three
sisters By
Anton Chekhov
A new translation by
Curt Columbus
Directed by
Terrence J. Nolen
March 20 - April 20
Introducing Chef Eli Kulp “ … o n e o f t h e c o u n t r y ’s b r i g h t e s t young culinary talents.” City Paper
ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
THREE SISTERS By ANTON CHEKHOV A new translation by CURT COLUMBUS Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
eugene lee+
olivera gajic+
Lighting Designer
Sound and Video Designer
F. MITCHELL DANA+
JORGE COUSINEAU
Composer
Dramaturg
james sugg
sALLY OLLOVE
Assistant Director SAMANTHA TOWER Stage Manager alec e. ferrell* Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ March 20 - April 20, 2014 F. Otto Haas Stage
Three Sisters is supported by a grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 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.
Three Sisters is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc., New York. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S. + Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
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WELCOME from the Producing Artistic Director
Our production of Three Sisters is the culmination of a two-year artistic journey. And what an extraordinary journey it has been.
Terrence J. Nolen
It began when Curt Columbus agreed to work on a new translation of this play. Curt is an expert in the art of translation and in all things Chekhov. He’s lived in Russia, is fluent in the language, and has translated all of Chekhov’s masterworks. In addition, he’s the Artistic Director at Trinity Rep in Providence, Rhode Island and an extraordinary theatre artist.
It continued when Curt and I traveled to Moscow in November 2012 to meet with some of the foremost experts in the work, life and performance of Chekhov. We spent time at the Moscow Art Theatre, saw an extraordinary production of Rothschild’s Fiddle (based on a short story by Chekhov) directed by the renowned Russian director Kama Ginkas, and visited Chekhov’s country estate at Melikhova. And we drank vodka. We were struck by the fact that each of our Russian hosts felt such a profound connection to Chekhov, referring to Anton Pavlovich as if he were a dear friend or an old flame. We were introduced to various versions of Chekhov on that trip – all very different, yet each so deeply personal. We spent months casting this remarkable company of actors and bringing together our team of designers, drawing from the Philadelphia theatre community and Trinity Rep’s artistic company. We held readings and workshops with the cast, treating this new translation as we would a new play, allowing Curt the opportunity to continually refine his translation and the cast an opportunity to rigorously examine and explore the text. And we brought in master teachers – David Downs of Northwestern University, Brian McEleney of Brown University/ Trinity Rep, and Emmanuelle Delpech of the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training – to bring new influences to our work. Chekhov wrote for a company of actors and our goal with this production has been to forge that rarest of things: a true ensemble. This research and development has been an invaluable opportunity to test new ideas, challenge old assumptions, and welcome new perspectives. It has required a most remarkable investment of time, energy, and most importantly, passion. To all of those who have brought themselves so fully to this work, my heartfelt thanks. And a special thank you to The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for their generous support. They encouraged us to think expansively and to radically explore new strategies for making art here in Philadelphia. Without their vision, this project would never have been possible. My thanks to you for being here – and for joining us on this journey. We’ve been waiting for you.
P.S. We are deep into planning for our 2014/15 season, which will include the comedy La Bête featuring Scott Greer and Ian Merrill Peakes, a new play by Michael Hollinger (about organ donations and the ties that bind), and Stephen Sondheim’s Passion, a musical that features what is perhaps his most ravishing score. The remaining two productions will be announced soon. Please join us and subscribe.
DIRECTOR’S Notes Three Sisters is a play that I’ve wanted to stage since I first read it as a freshman in college. At the time, I was going through a Russian literature phase, convinced that The Brothers Karamazov was the greatest novel ever written. Russian literature was filled with huge passions and soaring narratives. Then I read Chekhov – specifically Three Sisters. It was hard-going at first. Seemingly little happened, and I often couldn’t keep track of the characters and all those relationships. But as I worked through the play, I got caught up in the lives of these remarkable characters – swept up by their concerns, lost in their dreams. These characters have a passionate desire to live – to find meaning in their existence. And I thought about my own life: my own relationships and loves and hopes. Here was humanity onstage as I had never experienced it – complex, crushingly funny and so very true. Nothing happened; and absolutely everything. When we started the Arden in 1988, I knew that one day I would direct the work of Anton Chekhov. Our mission then, as now, is simple: to tell great stories by great storytellers. And Chekhov is one of the greatest. Who knew that it would take 26 years to make this happen? During rehearsals for this production, our dear friend and treasured colleague Sheila Kutner passed away. Amy and I have known Sheila from before the Arden began and, when we started this company, she was one of the first people we approached to join our Board of Directors. Sheila’s response was, “Sure, but I don’t know what a board does.” To which I replied, “I don’t either but we’ll figure it out together.” And that’s what we did. Sheila was the first President of the Arden’s Board of Directors and led by Sheila’s indefatigable energy, tremendous curiosity and seemingly unlimited optimism, the Arden was born. She was there at the very beginning; and nothing beats optimism when faced with impossible odds. Again and again, Sheila beat the odds. She believed in miracles and made them happen. Sheila also believed in the power of family, and her entire family has been part of the Arden: her husband Alan performed in A Little Night Music and Caroline, or Change; her son Neil was the Wilma Theater’s Production Manager and provided invaluable advice as we opened this building; her daughter Donna is an American Sign Language Interpreter who has interpreted our productions for over a decade; her youngest son Joel has been an ardent Arden supporter (and a wonderful juggler, but that’s another story); and her beloved grandchildren have grown up coming to Arden Children’s Theatre. To honor Sheila’s tremendous contributions to the Arden, we are creating the Sheila Kutner Apprentice Award, to be given each season to the Arden apprentice who exemplifies the ideals of hard work, positive energy, and can-do spirit that Sheila held so dear and brought so fervently to her own life. Through this award – for many, many years to come – we will tell the story of the remarkable woman who believed in this theatre before it even existed, and who gave so much of herself to make that dream a reality. I’ve been thinking a lot about Sheila as we’ve rehearsed Three Sisters: a play about family and love and dreams and, of course, loss. It’s taken 26 years to produce this play here at the Arden, and Chekhov reminds us that as time passes, life moves on. Seemingly small details can have momentous consequences. And a single person can shape the course of one’s life. I dedicate this production to Sheila.
Cast of Characters
Andre Prozorov..................................................................................... Luigi Sottile* Natasha, Andre’s fiancée and later his wife.....................................Rebecca Gibel* His Sisters: Olga Prozorov..................................................................................Sarah Sanford* Masha Prozorov.........................................................................Katharine Powell* Irina Prozorov..............................................................................Mary Tuomanen* Fyodor Kulygin, Masha’s husband, a high school teacher........Charlie Thurston* Lt. Col. Alexander Vershinin, the battery commander........... Ian Merrill Peakes* Baron Nikolai Tuzenbach, a lieutenant in the battery......................James Ijames* Staff Cpt.Vassily Solyony...............................................................Sam Henderson* Dr. Ivan Chebutikin, a military doctor.................................................Scott Greer* 2nd Lt. Alexi Fedotik................................................................................Jake Blouch 2nd Lt.Vladimir Rodé.............................................................................. Daniel Ison Ferapont, the nightwatchman for the town council............................. Louis Lippa* Anfisa, the Prozorov’s nanny............................................................ Cathy Simpson*
UNDERSTUDIES: Jake Blouch, Sean Bradley, Terry Brennan, Robert Carlton, Sean Close, Katie Croyle, Ted Ford, Tess McChesney Kunik, Shamus Hunter McCarty, Sam Sherburne, Megan Slater, Anna Zaida Szapiro
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Who’s Who Jake blouch (2nd Lt. Alexi Fedotik) Arden: A Little Night Music, Superior Donuts; Regional: Assistance (Wilma Theater), Emma, Henry V, New Jerusalem,The Liar, Romeo and Juliet, A Skull in Connemara (Lantern Theater Co.), The Walworth Farce (Inis Nua Theatre Co.), The Duchess of Malfi (Phila. Artists Collective), Much Ado About Nothing (PA Shakes. Fest.), Run Mourner Run (Flashpoint Theater Co.). Training: BFA from the University of the Arts, 2007. Up next: Man of La Mancha at Act II Playhouse. rebecca gibel (Natasha) Regional: Yentl (Cleveland Playhouse); Noises Off (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Gypsy (Hangar Theatre); Social Creatures, Boeing Boeing, Camelot, The Importance of Being Earnest (Trinity Rep); Into the Woods workshop (Fiasco Theatre/McCarter Theatre Center); Hairspray (Theatre by the Sea); Frogs (Fault Line Theatre). Television: Blue Bloods. Training: B.A. from The College of William and Mary; MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep. Rebecca is a member of the Resident Acting Company at Trinity Rep. She has voiced hundreds of characters as a narrator of over 40 audiobooks. www.rebeccagibel.com scott greer (Dr. Ivan Chebutikin) Arden: Parade, Endgame, Cyrano,The Flea and the Professor, The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Romeo and Juliet, Something Intangible, Candide, Assassins; Regional: Wittenberg (Pearle Theatre), Twelfth Night (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Art, God of Carnage (Gulfshore Playhouse), Midsummer (PA Shakespeare Fest), Lend Me a Tenor (Cape May Stage). Thanks to Terry and Curt for such a unique project. Love always to Jen and Lily. Upcoming: La Bête (Arden Theatre Company), Two Gentlemen of Verona (PA Shakespeare Fest). sam henderson (Staff Capt. Vassily Solyony) Arden: The Arabian Nights, Bunnicula, Candida, Much Ado About Nothing,The Chosen. Regional: The Aliens (Theatre Exile); Curse of the Starving Class, Indian Ink (Wilma Theater); New Jerusalem,The Birthday Party, King Lear (Lantern Theater). Why Torture Is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Mrs. Bob Crachit’s Wild Christmas Binge (New City Stage); The Merchant of Venice (Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival). james ijames (Baron Nicholas Tuzenbach) Arden: Endgame, The Whipping Man, Superior Donuts, Romeo and Juliet, James and the Giant Peach, An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Beouf; Regional: We Are Proud To Present… (InterAct Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest (Mauckingbird Theatre), Angels in America (Wilma Theater). Training: BA from Morehouse College, MFA in Acting from Temple University. Big thank you to Terry and the whole Arden Family. For Rueben. daniel ison (2nd Lt. Vladimir Rode) Arden: Stick Fly (Flip U/S); Regional: Greek Chorus in Luckiest Kid (White Pines Productions); Film: My Own (Diego). Daniel is also a sound designer and composer, working on projects such as: Luckiest Kid (White Pines Production), Someone Brought Me,The New Century (Quince Theatre), Luv (Ritz Theatre), South Pacific (Ritz Theatre), Legally Blonde (Ritz Theatre). Training: Eastern University (B.A. in Music Composition). He would like to thank Mark Hallen for all of the training and mentoring he has done for not only him but countless others. He was a great professor, mentor, and friend. He would like to thank Tammi Martin and James Taylor who took him to see Caroline, or Change - his first show at the Arden and set him on this path.
Who’s Who louis lippa (Ferapont) is an actor and playwright associated with People’s Light & Theatre and the Hedgerow Theatre companies. His plays have been produced OffBroadway and at regional theatres throughout the coutnry. Playwrighting awards include an Off- Broadway Obie and the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays. Lippa has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Barrymore Awards. Lippa also has extensive credits as a director including productions at People’s Light, Hedgerow, and Off-Broadway. All of these accomplishments and so much more are in remembrance of his late wife, Nancy. ian merrill peakes (Lt. Col. Alexander Vershinin) Delighted to return for his 16th Arden show! Arden credits include: Something Intangible, All My Sons, Clybourne Park, A Prayer for Owen Meany and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Regional: Denver Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Folger Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Peterborough Players, Derby Playhouse, UK. Film and TV: Lebanon, PA, Still Standing, Do No Harm, Hack, and Homicide. Ian has been nationally recognized (three Helen Hayes nominations, two Best of Denver Awards, New Hampshire Theatre Award), but proudly makes Philly his home where he has been nominated for five Barrymores and won three plus the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Artist in 2003. For Karen and Owen. katharine powell (Masha Prozorov) Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; OffBroadway: Warrior Class, Election Day,The Water’s Edge (Second Stage Theater), After The Revolution (Playwrights Horizon), The Voysey Inheritance (Atlantic Theater 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, A Girl In The Park, Game Of Life, The Baxter; Television: Guiding Light, Out Of Practice, Without A Trace. Training: New York University, Graduate Acting MFA; Brown University, BA. For Ben. Sarah sanford (Olga Prozorov) Arden: Peter Pan; Regional: Bad Dates (Montgomery Theater); BANG (Philadelphia Live Arts/Charlotte Ford); Twelfth Night,Welcome to Yuba City, Love Unpunished, Hell Meets Henry Halfway (Pig Iron Theatre); Uncle Vanya,The Government Inspector, Othello, La Ronde (Lantern Theater); Hunter Gatherers (Theatre Exile); Hedda Gabler (Mauckingbird Theatre); The European Lesson (Jo Stromgren Kompani). Training: BA from Swarthmore College, Theatre Studies; École Jacques Lecoq 2-year training in devised and physical theatre. Sarah is a member of Pig Iron Theatre since 2002, teaches at the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training (APT), and is the 2010 winner of F. Otto Haas award for Emerging Theatre Artist. Thanks to Terry and Curt for this wonderful opportunity. cathy simpson (Anfisa) Arden: Sleeping Beauty; Regional: Freedom Rising (National Constitution Center), Pretty Fire (Theatre Horizon), It’s My Party:The Women in Comedy Project (1812 Productions), Slip/Shot (Flashpoint), A Song for Coretta (St. Louis Black Rep), Eurydice (Wilma Theater), The Old Settler (New Freedom Theatre), ‘Night Mother (New City Stage), In the Blood, Macbeth, Six Characters in Search of an Author (People’s Light & Theatre Company), He Held Me Grand (Indiana Rep/People’s Light), and Boseman & Lena (Metro Stage); Film/Television: African American Playhouse, Maple Ave Series, Sweaty Robot Productions, I Am Productions, and African American Museum (permanent exhibit). This performance is dedicated to Cathy’s mother, Mrs.V. Hallie Simpson who left this world in May 1999, but who leaves a lifetime of legacy.
Who’s Who luigi sottile (Andre Prozorov) Arden: Christian in Cyrano; Regional: Noah in Buena Vista (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Douglas in Seminar (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband (Walnut Street Theatre); Fred in A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep); Joe in Angels in America, Leo Irving in The Vibrator Play, Malcolm in Macbeth (Wilma Theater); Lord Edgar/Jane in The Mystery of Irma Vep (Act II Playhouse); Templar in Nathan the Wise (People’s Light and Theatre Company); Lush in The Hothouse, Father Welsh in The Lonesome West (Lantern Theater). Training: BFA from Temple University. Thank you to his family, Terry, and Curt. charlie thurston (Fyodor Kulygin) Regional: Social Creatures, Grapes of Wrath (Trinity Rep), Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe (Baltimore CenterStage), Three Sisters, Carve, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Chautauqua Theatre Company), Hamlet (Breadloaf Acting Ensemble), Long Christmas Ride Home (Riverside Theatre), A Wonderful Noise (Creede Repertory Theatre), and more. Training: MFA from Brown University/ Trinity Rep. Charlie is also a member of the resident acting company at Trinity Rep. mary tuomanen (Irina Prozorov) Arden: Cinderella in Cinderella; Regional: Regina in Ghosts (People’s Light & Theatre Company), W in Cock (Theatre Exile), and Napoleon Bonaparte in VAINGLORIOUS (Applied Mechanics). Mary is a company member of Applied Mechanics, which specializes in immersive theatre, radical politics and community generosity. She and her partner Aaron Cromie will premiere their original piece The Body Lautrec in September during the 2014 Fringe Festival. anton pavlovich chekhov (Playwright) was an acclaimed Russian playwright and short story writer. Born in 1860 in Taganrog, Russia, he wrote for humor magazines and journals, perfecting his craft, before authoring the short stories and plays that would make him famous including: Lady with a Lapdog, The Duel, The Seagull, Ivanov, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, as well as Three Sisters. Gifted with an ability to turn his keen observations of everyday people into complex and memorable characters, Chekhov’s writing led him to acclaim in his lifetime. He made formal innovations in his short story writing that had lasting impact on the field, and his collaborations with Konstantin Stanislovsky and the Moscow Art Theatre influenced theatre practice around the world. In addition to writing, Chekhov made his living as a doctor, once saying “Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress.” Chekhov died in 1904 from tuberculosis, but his legacy continues to live on in his work. curt columbus (Translator) became Trinity Repertory Company’s fifth artistic director in January 2006, where he has directed numerous classics and world premieres. Additionally, Trinity has been home to the world premieres of three of his plays, Paris by Night, The Dreams of Antigone, and Sparrow Grass. Prior to coming to Trinity, Curt was artistic associate of Victory Gardens Theater from 1989-1994, the director of the University of Chicago’s University Theater from 1994-2000, and the associate artistic director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company from 2000-2005, where he premiered his translations of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya and Cherry Orchard, and Elsa Bernstein’s Maria Arndt. His translations of Anton Chekhov’s plays are published by Rowman and Littlefield. This translation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters is now published by Dramatists Play Service. TERRENCE J. NOLEN (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;
Who’s Who 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. eugene lee (Scenic Designer) Broadway: Wicked,The Other Place, Glengarry Glen Ross, A Streetcar Named Desire,You’re Welcome America,The Homecoming, Ragtime, Show Boat, Sweeney Todd; Regional: The Velocity of Autumn (Arena Stage), Ride The Tiger (Long Wharf Theatre), Proof (The McCarter Theatre), Warrior Class, Secondhand Lions (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Television: Saturday Night Live,The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Lee is also the resident designer at Trinity Rep. Training: BFA from The Art Institute of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University,Yale University (MFA and Honorary Doctorate); Awards: Tony Award, American Theatre Wing’s Design Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Achievement, Bell Award. Eugene lives with his wife Brooke in Providence, where they raised their two sons. olivera gajic (Costume Designer) Arden: 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. f. mitchell dana (Lighting Designer) Arden: A Raisin in the Sun, Wanamaker’s Pursuit, The History Boys, Something Intangible; Regional: Oliver, Sound of Music (Paper Mill Playhouse), Turandot (Royal Opera/Covent Garden), Charlotte’s Web (Two River Theatre Co), and 35 shows in over 8 years at St. Louis Muny. Training: Yale Drama School. F. Mitchell Dana is also the National Vice President of United Scenic Artists. jorge cousineau (Sound and Video Designer) Arden: Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Parade (Set and Video Designer), A Little Night Music, Next to Normal (Set and Video Designer), Clybourne Park; Regional: Opus (Primary Stage), Language Rooms, Scorched (Wilma Theater), The Mountaintop, Grey Gardens, The Happiness Lecture (Philadelphia Theatre Company), and When Tang Met Laika (Composer, Denver Center). SAMANTHA TOWER (Assistant Director) Arden: Sideways Stories from Wayside School, A Little Night Music, Cinderella; Regional: PROM, 27 (New Paradise Laboratories). Training: The University of the Arts (BFA), Headlong Performance Institute, Actor’s Movement Studio New York City. Sam Tower is the Programs Manager for New Paradise Laboratories. She also directs and self-produces original dance-theatre performances around Philadelphia. My endless gratitude to Terry, Matt, Whit, Inger and Treehouse. Upcoming: The Adults (New Paradise Laboratories). ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) Past Arden credits include: Parade, A Raisin in the Sun, Next to Normal, August: Osage County, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Ghost-Writer (World Premiere), Blue Door, Rabbit Hole, My Name is Asher Lev (World Premiere), Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Cinderella, Robin Hood, Charlotte’s Web, The Flea and the Professor (World Premiere). Other Work with Theatre Horizon, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, PTC@Play, PlayPenn. Proud Member AEA, SMA. Love and thanks to the family. SALLY OLLOVE (Dramaturg) is the Literary Manager at the Arden Theatre Company. Three Sisters marks her ninth show at the Arden, having previously served as the assistant director or dramaturg for Next to Normal,Tulipomania, August: Osage County,The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George,The History Boys, Peter Pan, and The Seafarer. Other dramaturgy credits include work at Theatre Exile, Philadelphia
Who’s Who Theatre Company, and the American Repertory Theatre among others. Sally is also the resident dramaturg at Azuka Theatre and a company member of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret. She holds an MFA from the American Repertory Theatre/ Moscow Art Theatre School Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. 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 and The Writers’ Room. 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. We also offer sign language-interpreted, captioned, and audio described performances, and Pay-What-You-Can final dress rehearsals that benefit other nonprofits. 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, Clayton Tejada and The Wilma Theater
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Sassafras Grove ($10,000 & above) Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III 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 Robert M. Dever Marie and Joseph Field Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation^^ Josephine Klein Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Charles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Lee and Christopher van de Velde Rosalyn and Stephen Weinstein Ted and Stevie Wolf Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous Sally and Michael Bailin ^ Carol and Tom Beam John Bitman^ Lois G. Brodsky Susan and John Coleman Bob and Nancy Elfant Anne M. Congdon Stephen J. Falchek and John A. Offidani, III Ellen and Tim Foster^ Sandi Foxx-Jones David and Christina Fryman* Linda and David Glickstein Eileen Heisman and Martin Tuzman+ Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Leslie and Barbara Kaplan D. Scott** and Carol Kelley Sandra and Peter Klugman Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama^^ Peggy and Steve Morgan Thomas Petro and Kristine Messner Keith and Jim Straw June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Ellen Yin+
Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland Henry R. Adamczyk, Jr. and Iris Melendez Rebecca and John Adams John Alchin and Hall Marryatt Bethany Asplundh Janet and Jim Averill Rhonda Ball Sheryl and Allen Bar Giséle Sambar Bathish Ivy Bayard Sandy and Mickey Bernstein Marilyn and Robert Birnhak Reggie Blaszczyk and Lee O’Neill Louis Bluver Philip and Elaine Bobrove Patricia Bowman Almut Breazeale DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas Cheryl and Bob Carfagno Christina Clay, MD Priscilla and John Clement Glenna Crooks Marta Dabezies, in honor of Lisa Burns Joy De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Dorothy Delbueno Tobey and Mark Dichter Michael A. Donato Shafiq Ebrahim Jane and Wally Evans James R. Fairburn and David A. Wickard Shannon and Edward Farmer Jeanne Fisher Rhoda and Lou Fryman Andrea and Reed Gelzer Terry Graboyes Mike Green and Deb Dorsey 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 Carolyn and James Hessinger Jane and Steve Heumann Karen and Mark Hite
Patricia and Dr. David Holtz* Caroline Kemmerer Holly Kinser Eve and Kenneth Klothen Sharon and Joel Koppelman Winnie and Eric Lien William A. Loeb 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 Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter Ann and Frank Reed, through the Malfer Foundation Mary-Ann and Kurt Reiss Cintra and Franklyn Rodgers Phyllis and Martin Rosenthal Mike Salmanson, Tobi Zemsky and family Dolly Beechman Schnall and Dr. Nathan Schnall, in loving memory of Laurie Beechman Karen and Robert Sharrar 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 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 Patricia and Thomas Vernon^ 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 Angela DuRoss Winterrowd, Development Director at 215-922-8900 x25 or awinterrowd@ardentheatre.org.
Thank You to our Supporters $500-$999 Anonymous Temmy Acton Sheila Bell and Thomas Dodds Jean G. Bodine Dorothy Tomassini and Barry Brenner Joseph T. Casey^ Sara and Michael Chernoff Barbara R. Cobb Warren Crown Kathy Nolen Edwards and Bill Edwards* Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans, Jr. Samuel and Helene Feinberg Carole M. Foley* Charles Gear Gary Goldstein Brian Hanna Glenna Huls Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Scott and Margie Kasner Barbara and Leonard Klinghoffer Bernadette Koller^ Beth and Bill Landman David Lerman David and Deborah Lesher Pat and Jim Lobb Frank and Sally Mallory Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Madeline Miller Ellen and Michael Mulroney Peter Kenney and Dorothy Novick Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Carole M. R. and Irwin C. Saft Marilyn Sanborne and Richard J. Labowskie*
Antoinette Farrar Seymour Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Gayle Smith Stanton and SaraKay Smullens Barbara and Mike Soroker Anne Speyer Roy and Corinne Stahl Harold and Emily Starr Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Dr. and Mrs. Stephen G.Vasso Hella and Lew Volgenau Matthew White* Bill Beckett and Jo White Nancy Wingo, in honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Tom and Jackie Zemaitis
$250-$499 Anonymous Carol and Bennett Aaron Howard Aaronson Jennifer and Stephen Arms Lynda and Murray Battleman Ron and Joyce Bayer Richard and Eileen Bazelon Flora Becker Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Alden and Linda Blyth Michael P. Boyle Marlin G. Brown Chip Capelli Caroline Castagno Nelly and Scott Childress Ray Costello James Crawford and Judith Dean Melanie Davis
Michael Dotsey Beverly Dotter Marcia Eisenberg Harold T. and Kathy W. Epps Anne Ewers Paul and Judith Farber Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Anne Fassler Drs. Barbara and Len Frank Larry S. Friedman In memory of Bob Gallagher Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Virginia A. Gormley Bonnie Graham** Mary C. Harbison James Feeney and Cynthia Heininger Heidi Hertfelder Michelle Hong Jacqueline Jefferson David and Beth Medoway Kagan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn Marge and Philip Kalodner Phyllis Kauffman Susan Kellogg and Dick Hoffman Steven and Patricia King* Andrew Kite and Karl Martin Christina and Harold Klein George Koch and Santo DiDonato Kenneth D. Kopple In honor of Ronnie Kleppert Mary Ellen Krober Ruth and Peter Laibson Joan and Marc S. Lapayowker Kathryn Lee Warren and Arline Lieberman Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Lynn and Joe Manko
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. Peggy Anderson Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Stanley D. Baurys* James and Suzanne Hill Jane Berryman Mary Ellen Krober Louis Bluver William A. Loeb Mary P. Burr Madeline Portnoy Pearl Carpel Dr. Harry Rosenthal Ellis K. Ginsberg* Marilyn and Dean R. Staats *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 Angela DuRoss Winterrowd, Development Director at 215-922-8900 ext. 25.
Thank You to our Supporters Mary Louise and Gerald Martin George and Judy McCarthy Douglas and Fredaricka Moffitt Stephen and Janet Mullin Carol Ann and Thomas O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill^ Barbara and Don Parman Michael L. and Judy Paul Jennifer Peck Mary and F. Laurence Pethick Sandy and Sid Portnoy Whitney Quesenbery and John Chester Mary Jo Reilly Alice Reyes and David Glancey Joy Rickabaugh Graham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de Velde Dulcie Romm Bernie and Camille Rosenberg Kim and Ross Schmucki William Sigmund and Vito Izzo James Akerberg and Larry Simmons Bob and Harriet Singer James L. Smith Arthur P Staddon Rita Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Paul L. Stone Stephen Thompson John Urofsky Helene and William Vanhoeven Michael Walraven and Mary Lou Starling Fred and Arleen Weinstein Judy and Julian Weinstein Mrs. Thomas A. Williams M. Jane Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock Carol and Jeff Yetter Askold Zagars and Marie Feehan
$125-$249 Anonymous Janet and Roger Alwang Lisa and Joseph Becker Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin In memory of Joan D. Zeidner Bikki Bevelhymer Doris and Aaron Bitman Thomas H. Blackburn Jocelyn Block Allen Bonner Marcia Bower Frank Boyer Mary Pat and Thomas Boyle J. Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine Eadie and Allan Brooks Ann and David Brownlee Bernard and Pamela Brownstein Jeannine D. Burky and David Webber Howard Cohen
Rabbi and Mrs. Henry Cohen Susan Cook Janet Cook John Cooke Ms. Elizabeth P. Cornman Mary Ann Dailey and Jacob Dailey Matthew Decker Ron and Susan Dell’osso Rita and Grace Denbo Daniel Devlin In Honor of Marjorie Dickey Larry and Pat Dixon Stuart Donaldson Ms. Diana Donaldson Ellen and Max Dooneief Linda V. Ellsworth William and Anne Ewing Maureen feeny-Byrnes Ruth and Andre Ferber Deborah and Martin Fishbein Bill Fisher Lana and Ralph Fishkin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frank Fran Freedman and Jon Blum^ Ellen and David Freeman Buzz and Linda Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Aaron and Helen Gelstine Greg Gephart Stan Gibell David K. Gifford Kathleen and Paul Goldenberg Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Lisbeth Grossman Nancy and Richard Grove Rose Hagan Dona and Curt Haltiwanger Mary and William Hangley Joanne and Jon Harmelin Adrienne and Eric Hart Linda Hartnett and Richard Willis Gail Hauptfuhrer Virginia Hedden Colin Hennessy and Dr. Jeremy Cohen Richard and Barbara Hirsh Donna and Bill Hower Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Thomas K. Hurster Jackie Jerrehian Timothy and Carol Johnson Sarah C. Jordan Ira and Linda Katz Margaret Keller Alan and Elaine Klawans Mary and Dean Kline Steven Knepper Walter Kraft and Deborah Hung Marilyn Kutler David Ladov Ellen Le Richard Lee
Richard Leff** and Lorraine Leff Stewart R. Leftow Robert and Joyce Leonetti Alan and Susan Levin Bob and Lynn Levitt Craig and Stephanie Lewis David and Kim Lipetz Robert and Laurel Lipshutz S. Gerald and Arlene Litvin Perry Watts and Samuel Litwin Jane Kampt and Thomas Lloyd Donald and Nancy Maclay Mrs. Grace Madeira Ted and Ronnie Mann Lewis R. and Sue Ann Marburg Ronnie and Larry Margel Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell John McCormick and Ken Schmitt^ Alice McCreary and David Epler Kathy McMaster Cheryl Meyer Marianne T. Miller Paul and Lee S. Miller Ellen Monsees Claire Moyer Carmen Mucci and Lois Marianni Theodore and Theresa Munz Jr. Kenneth and Susan Myers Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Etta and Chuck Nissman Hugh C. and Susan O’Neill Linda Osler Larry Pace Mr. Richard Pariseau Marcia Paullin John and Judith Peakes Lisa Truckess Valerie Brand Pipano and Tal Pipano Donald and Carol Plank Ilene Poses Nancy Post William and Linda Putnam Erat Sherri and Abe Reich Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Mark and Sharon Robb John and Claire Rodgers Faye and Daniel Ross Alan Rothenberg and Enid Krasner Bernice and Jerry Rubenstein Peter Ryker Joan and Bill Saidel Gerald Satlow and Beth Zatuchni Eric Sbar Lucille Schlack Jim Klein and Adeline R. Schultz Carleton Schwager Robert and Karen Serenbetz Joseph and Louise Shaffer^ Polly Shaffer A. Paul Shallers Elaine L. Sherman Catharine Shippen John and Maryann Shivers Robert J Butera
Thank You to our Supporters Laurel Silber Ronnie and Kathy Sink Dianne and Barry Sloane , Esq. Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Ruth and Rick Snyderman Barbara and Steven Speece Margaret R. Spencer John and Susan Stedman Daniel Steiker Ruth P. and Norman Stuessy Carol and Ronald Stump Christina C. Tate Joseph Terry Harold and Judith Torrance Emily and Charles Wagner Debbie and Tom Walker Tom and Beth Warms Thomas Watkins Vivian Weinblatt Mr. Mendel’s 4th Grade Class at WES The Wisnewski Family Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Barbara C. Wright Sam and Kuna Yankell Joseph and Renee Zuritsky
$75-$124 Anonymous Emily Aiken Janet Andereck Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Andrews David Ardrey Alan and Sandy Ault Mr. John Austin Rita Axelrod Kristin Bair Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Sally and Morris Barron Carolyn and George Bassett Robert Bauer Julie Becker Jane Biberman Maxine Blum and Samuel Bobrow Hazel Bowers Carrie and John Boxer* Jeanne and Arnold Brenman Charles Brennan Judith Broudy Ms. Charlotte E. Cady Anthony Camp William and Lillian Cassel Nikki and Jack Cavanaugh Alice A. Chittenden Monica Choi Mary Chomitz Sandra and Saul Clair Annemarie Clarke and David Buch Sharyn F. Clauson Jennifer and Daniel Coffey Helene and Steve Cohen Ms. Barbara E. Cohen Kelly McBride
Janet and Richard Conn Sandra and James Corry Carol Corson Charles J. Coyle Billie Coyne Karen Cuzzolino F. Mitchell Dana Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D’Angelo Laura Davis Bonnie and Robert DeAngelo Miriam and Samuel Diamond Carole and Marc Dichter Ellen and Gerald Dipinto Ruby and Angela Dowd Ray Doyle Beverly Dubin Donald and Geraldine Duclow John Dulik and Sandra Folzer John and Lois S. Durso Patricia Eames Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Scott Engel, in honor of Miles Dean Elfant-Wong Debbie and Jerry Epstein Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Brynn Evans Gerald Faich Family Bible Fellowship Fred and Cindy Farlino Marcia Feinstein Mark and Rene Feitelson Annette and Nathan Field Carol Fixman Larry and Maureen Mullin Fowler Dr. John and Elaine Frank Ms. Judy Frank Michelle Freeman Dennis T. Gallagher Rob Garfield and Sandra Whipple T. Gilmore Peggy Glover Ms. Joan Gmitter Mr. Irvin Goldstein David and Lisa Goodman Carrie Gorn Jonathan Grabel, In Memory of Sheila Kutner Diane Graboyes Robin Greene Adele and Bertram Greenspun Richard Greenstein Priscilla Grosick Marsha Gross Trudy and Paul Gutterman Doris and Jack Guttentag Ann and Glenn Haig Shelley Harris Palmer and Judy Hartl Sue Heckrotte Ruth Herd Ron Herman Susan W. Herron Betsy and Ted Hershberg
Tom and Wendy Hibberd Terry Hirshorn Morton and Lois Hoffman Judith Hyman Robert and Ellen Kavash Ellen Kaye Jodi Kefer Marjorie Epps Kennedy Lorraine and David Kilmer Brian and Caren Kirschner Gregory Kleiber Ken, Eva and Aaron Klein David Klein Josephine Klein Rita Klinger Thomas Kohn Ellen Kopeland Barry and Janet Kushner Robert Lazar Kathryn Lemmon Linda L. Lenard Natalie Levkovich Dr. Michael and Mrs. Phyllis Levy Lisa Linder and Richard Grossman^ Karen Lisker Daniel and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Robert Lynam Patricia Lyons Cirel and Howard Magen Andrew Maksymowych Patricia and James Malloy Milton and Renee Margulies Mary and Jack Markov Glenda Marshall Mary Martello Irwin Matusow and Barbara Rudnick Dr. Rosalie G. Matzkin Faith and Arthur McDowell Celeste McMenamin Helen and Tom McNutt Arthur and Sallie Melvin Sally Mercer Jane Riede Meyerhoff Bernice Meyers Nancy Miller Judith Montgomery Martha Moore Jeff and Maxine Morgan Robert Morris David and Laurel Mosteller Mary Ivy and Roger Noone, in honor of Ivy Bayard Dori O’Dea Paul Coff and Susan Odessey Stanton S. Oswald Sandra Packel Maureen Parris Andrew Perch Helen Phillips Martha Platt and Marlis KraftZemel
Thank You to our Supporters Lois Plotnick Jeff and Liz Podraza Paul Polsky Janet Poth Shirley Preston Vivian and Richard Price Linda Quam Leslie Rescorla Rachel Reynolds Alyssa and Michael Rickels Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Douglas Robinson In honor of Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg Enid Rosenblatt J. Randall Rosensteel Dr. Harry Rosenthal Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Adelle Rubin William F. Ryan Jessica and Dan Sabourin Ruth and Marvin Sachs Lambert and Barbara Sailer Carl W. and Mary Ellen Schneider Debbie Schrager Stanley Schreiner William Schultz and Patricia Miller, in honor of Jeanne Fisher Terri Schwomeyer Kathleen and Richard Sexton
Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Marie and James P. Shew Janice and Thomas Showler Neil and Cheryl Shusterman Joan Silver Judith Skillings David and Carleene Slowik Hether and Donald Smith Suzanne Spain Leon and Marcia Steinberg Christine Susser Daniel Szyld Nina Tafel Richard N. Taxin MD Joel Temple Carolyn Thompson Lorraine Toji Claire Toy Marian Tracey Constance Villiers Michele Zeldner and Ian Wachstein Jenny and Bill Webb Oscar Weber Donna and Andrew Wechsler Dr. and Mrs. Caroll Weinberg Bob Weinberg and Eleanor Wilner Shelly and Fred Weiner Joyce Weiner and Albert Tedesco Elizabeth Weinreb Marvin and Betty Weiss
Spencer Wertheimer, Esq. Ann Wilkerson Theresa Williams Roger and Lillian Youman William Zeidner* Beth Zelasky Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Zemble ** denotes deceased supporter * denotes gift made through the United Way + denotes gift of goods or services ^ includes a matching gift This list represents gifts made between January 26, 2013 and February 26, 2014. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies. Notify Joanne Burak at 215.922.8900 ext. 46 or jburak@ardentheatre. org. Although space does not allow listing gifts less than $75, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions.
Special Thanks to the Charlotte Cushman Foundation for their support of this production.
Board and Committee Members 2013/14 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 Jeanne Fisher Ellen P. Foster David Fryman Elizabeth H. Gemmill Darrel A. German Albert M. Greenfield, III Ronna F. Hall N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Eileen Heisman Barbara Kaplan Virginia Kimmel Richard L. Maimon Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Andrea Mengel Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson 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 Ellen P. Foster Ronna F. Hall N. Peter Hamilton Nancy Hirsig Virginia Kimmel Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Board Development Committee Ellen P. Foster, chair Brian Abernathy Michael Donato Peter Hamilton Ronna F. Hall Lynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D. Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam 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 Darrel German Ronna Hall Joanne Harmelin Eileen Heisman Nancy Hirsig Virginia Kimmel Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam
Facilities Committee Hether Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Paul Thais Chris van de Velde Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster 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 Joy De Jesús, chair Ellen P. Foster David Fryman Andrea Mengel Ellen Yin
Capital Campaign Steering Committee Lee van de Velde, co-chair N. Peter Hamilton, co-chair Brian Abernathy Nancy Burd Michael Donato Ellen Foster Joy L. De Jesus Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Teen Council Evafae Rodriguez Taylor Rouillard Sydney Chin Aubrey McKinney Liyah Marie Desher Armida Flores Alicia Easterday Eli Russell Alex Dittmar Mini Racker Max Amar-Olkus Jimmy Roundtree Marielle Issa Jake DeWerth-Jaffe Jamara Griffin Maria Bangura Olivia Charendoff Gia Genovese Andrew Goren Tori Alfred-Levow Ruby Jane Anderson Olivia Avery Sonia Brown Abby Perlman Lev Greenstein Jared Griffin Dorian Korein Anne Silbaugh Lindsay Smelcer Hannah Smith Jacob Smith
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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, Rogelio Martinez Artistic Interns..........................................................................................................Abby Case, Robert Phillip Smith
Art Director................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Marketing Manager..................................................................................................................................... Maura Roche Press and Promotions Manager.......................................................................................................Johnny Van Heest Group Sales Associate ........................................................................................................................ Katherine Perry Marketing Intern................................................................................................................................Elizabeth Marafino Development Director................................................................................................ Angela DuRoss Winterrowd Manager of Individual Giving....................................................................................................... Genvieve Goldstein Development Assistant............................................................................................................................. Joanne Burak Grant Writing Assistant...........................................................................................................................Jenna Stelmok Development Intern...................................................................................................................................Hanna Rehm
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Managing Director .............................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy General Manager....................................................................................................................................Hannah Olanoff Business Manager....................................................................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager..............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon General Management Assistant................................................................................................................Regina Haigh Arden Professional Apprentices......................... Cheyenne Barboza, Katie Foster, Will Freske, Laurel Hostak, Liz Nugent, Donna Recole, Emily Schuman Arden Intern..........................................................................................................................................Matthew Falance Arden Volunteer..................................................................................................................................... Jean Markovitz
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Education Associate....................................................................................................................................... Bryan Kerr Arden Drama School Coordinator....................................................................................................... Donald Smith Arden Teaching Artists.................................. Kala Moses Baxter, Terry Brennan, Rachel Camp, Taysha Canales, Matthew Decker, Mike Dees, Charlie DelMarcelle, Michael Doherty, Liz Filios, Charlotte Ford, Gina Giachero, Sarah Gliko, Steve Gravelle, Millie Hiibel, Andrew Hanley, Doug Hara, Dave Johnson, Alex Keiper, Emilie Krause, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Matt Mastronardi, Emily Mattison, Sarah McGinty, Ben Michael, Amanda Morton, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Samantha Pedings, Lauren Perigard, Katherine Perry, Trevor Pierce, Hillary Rea, Maura Roche, Jenna Stelmok, Ryan Touhey Education Intern.......................................................................................................................................Brittany House Box Office Manager........................................................................................................................................ Lynn Keily Assistant Box Office Manager................................................................................................................Corey Masson House Manager..................................................................................................................................... Elisabeth Kersey Front of House Assistants..........................Angela Coleman, Galen Blanzaco, Sarah Dugan, Matthew Falance, Chelsey Gaskins, Regina Haigh, Matthew Mastronardi, Aubrey McKinney, Emily Mattison, Abby Perlman, Eva Fae Rodriguez, Jacqueline Schneider, Katie Sink, Jenna Stelmok, Max Vasapoli 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 Production Stage Managers............................................. Alec E. Ferrell, John Flak, John Grassey, Kate Nelson Master Teachers................................................................... Emmanuelle Delpech, David Downs, Brian McEleney Stitchers..............................................................................................................Rebbecca Austin, Amanda Rae Janke Light Board Programmer.........................................................................................................Peter Escalada-Mastick Audio Engineer..........................................................................................................................................John Kolbinski Assistant to the Stage Manager..................................................................................................................Will Freske Dresser/Deck Crew.................................................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Costume Interns........................................................................................................................ Shelby Kay, Wendy Hu Electics and Sound Intern......................................................................................................................... Megan Farley Scenic Construction Intern.....................................................................................................................Caleb Murphy Scenic Painting Intern.......................................................................................................................... Candice Nemoff
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The Impact of the Arden’s New Play Development At Arden Theatre Company, we are dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers. We believe a great way to support this mission is to continuously add great plays to the canon through the shepherding of new plays and playwrights. Now in its 26th season, the Arden has produced 36 world premieres of new plays, adaptations, translations, and work for young audiences, 18 of which have also been published. The Arden has also provided workshop opportunities for a number of additional projects that have gone on to productions around the country. Arden premieres have received 200 subsequent productions by such prominent American Theatres as Atlantic Theatre Company, Primary Stages, The Globe in San Diego, Two River Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Portland Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, City Theatre in Pittsburgh, The Pearl Theatre, and Perseverance Theatre in Alaska, to name a few. 2013 alone has seen 28 new productions of plays that originated at the Arden. Aaron Posner’s adaptation of My Name is Asher Lev, which premiered at the Arden in 2009, recently had a successful Off-Broadway run at the Westside Theatre. Michael Hollinger’s Opus, one of the top three-most produced plays in the country in 2009, has already had three productions this season alone. Our work has also crossed borders, both David Davalos’ Wittenberg and Craig Wright’s The Pavilion (a Pulitzer Prize nominee) have been translated into German; Michael Hollinger’s Opus was recently translated into Japanese and was performed twice in Tokyo last year. Aside from Austria and Tokyo, our new plays have been seen in Canada, the UK, and Australia. In November of 2013 we cut the ribbon on the new Hamilton Family Arts Center. The building is a home to the Arden’s New Play Development efforts and includes six classrooms for Arden Drama School, a rehearsal hall, an 80 seat studio theatre and A postcard from the Tokyo production of Opus
our production facilities. Our new building will help us continue to providing space to workshop and produce new work. We have been forging and deepening relationships both here in Philadelphia and beyond. We have been providing meeting space for A production image from the Australia production the Foundry, a collective of of Wittenberg at the Fitzroy Theatre Philadelphia playwrights, and are excited by the talent of Philadelphia’s next generation of playwrights. We are exploring co-commissioning and co-developing models with leading theatres such as Providence’s Trinity Repertory Theatre, Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre and Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre Company. The Arden is excited by Philadelphia’s recognition as a hub for new work, and will continue contributing exciting new works to the national and international new play conversation. Our new play development has galvanized our artists and audiences, and the plays themselves have been the leading ambassador for the Arden’s work nationally and internationally.
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NEXT ON THE F. OTTO HAAS STAGE
r r u o p c t e l i n b I a dark comedy about the dark ages On stage May 22nd – June 22nd
By
Michael Hollinger
Directed by
Matthew Decker
This spring the Arden presents our 10th production of a Michael Hollinger play, furthering our artistic collaboration with this Philadelphia master playwright. At a decrepit medieval monastery in France, a traveling one-eyed con artist teaches the desperate monks an outrageous new way to pay old debts. Based on true historical events and inspired by Michael’s work in non-profits, Incorruptible – which first premiered at the Arden in 1996 – investigates if it’s ok to do a little bad if the ultimate goal is to work for good. We’ve assembled a comically gifted ensemble for this wicked dark comedy that asks the burning question: “What happens when faith alone can’t pay the bills?”
Walter Charles
Michael Doherty
Alex Keiper
Mary Martello Sponsored by:
Ian Merrill Peakes
Marcia Saunders
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By David Hirson A dazzling display of verbal wit, manic farce, and a little schtick thrown in for good measure, this uproarious comedy about a very serious troupe of actors in 17th century France who become saddled with an obnoxious street performer will feature Arden favorites Scott Greer and Ian Merrill Peakes.
A NEW PLAY
By Michael Hollinger Time jumps backwards, forwards, and sideways in Michael Hollinger’s new comedy that explores what we owe our parents and our children. Second only to Stephen Sondheim, Hollinger is the most produced playwright in Arden’s history. Hollinger is an important voice in American theatre and we are proud to introduce his next world premiere.
pASSION
Book by James Lapine Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim The Arden returns to Stephen Sondheim with this tale of love and obsession set in 19th century Italy. Reuniting the creative team behind Sunday in the Park with George – called “One of the strongest Sondheim productions of the past decade” by The Wall Street Journal – and A Little Night Music - named the Best Musical of the 2012/13 Season by Philadelphia Weekly this haunting musical features one of Sondheim’s most ravishing scores.
Plus two more shows, soon to be announced! (shows subject to change)
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L to R: Next to Normal (2012), Stick Fly (2013), The Whipping Man (2011), August: Osage County (2011), Clybourne Park (2012), Water by the Spoonful (2014), Freud’s Last Session (2012), Sunday in the Park with George (2010), Superior Donuts (2011), Parade (2013)