A r d e n T h e AT r e Co m pA n y p r e s e n TsARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

By Lorraine HansberryDirected by Walter Dallas

MAR 7 - APR 21Production Sponsor:

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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

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

Production Sponsor:

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

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

ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

Scenic Designer

DANIEL CONWAY+

Lighting Designer

F. MITCHELL DANA+

Costume Designer

ALISON ROBERTS

Sound Designer

ROBERT KAPLOWITZ+

By LORRAINE HANSBERRY

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Stage Manager

ALEC E. FERRELL*Assistant Director

WILLIAM TOUSSAINT

Mainstage Season Sponsored by:

+ Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829

Directed by WALTER DALLAS^

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WELCOMEfrom the producing artistic Director

Last season, we produced Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park, a play inspired by A Raisin in the Sun and set in the home to which the Younger family is moving. During the run of Clybourne, we did a reading of Raisin on the Haas Stage. I thought I knew this play, but found myself surprised and deeply moved by the Younger family’s hopes and dreams – caught up in Lorraine Hansberry’s extraordinary story, written, remarkably, when she was still in her twenties. And the way that these two plays spoke to one another – the resonances and reverberations created – was incredibly powerful. During the reading, I wanted to tell the Younger family to re-think their move to Cybourne Park; that they deserved better; that the future was fraught...and still is. By the end of

that evening, I realized that I needed to produce A Raisin in the Sun as part of this 25th Anniversary season.

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

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

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

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

Terrence J. Nolen

Cast of CharactersIn order of appearance

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

Bobo ...............................................................................................Kash Goins

UNDERSTUDIES: Bren Thomas, Rob Cutler, Lauren Fitzgerald, Kash Goins, MJ Harris, Leslie

Nevon Holden, Marcus Smith, Ashley Blair Spearman

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 U.S.

Please check houseboards for program changes. Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden.

The Arden operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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

The action of the play is set in Chicago’s Southside, sometime between World War II and the present.

ACT 1Scene 1: Friday morning.

Scene 2: The following morning.

ACT 2Scene 1: Later, the same day.

Scene 2: Friday night, a few weeks later.Scene 3: Moving day, one week later.

ACT 3An hour later.

Walter Dallas would like to dedicate this production to the memory of his mentor, role model, and friend, Lloyd Richards, who staged the fi rst

production of A Raisin in the Sun in 1959.

a Reading of Clybourne Park april 15th, 7pm

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

Call the box offi ce at 215.922.1122 to reserve

DIRECTOR’S Notes

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

What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore-And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over-Like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sagsLike a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

--Langston Hughes

How fi tting that this play, A Raisin in the Sun, be produced on Arden Theatre Company’s stage as part of their 25th Anniversary line-up! It is, after all, a play about dreams – big dreams! Audacious dreams! Seemingly impossible dreams! It is about the power of dreams to captivate us, to compel us, to unite us, and tragically, sometimes to divide us. Dreams are powerful as King Solomon proclaimed in antiquity – “Where there are no dreams, the people perish!”

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

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

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

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

Tom PetroPresident and CEOFox Chase Bank

a Message from our production Sponsor

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apRIl 10 - jUNE 23TICkETS: $16-$32

ARDEN CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS

Arden Children’s Theatre sponsored by:

BY CARLO COLLODI ADAPTED BY GREG BANKS

DIRECTED BY MATTHEW DECKER

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

Celebrating 25 years of Arden Theatre Company

And the Fox ChAse BAnk sponsored produCtion oF:

A RAisin in the sun

ARden theAtRe CompAny & A RAisin in the sun...Timeless ClassiCs

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When first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun

changed American theatre forever. In 1988, the

opening of Arden Theatre Company changed

Philadelphia theatre forever. As we salute and

celebrate the Arden on their 25th anniversary

season, we are honored to be the production

sponsor of A Raisin in the Sun.

Celebrating our PartnershiP: arden theatre ComPany and Fox Chase bank—Proud ProduCtion sPonsor

Wittenberg * something intangible * ghost-Writer * tuliPomania * romeo and Juliet * a raisin in the sun

SEgUN akaNDE (Joseph Asagai/Moving Man) is thrilled to make his Arden Theatre debut. Off-Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Poet (Chester Horn Outstanding Actor) Regional: Ruined (Florida Studio Theatre), A Raisin in The Sun (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), To Kill A Mockingbird (Arrow Rock Lyceum), and Ruined (Arena Stage; 2012 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play) directed by Charles Randolph-Wright (Motown). Film/TV: Sex and the City 2, Mother of George (Official Sundance selection), The Good Wife, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and commercial and voice over work for New York/New Jersey Lottery, EPIX HD, BET, Gatorade, and Bud Light. Graduate of Duke University where he was a running back for the Blue Devils, majoring in political science. www.meetsegun.com

jalEESa CapRI (Beneatha Younger) is a Brooklyn, NY native and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Howard University, where she received her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts-Acting. This versatile stage and film actress is delighted to make her Arden Theatre debut in such a timeless piece of American Theatre. Jaleesa was recently seen in the three-time AUDELCO Nominated production of August Strindberg’s Playing With Fire (Negro En-semble Company). She is very thankful for the productions that she has been a part of thus far; as well as training institutions (such as the British-American Drama Academy in Oxford, New Federal Theatre, and The School for Film&TV) that have and are continu-ing to hone her artistry. Jaleesa is grateful for her supportive family and strives to be the kind of actor that makes a difference on & off the stage, in efforts to effectuate universal help and change. God is continuously blessing her and walking her down the road to success. www.jaleesacapri.com

kaSh goINS (Bobo) is an actor, playwright and producer whose first theatrical experience was in A Raisin in the Sun as a student at Lincoln University. Several years later, he was fortunate to gain work under the direction of Walter Dallas in Sparkle, The Musical; Lazarus, Unstoned; and The Bluest Eye. In 2008 Kash founded GoKash Productions and has mounted six original self-written plays, including the 2009 NYC Downtown Urban Theatre Festival Best Play winner VI Degrees, and the 2010 Award Winning sequel VII Deadly Sins. Goins, producer of the Philly Urban Theatre Festival most recently appeared as an actor in the 2012 productions: GoKash Productions’ Topdog/Underdog at Walnut St. Theatre, Stagecrafters Theatre’s Jitney, Plays and Players’ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and Bryana Michelle’s The Repast.

lEoNaRD C. haaS (Karl Lindner) is very happy to be returning to the Arden Theatre. He made his Philadelphia theatre debut here way back in 1996 and has performed at many theatres in the region since, including The Wilma, Walnut Street, New Paradise Laboratories, 1812, Bristol Riverside, Act II Playhouse, Luna Theatre, Mum Puppettheatre, Hedgerow, Lantern, Cape May Stage, and People’s Light and Theatre Co., where he has performed in over 30 productions as a member of their Resident Ensemble of Artists. Off-Broadway credits include The Little Prince at the New Victory. Next up: Lloyd Dallas in People’s Light and Theatre Company’s Noises Off, July 2013. As always, love to my family and love to Mary Lee.

Who’s Who

joIlET f. haRRIS (Lena Younger) is happy for her longtime relationship with the Arden and thrilled to be working with Walter Dallas again! Last seen here onstage as Woman in Tulipomania. Joilet is the recipient of the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her role as Caroline in Caroline, or Change here at the Arden. Other re-cent credits include: Ella in Ella, The Ella Fitzgerald Story, Detective Caroline on the HBO series The Wire, Law & Order SVU and the upcoming Do No Harm. To God Be The Glory!!!

yaNNICk hayNES (Travis Younger) is a 5th grade student in the Spanish Immersion Program at Philadelphia’s Independence Charter School. He’s attended the Arden Theatre’s Kids’ Crew Summer Camp for the last 3 years and feels most at home on the stage. In addition to his burgeoning interest in acting, Yannick is a purple belt in Shotokan karate. Yannick enjoys spending time with his friends, reading graphic novels and family vacations with his parents, older sister, Olivia, and his grandparents.

pETERSoN ToWNSEND (George Murchison/Moving Man) is excited to be in Philadelphia with the Arden once again, where he was last seen as Prince Sebastian in Cinderella. He also played Crowther in History Boys and George Gibbs in Our Town in Old City. Other credits include Sebastian in Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Reggie Banks in Big Doolie (NYC Fringe); Aida, Macbeth, Carmen, Billy Budd, Anna Bolena, Nixon in China, La Traviata (Met Opera); Hospital (Axis Theatre); Northstar, A Lesson Before Dying (Triad Stage); Wanchese in The Lost Colony (Waterside Theatre); Young Mickey in The Day the Bronx Died, Silvius in As You Like It (Raymond Hodges Theatre). Television credits: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, Gossip Girl, Sally Hemmings: an American Scandal.

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

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

Who’s Who

Who’s Who

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

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

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

alISoN RoBERTS (Costume Designer) is starting her thirteenth season as Arden’s Costume Supervisor. She has a BA in Theatre Arts from Rowan University and an MFA in Costume Design and Technology from Illinois State University. In addition to her staff position, she has designed costumes for numerous Arden productions including this season’s Next to Normal. You can also see her freelance design work with Theatre Exile and Philadelphia Young Playwrights later this year.

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

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

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

alEC E. fERREll (Stage Manager) is happy to be with the Arden for their 25th Anniversary Season. Past Arden credits include: Next to Normal; August: Osage County; A Moon for the Misbegotten; Ghost-Writer (World Premiere); Blue Door; Rabbit Hole; My Name is Asher Lev (World Premiere); Cinderella; Robin Hood; Charlotte’s Web; The Flea and the Professor (World Premiere). Other work with PlayPenn, PTC@Play, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Theatre Horizon. Proud Member AEA, SMA. Many thanks and love to the family.

TERRENCE j. NolEN (Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County; Death of a Salesman; The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler and such musicals as Next to Normal; Sweeney Todd; Pacific Overtures; Violet; and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed six world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 24 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; and Something Intangible. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Direc-tor. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award.

aMy l. MURphy (Managing Director) A Philadelphia native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terrence J. Nolen and Aaron Posner. She is especially proud of the Arden Professional Apprentice program and its contribution to the Philadelphia cultural community. A graduate of Susquehanna University, Amy received the university’s first-ever Young Alumni Achievement Award. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts which is a joint program of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation and National Arts Strategies. Amy serves on the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Local Advisory Council of the Non Profit Finance Fund. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council and the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College.

Who’s Who

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aRDEN ThEaTRE CoMpaNy Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. We stage five productions each season as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase and The Writers’ Room, a new play residency program made possible by the Independence Foundation’s New Works Initiative and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Cultural Manage-ment Initiative. The Arden Professional Appren-ticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire community through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people. We also offer sign language-interpreted, captioned, and audio described performances, and Pay-What-You-Can final dress rehearsals that ben-efit other nonprofits. The Arden has received sev-en 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 Philadel-phia Weekly in 2009. Arden Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company, is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Old City Arts Association. The Arden operates under an agree-ment between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Pro-fessional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

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Cherry grove ($5,000-$9,999)Anonymous Sally and Michael Bailin^Ann DieboldMarie and Joseph FieldTim and Ellen Foster^Elizabeth GemmillVirginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Josephine KleinSuzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development FundCharles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^Lee and Christopher van de VeldeRosalyn and Stephen WeinsteinTed and Stevie Wolf

filbert grove ($2,500-$4,999)AnonymousCarol and Tom BeamBob and Nancy ElfantLois G. BrodskyJohn and Susan ColemanAnne M. CongdonRobert M. DeverStephen J. Falchek and John A. Offidani, IIISandi Foxx-JonesLinda and David GlicksteinDrs. Paula and Thomas J. HumphriesLeslie and Barbara KaplanCarol and D. Scott KelleyDrs. Robin and Saifuddin MamaThomas Petro and Kristine MessnerPeggy and Steve MorganKeith and Jim StrawJune and Steve Wolfson Family FoundationEllen Yin+

Mulberry grove ($1,000-$2,499) AnonymousArchie D. and Bertha H. Walker FoundationBrian Abernathy and Elizabeth IrelandIris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk, Jr.Rebecca and John AdamsJohn Alchin and Hal MarryattLisa and Stan AltmanTheodora W. AshmeadBethany AsplundhJim and Janet AverillSheryl and Allen BarGiséle Sambar BathishIvy BayardSandy and Mickey BernsteinReggie Blaszczyk and Lee O’NeillLouis BluverElaine and Philip BobroveJean G. BodinePatricia BowmanAlmut BreazealeDeDe and Tony BrownNancy BurdThomas Burke and Richard FountasLaurada Byers and Michael SanyourVicki and Russ CarlsonPriscilla and John ClementMarta Dabezies, in honor of Lisa BurnsJoy De Jesús and Jamie ReynoldsTobey and Mark DichterMichael A. DonatoDeb Dorsey and Mike GreenShafiq EbrahimJames R. Fairburn and David A. WickardTed and Shannon FarmerJeanne FisherDavid and Christina Fryman*Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore^Andrea GelzerTerry GraboyesMarcy Gringlas and Joel GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Albert M. GreenfieldDavid and MaryJane HackneyRonna and Robert HallMr. and Mrs. Jon HarmelinDon Haskin and Lynn Martin HaskinJane and Steve HeumannKaren and Mark HiteDr. David and Patricia Holtz*Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden*Caroline KemmererPeter N. Kenney and Dorothy R. Novick

Holly KinserKenneth and Eve KlothenSandra and Peter KlugmanSharon and Joel KoppelmanWinnie and Eric LienWilliam A. LoebRichard Maimon and Susan SegalTina MancoSue Ann and Lewis R. MarburgGloria and Dan MarianoJean MarkovitzLee Marks and Lisl ZachJackie and David MassariBarbara and Don MathesonJohn and Amy McCawley*Andrea Mengel and George A. RitterSeymour MillsteinA.C. MissiasEllen and Michael MulroneySuzanne and Ron NaplesJerome Napson, in honor of Annie RichardsonTerrence J. Nolen and Amy L. MurphyMichael Norris and Matt VarratoDr. and Mrs. Joel PorterCarol and John RauchAnn and Frank Reed, through the Malfer FoundationKurt and Mary-Ann ReissCintra and Franklyn RodgersAmelia Q. RileyPhyllis and Martin RosenthalMike Salmanson,Tobi Zemsky, and Noah SalmansonDolly Beechman Schnall and Dr. Nathan Schnall, in loving memory of Laurie BeechmanLaura and Ron Siena, in honor of Nancy and Bob ElfantHether, Don and Sarah SmithRichard and Amanda Smoot Kathleen A. StephensonWilliam K. Stewart FoundationAdelaide Sugarman and Marshall GreenbergHarvey B. SwedloffMartin Tuzman and Eileen HeismanThomas and Patricia Vernon^Richard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto WoosnamHope YursaMichael Zuckerman and Jan Levine, in memory of Jonathan LevineZAKARAK Productions

The special generosity of our members enables the arden to tell great stories by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality. To join or for more information, please contact angela DuRoss, Development Director at 215-922-8900 x25 or aduross@ardentheatre.org.

* denotes gifts made through the United Way +denotes gifts of services or goods ^includes a matching gift

for 12 years, the Sylvan Society has recognized individuals who support the arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Thank you to our Supporters$500-$999AnonymousTemmy ActonSheila Bell and Thomas DoddsJ. Robert and Marilyn BirnhakDorothy Tomassini and Barry BrennerRuth E. BrownChip CapelliBob and Cheryl CarfagnoDrs. Fred and Karen ClarkMarc and Margie CohenKathy Nolen Edwards and Bill Edwards*Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans, Jr.Carole M. Foley*Dan GannonCharles GearBarbara and Jerry KaplanRonald Kershner and Catherine DolanSteven and Patricia KingMary and Dean KlineKenneth D. Kopple^Mary Ellen KroberJoan and Marc S. LapayowkerDavid LermanDavid and Deborah LesherPat and Jim LobbFrank and Sally MalloryDonald J. Martin and Richard RepettoSue and David MaynardGeorge and Judy McCarthy

Laura Offutt and Steve FukuchiBrenda J. OliphantWhitney Quesenbery and John ChesterPaul Rabe and Cheryl GunterGraham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de VeldeJane ScaccettiHarold and Sharon Schwalm^Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy SiegelRobert and Karen SharrarJames L. SmithBarbara and Mike SorokerAnne SpeyerMarilyn and Dean R. StaatsHarold and Emily StarrEric Tamulonis and Deirdre GibsonDr. and Mrs. Stephen G. VassoMatthew A. White*William H. Ross SchoolTom and Jackie Zemaitis

$250-$499AnonymousCarol and Bennett AaronHoward AaronsonDr. Ron AbramsDavid ArdreyRon and Joyce BayerAlice and James BazlenLisa and Joseph BeckerBill Beckett and Jo WhiteRichard and Joan BehrPeter and Lynne Berman

Barry and Marilyn BevacquaMarlin G. Brown*Alden and Linda BlythJanice and Roger BoeDavid BrownleeMichael P. BuckleyCaroline CastagnoNelly and Scott ChildressBarbara R. CobbDr. Marie A. ConnRay Costello*Ruth Miller CoxJames Crawford and Judith DeanBarbara DaneluzziMelanie DavisNancy DavisEllen Deacon and Ernest CuffGeorge Koch and Santo DiDonatoTika and Issac DjerassiKate Kidder and Kevin DoerrJill DulanyRobert EnglishIn honor of Christian EvansWally and Jane EvansAnne EwersWilliam and Anne EwingMr. and Mrs. Farenback-BratemanAskold Zagars and Marie FeehanCynthia Heininger and James FeeneyMark and Rene FeitelsonRuth and Andre FerberPaulette and Paul FreemanIn memory of Bob GallagherGreg Gephart

aRDEN foR all is supported by a generous gift from Virginia and harvey kimmel

� e Legacy SocietyArden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.

Anonymous Peter Gistelinck and Kim BloomPeggy Anderson James and Suzanne Hill Stanley D. Baurys Mary Ellen Krober Jane Berryman William A. Loeb Louis Bluver Madeline Portnoy Ellis K. Ginsberg Marilyn and Dean R. Staats We hope you will consider including the arden in your will or estate plans. To be recognized as a member of the legacy Society or with questions regarding planned giving, please contact angela DuRoss, Development Director at 215-922-8900 ext. 25.

Richard and Rita GoldbergBob and Jan GorenVirginia GormleyRose HaganDona and Curt HaltiwangerMary C. HarbisonJoanne and Jon HarmelinLinda Hartnett and Richard WillisCharles W. Head, Jr.Heidi HertfelderJim and Carolyn HessingerTerry HirshornTeresa Reyes and John HogeneschGlenna HulsBJ and Candace Jones and CorrDavid and Beth Medoway KaganMarge and Philip KalodnerPhyllis KauffmanSteven B. King*Susan Kellogg and Dick HoffmanEdith KlausnerMary and Justin KleinBarbara and Leonard KlinghofferBernadette KollerLinda Robinson, Ph.D. and Peter Krill Ruth and Peter LaibsonKathryn LeeSylvia Lee and Charles L. Hillis, Jr.Ruth LesserHelene LevineWarren and Arline LiebermanMrs. Grace MadeiraMary Louise and Gerald MartinGloria McNuttAlan and Susan MillerMadeline MillerKathleen NelsonPaul Nutaitis and Robert ClarkSusan Odessey and Paul CoffCarol Ann and Thomas O’LearyMr. and Mrs. Gerald O’NeillHugh C. and Susan O’NeillBarbara and Don ParmanMichael L. and Judy PaulJohn and Judy PeelerVincent and Carmen PezzulloDan PromisloMary Jo ReillyIrwin C. and Carole M. SaftMarilyn C. Sanborne*Ms. Kim SchmuckiCarleton SchwagerWarren and Carole Lee Schwomeyer^Antoinette Farrar SeymourA. Paul ShallersSusan GreeneJames Akerberg and Larry Simmons

William and Mary SimpsonBob and Harriet SingerLinda Traver-Neeld and Ken NeeldDennis UpdegroveHelene and William VanhoevenHella and Lew VolgenauMichael Walraven and Mary Lou StarlingMarlene WeinbergFred and Arleen WeinsteinWendy and Larry WhiteMrs. Thomas A. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Harry W. WoodcockSam and Kuna YankellJoseph and Renee Zuritsky

$125-$249AnonymousJanet and Roger AlwangHarry BambrickEllen Baxter^Susan Becker and Aaron RubinPat and Tom BenderIn memory of Joan D. ZeidnerJay and Nancy BerkowitzDoris and Aaron BitmanThomas H BlackburnFran Freedman and Jon Blum^Maxine Blum and Samuel BobrowAllen BonnerFrank BoyerMichael P. BoyleMary Pat and Thomas BoyleJ. Joseph and Mary Lou BreidenstineEadie and Allan BrooksLaurie BrownJeannine D. Burky and David WebberRobert J. ButeraSara and Michael ChernoffAnnemarie Clarke and David BuchZoe CoulsonBillie CoyneKaren CuzzolinoMary Ann Dailey and Jacob DaileyRaymond and Michele DeckerStephanie DevineyDaniel DevlinIn Honor of Marjorie DickeyLarry and Pat DixonDiana DonaldsonColleen DonofrioEllen and Max DooneiefBeverly DotterLouisa DubinAngela DuRoss and Michael Winterrowd

Lois S. DursoJoan Earley

Marcia EisenbergHelene D. Estes^Paul and Judith FarberGalen FarmerBill Fisher*In memory of Dr. Morris FitermanThe Mullin Family, in honor of Diane Dawson MullinMr. and Mrs. Kenneth FrankDrs. Barbara and Len FrankJim and Fran FrazerLarry S. FriedmanPaula Fuchsberg^Dennis T. GallagherMiriam GalsterStan GibellDavid K. GiffordKathleen and Paul GoldenbergLeigh Goldenberg and Aaron BaumanGrace Gonglewski and Eric SchoeferAnna and Kenneth GottschaldtJudy and John GouldMarsha and Paul SiegelMiriam and Saul GrossmannNancy and Richard GroveSusan and Adam GuttentagStephen and Ona HamiltonMary and William HangleyBarbara and Bob HauptfuhrerRon HermanBarbara and Richard HirshMichael J. Hozik and Margaret L. ReaKerry HuntsmanSandra R. KarlsonLucy KaufmanRobert and Ellen KavashElisabeth KerseyAndrew Kite and Karl MartinAlan and Elaine KlawansJoanne and Alexander KleinCharles and Patricia KlingSteven KnepperHarold KobbDavid LadovBob and Mary LawlerLisa LeeRichard LeeLorraine and the late Richard LeffStewart R. LeftowAlan and Susan LevinBob and Lynn LevittNatalie LevkovichCraig and Stephanie LewisLinda and Donald LewisNorman and Sylvia LiebermanBarbara and Richard LindeLisa Linder and Richard Grossman

Thank you to our Supporters

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

You can be a part of this dramatic expansion.

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

A N N I V E R S A R Y

G R A N F A L L O O N

The arden’s biennial gala evening of

music, dinner and dancing!

At the

HAMILTON FAMILY ARTS CENTER

Honoring past Presidents of the Arden Board of Directors:

kate allison ● Tom ButlerEllen foster ● David fryman

Sheila kutner ● lynn Martin haskinh. hetherington Smith ● lee van de Velde

CO-CHAIRS: Eileen Heisman and Martin Tuzman June and Steve Wolfson

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

S a V E T h E D a T E F R I D A Y, J U N E 7 , 2 0 1 3

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Thank you to our SupportersDavid and Kim LipetzRobert and Laurel LipshutzPerry Watts and Samuel LitwinWill and Sandy LockDonald and Nancy MaclayClaudia MadrigaleLynn and Joe Manko

$125-$249 continuedAnonymousJohn McCormick and Ken Schmitt^Cheryl MeyerMarianne T. MillerPaul and Lee S. MillerMartin and Sandra MillerShirley G. and Mitchell MillerMelissa MorrisKathleen J. Moyer, Ph.D.Theodore and Theresa Munz Jr.Kenneth and Susan MyersBonnie and Eliot NiermanEtta and Chuck NissmanMarianne O’Connor^William O’ConnorTimothy O’MalleyMr. Richard PariseauJohn and Judith PeakesMary and F. Laurence PethickLisa TruckessJeff and Elizabeth PodrazaPaul PolskyNancy PostJennifer E. PottsJohn and Margaret PregKaren and David PresselLinda QuamSherri and Abe ReichEleanor ReinhardtLeslie RescorlaDavid and Diane RichmanJoy RickabaughDr. Elnora Rigik and Andrew BushkoMark and Sharon RobbFrancoise and Louis RollmannJane A. Rose, CPA/PFS, CFPMr. and Mrs. Edward RosenBernie and Camille RosenbergKenneth and Shelley RosenbergFaye and Daniel RossAlan Rothenberg and Enid KrasnerJoan and Robert LudwigPeter RykerJoan and Bill SaidelEric SbarLucille SchlackGeorge SchulerJoseph and Louise Shaffer^

Elaine L. ShermanJohn and Maryann ShiversShirley SivitzLeslie E. SkiltonDavid and Carleene SlowikGail SnitzerMargaret R. SpencerJohn and Susan StedmanRuth and David SteinmanRita StevensRobert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-StewartKate StocktonPaul L. StoneRuth P. and Norman StuessyLorraine TojiSharon TomlinsonHarold and Judith TorranceEmily and Charles WagnerClifford and Ann WagnerDebbie and Tom WalkerMr. and Mrs. Thomas WaltherVivian WeinblattElizabeth WeinrebConstance WestThe Wisnewski FamilyBertram and Lorle WolfsonRobert Woodcock and Sally LeidermanBarbara C. Wright

$75-$124AnonymousLawrence AbramsonJane and David ActonEmily AikenStephen AlbertNan AldersonSamuel AllinghamJanet AndereckDr. and Mrs. Anthony J. AndrewsRita AxelrodRobert Baron*Linda Barron, in honor of Courtney Baxter’s Graduation

Robert Bauer and Sandy Clay BauerStanley BaurysRichard and Eileen BazelonThe Rev. Judith T. BeckJulie BeckerConstance and Richard BermanLinda BermanDr. and Mrs. Benjamin BlankTom and Bonnie BownCarrie and John Boxer*Joshua and Susan BraunsteinJeanne and Arnold BrenmanCharles BrennanJudith Broudy

Carol BuettgerJessica CalterAlice A. ChittendenMonica ChoiMary ChomitzSandra ChoukrounSandra and Saul ClairSharyn F. ClausonEdwin G. Close, IIRhoda M. and Michael CobenJennifer and Daniel CoffeyJudith CohenHelene and Steve CohenSue CohenJosh and Leo CohenSuzanne and Norman CohnKelly McBrideSusan CookJanet CookJohn CookeJames and Sandra CorryTina and Lee CowenCynthia D’AmbrosioJoseph and Helen D’AngeloBonnie and Robert DeAngeloNancy DeLuciaRita and Grace DenboCarole and Marc DichterBeverly DubinMarlene DubinDonald and Geraldine DuclowDavid DurhamPatricia EamesNina and Daniel EdelmanLeah Chaplin and Eileen GildeaScott Engel, in honor of Miles Dean Elfant-Wong

Debbie and Jerry EpsteinBarry and Beth EvansBrynn EvansFred and Cindy FarlinoSylvia Beck and Jay FedermanSamuel and Helene FeinbergMarcia FeinsteinCharlotte and Mickey FeldmanAnnette and Nathan FieldNancy and John FischerDeborah and Martin FishbeinLana FishkinMrs. Pamela FiskWalter FitzgeraldMark A. FochtMs. Judy FrankEllen and David FreemanHelene and Michael FreidmanMary Jane FullamJulia Gardner and Aidan YoungGeorge and Pooh GephartPeggy GloverMac and Naomi Gorson

Thank you to our Supporters$75-$124 continuedDiane GraboyesAnn and Larry GreenRobin GreeneGladys GreenfieldRichard GreensteinPriscilla GrosickMarsha GrossDoris and Jack GuttentagAnne HalkedisDr. and Mrs. James J. Haney, IIIGail HauptfuhrerJim and Pamela HaynieDouglas and Harriet HeathVirginia HeddenAngela and Michael HennesseyRuth HerdSusan W. HerronTom and Wendy HibberdIsidore and Sharon HoffermanDonna and Bill HowerThomas K. HursterJudith HymanJustin JainJackie JerrehianJennifer and Kevin JulianDonald and Mary KaneIra and Linda KatzMarjorie Epps KennedyLorraine KilmerCheryl and John KirbyBrian and Caren KirschnerGregory KleiberDavid KleinChristina and Harold KleinKen, Eva and Aaron KleinJoseph Kluger and Susan LewisEllen KopelandJames KronzerBarry and Janet KushnerMarilyn KutlerJoyce LaskinRobert LazarEllen LeMichael LeedsKathryn LemmonDavid and Susan LipsonKaren LiskerDaniel and Linda LitwinLeroy and Ruth LoewensternBarbara and Bob MaertenMickey and Larry MagidMilton and Renee MarguliesGerald MarringtonGlenda MarshallVincent MassimianoIrwin Matusow and Barbara RudnickAlice McCrearyPatricia McCunney-ThomasM. McDonald

Faith and Arthur McDowellRobin McEntire and Judy SchatzDr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlinHelen and Tom McNuttMark MendenhallLinda MerryleesHandsel and Karen MinyardEllen MonseesJeff and Maxine MorganDavid and Laurel MostellerClaire MoyerPaul Yaros and Craig MurrayJoan NerenbergThe Nolen/Brooks FamilyCarol L. O’BrienEdward OhlbaumLinda OslerStanton S. OswaldLynn, Andrew, Jared and Orli OzerLarry PaceMartin and Jacqueline PageBob and Leila PeckHelen PhillipsKaren PhinneyDavid and Amy PollackSharon Pollak and Fred BaurerJanet PothShirley PrestonCarla PuppinKeith and Cynthia QuintonKaren and Mark ReberMichael ReitterRachel ReynoldsClifford Ridley and Betsey HansellMary Ann RobinsonDouglas RobinsonJohn and Claire RodgersGeraldine RogersRobert RosemanEnid RosenblattJ. Randall RosensteelDr. Harry RosenthalJoan RozanskiBernard and Barbara RuekgauerWilliam F. RyanRoberta SampsonAlexandra SamuelsMr. and Mrs. A. SchmidtCarl W. and Mary Ellen SchneiderStanley SchreinerAdeline R. SchultzDeborah SchultzRobert and Karen SerenbetzKathleen and Richard SextonKaren Schermerhorn and Evan SeymourPolly ShafferJanice and Thomas ShowlerStephen and Marilyn Skwire

Diane SloteRichard SmithSusan L. SmithLarry Smoose and Linda LeeRuth and Rick SnydermanHester SonderPhillip and Karen Spiker, in honor of Courtney Spiker MartinWendy Epstein and James SteikerLeon and Marcia SteinbergCarol and Ronald StumpSheri and Jeff SturgisMichael and Marianna SullivanSally SwitzerNina TafelCecilia TannenbaumJoseph TerryWilliam and Joan ThomasLinda and Keith ThomsonAnna Coxe ToogoodClaire ToyMarian TraceyFrank TrottaWilliam and Mary TsiourisBrenda Freitag and Chet TuthillJohn UrofskyIn Loving Memory of Jordan RosenfeldConstance VilliersChristopher WatersThomas WatkinsJenny and Bill WebbOscar WeberBob Weinberg and Eleanor WilnerJoyce Weiner and Albert TedescoShelly and Fred WeinerBarbara and Richard WeissAnn WilkersonTheresa WilliamsJames WilsonLydia WindermanAndrew WojtekThe Yablonovitz FamilyCarol and Jeff YetterRoger and Lillian YoumanWilliam A. Zeidner*Michele Zeldner and Ian WachsteinBenjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson* Denotes gift made through the United Way+ Denotes gift of goods or services^ Includes a matching gift

This list represents gifts made between Jan. 1, 2012 and Feb. 1, 2013. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies. Notify Development Assistant Megan Staples at 215.922.8900 x46 or mstaples@ardentheatre.org. Although space does not allow listing gifts less than $75, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions.

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This past November, Old City was named one of America’s Top 12 ArtPlaces in the nation by ArtPlace, a collaboration of leading national foundations, federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts, and six of the nation’s largest financial institutions. In selecting the top neighborhoods, ArtPlace examined districts in each of the 44 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and rated them according to the percentage of independent businesses in an area, an area’s ‘walkability score’, the percentage of workers in creative occupations, the number of arts-related businesses and the number of arts-related nonprofit organizations. “The impact the arts have had on the vibrancy and economy of Old City [is unmistakable],” said ArtPlace Director Carol Coletta. “This study shows how the arts can provide a foundation for a diversity of neighborhoods to thrive.”

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

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

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

olD CITy IS oNE of aMERICa’S Top aRTplaCES

The West Philadelphia Orchestra plays at First Friday An artist makes a sale on First Friday

Board and Committee Members

2012/13 Board of DirectorsBrian Abernathy, PresidentNancy Burd, Vice PresidentHolly Kinser, Vice PresidentMichael A. Donato, TreasurerNancy Hirsig, Secretary

Joy L. De JesúsNancy ElfantRobert ElfantJeanne FisherEllen P. FosterDavid FrymanElizabeth H. GemmillDarrel A. GermanAlbert M. Greenfi eld, IIIRonna F. HallN. Peter HamiltonJoanne HarmelinLynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D.Eileen HeismanBarbara KaplanVirginia KimmelRichard L. MaimonDr. Saifuddin T. MamaJohn J. McCawleyAndrea Mengel Amy L. MurphyTerrence J. NolenCharles H. RoseH. Hetherington SmithLee van de VeldeSteve WolfsonEllen Yin

The Cornerstone SocietyFrederick W. Anton, IIIGerard J. Conway, Sr.Carole Haas GravagnoAaron Posner

Board Executive CommitteeBrian Abernathy, chairNancy BurdMichael A. DonatoEllen P. FosterRonna F. HallN. Peter HamiltonNancy HirsigVirginia KimmelHolly KinserCharles H. RoseH. Hetherington SmithLee van de Velde

advocacy CommitteeBrian Abernathy, chair David GlanceyTerry Gillen Julie HawkinsSusan Jacobson Holly Kinser

Board Development Committee Ellen P. Foster, chairBrian AbernathyMichael DonatoPeter HamiltonRonna F. HallLynn Martin Haskin, Ph.D.Lee van de VeldeDiane Dalto Woosnam

Education Committee Sheryl BarMarla DiamondDr. Dennis W. CreedonDr. Carol DombJacqueline MatusowIlene PosesSally Wojcik

Engagement CommitteeNancy Elfant, co-chairLee van de Velde, co-chairNancy BurdRobert Elfant Jeanne FisherElizabeth GemmillDarrel GermanRonna HallJoanne HarmelinEileen HeismanNancy HirsigVirginia KimmelHolly KinserSteve WolfsonDiane Dalto Woosnam

facilities Committee Hether Smith, chairMike Green James KronzerRichard L. MaimonJohn J. McCawleyPaul ThaisChris van de Velde

finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chairNancy BurdEllen P. FosterHarvey SwedloffSteve Wolfson

personnel CommitteeDavid Fryman, chairEllen P. FosterElizabeth H. GemmillAlbert M. Greenfi eld, IIICharles H. Rose

The Scene CommitteeMike DonohueSeth GoldenbergGenvieve GoldsteinJaneale Gottlieb-GeorgeDana MarstonMeghan McKeownDan O’NeilKristen Sorek

Special Events Ta sk force Ronna F. Hall, chairNancy BurdNancy ElfantEllen P. Foster Susan Jacobson Diane Dalto Woosnam

Strategic planning CommitteeJoy De Jesús, chairEllen P. FosterDavid FrymanAndrea MengelEllen Yin

Capital Campaign Steering CommitteeLee van de Velde, co-chairN. Peter Hamilton, co-chairBrian AbernathyNancy BurdMichael DonatoEllen FosterJoy L. De JesusNancy HirsigHolly Kinser

A Raisin in the Sun Marketing CommitteeSandy BernsteinJenea RobinsonBarbara White-Curry

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StaffProducing Artistic Director ................................................................................................................................... Terrence J. NolenAssociate Artistic Director .......................................................................................................................................... Edward SobelAssociate Artistic Director .................................................................................................................................... Matthew DeckerArtistic Assistant ................................................................................................................................................................ Sam PedingsLiterary Consultants ...................................................................................................Carl Granieri, Adam Meora, Dennis SmealCommissioned Playwrights .................................................... Stephen Belber, Laura Eason, Laura Jacqmin, Rogelio Martinez

Managing Director ...................................................................................................................................................... Amy L. MurphyGeneral Manager ...........................................................................................................................................................Hannah OlanoffBusiness Manager ...........................................................................................................................................Courtney Spiker MartinAssociate General Manager .....................................................................................................................................Mary Beth SimonExecutive Assistant to the Managing Director .............................................................................................................. Eric ColtonArden Professional Apprentices ................................................Nile Arena, Laura Barati, Wendy Blackburn, Angela Coleman,

Sophie Kruip, Jenna Stelmok, Katie Sink Arden Volunteer ............................................................................................................................................................ Jean Markovitz

Director of Marketing and Public Relations ....................................................................................................................Ryan KlinkMarketing and Public Relations Manager .............................................................................................................Leigh GoldenbergArt Director .......................................................................................................................................................................Kristy GiballaMarketing Assistant .......................................................................................................................................................... Maura RocheGroup Sales Associate ............................................................................................................................................... Katherine PerryMarketing Intern .......................................................................................................................................................Gabriela Bettagilio

Development Director ............................................................................................................................................... Angela DuRossDirector of Institutional Advancement ....................................................................................................................... Jessica CalterManager of Institutional Giving .....................................................................................................................................Rae PagliaruloDevelopment Assistant ................................................................................................................................................. Megan StaplesDevelopment Research Assistant .................................................................................................................................. Sarah OlloveDevelopment/Special Events Intern ................................................................................................................................ Rosa Taylor

Education Director .........................................................................................................................................Maureen Mullin FowlerEducation Associate .............................................................................................................................................................. Bryan KerrThe Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council .......................Ruby Jean Anderson, Sydney Chin, Alex Dittmar, Chioma Dunkley,

Matthew Flalance, Chelsey Gaskins, Terrell Jones, Jade Lewis, Daniel Lugano, Max Olkus, Mary Kate Purcell

Arden Drama School Faculty ......................................................................... Kala Moses Baxter, Terry Brennan, Chris Bresky, Rachel Camp, Matthew Decker, Mike Dees, Tara Demmy, Liz Filios, Charlotte Ford, Steve Gravelle,

Andrew Hanley, Millie Hiibel, Alex Keiper, Bryan Kerr, Kaleigh Malloy, Matt Mastronardi, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Pacek, Samantha Pedings, Katherine Perry, Hillary Rea, Scott Sheppard, Shanna Tedeschi, Miriam White

Box Office Manager ............................................................................................................................................................... Lynn KeilyAssistant Box Office Manager .......................................................................................................................................Corey MassonHouse Manager..............................................................................................................................................................Jacqui SchneiderFront of House Assistants ......................................... Tara Bankard, Nanci Cope, Tara Demmy, Sarah Dugan, Kaleigh Malloy,

Matthew Mastronardi, Emily Mattison,Samantha Pedings, Abby Perlman, Katherine Perry, Joe Pilitowski, Fen Tamulonis, Max Vasapoli, Flora Vassar

Production Manager .................................................................................................................................................. Courtney RiggarTechnical Director ........................................................................................................................................................ Glenn PerlmanAssociate Production Manager ............................................................................................................................ Jessica Day WestMaster Carpenter/Shop Foreman ....................................................................................................................................... Jon WestMaster Electrician...................................................................................................................................................... Martin StutzmanCostume Supervisor ..................................................................................................................................................... Alison RobertsProperties Master .................................................................................................................................................... Christopher HaigCharge Scenic Artist ............................................................................................................................................ Kristina ChadwickProduction Stage Managers ............................................................................................................... Alec E. Ferrell, John GrasseyAssistant to the Stage Manager .....................................................................................................................................Sophie KruipWig Designer ......................................................................................................................................................................... Karine IveyStitchers ...................................................................................................................................... Lorraine Anderson , Amanda WolffAssistant Scenic Designer ........................................................................................................................................... Paige HathawayAssistant Sound Designer ..............................................................................................................................................John KolbinskiAssistant Lighting Designer ................................................................................................................................................ AJ GarrigusLight Board Programmers ................................................................................................Peter Escalada-Mastick, Jessica WallaceElectrician............................................................................................................................................................................ Maria ShaplinAudio Engineer ..................................................................................................................................................................Mitch MarzecScenic Construction Intern ............................................................................................................................................. Justin RomeoCostume Intern .................................................................................................................................................................... Alison LimaElectrics and Sound Intern ..................................................................................................................................................... Jill KlechaScenic Painting Intern ....................................................................................................................................................Anna McGaheyProps Intern.......................................................................................................................................................................... Tara Bowler

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AMERICAN/ INTERNATIONAL FARE

CUBa lIBRE10 S. 2nd Street • 215.627.0666 • www.cubalibrerestaurant.com

foRk 306 Market Street • 215.625.9425 • www.forkrestaurant.com

gIgI RESTaURaNT & loUNgE 319 Market Street • 215.574.8880 • www.gigiphilly.com

RaCE STREET CafÉ 208 Race Street • 215.627.6181 • www.racestreetcafe.net

REVolUTIoN hoUSE200 Market Street • 215-625-4566 • www.revolutionhouse.com

SERRaNo20 S. 2nd Street • 215.928.0770 • www.tinangel.com

COMFORT FOODThE TWISTED TaIl509 S. 2nd Street. • 215.558.2475 • www.thetwistedtail.com

STEAKHOUSEMaRMoNT222 Market Street • 215.923.1100 • www.marmont.net

SMALL BITES AND TREATSThE fRaNklIN foUNTaIN 116 Market Street • 215.627.1899 • www.franklinfountain.com

ShaNE CoNfECTIoNERy 110 Market Street • 215.922.1048 • www.shanecandies.com

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pINoT WINE BoUTIQUE227 Market Street • 215.627.WINE • www.pinotboutique.com

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

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

Why do you like Arden Drama School?

Yannick: I get to meet a lot of new people and see people from past camp sessions. We get to be creative, write our own plays, and design our own costumes.

What’s a great memory you have of camp?

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

Do you have a favorite class?

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

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

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

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ardenDRAMA SCHOOLTheatre classes for pre-k – grade 12

Spring Semester and Summer Camps are enrolling now!

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

March 2012

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Teen Arden was established by a grant fromThe albert M. greenfi eld foundation

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

Here is what our teens are saying about this program:

“I love this program because I want to pursue a career in this fi eld later in life!” – Jade, 12th grade

“Teen Arden is a program that allows us to get involved in different aspects of theatre. We use our creativity and voice our ideas. I like Teen Arden because I am that person who wants to learn about theatre as a whole. I love acting but I’m also interested in directing, theatre management etc. I feel that Teen Arden says ‘yes, you can learn about that too.’” - Chioma, 12th grade

“Teen Arden is great. It gives me something productive to do after school. When I get a notifi cation about a Teen Arden event, I make sure to change my schedule around it.” – Max, 10th grade.

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A Little Night Music

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TICkETS: 215.922.1122 • ardentheatre.org

Music and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by Hugh WheelerDirected by Terrence J. Nolen

May 23 – Jun 30

Mainstage Season Sponsored by:

honorary producers: fred and Emily anton

A community of creative thinkers and intellectual leaders.

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Spring Open House: May 17, 2013, 8:15 a.m.A Quaker Independent Day School for Grades K-12

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

UPCOMING ARTISTS:The Beserker Residents – Friday, April 5subcircle – Friday, May 3Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret – Friday, June 7

To learn more about First Friday and these artists, visit ardentheatre.org – or just stop by on First Friday! We have free beer, courtesy of Yards Brewing Company and custom-made portraits by Max Perlman, the 7 year old son of the Arden’s Technical Director and Costume Supervisor. His sketches cost only $1.

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

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The Berserker Residents

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Main Line Health is proud to serve as theCo-Mainstage Sponsor of the

Arden’s 25th Anniversary Season!Main Line Health supports the Arden in telling great stories

by great storytellers on the stage, in the classroom and in the community.

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

Arden’s 25th Anniversary Season!

L to R: Next to Normal (2012), Endgame (2013), The Whipping Man (2011), August: Osage County (2011), Clybourne Park (2012), The Whipping Man (2011),

Freud’s Last Session (2012), Sunday in the Park with George (2010), Superior Donuts (2011), The Threepenny Opera (2010)

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PARADEBook by Alfred Uhry

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

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

THREE SISTERSBy Anton ChekhovTranslated by Curt Columbus

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

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

This special offer is valid through May 23, 2013.

TO SUBSCRIBE: Checkout the stagebill insert,stop by the subscription table, call the box offi ce 215.922.1122 or visit us online at ardentheatre.org

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