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All photos by Mark Garvin. Cover: Cast of August: Osage County (2011). P2-3: (l-r) Jeffrey Coon (Sunday in the Park with George); Steve Pacek, Erika Rose & Josh Tower (Clybourne Park); Grace Gonglewski (A Moon for the Misbegotten); Cody Nickell, Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. & James Ijames (The Whipping Man); Amanda Schoonover (The Threepenny Opera); Cast of

Tulipomania; Cast of The History Boys; Eric Hissom & Justin Jain (Cyrano); Adam Heller & Karl Miller (My Name Is Asher Lev). P5: (l-r) Eric Hissom, Grace Gonglewski & Dylan Gelula (August: Osage County). P7: Douglas Rees (Ghost-Writer). P9: Scott

Greer (The Threepenny Opera). P11: Joilet F. Harris (Caroline, or Change). P13: Jeffrey Coon & Kristine Fraelich (Sunday in the Park with George). P15: Maggie Lakis & Ian Merrill Peakes (Clybourne Park). Back: James Ijames (Superior Donuts).

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Superior Donuts (2011)

ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY 2 5 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y S E A S O N

NEXT TO NORMAL Book and Lyrics by Brian YorkeyMusic by Tom KittDirected by Terrence J. Nolen

FREUD’S LAST SESSION By Mark St. GermainDirected by Ian Merrill Peakes

ENDGAME By Samuel BeckettDirected by Edward Sobel

A RAISIN IN THE SUN By Lorraine HansberryDirected by Walter Dallas

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Music and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by Hugh WheelerDirected by Terrence J. Nolen

August: Osage County (2011)

September 27 – November 4F. Otto Haas Stage

Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this electric and emotional musical follows the Goodman family’s struggle to maintain connection amidst crisis. Set to a contemporary score, Next to Normal’s bold storytelling redefi nes the American musical.

Recommended for 9th grade and older. Contains mature language and themes.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Sep 27 28 29 30 8p 8p 8p 2p

Oct 2 3 4 5 6 77p 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

9 10 11 12 13 14 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p

16 17 18 19 20 21 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

23 24 25 26 27 28 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2p*

30 31 Nov 1 2 3 4 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

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[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT)

*post-show discussion^captioned and audio described

The Pulitzer Prize Winning MusicalBook and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Music by Tom KittDirected by Terrence J. Nolen

Production conceived by Jorge Cousineau and Terrence J. Nolen

“Next to Normal is a work of muscular grace and power. It is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical.” –The New York Times

FREUD’S LAST SESSION

Ghost-Writer (2010)

October 25 – December 23Arcadia Stage

On the day England enters World War II, Sigmund Freud invites a young C.S. Lewis to his London fl at. Here, the father of modern psychology challenges a little known professor on the brink of literary fame. Freud’s Last Session imagines a collision of these two brilliant minds over love, God, and life.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Oct 25 26 27 28 8p 8p 8p 2p

30 31 Nov 1 2 3 47p 2p 7p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

6 7 8 9 10 11 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p

13 14 15 16 17 187p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

20 21 22 23 24 257p 2&6:30p* 8p 2&8p 2*&7p

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

27 28 29 30 Dec 1 2 7p 6:30p 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2&7p

4 5 6 7 8 9 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

11 12 13 14 15 16 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p

18 19 20 21 22 23 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p

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[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT) *post-show discussion^captioned and audio described

By Mark St. GermainDirected by Ian Merrill Peakes

“A wholly engaging play [that] will leave you thinking… Freud’s Last Session is a show you don’t really want to end.” –Chicago Tribune FREUD’S

LAST SESSION

January 17 – March 10Arcadia Stage

Nobel Prize-winner Samuel Beckett infl uenced generations of writers, from Pinter to Mamet, Albee to Stoppard. The Arden now presents this master storyteller for the fi rst time, with the darkly comic Endgame under the direction of Edward Sobel (Clybourne Park, Superior Donuts). Featuring Philadelphia actors Scott Greer and James Ijames as co-dependent clowns Hamm and Clov, this visceral and vital production introduces Arden audiences to the funny, gritty, and rich world of Beckett.

[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT)

*post-show discussion ^captioned and audio described

Featuring Scott Greer and James Ijames

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Jan 17 18 19 20 8p 8p 8p 2p

22 23 24 25 26 277p 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

29 30 31 Feb 1 2 3 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p

5 6 7 8 9 107p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

12 13 14 15 16 17 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

19 20 21 22 23 24 7p 6:30p 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2&7p

26 27 28 Mar 1 2 3 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

5 6 7 8 9 10 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p

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By SamuelBECKETTBy SamuelBECKETT

January 17 – March 10Arcadia Stage

Nobel Prize-winner Samuel Beckett infl uenced generations of writers, from Pinter to Mamet, Albee to Stoppard. The Arden now presents this master storyteller for the fi rst time, with the darkly comic Endgame under the direction of Edward Sobel(Clybourne Park, Superior Donuts). Featuring Philadelphia actors Scott Greer and James Ijames as co-dependent clowns Hamm and Clov, this visceral and vital production introduces Arden audiences to the funny, gritty, and rich world of Beckett.

[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT)

*post-show discussion ^captioned and audio described

Featuring Scott Greer and James Ijames

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Jan 17 18 19 20 8p 8p 8p 2p

22 23 24 25 26 277p 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

29 30 31 Feb 1 2 3 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p

5 6 7 8 9 107p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

12 13 14 15 16 17 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

19 20 21 22 23 24 7p 6:30p 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2&7p

26 27 28 Mar 1 2 3 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

5 6 7 8 9 10 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p

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Directed by Edward Sobel

The Threepenny Opera (2010)

“Beckett’s plays became the cornerstone of 20th century theater.” –The New York Times

March 7 – April 14F. Otto Haas Stage

In Chicago’s South Side in 1959, a life insurance check sent to the Younger’s home arrives with the promise of change. This African American family then considers buying a house in the all-white Clybourne Park, but confl icting aspirations and a neighborhood’s intolerance threaten the dream’s reality. Walter Dallas (The Piano Lesson, Blue Door) directs this classic drama that paved the way for the African American voice to be heard on stage.

Caroline, or Change (2007)

“A Raisin in the Sun changed American Theatre forever.” -The New York Times

[previews] opening night (SOLD OUT)

*post-show discussion^captioned and audio described

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Mar 7 8 9 10 8p 8p 8p 2p

12 13 14 15 16 17 7p 7p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

19 20 21 22 23 24 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2*&7p

26 27 28 29 30 31 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p

Apr 2 3 4 5 6 7 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

9 10 11 12 13 1410a 10a 10a 10a&8p̂ 2^&8p 2p

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By Lorraine HansberryDirected by Walter Dallas

Featuring Joilet F. Harris

Sunday in the Park with George (2010)

May 23 – June 30 F. Otto Haas Stage

This romantic waltz of a musical whisks you away to a weekend in the country. One of Sondheim’s most brilliant works is brought to life on the Arden’s stage by the team behind 2009’s Sunday in the Park with George, hailed as one of the Best Musicals of the Year by the Wall Street Journal. Ben Dibble, Grace Gonglewski and Mary Martello lead a cast of 16 in this enchanting and passionate romp.

[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT)

*post-show discussion ^captioned and audio described

Featuring Ben Dibble, Grace Gonglewski and Mary Martello

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

May 23 24 25 26 8p 8p 8p 2p

28 29 30 31 Jun 1 27p 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p

4 5 6 7 8 9 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p

11 12 13 14 15 167p 6:30p* 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2*&7p

18 19 20 21 22 23 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p*

25 26 27 28 29 30 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p

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A production from the team behind 2010’s Sunday in the Park with George, called by the Wall Street Journal: “One of the strongest Sondheim productions of the past decade.”

A Little Night Music

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A Little Night Music

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A LittleNight Music

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

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