ellen and Ray Doyle Marcia Eisenberg Brynn Evans William and Anne Ewing Maureen Feeny-Byrnes Mark and Rene Feitelson Ruth and Andre Ferber Bill Fisher* Lana and Ralph Fishkin Carol Fixman Dr. John and Elaine Frank Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frank Fran Freedman and Jon Blum^ Ellen and David Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Aaron and Helen Gelstine Greg Gephart Stan Gibell Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Rita Goldberg Kathleen and Paul Goldenberg Rose Hagan Mary and William Hangley Linda Hartnett and Richard Willis Sue and Doug Heckrotte Virginia Hedden Betsy and Ted Hershberg Richard and Barbara Hirsh Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Kerry Huntsman Peter and Barbara Hutcheon Sarah C. Jordan Ira and Linda Katz Robert and Ellen Kavash Margaret Keller Jim Klein and Adeline R. Schultz Steven Knepper Thomas Kohn Walter Kraft and Deborah Hung Marilyn Kutler Bob and Mary Lawler Richard Lee Robert and Joyce Leonetti Alan and Susan Levin Bob and Lynn Levitt Natalie Levkovich Craig and Stephanie Lewis David and Kim Lipetz Robert and Laurel Lipshutz Perry Watts and Samuel Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Mrs. Grace Madeira Dr. Keith L. Magee, in honor of Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Lynn and Joe Manko Glenda Marshall Mary Ellen Marzullo John McCormick and Ken Schmitt^ Kathy McMaster Marianne T. Miller Paul and Lee S. Miller Martin and Sandra Miller Ellen Monsees

David and Laurel Mosteller Claire Moyer Theodore and Theresa Munz Jr. Kenneth and Susan Myers Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Etta and Chuck Nissman Marcia Paullin John and Judith Peakes Bob and Leila Peck Julie Persily Valerie Brand Pipano and Tal Pipano Ilene and Coleman Poses Nancy Post Janet Poth Sherri and Abe Reich Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Charlotte Roede Jane A. Rose, CPA/PFS, CFP Alan Rothenberg and Enid Krasner Bernice and Jerry Rubenstein Adelle Rubin Joan and Bill Saidel Gerald Satlow and Beth Zatuchni Eric Sbar Lucille Schlack Robert and Karen Serenbetz Kathleen and Richard Sexton Joseph and Louise Shaffer^ Polly Shaffer A. Paul Shallers Elaine L. Sherman Catharine Shippen John and Maryann Shivers Jeffrey and Laurel Silber Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Irene and Marvin Schuman Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Bob and Harriet Singer Dianne and Barry Sloane , Esq. John and Susan Stedman Ruth P. and Norman Stuessy Carol and Ronald Stump Lorraine Toji Harold and Judith Torrance Lisa Truckess John Urofsky Debbie and Tom Walker Emily and Charles Wagner Tom and Beth Warms Thomas Watkins Donna and Andrew Wechsler Dr. and Mrs. Caroll Weinberg Vivian Weinblatt Leslie and Ellen Welson Theresa Williams Ann Wilkerson Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Barbara C. Wright Carol and Jeff Yetter

$75-$124 Anonymous Barbara Abrahams

Thank You to our Supporters John and Becky Adams Emily Aiken Nan Alderson Janet Andereck David Ardrey Kristin Bair May and Ethan Ball Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin P.E. Barroway Carolyn and George Bassett Robert Bauer and Sandy Clay Bauer Jocelyn Block Maxine Blum and Samuel Bobrow Myron and Sharon Blumberg Hazel Bowers Carrie and John Boxer* Frank Boyer J. Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine Jeanne and Arnold Brenman Charles Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown Lisa and Kenneth Brownstein, in honor of Ellen Foster Michael P. Buckley Carol Buettger Carole Burns Robert J. Butera Francis and Mary Calter Jessica Calter Anthony Camp Barbara Carmine Andrew and Cara Case Nikki and Jack Cavanaugh Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Alice A. Chittenden Monica Choi Sandra and Saul Clair Annemarie Clarke and David Buch Sharyn F. Clauson Jennifer and Daniel Coffey Ms. Barbara E. Cohen Howard Cohen Helene and Steve Cohen Rabbi and Mrs. Henry Cohen Rick and Carol Collier Janet and Richard Conn Janet Cook John Cooke Ms. Elizabeth P. Cornman Sandra and James Corry Carol Corson Charles J. Coyle Billie Coyne Karen Cuzzolino Joseph and Helen D’Angelo Laura Davis William A. Davis Angelina and Michael DeAngelis Nancy DeLucia Rita and Grace Denbo Stephanie and Seamus Deviney Carole and Marc Dichter Ellen and Gerald DiPinto

Ruby and Angela Dowd Beverly Dubin Donald and Geraldine Duclow David Durham Patricia Eames David Elesh Linda V. Ellsworth Debbie and Jerry Epstein Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Fred and Cindy Farlino Dena Feinberg Annette and Nathan Field Ruth Fischer Arthur Fischman Deborah and Martin Fishbein Joan and Aron Fisher Larry and Maureen Mullin Fowler Ms. Judy Frank Michelle Freeman Eileen and William Gemmell Jean Gessal Peggy Glover Ms. Joan Gmitter Dr. and Mrs. William Goldfarb Brian Goldsmith David and Lisa Goodman Carrie Gorn Diane Graboyes Paul Green Robin Greene Gladys Greenfield Adele and Bertram Greenspun Richard Greenstein Rick Greenstein and Claudia Tesoro Priscilla Grosick Marsha Gross and Paul Siegel Rachel Gross Dr. and Mrs. Paul Gutterman Bernadette and Edwin Haigh Judge Marvin R. and Mrs. Marcia O. Halbert Gail Hauptfuhrer Douglas and Harriet Heath Angela and Michael Hennessey Colin Hennessy and Dr. Jeremy Cohen Herbert and Gayl Henze Susan W. Herron Tom and Wendy Hibberd Terry Hirshorn Karen and Mark Hite Morton and Lois Hoffman Donna and Bill Hower Erin Hughes Thomas K. Hurster Charles Johnson Dr. Deborah Kahn and Mark Fischer Gail Kass Ellen Kaye Jodi Kefer Marjorie Epps Kennedy Robin Kerner and Eric Weston David Klein Ken, Eva and Aaron Klein Gregory Kleiber

Brian and Caren Kirschner Andrew Kite and Karl Martin Maris and Harold Kobb Ellen Kopeland Ina Li and Michael Kostal Melvin Kreiner Martha Platt and Marlis Kraft-Zemel James Kronzer Barry and Janet Kushner David Ladov Linda L. Lenard Dr. Michael and Mrs. Phyllis Levy Susan and Phil Lipkin Karen Lisker Daniel and Linda Litwin S. Gerald and Arlene Litvin Donald and Nancy Maclay Cirel and Howard Magen Andrew Maksymowych Irwin Matusow and Barbara Rudnick Mary and Jack Markov Mary Martello Dr. Rosalie G. Matzkin Kelly McBride Alice McCreary and David Epler Celeste McMenamin Lisa McNichol Helen and Tom McNutt Arthur and Sallie Melvin Bernice Meyers Judith Montgomery Martha Moore Joan Nerenberg Rosemary Newman Dori O’Dea Shannon Oscar Linda Osler Stanton S. Oswald Larry Pace Sandra Packel Michael L. and Judy Paul Jane G. Pepper Bill Pfeifer Donald and Carol Plank Lois Plotnick Jeff and Liz Podraza Paul Polsky Vivian and Richard Price Avra and Harry Pressman William and Linda Putnam Erat Linda Quam Abi and Craig Reed Leslie Rescorla Rachel Reynolds Alyssa and Michael Rickels Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell John and Claire Rodgers Bernie and Camille Rosenberg Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg J. Randall Rosensteel Joan Rozanski Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Lambert and Barbara Sailer Roberta Sampson

Thank You to our Supporters Alan and Gila Schnee Debbie Schrager Stanley Schreiner Carleton Schwager Carl W. and Mary Ellen Schneider Deborah Schultz William Schultz and Patricia Miller, in honor of Jeanne Fisher Terri Schwomeyer Nancy Seweryn Janice and Thomas Showler Roy and Lee Shubert Annette Silver Joan Silver John and Marie Simon et al Suzanne Spain Phillip and Karen Spiker, in honor of Courtney Spiker Martin Daniel Steiker Jill and Bill Steinberg Leon and Marcia Steinberg Ruth and David Steinman

Kate Stockton Corinne Stone Michael and Marianna Sullivan Daniel Szyld Joel Temple Joseph Terry John H. Thalheimer Carolyn Thompson Claire Toy Marian Tracey Lyn and Merv Tuckman Constance Villiers Jenny and Bill Webb Oscar Weber Charles Welde, CPA, CFP Bob Weinberg and Eleanor Wilner Dr. Harold M. Weiner Joyce Weiner and Albert Tedesco Shelly and Fred Weiner Spencer Wertheimer, Esq. Constance West Harold and Janet Whaling

James Wilson Roger and Lillian Youman William A. Zeidner* Beth Zelasky Michele Zeldner and Ian Wachstein Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Zemble * Denotes gift made through the United Way ** Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift

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Grounding the Present, Nurturing the Future Members of the Sylvan Society play a significant role in helping the Arden tell great stories that enrich the lives of the region’s adults and children. An annual fund gift of $1,000 or greater enables the Arden the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality.

Join the Arden’s Sylvan Society family and enjoy invitations to Sylvan exclusive events including opening night festivities, backstage tours and special “insider” events with access to Arden artists.

your stories, your artists, your community Please join us as a Sylvan Society member.

Contact Genvieve Goldstein at 215.922.8900 x49 or ggoldstein@ardentheatre.org.

Board and Committee Members 2014/15 Board of Directors Brian Abernathy, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary Rhonda Ball Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Ellen P. Foster David Fryman Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Ronna F. Hall N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Eileen Heisman Barbara Kaplan 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 Diane Dalto Woosnam 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 Nancy Elfant Ellen P. Foster Ronna F. Hall N. Peter Hamilton Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Board Development Committee Ellen P. Foster, chair Brian Abernathy Joy De Jesús Michael Donato N. Peter Hamilton Eileen Heisman Ronna F. Hall Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam Engagement Committee Nancy Elfant, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Robert Elfant Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Ronna Hall Joanne Harmelin Eileen Heisman Nancy Hirsig 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 Elizabeth H. Gemmill Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson Personnel Committee David Fryman, chair Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose Special Events Task Force Ronna F. Hall, chair Nancy Burd Nancy Elfant Ellen P. Foster Susan Jacobson Diane Dalto Woosnam Strategic Planning Committee Brian Abernathy, chair Joy De Jesús Michael A. Donato Nancy Elfant Ellen P. Foster David Fryman Lee van de Velde

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 Jesús Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Teen Council Sophie Agnew Lily Allingham Max Amar-Olkus Maria Bangura Dylan Caligiuri Olivia Charendoff Sydney Chin Elena Christen Liyah Desher Jake Dewerth-Jaffe Alicia Easterday Gia Genovese Andrew Goren Anna Goula Jamara Griffin Marielle Issa Armida Linette Alexei Mannino Iyke McCoy Jane Metzinger Hannah Prutchi Mini Racker Peirce Robinson Jimmy Roundtree Eli Russell

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TRIVIA 1. Game of Thrones (spoiler alert!)

Walter Frei murders the King and his entourage during the Red Wedding while they are visiting Frei’s home. What is the name of the King killed in Macbeth?

2. Breaking Bad In the second to last episode of the series, as Walter is standing next to his bunker, what Macbeth soliloquy does he reference?

3. House of Cards Frank and Claire Underwood (Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright) have been compared to what famous Shakespearean couple because of their love of power and focus on that goal above all else?

4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Frog Choir sings “Double, double, toil and trouble,” which is recited by whom in Macbeth?

5. Hard Candy Cosmetics Their product “Out Damn Spot,” a concealer, was named after what character’s line famous line?

Answers: 1. King Duncan; 2. “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…;” 3. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth 4.The three witches; 5. Lady Macbeth.

How Shakespeare’s Macbeth relates to pop culture

Ian Merrill Peakes will star as Macbeth.

Photo by Mark Garvin.

Game of Thrones is an epic series that includes multiple people vying for power and rule. Much like the War of the Roses (chronicled in Shakespeare’s Richard II, the Henry IV cycle, and Richard III) Game of Thrones is bloody and filled with alliances and deceit. To name a few instances that have been related to Shakespearean ones: Lady Melisandre as the Lady Macbeth to Stannis Baratheon, urging him to kill for the greater good that will come from his rule once his opponents have been vanquished; Daenerys Targaryen as Joan la Pucelle, a female warrior in a man’s world; and the Targaryen children dying at the hands of Robert Baratheon which echoes the deaths of Macduff’s family by Macbeth.

The Atlantic noted a few similarities between Breaking Bad and Macbeth (October 2, 2013). The article compared Walter’s wife, Skyler, to Lady Macbeth for suggesting Walter kill another character to preserve their well-being. Another parallel noted that in both stories, the leading character is set on a course of events by an inciting incident.

For Macbeth, it is his meeting with the witches when he hears their prophecy. Like the prophecy, Walter’s cancer diagnosis sets him on a course that ultimately leads to him turning into a ruthless criminal.

The journey for power, an ever present theme in House of Cards, relates to many of Shakespeare’s plays. However, the leading character of Frank Underwood utilizes direct address to audience, a device used by two notable Shakespearean villains: the title character of Richard III and Iago from Othello.

In a 2005 interview, J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, explained that for her, the prophecy Voldemort heard at the beginning of the series was patterned after the prophecy of the witches in Macbeth. Were the events that followed fated to happen? Or would they never have happened if that central character never heard the prophecy?

In the early-mid 2000’s, Hard Candy Cosmetics created the concealer “Out Damn Spot” in shades named “Macbare” and “Macbuff.” The literary allusion to two of the main characters of Shakespeare’s work (Macbeth and Macduff) was the company’s only foray into Shakespeare’s world.

Macbeth comes to the Arden stage March 5, 2015

Staff Artistic

Producing Artistic Director....................................................................................................................................... Terrence J. Nolen Associate Artistic Director........................................................................................................................................ Matthew Decker Artistic Assistant ................................................................................................................................................................ Daniel O’Neil Literary Manager...................................................................................................................................................................... Sally Ollove Playwright-in-Residence............................................................................................................................................... Michael Hollinger Commissioned Playwrights....................................Greg Banks, Stephen Belber, Laura Eason, James Ijames, Rogelio Martinez

Administrative Management

Managing Director ......................................................................................................................................................... Amy L. Murphy General Managers.................................................................................................................................. Hannah Olanoff, John Grassey Director of Finance and Administration...................................................................................................... Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager.........................................................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon General Management Assistant...........................................................................................................................................Regina Haigh Arden Professional Apprentices................................................. Ryann Carey, Bryant Edwards, Eliana Fabiyi, Theodore Harris, Case Nafziger, Gilberto Vega, Corey Wilson

Marketing

Director of Marketing and Public Relations............................................................................................................................ Dawn Ey Art Director...........................................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Marketing Manager............................................................................................................................................................... Maura Roche Publicist..........................................................................................................................................................................Christine Kozsuch Marketing Assistant..............................................................................................................................................................Sam Congdon

Development

Manager of Individual Giving.................................................................................................................................. Genvieve Goldstein Development Manager....................................................................................................................................................... Mimi Meserve Development Assistant........................................................................................................................................................ Joanne Burak Development Intern................................................................................................................................................................... Ali Pajonk

Education

Director of Drama School............................................................................................................................................ Amanda Morton Director of Education Outreach............................................................................................................................................ Jose Aviles Arden Teaching Artists............................Bryan Black, Terry Brennan, Elena Camp, Rachel Camp, Taysha Canales, Mike Dees, Tara Demmy, Tom Fosnocht, Will Freske, Gina Giachero, Alex Keiper, Bryan Kerr, Matthew Mastronardi, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Ben Michael, Amanda Morton, Bi Jean Ngo, Katherine Perry, Brian Ratcliffe, Jonathan Silver, Donna Steele, Jenna Stelmok, Harry Watermeier

Front of House

Box Office Manager............................................................................................................................................................Corey Masson Assistant Box Office Manager............................................................................................................................................ Tara Bankard House Manager.......................................................................................................................................................................... Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Assistants..........................................................................Cheyenne Barboza, Galen Blanzaco, Angela Coleman, Sarah Dugan, Matthew Falance, Katie Foster, Will Freske, Chelsey Gaskins, Laurel Hostak, Aubrey McKinney, Abby Perlman, Donna Recole, Eva Fae Rodriguez, Jacqueline Schneider, Emily Schuman, Katie Sink, Jenna Stelmok, Jack Tamburri,Victoria Daly, Alex Dittmar, Liya Desher, Max Vasapoli

Production

Production Manager...................................................................................................................................................... Courtney Riggar Technical Director............................................................................................................................................................ Glenn Perlman Associate Production Manager................................................................................................................................ Jessica Day West Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman................................................................................................................................... Justin Romeo Master Electrician......................................................................................................................................................... Martin Stutzman Costume Supervisor......................................................................................................................................................... Alison Roberts Properties Master........................................................................................................................................................ Christopher Haig Charge Scenic Artist................................................................................................................................................ Kristina Chadwick Stage Managers.......................................................................................................... Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson, Katie Ringwood Audio Engineer...................................................................................................................................................................... Daniel Kontz Assistant to the Stage Manager.......................................................................................................................................... Ryann Carey Dialect Coach.........................................................................................................................................................................Neill Hartley Vocal Coach...................................................................................................................................................................... Amanda Morton Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................................................................................................................. Becca Rose Stitchers...............................................................................................................................................Rufus Cottman, Rebecca Kanach Electricians............................................................................................................................................. Sam Swift Shuker, Maria Shaplin Light Board Programmers..................................................................................................................................Peter Escalada-Mastick Carpenters...................................................................................................................................................... AJ Garrigus, Ivan Dellinger Scenic Construction Intern................................................................................................................................................. Shane Martin Props Intern................................................................................................................................................................... Charlie Gallagher Costume Interns..................................................................................................................................................... Najee Haynes-Follins Electrics Intern................................................................................................................................................................Matthew DeJong

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Your reception, anniversary, rehearsal dinner or next birthday would be a dramatic affair in one of our many unique spaces!

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We have large rooms, multiple breakout rooms and we provide a unique venue to take your meetings “on the road!”

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Beloved stories. Literary icons.

You’ve seen Dickens’ imagination spring to life. Now hold the pages where it all began.

Hands-On Tours at the Rosenbach welcome visitors to get up close and personal with our collection, and touch literature like never before.

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Charles Dickens manuscript

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One day classes also available!

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The Meadowbrook School

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WHEN THE CURTAIN CLOSES, THE SHOW JUST BEGINS IN OLD CITY.

Dinner, drinks and more—all await you aprés-show on the charming cobblestone streets of Philadelphia’s most historic neighborhood.

In Old City, the excitement continues long after curtain call.

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CHILDREN’S

Nov 26 - Feb 1

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Apr 15 - Jun 21

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Children’s Theatre Sponsor:

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2014/15 SEASON

World Premiere!

Under the Skin

By Michael

Hollinger

Directed by Terrence

J. Nolen

Jan 15 - March 15

We all need things from others...connection...love. Lou needs a kidney.

William Shakespeare’s Book by JAMES LAPINE Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN Production Co-Conceived by JORGE COUSINEAU and TERRENCE J. NOLEN

Passion

Directed by Alexander Burns

Mar 5 - Apr 19

Shakespeare’s masterpiece about ambition, betrayal and power.

PASSION Book by JAMES LAPINE

Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN

May 21 - June 28

A tale of love and obsession set in 19th century Italy by the master of the American Musical.

Subscriptions available.

40 N. 2nd Street, Old City, Phila

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