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from the Producing Artistic Director Here at the Arden, we are committed to bringing to our stages a broad range of stories – ambitious musicals and intimate dramas; world premieres and re-imaginings of classic stories; provocative new work and plays for kids and their families. And we now have three theatres that each provide unique opportunities for different kinds of work: expansive and large-scale productions like Once in the Haas Stage; more intimate plays in the Arcadia; and plays that benefit from being up-close-and-personal in the Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre. This fall, we are thrilled to be producing two very different plays in two of these spaces: Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 in the Arcadia and the return of Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing at the Bob and Selma (with Charlotte’s Web taking over the Haas Stage thru the end of January). With A Doll’s House, Part 2, we return to the Helmer household, fifteen years after Nora famously slammed the door and departed. I love how Lucas Hnath builds upon the themes and ideas of Ibsen’s play, and how he imagines that things have changed – or maybe haven’t – in his brilliant new play. This production marks the directorial debut of Tracy Brigden here at the Arden. Tracy was the Artistic Director of Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, with whom we co-produced Opus and Café Puttanesca, but I’ve known Tracy since we were both aspiring young theatre directors at Northwestern University. This amazing cast also features two actresses with whom we have long-standing relationships, each having worked at the Arden for over twenty-five years: Grace Gonglewski and Joilet Harris. Grace memorably played another Ibsen heroine, Hedda Gabler, for us in 1998, and Joilet is returning to the world of A Doll's House having played the same character in our production last winter. I’m thrilled to welcome Tracy to the Arden and to welcome back these two extraordinary actresses. (Joilet will also be performing in her own cabaret with Mary Martello in the Bob and Selma on June 21st and 22nd, so stay tuned for that). Every Brilliant Thing is a perfect show for the Bob and Selma, and we’re proud to be bringing it back after a completely sold out run last season. If you haven’t seen it before, just know that each performance is absolutely unique, and that this is a perfect role for Scott Greer. Whether this is your first time or a return visit, I know that you will love this wonderfully unique piece. And Scott. You will love Scott. Later this season, we will be producing a mini-August Wilson festival, with Gem of the Ocean, the first play of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle, in the F. Otto Haas Stage, and August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, a one-person memoir written by Wilson about coming into his own as an artist in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, the neighborhood in which Gem and most of Wilson’s plays are set, in the Bob and Selma. Two very different plays, in two very different theatre spaces, celebrating the work and artistry of one of America’s greatest playwrights. Thanks for joining us here on 2nd Street. Please come back; check out our other theatres; see another great story brought to life by brilliant, committed artists. And thank you for being part of the conversation.
ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 By LUCAS HNATH Scenic, Sound, and Video Designer JORGE COUSINEAU
Costume Designer OLIVERA GAJIC+
Lighting Designer BRIAN SIDNEY BEMBRIDGE+
Assistant Director ELISE D'AVELLA
Stage Manager WENDY BLACKBURN EASTLAND* Directed by TRACY BRIGDEN^ October 25- December 9, 2018
Honorary Producer: Elizabeth H. Gemmill Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. Originally Produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson. Commissioned and first produced by South Coast Repertory. A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. + Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
^ The director and choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
THANK YOU TO OUR HONORARY PRODUCER For over 30 years, the Arden has been a home for classic and contemporary work. Last year’s A Doll's House straddled both by dealing with current societal themes through the lens of Ibsen’s 1879 classic. In his notes for A Doll’s House, Ibsen wonders how a woman functions and thrives in “an exclusively male society with laws drafted by men, and with counsel and judges who judge feminine conduct from the male point of view.” These questions were controversial then and are still debated today. Elizabeth H. Gemmill with Amy Murphy
With Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2, we return to these questions through the clever continuation of Ibsen’s story. Our protagonist, Nora, shows up at her family’s home after a 15-year absence. The play opens the conversation of “what next?” Under Tracy Brigden’s deft direction, we are drawn into this intriguing story with the help of Grace Gonglewski, in her 28th role on the Arden stage, and more recent Arden favorites: Joilet Harris, Grace Tarves and Steven Rishard. I am delighted to help bring this extremely relevant story to the stage for the Arden’s 31st Season. Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Director's Notes Standing in the home she walked out of 15 years before, Nora Helmer tells her daughter that she’s going to keep fighting, “ …Because 20, 30 years from now, the world isn’t going to be the kind of place I say it’s going to be unless I’m the one to make it that way.” It’s hard not to think of the brave Christine Blasey Ford standing in front of a roomful of senators fighting for change not long ago. It would seem that Henrik Ibsen’s “door slam heard round the world” needs some further amplification. There could not be a more appropriate moment for a conversation about the gender divide than the fall of 2018. Yet, A Doll’s House, Part 2 isn’t so much a “feminist” play, as a humanist play, and a study of the challenges inherent in all types of relationships. As the husband character, Torvald Helmer, says in the last scene of the play: “Why is it so hard? Being with people?” Playwright Lucas Hnath also explores the notion of freedom — freedom from the structures of societal customs and rules of morality, freedom to make one’s own financial and legal decisions, freedom to equal treatment both personally and practically — and the price one must pay for such freedoms. Ultimately, Hnath says that A Doll’s House, Part 2 is a “conversation” with Ibsen. He started his process by getting into Ibsen’s world through rewriting the original text from a literal translation. He then asked a group of friends what they thought happened to Nora after she walked out the door in Ibsen’s masterpiece. When their responses leaned towards the idea that Nora became destitute and suffered rather than made a successful life for herself, Hnath knew the direction his “continuation” would take — the opposite to that assumption. He was also interested in examining the topics of marriage and divorce, but he wanted to give all sides equal voice. The result is an endlessly open debate, or as Ben Brantley of the NY Times said in his review of the New York production, “They’re all right, they’re all wrong, but at least they’re talking!” The hope is that in showing different perspectives, the audience will keep switching allegiances and maybe leave the theatre with some new points of view, having put themselves in each of the characters shoes over the course of the play. In the end, the play recognizes that we’ve made a lot of progress since the late 19th century, but clearly not enough. Real change can only come through an understanding of, as Nora says, “…the way the world is towards women and the ways in which the world is wrong."
Cast of Characters Anne Marie..........................................................................................Joilet Harris* Nora..........................................................................................Grace Gonglewski* Torvald.............................................................................................Steven Rishard* Emmy.....................................................................................................Grace Tarves
UNDERSTUDIES: Linnea Bond (Nora), Steve Connor (Torvald), Alison Ormsby (Emmy), Alice Weber (Anne Marie)
Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Please check houseboards for any program changes. Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stagemanagers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org
Who's Who GRACE GONGLEWSKI (Nora) Arden: 27 roles including Emma in Stupid Fucking Bird, Desiree in A Little Night Music, Barbara in August: Osage County, Hedda Gabler, Candida, Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Josie in Moon for the Misbegotten; Off-Broadway: The Guys directed by Tommy Kail (with Tom Wopat, The Flea Theatre). Regional: Arena Stage, Walnut Street Theatre (10 roles), The Beard Of Avon directed by Russ Treyz (with Juliet Mills, Cape Cod Playhouse), Cape May Stage, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Mt. Gretna Theatre; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (10 Seasons), Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Wilma Theatre, Theatre Exile, 1812 Productions, and a tour of Ireland with InterAct Theatre Company. Five Barrymore Awards, F. Otto Haas Award, Dorothy Haas Fellowship, Independence Foundation Recipient, BFA North Carolina School of the Arts. Grace is the voice of Bayer, The Philadelphia Zoo, CarSense, and many banks, casinos, hospitals and politicians around the country including Hillary Clinton during the last election season. For Eric. JOILET F. HARRIS (Anne Marie) Arden: Anna in A Doll’s House, Pearl in TouchTones, Mazeppa in Gypsy, Lena in A Raisin in the Sun, Caroline in Caroline or Change, Old Lady in Violet, Ofelia in Third & Indiana, Female Character in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well. Regional: Katie Nannah & Mrs. Corry in Mary Poppins (Syracuse Stage); Sue Bayliss in All My Sons (People’s Light and Theatre); Gloria Dump in Because of Winn-Dixie (Delaware Theatre Co.); Mother Shaw in Crowns (Human Race Theatre); Miss Jones in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray (Walnut Street Theatre); Ella Fitzgerald in Ella:The Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Weston Playhouse). Film/Television: Law & Order: SVU (NBC); The Wire (HBO); Hack (CBS); Officer Donna in Philly (ABC). Thanks to God for ALL His many blessings! Thanks, as always, to Terry and the Arden staff! To God Be The Glory!! GRACE TARVES (Emmy) Arden: Gypsy (Louise, u/s), Metamorphoses (Woman 3, u/s), Parade (Iola/Essie, u/s). Regional: Minors (Lantern Theater Company, upcoming); Lizzie, Love’s Labour’s Lost, American Idiot (City Theater Company); Spring Awakening (Theatre Horizon). Education: BFA Boston Conservatory. Thanks to Mom and Dad, for everything. Love to Darren. www.gracetarves.com
STEVEN RISHARD (Torvald) Arden: Cabaret; New York: Useless (IRT), Luz (La MaMa), P.S. Jones and the Frozen City (Terra Nova Collective), The Bacchae (The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park); In the Penal Colony (Classic Stage Company); Act Without Words1(Divison13 Productions). Cascado, Journeys Among the Dead (HERE). Regional: The Arsonists (Azuka Theater); ADAPT!,The Hard Problem, Antigone, Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Hothouse Member, Wilma Theatre); Straight White Men (InterAct Theatre); Detroit (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Quartet, Life’s a Dream (The Court Theater); The Rainmaker (Triad Stage); The Beautiful Dark (Premiere Stages). Film/Television: Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, The Americans, Kings, Unforgettable,Treme, Shelter, and Hal Hartley’s Meanwhile. As a visual artist his works can be seen at StevenRishardArt.com.
Who’s Who LUCAS HNATH: Plays include The Christians (2014 Humana Festival), Red Speedo (Studio Theatre, DC), A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney (Soho Rep), Night-Night (2013 Humana Festival), Isaac's Eye (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Death Tax (2012 Humana Festival, Royal Court Theatre), and The Courtship of Anna Nicole Smith (Actors Theatre of Louisville). His plays are published by Dramatists Play Service. Lucas has been a resident playwright at New Dramatists since 2011, and is a proud member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Lucas is a winner of the 2012 Whitfield Cook Award for Isaac's Eye and received a 2013 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Citation for Death Tax. He has also received commissions from the EST/Sloan Project, Actors Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory, Playwrights Horizons, New York University’s Graduate Acting Program, and the Royal Court Theatre. Lucas holds a BFA and an MFA from New York University's Department of Dramatic Writing. TRACY BRIDGEN (Director) Arden debut! Tracy served as Artistic Director at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh for 16 years directing over 50 productions of new plays including world premieres by Christopher Durang, Keith Reddin, Adam Rapp, Michael Hollinger and many others. Recent work includes Ironbound by Pulitzerwinner Martyna Majok and The Guard by Jessica Dickey at City, Heisenberg by Simon Stephens at Pittsburgh Public Theater, Midsummer (a play with songs) by David Greig at Theaterworks Hartford (nominated for four Connecticut Critics Circle awards including Best Production and Best Director), Hand to God by Robert Askins at Theaterworks Hartford, and The Roommate by Jen Silverman at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. In March she will direct the American premiere of Oil by Ella Hickson at the Olney Theatre Center. Prior to City Theatre, Tracy served on the artistic staffs of Manhattan Theatre Club and Hartford Stage Company. Tracy is a proud alumnus of Northwestern University - where she graduated alongside Terry Nolen. JORGE COUSINEAU (Scenic, Sound, and Video Designer) Arden: Fun Home, A Doll's House, Cabaret, Gypsy,The Secret Garden, Funnyman, Equivocation, Passion, Under the Skin, La Bête, Incorruptible,Three Sisters, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Parade, A Little Night Music, Next to Normal. Regional: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Seedfolks (Children’s Theatre Company); When Tang Met Laika (The Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Opus (Primary Stages); Language Room, Scorched (The Wilma Theater); The Mountaintop, Grey Gardens,The Happiness Lecture (Philadelphia Theatre Company). OLIVERA GAJIC (Costume Designer) Arden: Once, A Doll's House, Peter Pan, Cabaret,The Legend of Georgia McBride, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,The Secret Garden, Metamorphoses, Great Expectations,Three Sisters,The Flea and the Professor. Other Theatres: Salzburg Festival, Austria;Vineyard Theatre; Juilliard School; HERE; Pig Iron Theatre Company; CSC; Lake Lucille; Trinity Repertory Company and many other regional theaters. Other: US National Exhibit at the 2004 & 2007 Prague Quadrennial. 2004 NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers, 2010 IT Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2014 Bessie Award for Outstanding Visual Design, nominee 2016 Barrymore Award. USA local 829. BRIAN SIDNEY BEMBRIDGE (Lighting Designer) Arden: Beauty and the Beast, Hard Times (Light Design); Funnyman; Metamorphoses; Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet;The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales; Go, Dog. Go! (Scenic Design). Philadelphia: Theatre Exile, Philadelphia Theater Company, Delaware Theater Company. OffBroadway: The Public Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Kids With Guns Theater Company, Theatre at St. Clements. International: Theatre Royal Stratford East, Town Hall Theatre Company, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre and Platform Hip Hop Festival. Regional: Over 30 theaters, including, Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, A.C.T. San Francisco and Seattle, Lookingglass Theatre, The Second City, Asolo Repetory Theatre, Milwaukee, Madison, and St Louis Repertory Theaters. Awards: 6 Jeff Awards, 2 LA Drama Critic Circle Awards, 2 Gregory Award, 3 Garland Awards, Ovation Award, and LA Weekly Award. briansidneybembridge.com WENDY BLACKBURN EASTLAND (Stage Manager) Arden: Stage Manager for Every Brilliant Thing, Assistant Stage Manager for Cabaret and A Little Night Music. Regional: Assistant Stage Manager for Hairspray, Inherit the Wind, Gloria,The Tempest (Dallas Theater Center), Stage Manager for Cabaret (Lake Dillon Theatre Company), Frankenstein (Dallas Theater Center), Native Gardens (Trinity Rep), Circle Mirror Transformation (Theatre Horizon). Training: Arden Apprenticeship Program. Southern Methodist University ‘12.
Who’s Who ELISE D'AVELLA (Assisstant Director) Arden: Snow White. Elise is a director, actor, and teaching artist based in Philadelphia. Since receiving her Masters from Villanova University in 2016, she has directed for Interact Core Playwrights, Juniper Productions, Mz. Initiative, ReVamp Collective, Tieline Theater Company, and her own company, Svaha Theatre Collective. She has recently assistant directed for the Lantern Theater, the Wilma Theater, and Theatre Horizon. She is a Directors Gathering Fellow and she works as a teaching artist at the Arden Theatre Company and Theatre Horizon. 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 seven world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 25 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus;Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; and Something Intangible. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award. AMY L. MURPHY (Managing Director) A Philadelphia native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terrence J. Nolen and Aaron Posner. She is especially proud of the Arden Professional Apprentice program and its contribution to the Philadelphia cultural community. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit LeadersArts. Amy has served on the Board of the 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. 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. For the 18/19 season, Arden Theatre Company will stage seven productions as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire community through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. The Arden has received twelve Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, six City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 70 awards and 389 nominations from the Theatre 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 PRESENTS
EVERY BRILLIANT THING BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN WITH JONNY DONAHOE FEATURING SCOTT GREER* Production Designer
Costume Designer
CHRISTOPHER HAIG
AMANDA WOLFF
Sound Designer
Assistant Director
JOHN KOLBINSKI
MICHAEL MACGOWAN Stage Manager
ALEC E. FERRELL* Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ NOVEMBER 8TH - DECEMBER 16TH
Honorary Producers: Monica and Philip Rosenthal Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. EVERY BRILLIANT THING is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. EVERY BRILLIANT THING was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre, on 28 June 2013 at Ludlow Fringe Festival. The play had its North American premiere at Barrow Street Theatre, New York, on 6 December 2014, where it was presented by Barrow Street Theatre and Jean Doumanian Productions. Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. + Member of United Scenic Artists * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Local USA 829 Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
^ The director and choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
Thank you to our Honorary Producer We are honored to support Scott Greer and this production of Every Brilliant Thing in the Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre. The Bob and Selma, which is named in honor of Monica’s parents, allows the Arden to experiment with artistic programming. It is where we welcome audiences to experience the process of our new play development initiatives. It is a space where students and professionals come together to collaborate. It is a place where seasoned artists explore and test new projects and where children are celebrated and given the opportunity to perform their own stories for their parents and friends. Every Brilliant Thing is the perfect play for this new space. One of the things that makes this play unique is that it strips away all the traditional trappings of theatre sets and fancy light cues and focuses entirely on the power of the actor to tell a story, one that is funny and moving and incredibly involving. Given the Arden’s commitment to Philadelphia actors, we’re thrilled to have Scott Greer bring this story to life. Scott is one of Philadelphia’s most beloved actors, and Every Brilliant Thing will mark his 34th Arden production. For over 30 years, the Arden has been one of Philadelphia’s great cultural treasures and one of the leading regional theatres in the country. We look forward to the Bob and Selma being a home for new voices and new perspectives at the Arden for the next 30 years. Monica and Philip Rosenthal Rosenthal Family Foundation
Director's Notes This production marks Scott’s 34th appearance at the Arden. One of the reasons we’ve worked with Scott so often is that he’s capable of doing so many different types of theatre: dramas, comedies, musicals, new plays, classics, children’s theatre productions. Shakespeare, Shaw, Ibsen, Chekhov, Beckett and Sondheim. Scott Greer has done them all here at the Arden. A few of the many performances and moments that remain with me: Scott playing Happy Loman opposite Greg Wood’s Biff in Death of a Salesman, most memorably the scene in which the two brothers hang out in their childhood bedroom, dreaming about a future that we know will never come. Playing a lovelorn monk in the world premiere of Michael Hollinger’s hilarious Incorruptible, followed by a parish priest in the world premiere of Steve Lopez’s Third & Indiana (featuring one of the best stage fights I’ve seen). Rolling around the hay as Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, the inaugural Arden Children’s Theatre production in 1999, and strutting around as the Flea in the musical version of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Flea & the Professor. Barking headlines and holding center stage as Walter Winchell in Michael Ogborn’s Baby Case. Playing the button-downed brother opposite the outrageous “Walt Disney” character played by Ian Merrill Peakes in Something Intangible, and then playing the outlandish and outrageous title character - and doing that 30 minute monologue - in La Bête (with Ian playing his button-downed foil). Sitting on a settee and exploring silk stockings and secret urges as a man facing his own mortality in A Doll’s House. And so many more. Scott did both of our productions of Sunday in the Park with George (playing different roles). He acted in the very first show in the Arcadia Stage (Major Barbara), the first on the F. Otto Haas Stage (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), and, of course, the first here in the Bob and Selma (Every Brilliant Thing). And that doesn’t include the many productions he’s done at 1812 Productions, the Walnut Street Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare and theatres across the country (we’re taking Every Brilliant Thing to Milwaukee Rep this spring). Though Scott is an accomplished actor, singer, musician (most recently playing guitar and mandolin in Once), it’s his humanity and heart that I find so compelling. And his courage. He’s willing to try anything – relishing a challenge and thrilled to bring everything he has to his work as an actor. Which is why he’s so perfect for Every Brilliant Thing. He gets to sing a little, make a little music, adjust to different opportunities each performance, and bring to the work his humanity and huge heart. I look forward to the work yet to come. I’ve been talking with Scott about returning to Death of a Salesman, with Scott playing the title role. I long to see his Willy Loman. Stay tuned…
Carla Belver, Scott Greer, and Greg Wood Death of a Salesman, 1996
Rob McClure and Scott Greer The Flea and the Professor, 2011
Scott Greer La Bete, 2014
EVERY BRILLIANT THING Artists Featuring Scott Greer* Understudy Michael MacGowan Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Please check houseboards for any program changes. Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden. Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org
SCOTT GREER Arden: Over 30 shows including Once, A Doll's House,The Secret Garden, La Bête, Three Sisters, Parade,The Flea and the Professor,The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Something Intangible,Wittenberg. Regional: Of Mice and Men (Milwaukee Rep; Arizona Theatre Company); Buddy- The Buddy Holly Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Streetcar Named Desire (Walnut Street Theatre); To The Moon,This is The Week That Is, (1812 Productions); The Whale, Rizzo, North of the Boulevard (Theatre Exile); Twelfth Night (Pig Iron); Stella and Lou (People’s Light); How to Use a Knife (InterAct). Won 5 Barrymore Awards. “Best Theatre Talent” Philadelphia Magazine. Love always to Jen and Lily. DUNCAN MACMILLAN (Playwright) Plays include: People, Places, and Things (2015-2017, National Theatre/ Wyndham’s Theatre, West End); 1984, adapted from George Orwell (2013-2017, Headlong/Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, West End, Broadway, international tours, co-adapted/co-directed with Rob Icke); Every Brilliant Thing (2013-2017, Paines Plough/Pentabus Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, UK and international tours, HBO); City of Glass, adapted from Paul Auster (2017, 59 Productions, HOME, and Lyric Hammersmith); 2071, co-written with Chris Rapley (2014-2015, The Royal Court/Hamburg Schauspielhaus); The Forbidden Zone (2014-2016, Salzburg Festival and Schaubühne Berlin); Wunschloses Unglück, adapted from Peter Handke (2014, Burgtheater Vienna); Reise Durch Die Nacht, adapted from Friederike Mayröcker (2012-2014, Schauspiel Köln, Festival d’Avignon, Theatertreffen); Lungs (2011-2016, Paines Plough and Sheffield Theatres/Studio Theatre, Washington, DC); and Monster (2006, Royal Exchange Theatre). TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Director, Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County, Death of a Salesman, The Grapes of Wrath, and Hedda Gabler; and such musicals as Next to Normal, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures,Violet, and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He directed seven world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 25 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; and Something Intangible. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award. CHRISTOPHER HAIG (Production Designer) A proud graduate and faculty member at the University of the Arts, Chris has worked professionally as a set and props designer in Philly for over 17 years. Currently, he is enjoying his 8th season as Props Master at Arden Theatre Company. He has designed sets and/or props for the Arden, Theatre Horizon, 1812 Productions, Inis Nua Theatre Company, 11th Hour, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tribe of Fools, Delaware Theatre Company, Mazeppa Productions, Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company, Delaware Shakespeare Festival and Simpatico Theater, including their production of Time Is On Our Side for which he received a Barrymore nomination for Best Scenic Design. Later this season his set designs will be seen at Act II Playhouse (Becoming Dr. Ruth) and Theatre Horizon (The Few). Many thanks to Terry for the opportunity to revisit this amazing show! Love to Robi and the family for all their support! To see more of his work please visit chrishaigdesigns.com.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING Artists AMANDA WOLFF (Costume Designer) Arden: Every Brilliant Thing. Regional: Winter Wonderettes, Noises Off, Souvenir,The Other Place, Mickle Street, and Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (Walnut Street Theatre). Reefer Madness (Theatre Under the Stars); Field Hockey Hot and Altar Boyz (11th Hour Theatre Co.) Amanda is the Costume Shop Supervisor at the Arden and Upper Darby Summer Stage. JOHN KOLBINSKI (Sound Designer) Regional: Baskerville, Souvenir,The Gift, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Always…Patsy Cline (Walnut Street Theatre); Twelfth Night,The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), Macbeth (Commonwealth Classic Theatre Co); The Disappearing Quarterback (Plays & Players); Mort (New Paradise Laboratories); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in Clark Park). Audio Engineer at Arden Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre Company, Chautauqua Theatre Company. Sound Systems Designer for InterAct’s new home at the Drake. Additional credits: Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company, 11th Hour, FringeArts. Education: University of the Arts, Theatre Design/Technology. ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) Arden credits include: Once, Fun Home, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, TouchTones (World Premiere), Gypsy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,The Legend of Georgia McBride,The Secret Garden, Funnyman, Metamorphoses, Passion, Macbeth, La Bête, Incorruptible,Three Sisters, 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). Regional: PlayPenn, Theatre Horizon, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, PTC@Play. Proud Member of AEA. Love and thanks to the family. MICHAEL MACGOWAN (Assistant Director) Arden: Every Brilliant Thing. Regional: Jeff in Lobby Hero, George Spelvin in Actor's Nightmare, Schmendiman in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (T. Schreiber Studio Theatre); Berowne in Love's Labor's Lost (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Myron in Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Seattle Children's Theatre); Gray/Walter in The Singing Forest (A Contemporary Theatre). Training: University of the Arts, The Pig Iron School.
Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 & above
Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter Family Foundation Hamilton Family Foundation Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust William Penn Foundation Wyncote Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Comcast NBC 10 Telemundo62 The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Shubert Foundation
$15,000 to $49,999
1976 Foundation, in honor of Peter Hamilton Arcadia Foundation Catherine R. and Anthony A. Clifton Foundation Chubb Group of Insurance Companies The CHG Charitable Trust Connelly Foundation Fox Chase Bank Charitable Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Harmelin Media Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation National Endowment for the Arts PECO Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Philadelphia Foundation Fund for Children The Victory Foundation Zeldin Family Foundation
$7,500 to $14,999
Anonymous Philadelphia Cultural Fund Philadelphia Insurance Companies TD Bank Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania The Wells Fargo Foundation
$2,500 to $7,499
Anonymous BB&T Caroline J. S. Sanders Trust II The Charlotte Cushman Foundation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Christopher Ludwick Foundation Civic Foundation Corrine R. and Henry Bower Memorial Trust Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund The Haley Foundation The Huron Foundation Independence Foundation, in honor of Dr. Andrea Mengel Louis N. Cassett Foundation The Paul E. Kelly Foundation Caroline Frederica Holdship Charity PNC Charitable Trust Quirk Productions, Inc. Republic Bank Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Wellin Family Foundation, in memory of Keith S. Wellin The Whimsie Fund Wines ‘Til Sold Out+
$750 to $2,499
Actors’ Equity Foundation Alex J. Ettl Foundation Beneserv Elliott-Lewis Corporation Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Hassel Foundation Jenkintown Building Services+ The Moses and Susan Feldman Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust KieranTimberlake Lagunitas Brewing Co.+ MC3+ Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company, in memory of Frederick W. Anton, III The Rittenhouse Foundation Spector Charitable Trust Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Visit Philadelphia+
$749 & under
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The Sylvan Society recognizes individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more. The special generosity of our members enables the Arden to tell great stories by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality.
Sassafras Grove
($10,000 and above) Lois G. Brodsky Anne E. Diebold Nancy and Bob Elfant Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel David and Christina Fryman Ms. Elizabeth Gemmill John Otto and Janet Haas The CHG Charitable Trust Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Lead Trusts N. Peter and Alta Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Terry and Ann Marie Horner Holly Kinser Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck^ Charles Rose and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation Lee and Chris van de Velde June and Steve Wolfson
Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (2) Franny and Franny Abbott Brett and Nan Altman Sandy and David Beswick John Bitman Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Michael A. and Edward C. Donato Steven Engelmyer and Lisa Wershaw Joseph and Marie Field
Jeanne B. Fisher and Robert F. Lang Linda and David Glickstein, The Lida Foundation Peter J. and Sandra Klugman Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Robin and Saifuddin Mama Seymour Millstein Peggy Morgan Edward and Alexis Pappas Tom Petro and Kris Messner Gail Redden The Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund Sid and Ruth Rosenblatt Hether and Donald Smith Patricia Strange Stephen and Rosalyn Weinstein Ted and Stevie Wolf
Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999)
John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Mickey and Sandy Bernstein Robert Dever Marian and Kenneth Disken Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Shannon and Ted Farmer Sandi Foxx-Jones Richard Harris Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Karen and Mark Hite Kenneth and Eve Klothen William A. Loeb John and Amy McCawley Cynthia and Samuel Plum Joel and Bobbie Porter Keith and Jim Straw Harvey B. Swedloff
Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (2) Anonymous, In Memory of Rachel Sorkin Brian Abernathy and Elizabeth Ireland Hank Adamczyk and Iris Melendez John and Rebecca Adams Kathryn Doyle and Maureen Alexander Stan and Lisa Altman Bethany Asplundh Moses and Susan Feldman Fund Sally and Michael Bailin Sheryl and Allen Bar Ivy Bayard* Tom and Carol Beam Louis Bluver Jean Bodine Patty Bowman DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd and Mel Nasielski Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas^ Dick and Lise Carr Christopher and Jeffrey Carver Rayenne A. Chen Alex J. Ettl Foundation Rebecca Clothey Barbara Cobb John W. Cornell John Culhane Joy L. De Jesús and Jamie Reynolds Mark and Tobey Dichter Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation, at the recommendation of Gene F. Dilks Peter and Deirdre Dooner Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dopkin
Sylvan Society cont... Scott and Julia Engel The Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans Jr. Fund Wally and Jane Evans Stephen Falchek and John Offidani, III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Farenback-Brateman Carole M. Foley Ellen and Tim Foster Mimi and Nicholas K. Fox Buzz and Linda Gamble Tom Gilmore and Sally Walker Terry Graboyes Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg David and MaryJane Hackney Glenn and Ann Haig Don and Lynn Haskin Janis Hawes and Pat Cunningham Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Ed Hillis Lauren Hughes and Kyle Kane Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Jill Hyman Kaplan and Elliot Kaplan Carol Kelley Peter and Louise Kelly Caroline Kemmerer
THE
Mayor Jim Kenney Marilyn and David Kraut, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Season Winnie and Eric Lien Jennifer Lowman, Bella Anzideo, and Peter Anzideo, In Memory of Matthew A. Anzideo Janice F. Madden, In Memory of EK Pomerantz Gloria and Dan Mariano Paula and Richard Mandel Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Mary Ellen Marzullo Barbara and Don Matheson Denise McLeod Leslie and Michael Molder Bob Moul and Diane Herbert Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina and Adam Mussell, In Memory of Teresita Fernandez-Vina Jerome Napson, In Honor of Annie Richardson Marge Neff and Dan Winterstein Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Susan Odessey Laura and Douglas Pratt
Karen and David Pressel Ronald R. and Sheila M. Reese Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Joy Rigg Rickabaugh Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Maxine Romano Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Sid and Ruth Rosenblatt Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Kathleen Sernak Marty and Kate Shields Genvieve and Clete Shields Susan and Steven Shubert Laura and Ron Siena The Spector Charitable Trust Marilyn and Dean Staats Kathleen Stephenson Debra and Bill Stewart Kevin Strauss and Barbara Davis Stephen and Kathy Thompson Helgard L. Tomford Rosemary Watt and Charles Arnao Judy Wellington Caitlin Wood and Martha Schoolman Diane Dalto and Richard Woosnam Hope Yursa
LEGACYSOCIETY
Arden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.
Anonymous Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* Ivy Bayard* Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Mary P. Burr Pearl M. Carpel Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel Ellis Ginsberg* Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer
Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Tom Petro and Kris Messner Peggy Morgan Madeline Portnoy Dr. Harry Rosenthal Marilyn and Dean Staats
We hope you will consider including the Arden in your will or estate plans. To be recognized as a member of the Legacy Society or with questions regarding planned giving, please contact Rosalyn C. Forbes, Director of Development, at 215.922.8900 ext. 149
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supporter
Thank You to Our Supporters $500-$999 Anonymous, In Memory of Jean McCaffrey van Buskirk Al Anderson, Philly Photo Booth Company Maureen Barrett and Mike Templeton Sheila Bell Howard Brownstein Jessica Calter Carol and Bruce Caswell Epstein Family Charitable Trust The Stanford-Coleman Fund Kathleen Duffy Louis and Rhoda Fryman Dan Gannon Keith and Renata Ward Family Fund Yoni and Tracy Greenbaum Nancy Kane Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Lorraine B. Kilmer Bernadette Koller Peter and Ruth Laibson Kathryn and Edward Lee David and Deborah Lesher Morna Livingston Donald J. Martin Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell John and Amy McCawley, In Honor of Colleen, Our Favorite Teacher Rosemary Murphy Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer Joe M. Norton Barbara Oldenhoff Karin and Tom Pajak Harry Porter, In Memory of Harry Porter, Sr. Enrique Posner and Isabel Serra Jayme Powers Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Barbara Rosenzweig Daniel and Faye Ross Dan Rothermel and Michael Hairston, In Memory of Richard Repetto Jonathan Silver Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Cecilia S. Tannenbaum Edna and Stephen Vasso Susan and Tom Walther Keith and Renata Ward Vivian Weinblatt Dawn Weiss Matthew White Nancy Wingo, In Honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Tom and Jackie Zemaitis $250-$499 Anonymous (2)
Anonymous, In Memory of Jordan Rosenfeld Carol and Bennett Aaron Ron and Joyce Bayer Judith T. Beck Pat and Tom Bender Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Marilyn and Barry Bevacqua Doris and Aaron Bitman Linda and Alden Blyth Michael Bolton and Peter Keleher, In Honor of Lawrence Mandel Viola W. Bostic Dr. Stephen Bulova and Eleanor W. Bulova Jacqueline B. Campbell Chip Capelli, In Honor of Amy Murphy Caroline M. Castagno Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Matt and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Warren and Kaye Crown Mary Ann and Jacob Dailey John and Lori Daukas Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff Kelly Devine-Hollander Drs. Eric and Kathy Dobrzynski Kathy and Jerry Drew, In Honor of Ellen Foster Sally Eisenberg Adella Eltantawy Anne Ewers Norma Fabian Paul and Judy Farber Antoinette Farrar Seymour Sara and Dieter Forster Sandi Foxx-Jones, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Allan Freedman and Amy Rappaport Paulette W. Freeman Mark Garvin, In Memory of Mike McCarthy Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Bob and Jan Goren William and Virginia Gormley Carole Green, In Memory of Richard Repetto Paul Green Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Adele Greenspun Betty and Gary Grunder Linda Fowler Hartnett and Richard Willis Heidi Hertfelder Michael and Stephanie Hessol Steve and Jane Heumann, In Honor of Jean Markovitz Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Kleinbard LLC, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer
Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Marge and Philip Kalodner Phyllis Kauffman David Kaufman and Nicole Kahn Stephen and Barbara Kieran Steven and Patricia King The MAK Fund Steven Knepper George F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato George Korein, In Honor of Ann Ritter and Leo Korein Mary Ellen Krober Ashley LaBonde Linda L. Lenard David Lerman and Shelley Wallock Laura Line Kim and David Lipetz, In Honor of Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen John and Martha Lubell Charitable Gift Fund Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Robin and Saifuddin Mama, In Honor of Steve Morgan Anthony Matejczyk The McCarley Family Dr. and Mrs. George and Judy McCarthy Gloria McNutt Missy and Bob McQuiston Alan and Susan Miller Madeline Miller and Gordon Leggett Martha Moore Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Steven Fukuchi and Laura Offutt Brenda J. Oliphant Don and Barbara Parman Robert and Sydney Pasternack Susie Pierce, In Memory of Mary Ann Klussmann Sandy Portnoy Ilene and Coleman Poses Janet Poth Daniel Promislo Annis Lee Reeves Alice Reyes and David Glancey Graham and Betsy Robb, In Honor of Lee van de Velde Mr. Joseph Robinette John and Claire Rodgers Dulcie Romm Jane Rose Sheryl Roser Carole M. and Irwin C. Saft Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sager Geoffrey Schmidt Perlita and Frank Schorfheide Patricia and Stephen Segal Joseph and Louise Shaffer Carole and Joe Shanis, In Honor of Susan Sherman Karen and Robert Sharrar Lee and Roy Shubert
Thank You to Our Supporters Susan and Charles Shubin Celeste Simon James L. Smith Wayne Snover and Janet Tebbel The Essie and Steve Springer Charitable Fund Mauricio Saavedra and Joanna Sykes-Saavedra Helene and Bill Van Hoeven Lewis and Hella Volgenau Donna and Andrew Wechsler Wendy and Larry White Julie D. Williams Bertram and Lorle Wolfson $125-$249 Anonymous Anonymous, In Memory of David A. Schu Jerry Abelson and June Idzal Barbara Abrahams Jessica Accurso Janet and Roger Alwang Dr. and Mrs. Stuart and Elaine Baer Sylva Baker Ellen Baxter and Robert Kavash Richard and Eileen Bazelon Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Sara and Bruce Berger Timothy Berger and Sarah Mooers Charlotte Biddle Fern and Robert Billet Allen G. Bonner Michael Boyle Tom and Mary Pat Boyle Ann and David Brownlee Allen Bonner and Carol Buettger Charlotte Cody Barbara Carmine Mr. Joseph Casey Drs. Anthony and Estelle Chunn Steve and Helene Cohen John and Mary Ann Collett Brent Groce and Donna Cordner Daniel Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Stuart and Diana Donaldson Ellen Dooneief Ellen and Ray Doyle Lucille Schlack Drake Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Geraldine Duclow Sheila Dyan and Charles Gaglia, Jr. Robert Earle Ella and Jon Edwards Wendy Epstein Ted and JoAnn Erfer Mrs. Marie Failey Pam and Taylor Fernley Joan Finger Carol Fixman and Stephen Kobrin Adam Foxx and Jodi Kefer Allyson Frank Paula Fuchsberg Brenda Furtak
Greg Gephart and Michal Hall Eileen Gray Paul Siegel and Marsha Gross Trudy and Paul Gulterman Pamela M. Hamilton Carol Hauptfuhrer Eileen Heisman Tuzman, In Memory of Mildred and Harvey Heisman Betsy and Tod Hershberg Monica Hilferty Terry Hirshorn Daniel and Dorothy Hofer Megan Bellwoar and Michael Hollinger Glenna Huls Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Karl Janowitz and Amy Goldman Mike and Shannon Stellato Peter Johnson Sarah and Joe Jordan William Jordan, In Honor of Virginia and Harvey Kimmel's Wedding Anniversary Stuart Katz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Ruth Keating Larry Keiser, In Memory of Joan Henley Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Kate Kidder Doerr Alan and Elaine Klawans Ellen Kopeland James Kronzer Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman Cyana La Divertida David Ladov Joyce Laskin Stewart and Marla Leftow Zachary Lesser Craig and Stephanie Lewis Sylvia and Norman Lieberman Warren and Arline Lieberman Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Joseph Manko, In Loving Memory of His Wife, Lynn John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Kathryn Z. McMaster Celeste McMenamin Arthur Melnick and Bernadette Manning Cheryl and Gerry Meyer Marianne Miller Paul and Lee Miller Sandra and Martin Miller Kenneth and Susan Myers Alan Nadel and Sharon Kopyc, In Memory of Amy Perkins Elesa Nelson Eliot and Bonnie Nierman Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O'Neill Nick Orbe Michael and Judy Paul Jane G. Pepper
Jeff and Elizabeth Podraza Amy and David Pollack Dr. Nancy Post Jennifer Potts Mr. and Mrs. John and Margaret Preg Ms. Aneira Puttaswamy Abi Reed Honorable and Mrs. Lowell A. Reed, Jr. Mary Jo Reilly Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Nanci Ritter and Jim Hutchison Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. The Gary Rosenau Foundation Kenneth I. and Shelley K. Rosenberg The Rosenberg Family Trust Adelle Rubin Ruth and Marvin Sachs Joan and Bill Saidel David and Margie Saland Karyn L. Scher Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Carl and Mary Ellen Schneider Jill and Kerry Schuman Lori and David Severino Kathy and Richard Sexton Elaine Sherman and Robert Cohan Marilyn Sifford and Robert Butera Ellen and Mickey Simon Bob and Harriet Singer Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Stanton and SaraKay Smullens, In Honor of Judge Phyllis Beck Margaret R. Spencer Michael and Denise Starr Andy and Merle Steiker James Steiker Rita and Neil Stevens Tattooed Mom, In Honor of APA Class 25 Charles F. Tarr and Roy Ziegler Sharon and Charles Tomlinson Marian Tracey John Urofsky Debbie and Tom Walker Thomas and Julie Wamser Tom and Beth Warms Linda Goldman and Barr Weissman, In Honor of Abby Weissman James Wilson William Zeidner Benjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson, In Honor of Steve and June Wolfson $75-$124 Anonymous (6) Anonymous, In Honor of Mr. Pink Rhoda S. Abrams Beverly Anderson Jacqueline and Kenneth Andrews Mr. John Austin
Thank You to Our Supporters Drs. Rita Axelrod and Howard Naidech Dave and Bill Bailey Wade Bailey Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer Flora Becker Debra Beley Constance and Richard W. Berman Barbara Bisgaier Jocelyn Block Hazel Bowers Stanton and Jill Braid Kimberly Brannen, In Honor of Maya R. Malone Charles Brennan Broadhurst Financial Advisors, Inc., In Honor of Tony and Alison Matejczyk Eadie and Allan Brooks David Buch and Annemarie Clarke Donna Burkholder B.J. Capezio Ryann Carey Debbie and Alan Casnoff William and Lillian Cassel Alice Chittenden Mary Chomitz Saul and Sandra Clair Mark Cohen and Marty Johnson Elizabeth W. Colton Richard and Janet Conn Janet Cook John Cooke Betty Cooper Elizabeth Cornman Sandra and James Corry Peter and Valerie Craig Charlotte Creech Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D'Angelo Howard and Barbara Davis, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Emilia Demarco Ann Donaghy Colleen Grace Donofrio Lisa and Paul Dougherty, In Honor of Evie Swierczynski Ruby L. and Angela Dowd Beverly Dubin Judge Jan E. DuBois and Ruth DuBois, In Memory of Fred Anton John Dulik and Sandra Folzer John and Lois S. Durso W. Wallace and Joanne C. Dyer The Eichen Family Linda Ellsworth Brynn Evans Mark and Rene Feitelson, In Honor of all of the great plays at the Arden Ruth Ferber John and Nancy Fischer
Joan and Aron Fisher Marian Fisher Laura H. Foster and Aaron S. Goldblatt Irene Frangatos Judy Frank Kenneth and Cecile Frank Molly Frantz Rebecca E. Freedman, In Memory of Barry D. Freedman Michael and Helene Freidman Paula Freilich Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Phil Friedman Miriam Galster Ofelia Garcia Ms. Joan Gmitter Marylyn Goutmann Mary Jo Grdina Larry and Ann Green Grace E. Grillet Priscilla Grosick Jennie and Matt Hartley Beverly Hayden V. Hedden Henderson Family, In Honor of Ella, Matt, Nate and Noah Henderson Angela and Michael Hennessey Herbert and Gayl Henze Ruth Herd Susan Herron Kimberly Heuer Dan and Monica Hilferty Mershon Hinkel Morton and Lois Joy Hoffman James R. and Elizabeth P. Holt Jean and LW Homeier Esther and Robert Hornik Donna and Bill Hower Peter and Barbara Hutcheon Dave Huting The Theatre Knights, In Memory of John Simpson and Jack Fastag David Ingram and Melanye Finister Lynne Jacobs Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden Jacqueline Jefferson Debra Jih Charles and Rebecca Johnson Timothy and Carol Johnson Karen M. Kaplan and Aaron M. Shatzman Stephen Kay Ellen Kaye Margaret Keller Marjorie Epps Kennedy Richard and Marcia Klafter Ken, Eva, and Aaron Klein, In Memory of Milt and Roz Klein Valerie Koscelnik, In Memory of John Koscelnik Vicki and Doni Kramer Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Ellen Kurtz
The Kutner Family, In Memory of Sheila Kutner Robert and Joyce Leonetti Ruth Lesser Michael L. Levitan Natalie Levkovich and Richard Naalbandian Karen Lisker Dan and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Nadine Lomakin and Michael McPhilmy Whit MacLaughlin and Catharine Slusar Donald and Nancy Maclay Barbara and Bob Maerten Mark Magrann, in Honor of Steve Morgan Kathleen Mahan Renee and Milton Margulies Mary and Jack Markov Richard McCourt and Becky Simmons M. McDonald Kathleen McGrann Arthur and Sallie Melvin Helen Mengel Linda Mill Sylvia R. Miller Jeff and Maxine Morgan Jackie Morrill and Mike Donahue Brad Moss and Laurie Gottlieb, In Honor of Harvey Swedloff Claire and James Moyer Charline and Jack Neigh Steven and Rochelle Nisenfeld, In Honor of Elijah Jonathan Nisenfeld and Benjamin Bryan Nisenfeld Etta and Charles Nissman Frances Novack Kieran O'Connor Dave and Arline Olim Betsy Oliphant Ross, In Honor of The Ryan Family Linda Osler Phyllis Weber and Stan Oswald Mr. Richard Pariseau Judith Peakes Iris and Paul Perlstein Donald and Carol Plank Stephen Platt and Robin Schaufler Frank and Patricia Preston Linda Putnam Erat Ms. Linda Quam Ted Rauch and Elaine Petrossian Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Richman Karen and Jon Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Linda Robinson, PhD and Peter Krill Tony and Barbara Rooklin Patricia Rose Evelyn Rosen J. Randall Rosensteel Edwin and Sally Rosenthol
Thank You to Our Supporters Lynn and Michael Rothman, In Honor of David and Christina Fryman John and Melanie Rowley Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Amy and Mitchell Russell Robin Sampson Carole Schaefer-Charney David Scheibe Deborah Schultz Irene and Marvin Schuman Terri Schwomeyer Patricia Scott Hobbs Ruth Septee Nancy Seweryn Sarah Sexton Polly Shaffer Hanna and Dan Shapira Leslie Sheer Jim and Cathy Shippen Carleene and David Slowik Steven J. Small
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon Pamela and Joel Spiller Steve and Judy Stern Corinne Stone Gaynor Strickler, In Honor of Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Susan and Jim Strohman Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross John Tarves Joseph Terry Rachel Tischler and Shawn Keyes Linda Traver Lisa Pinto Trucksess, In Memory of Barbara Winters Pinto William and Mary Tsiouris Cynthia Vena Constance Villiers Martin Vogel Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Thomas and Cathryn Walsh Jeannette and William Webb
Jeannine and David Webber Kathy Weber and Scott Reznick, In Memory of Frederick J.Von Hacht Oscar Weber The Weinberger Family, In Honor of David and Debra Faye's 25th Anniversary Fred and Shelly Weiner Joan Weiner John Wells Constance West Michelle E. Williams Judith Wood Nancy Wood The Wynn Family Sam and Kuna Yankell Jim and Debbie Zug Rebecca and James Zug ** Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes a gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift
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Board and Committee Members Board of Directors Robert Elfant, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Rayenne Chen, Secretary Brian Abernathy Rhonda Ball Anne Cook Joy L. De JesĂşs Nancy Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Joanne Harmelin Richard Harris Nancy Hirsig Ann Marie Horner Richard L. Maimon Michael S. MacFarland Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Kristen Phillips Charles H. Rose Monica Horan Rosenthal H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin Board Executive Committee Robert Elfant, chair Nancy Burd Michael A. Donato Rayenne Chen Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Anne Marie Horner Kristen Phillips Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson
Board Development Committee Joy L. De JesĂşs, co-chair Robert Elfant, co-chair Brian Abernathy Michael Donato N. Peter Hamilton Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam
Engagement Committee Jeanne Fisher, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Robert Elfant Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson
Personnel Committee David Fryman Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose
The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III Judge Phyllis W. Beck Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Glenn Perlman Aaron Posner Susan Sherman Lee van de Velde
Facilities Committee H. Hetherington Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Chris van de Velde
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Managing Director.................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy Director of Finance and Administration.............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager...............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Assistant General Manager.........................................................................................................................Kevin White Arden Professional Apprentices.....................................................Ezra Ali-Dow, Elizabeth Crino, Alex Dittmar, Mariah Ghant, Shira Gitlin, Natajia Sconiers, Carly Watson
Marketing
Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager.................................................................................................................................Bryant Edwards Art Director.................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Publicist.........................................................................................................................................................Bryan Buttler Communications and Group Sales Manager..................................................................................... Kelsey Sherlock Marketing Interns.................................................................................................Jack Eagan, Simone Cruice-Barnett
Education Development
Director of Development................................................................................................................ Rosalyn C. Forbes Manager of Institutional Giving.................................................................................................................Ryann Carey Manager of Individual Giving.....................................................................................................................Paige Martini Development Coordinator.........................................................................................................Jonathan Edmondson
Assistant Box Office Manager..............................................................................................................Jason Blacketer House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Supervisor.........................................................................................................................Katie Frazer Front of House Assistants.......................................Tara Bankard, Ryane Beutler, Angela Costigan, Paola Cruz, Matt Falance, Emily Fernandez, Rebecca Fleckner, Chelsey Gaskins, Adiah Hicks, Madeline Jones, Anna Lieberman, Kimmie Muroya, Glynnis Nadel, Amanda Robinson, Jenna Rogalski, Julianne Schnaub, Kate Tenen, Abby Weissman, Eric Zavadsky
Production
Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................. Terrence J. Nolen Associate Producer................................................................................................................................. Jonathan Silver Artistic Assistant...........................................................................................................................................Sarah Scafidi Commissioned Playwrights..........................Lorene Cary, Jacqueline Goldfinger, James Ijames, R. Eric Thomas
Front of House
Staff
Director of Arden Drama School.............................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................José Avilés Education Associate...................................................................................................................................Joshua Thorps Arden Teaching Artists.....................................Madison Auch, Elise D’Avella, Kala Moses Baxter, Rachel Camp, Cameron DelGrosso, Jordan Dobson, Eliana Fabiyi, Kelly Filios, Liz Filios, Katie Horner, Madi Juleskusky, Tanaquil Marquez, Matthew Mastronardi,Christina May, Francesca Montanile, Cindy Paul, Jo Vito Ramirez, Iraisa Ann Riley, Gabriella Sanchez, Jenna Stelmok, Rob Tucker, Josh Walker, Stephanie Walters, Justin Yoder, Holly Yokely Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council....................Lucy Bonin, Katelin Bradley, L'tajh Carter, Nathan Cideciyan, Nicholas Cideciyan, Aren Duffy, Sophia Fortuna, Corey Hecdivert, Paige Marie, Elisabeth Moore, Jayden Moore, Flynn Nolen, Kaya O'Neill, Cameron Orefice, Ani Peterson, Alescandra Pollack, Jillian Sajda
Production Manager............................................................................................................................ Courtney Riggar Technical Director.................................................................................................................................. Glenn Perlman Assistant Technical Director.................................................................................................................... Justin Romeo Scenic Charge Artist.......................................................................................................Kristina Chadwick McGrath Master Electrician................................................................................................................................ Martin Stutzman Audio Engineer...........................................................................................................................................John Kolbinski Costume Supervisor.................................................................................................................................Amanda Wolff Wardrobe Supervisor...............................................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Properties Master.............................................................................................................................. Christopher Haig Stage Managers...............................Wendy Blackburn Eastland, Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson, Katie Ringwood Assistant to the Stage Manager..............................................................................................................Leslie Boyden Wig Designer.................................................................................................................................................. Troy Beard Electricians...................................................................................................................... Mikayla Fancella, Kat Wheary Programmers..........................................................................Mikayla Fancella, Kelly Orenshaw, Abby Schlackman, Samantha Wall, Kat Wheary A Doll's House, Part 2 Sound Board Operator.............................................................................Mary Kate Smyser Every Brilliant Thing Crew........................................................................................................................Abby Weisman Props Artisan...........................................................................................................................................Scott McMaster Props Construction Interns.............................................................................................. Jacob Kemp, Megan Lesko Costume Interns..........................................................................................................................................Megan Lesko Scenic Construction Intern..................................................................................................................... Ethan McLear Production Management Intern.......................................................................................................... Shannon Cloud
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DINING PARTNERS
When dining in Old City, we recommend these restaurants that support the Arden! All offer a special discount to Arden patrons. Please ask your server for details.
2ND STORY BREWING
HIGH STREET ON MARKET
THE BAGEL PLACE
JASMINE RICE OLD CITY
117 Chestnut St.• 267.314.5770 www.2ndstorybrewing.com 404 Queen Street • 215.551.2387 www.thebagelplace.com
308 Market Street • 215.625.0988 www.highstreetonmarket.com 224 Market Street • 215.278.2545 www.jasminericephilly.com
CAMPO’S
PANORAMA
CHLÖE
PINOT BOUTIQUE
CONTINENTAL
THE PLOUGH & THE STARS
CUBA LIBRE
POSITANO COAST BY ALDO LAMBERTI
10 S. 2nd Street • 215.627.0666 www.cubalibrerestaurant.com
212 Walnut Street 2nd Floor • 215.238.0499 www.positanocoast.net
FEZZIWIG'S SWEET SHOPPE
RACE STREET CAFÉ
FORK
SHANE CONFECTIONERY
306 Market Street • 215.625.9425 www.forkrestaurant.com
110 Market Street • 215.922.1048 www.shanecandies.com
THE FRANKLIN FOUNTAIN
WISTER
214 Market Street • 215.923.1000 www.camposdeli.com 232 Arch Street • 215.629.2337 www.cloebyob.com 138 Market Street • 215.923.6069 www.continentalmartinibar.com
17 N. 3rd Street • 267.457.3608 www.fezziwigsphiladelphia.com
116 Market Street • 215.627.1899 www.franklinfountain.com
14 N. Front Street • 215.922.7800 www.panoramaristorante.com 227 Market Street • 215.627.WINE www.pinotboutique.com 123 Chestnut Street • 215.733.0300 www.ploughstars.com
208 Race Street • 215.627.6181 www.racestreetcafe.net
26 N. 3rd St. • 267.239.5900 www.wisterbyob.com For complete restaurant descriptions visit: ardentheatre.org/dining
LOOKING TO HOST AN EVENT? CELEBRATING? Consider hosting your next party at the Hamilton Family Arts Center.Your reception, anniversary, rehearsal dinner, or next birthday party would be a dramatic affair in one of our many unique spaces! MEETING? Bring your next board meeting, corporate retreat, or annual meeting to the new Hamilton Family Arts Center. We have large rooms, multiple breakout rooms, and we provide a unique venue to take your meetings “on the road!� For more info email Mary Beth Simon at MBSimon@ardentheatre.org
Two Trains Running, 2016. Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Exploring the Wilson Way As our spring season begins, we are thrilled to present two plays by August Wilson; Gem of the Ocean and How I Learned What I Learned. With these shows appearing in near tandem on both our F. Otto Haas stage and the Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre, we continue our mission to tell great stories, by great story tellers, with a deeper look into how these contrasting spaces allow one to experience the similarities in both stories. Our Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre allows us to join an inmate recounting of the personal life of Wilson himself, and how the history of his neighborhood and ancestral past helped him learn about life. With Gem of The Ocean appearing on our F. Otto Haas stage, it’s grandeur helps one experience a story steeped in history. It is this common theme of history that forms a connection between these two stories; a theme that will inspire and provoke thought on were we have been, where we are now, and where we are going. In both of these works, history is represented as a journey, and the past is interpreted as a ball the must be carried forward and passed along.
As an excerpt from How I Learned What I Learned states:
“We are what we are - Are made of Old things. Come Back. Clearly. Brilliant as the sun.” With this in mind, we invite you to embark on this journey with us, and question within yourself what has shaped us, and what has shaped the nation in which we live.
The Piano Lesson, 2008. Directed by Walter Dallas
August Wilson photo by David Cooper
Fences, 2005. Directed by Timothy Douglas
“Mediterranean Dream”
OPEN HOUSES Thurs., Nov. 8 8:45 a.m. Grades Pre-K - 4
IN THE CITY AND OF THE CITY
Thurs., Nov. 15 8:45 a.m. Grades 5 - 12
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14 N. Front St, Old City
215.922.7800
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