April 16 - June 22

A R D E N C H I L D R E N ’ S T H E AT R E P R E S E N T S

Directed by Doug Hara and

Steve Pacek

Based on the book by

Dr. Seuss

Play originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain

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ARDEN CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS

DR. SEUSS’S THE CAT IN THE HAT

April 16 - June 22, 2014Arcadia Stage

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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.

Dr. Seuss text, characters and images TM and © 2009 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.DR. SEUSS’S THE CAT IN THE HAT is presented though special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

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ARDEN CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS

Based on the book by DR. SEUSSPlay originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain

Adapted and originally directed by KATIE MITCHELL

+ Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829

Scenic and Lighting Designer

BRIAN SIDNEY BEMBRIDGE+

Sound Designer and Composer

RICK SIMS

Costume Designer

LAUREN PERIGARD

Puppet Designer

ALISA SICKORA KLECKNER

Stage Manager jOHN FLAK*

Directed by DOUG HARA and STEVE PACEK

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I’ve read a lot of books in my life. The very first book I read by myself was a book by Dr. Seuss. It was One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. I’ll never forget the pride I felt when I read the last page of that book by myself and shut its bright yellow hardback cover. I had read my very first book – and nothing could stop me from reading more! So that’s what I did. I read books and, through them, travelled to new places, met extraordinary characters, and fell in love with stories and storytelling.

Dr. Seuss loved to get kids excited about reading. That’s why he wrote The Cat in the Hat. When he wrote the book, he used 223 words that kids learn when they first start to read. 208 of the words are one-syllable (such as “hat”); 14 are two-syllable words (like “mother”); and only one (“another”) has three syllables. Dr. Seuss also drew amazing illustrations for The Cat in the Hat, and he did so using only three colors: red, blue and black (and the white page of course). Most importantly, Dr. Seuss used his imagination. What a remarkable world he created with 223 words, 3 colors, and that extraordinary imagination. The Cat in the Hat is such a popular book that that it has sold over 11 million copies. It has also inspired television shows, a movie, a Broadway musical and, now, the play you are about to see. Our play uses all of Dr. Seuss’s words and retells his wonderful story. One of the great things about seeing a play based on a famous book is that you can see what we chose to do to bring this story to life, and you can think about what you would do. What choices would you make if you were creating a play based on The Cat in the Hat? Use your imagination… You know why I love live theatre? Because anything can happen. On page 14 of the book, there is a picture of the Cat standing on a ball as he balances a book, his umbrella and the fish. A few pages later, “ALL the things fall” – the Cat, the hat, the cake, the rake, the dish, the fish – all fly across pages 20 and 21. And no matter how many times you read the book, the Cat and “ALL the things” will always fall on those pages. But in theatre, anything can happen. Our Cat might stand on a ball, he might balance things, but since it’s actually happening, he might fall at any time. That’s what I love about theatre: it’s live, we are all in the same room together, and anything is possible. Thank you for coming to see our play. I hope that you like it.

Terrence J. Nolen

ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Here’s a Dr. Seuss meets Mad Libs mashup! Make up your own character – a PIG IN A WIG? A MOUSE IN A BLOUSE? Fill in the blank lines in the story below. You can do this with a friend, a teacher, a parent, or by yourself! Just don’t read the story until you’ve filled in all the words. After you are done, read your wacky and wonderful new story out loud.

“Look at me now!” said the ____________ in a ____________. (animal) (rhymeswiththeanimal)

With a ________________ and a ___________________. (anynoun) (anothernoun)

On top of my ______________! (bodypart)

I can hold up ____________ ____________________! (number) (pluralnoun)

I can hold up the fish!

And a ____________toy _______________. (adjective) (noun)

And some ______________ on a dish! (pluralnoun)

And look!I can _______________ on the ball. (verb)

But that is not all!Oh, no.That Is not all…

Now, draw a picture to illustrate your story In the play, you’ll see how the Cat handles balancing all of his stuff.

How does your animal handle balancing all of their stuff?Draw it here:

A Message from Arden Children’s Theatre Sponsors

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Greetings,

Sprout is proud to be the lead sponsor of Arden’s Children Theatre. We know art and culture play a pivotal role in a child’s life. At Sprout, we are dedicated to creating opportunities for families with young children to share and learn together through real life moments and trusted, gold-standard programming. We support the Arden’s quest

to celebrate children, foster connections between theatre and reading, and promote literacy and creativity to these young audiences.

Congratulations to everyone who worked together to bring this production to the Arden for thousands of Philadelphia families. Enjoy the show!

Sincerely,

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DIRECTOR’S Notes

Doug Hara Steve Pacek

Growing up in the world these days is not easy - especially when a human-sized cat walks in through the front door and coaxes you into breaking every household rule imaginable! But if it’s all for the sake of fun, is it really soooo bad? That question has tormented Sally and her brother in Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat for more than half a century.

The idea of not following the rules is always a little “progressive,” especially in the time of The Cat in the Hat. In the 1950’s, children’s books were dominated by Dick and Jane, the straight-laced characters who taught kids how to read in addition to practical lessons about the world. But Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) wanted to challenge the system by making books FUN again for kids. His proposal for Sally and her brother was to see what happens if they allow a little unknown into their lives…allow things to go “out of the box” (pun intended), and then decide what to do about it. An interesting lesson in responsibility, at the very least.

Obviously, that proposal was a huge success! The Cat in the Hat, as well as so many other Dr. Seuss books, has become an invaluable part of American literature. The characters, the rhyme patterns, the images...they are still stamped permanently on the imaginations of so many of us because they inspire a sense of creation...of play...and a delicious amount of wild abandon! The Cat in the Hat invites us to consider what “could” be, instead of always what “should.” It begs us to take a walk on the wild side every once in a while, because even the biggest of messes can be cleaned up. And it challenges us to explore our own limitations, in hopes of discovering where there is room for a little more fun to be had!

Our re-telling of this beloved story has been a true collaboration at work (and play). Together, with an amazing team of artists at a theatre that values great stories by great story-tellers, we welcome you to experience The Cat in the Hat in a way you never have before...

Doug & Steve

“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny. But we can have lots of good fun that is funny!” - The Cat (in the Hat)

Cast of Characters

In alphabetical order

Boy ...................................................................................................Richard Crandle*Thing 1 and Mother .......................................................................Charlotte Ford* Cat .............................................................................................................Doug Hara*Thing 2 and Fish ................................................................................Dave johnson*Sally ..................................................................................................... Maggie johnson

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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 National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of THE CAT IN THE HAT was originally created by:

Director KATIE MITCHELLDesigner VICKI MORTIMER

Lighting Designer jON CLARKMusic PAUL CLARK

Sound Designer GARETH FRYMovement Director jOSEPH ALFORD

Producer PáDRAIG CUSACK

RIChARD CRANDlE (Boy) Broadway: Hairspray National Tour (Seaweed j. Stubbs); Film: Black Nativity (Featured); Television: The Sing-Off (Contestant). He briefly studied Voice Performance and Musical Theatre at Rider University before booking his first major role as Seaweed j. Stubbs in the National Tour of Hairspray his sophomore year. Richard has worked for companies such as Royal Caribbean International, The Oxy-gen Network, and Sony Music/Epic Records. Richard is the producer of an upcoming concert series’, Broadway Night! and Mahogany Expressions premiering in New York City. When he’s not performing, Richard is a freelance photographer, and enjoys laughing out loud with his friends and family, and EATING… sometimes A LOT!

ChARlOTTE FORD (Thing 1 and Mother) Arden Theatre Company: Maid Marion in Robin Hood, Sally Franklin in Franklin’s Apprentice; Regional: It’s My Party: the Women and Comedy Project, Cherry Bomb (1812); Bang, Chicken (Charlotte Ford/Phila. Fringe Arts Festival); Gruesome Playground Injuries, That Pretty Pretty, or the Rape Play (Theatre Exile); Flesh & Blood & Fish & Fowl (Charlotte Ford/Geoff Sobelle); Welcome to Yuba City (Pig Iron The-atre Company); Flamingo Winnebago (Thaddeus Phillips). Training: London International School of the Performing Arts (MFA); Bryn Mawr College (BA). Charlotte was pro-duced by the Traverse Theatre in the 2010 Edinburgh Festival and won a Fringe First Award and was short-listed for Total Theatre Award for Flesh & Blood & Fish & Fowl.

DOug hARA (Cat/Co-Director) Arden: Pinocchio, Cyrano, Threepenny Opera, Something Intangible, Sleeping Beauty, Go Dog Go!, Lookingglass Alice, and A Prayer For Owen Meany. Broadway: The Boys of Winter and Metamorphoses. Regional: The Goodman Theatre, About Face Theatre, jellyeye Drum Opera, Huntington Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Seattle Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, The Alliance Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Margaret jenkins Dance Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and joyce Theatre. Doug is an ensemble member of Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company where he has participated in over 20 productions since 1991. Doug’s work in The Cat in the Hat is dedicated with love to his daughters, Lyra and Harper.

DAVE jOhNSON (Thing 2 and Fish) Arden: Louis in Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Off-Broadway: The Lapsburgh Layover (Ars Nova); Regional: The Liar (Lantern Theater Company), Microcrisis (InterAct Theatre Company), ...Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon), The Complete History of America (Blue Ridge Theatre Festival). Training: BFA Acting from The University of the Arts. Dave has created 6 original shows with his company The Berserker Residents. Thanks to Terry, Matt, and Doug and Steve for this amazing opportunity. Love to Genevieve. www.berserkerresidents.com

MAggIE jOhNSON (Sally) Martha in Spring Awakening, Kate/Chutney in Legally Blonde, Ensemble in Princess Ida, and joe Harper in Big River (University of the Arts); Colin Cra-ven in Next Step Concert Series: The Secret Garden, Maureen Gonzales in Field Hockey Hot (11th Hour Theatre Company); Television: HBO series Masterclass-Patti Lupone Episode (Simon and Goodman Picture Company). Training: Currently a junior at University of the Arts; getting a BFA in musical theater. Awards: 2011 YoungArts: Finalist in Theater, Silver Winner, Semi-Finalist Presidential Scholar for the Arts. Thanks to Amy Dugas Brown, Meaghan O’ Hare, and her mom. maggiejohnsonstl.wix.com/mjohnson

DR. SEuSS (Author) was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, was published in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House’s bestselling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging

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stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children’s books, some of which have been made into recordings, animated television specials, and movies for children of all ages. In addition to Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel also used the pen name Theo LeSieg (Geisel backwards) for books written by him, but illustrated by others.

STEVE PACEK (Co-Director) has directed several APA showcases at Arden Theatre Company, co-created and directed Untitled Project #213 for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival with jenn Rose and Dan Ka-zemi, has been nominated for a Barrymore Award for directing The World Goes Round with 11th Hour Theatre Company, and will be directing The Syringa Tree at Theatre Horizon next season. Acting credits include Arden Theatre Company: Robin Hood, Clybourne Park, The Borrowers, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Franklin’s Apprentice, Pacific Overtures, James Joyce’s The Dead; Regional: A Christmas Carol (Delaware Theatre Company), Gutenburg (Act II Playhouse/Montgomery Theater), HONK! (Two River Theater), Ordinary Days (11th Hour Theatre Company), The Bomb-itty of Errors (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), …Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon). Training: BFA Ithaca College; Dell’Arte DAI Summer Intensive. Steve also serves as the Associate Artistic Director of 11th Hour, is the 2012 recipient of the F. Otto Haas Award and is a proud Arden Teaching Artist. For jorge, love always.

bRIAN SIDNEy bEMbRIDgE (Scenic and Lighting Designer) Arden Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet, Go Dog Go, Hardtimes; Off-Broadway: The Public Theatre, Second Stage Theatre, jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre, Kids With Guns, Theatre at St. Clements; International: Theatre Royal Stratford East, Town Hall Theatre, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre and Platform Hip Hop Festival; Regional: The Guthrie Theatre and Children’s Theatre Company, Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Goodman Theatre, Chi-cago Shakespeare Theater, Timeline Theatre Company, Lookingglass Theatre, The Second City, Court Theatre, Writers Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Northlight Theatre, Drury Lane; Film: Marie and Bruce, Holding Out, Stray Dogs, Late For Church, Muppets From Space. Awards: 6 jeff Awards, 5 after Dark Awards, 3 LA Drama Critic Circle Awards, 3 Garland Awards, LA Weekly Award, Ovation Award. Brian represented the United States at the Prague Quadrennial in 2011 with his design of The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity. briansidneybembridge.com.

lAuREN PERIgARD (Costume Designer) Arden Theatre Company: Pinocchio; Regional: Circle Mirror Transformation, and Spring Awakening (Theatre Horizon); Apple Tree and Spelling Bee (Drexel University); This is the Week that Is (1812 Productions). Training: BFA 2005 (SUNY Fredonia), Costume Apprentice 2005-2006 (Walnut Street Theatre). Current Costume Shop Manager for Drexel University and Upper Darby Summer Stage. Special thanks to Doug and Steve for bringing her into this exciting collabora-tion. Thank you to Alison and her Arden family for all their support. Love always to Mark. Up next: Incorruptible here at the Arden!

RICK SIMS (Sound Designer and Composer) This is Rick’s first time designing at the Arden and he’s very excited to be here. Regional: Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Congo Square, Writers Theatre, Lifeline, Griffin, Chicago Childrens Theatre, The Hypocrites, The House, Court, ATC, Victory Gardens, The Raven, Steep, Northlight, About Face, Icarus, Boston Playwrights. Awards: jeff Award for lyrics (Hepheastus), BTAA award (Congo Squares’, Brothers In The Dust, and Bulsrusher). Rick is an artistic associate of Looking-glass Theatre Company and an associate designer with Aria Music Designs (Ray Nardelli and josh Horvath). Rick also wrote the book, music and lyrics for Lookingglass’ Hillbilly Antigone.

AlISA SICKORA KlECKNER (Puppet Designer) Regional Costume/Puppet Design: Mystery of Irma Vep (Hedgerow Theatre), Big Time (1812 Productions). Alisa is an Adjunct Professor, Resident Designer and Costume Shop Manager at Arcadia University. Alumni of the O’Neill National Puppetry Confer-ence and Puppets in Prague. Up Next: Mask Designer for Man Of La Mancha (Act II Playhouse) and Costume Designer for The Fisherman and the Flounder (Enchantment Theatre).

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jOhN FlAK (Stage Manager) john is thrilled to be working on another great Arden Children’s Theatre production. Some of john’s favorite productions to work on have been: A Year With Frog and Toad (2004 & 2009) and The Dinosaur Musical. In addition to being an Actors Equity Association stage man-ager for over 23 years in Louisville, Chicago and Philadelphia, john is a photographer and artist. john dedicates his work on this show to jenny and his little ladies, Rainey and Harper.

KATIE MITChEll (Director of Original Production) founded Classics on a Shoestring on the London Fringe in the late 1980s, directing Gorki’s Vassa Zheleznova, Arden of Faversham and Euripides’ Women of Troy (Gate Theatre, both won Time Out Awards); Live Like Pigs (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs), and The House of Bernarda Alba (Gate Theatre). Other theatre productions include: The Trial of Ubu (Hampstead Theatre);The Maids, The Jewish Wife (Young Vic); A Woman Killed With Kindness, The Dybbuk, Ghosts, Henry VI, Easter, The Phoenician Women - Evening Standard Best Director Award, The Mysteries, Beckett Shorts, Uncle Vanya (Royal Shakespeare Company); The Last Ones, lphigenia at Aulis (Abbey Theatre, Dublin); Orest (Netherlands Opera); A Woman Killed With Kindness, Beauty and the Beast, The Cat in the Hat, Pains of Youth, Some Trace of Her, Rutherford and Son, The Machine Wreckers, The Oresteia, Ivanov, Three Sisters, Dream Play, Iphigenia at Aulis, The Seagull, Waves, Attempts on her Life and Women of Troy (National Theatre); Four Quartets, Endgame (Donmar); One Evening (Aldeburgh Festival and the Southbank Centre); Attempts on Her Life (Piccolo Teatro, Milan); Wastwater, The City, The Country, Mountain Language/Ashes to Ashes, Nightsongs, Face to the Wall and Forty Winks (Royal Court); Easter and Krapp’s Last Tape (Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm); Wunschkonzert and Waves (Schauspiel, Cologne - Theatre Treffen award 2009); Miss Julie (Schaubuhne, Berlin) The Seagull (Royal Danish Theatre). Opera credits include: Al Gran Sole Carico d’Amore (Salzburg Festival); Clemency, Parthenogenesis (Royal Opera House); Idomeneo and After Dido (English National Opera); Don Giovanni, Jephtha, The Sacrifice, Jenufa and Katya Kabanova (Welsh National Opera); St Matthew Passion (Glyn-debourne Opera) and The Turn of the Screw (BBC TV). Katie has been an Associate Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre. She is now an Associate Director at The National Theatre. Katie was awarded an OBE in 2009 for services to drama.

NATIONAl ThEATRE OF gREAT bRITAIN, founded in 1963, and established on the South Bank in Lon-don in 1976, is central to the creative life of the UK. In its three theatres – the Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Cottesloe – it presents an eclectic mix of new plays and classics from the world repertoire, with seven or eight productions in repertory at any one time. And through an extensive programme of amplifying activities – Platform performances, backstage tours, foyer music, publications, exhibi-tions and outdoor events – it recognises that theatre doesn’t begin and end with the rise and fall of the curtain. The National endeavours to maintain and re-energise the great traditions of the British stage and to expand the horizons of audiences and artists alike. It aspires to reflect in its reper-toire the diversity of the nation’s culture. It takes a particular responsibility for the creation of new work – offering at the NT Studio a space for research and development for the NT’s stages and the theatre as a whole. Through its Learning programme, it invites people of all ages to discover the NT’s repertoire, the skills and excitement of theatre-making, and the building itself. As the national theatre, it aims to foster the health of the wider British theatre through policies of collaboration and touring. These activities demonstrate the considerable public benefit provided by the NT, both locally and na-tionally. Between 20 and 26 new productions are staged each year in one of the NT’s three theatres. In 2010-11, the National’s total reach was 1.6 million people worldwide, through attendances on the South Bank, in the West End, on tour and through National Theatre Live, the digital broadcast of live performances to cinema screens all over the world.

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 Parade, 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

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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 di-recting 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 Ter-rence 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 Busi-ness Center for Social Innovation and National Arts Strategies. Amy serves on the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and Theatre Philadelphia. She has served on panels for the National Endow-ment for the Arts, the New jersey State Arts Council, Theatre Communications Group and the Philadel-phia Cultural Fund. She has also served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and the Local Advisory Council of the Non Profit Finance Fund. Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College.

ARDEN ThEATRE COMPANy Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. We stage five productions each season as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase and The Writers’ Room. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire community through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. We also offer sign language-interpreted, captioned, and audio described performances, and Pay-What-You-Can final dress rehearsals that benefit other nonprofits. In 2013, we opened the Hamilton Family Arts Center. The Arden has received seven Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, five City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 58 awards and 276 nominations from the Theatre Al-liance of Greater Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and was named “Best The-atre 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 The-atres, 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.

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Filbert grove($2,500-$4,999)AnonymousSally and Michael Bailin^Carol and Tom Beamjohn Bitman^ Lois G. Brodsky Susan and john ColemanAnne M. CongdonBob and Nancy ElfantStephen j. Falchek and john A. Offidani, IIIEllen and Tim Foster^Sandi Foxx-jonesDavid and Christina Fryman*Linda and David GlicksteinEileen Heisman and Martin Tuzman+Drs. Paula and Thomas j. HumphriesLeslie and Barbara KaplanD. Scott** and Carol KelleySandra and Peter KlugmanDrs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama^^Peggy and Steve MorganThomas Petro and Kristine MessnerKeith and jim StrawEllen Yin+

Mulberry grove($1,000-$2,499)AnonymousArchie D. and Bertha H. Walker FoundationBrian Abernathy and Elizabeth IrelandHenry R. Adamczyk, jr. and Iris MelendezRebecca and john Adamsjohn Alchin and Hall MarryattBethany Asplundhjanet and jim AverillRhonda BallSheryl and Allen BarGiséle Sambar BathishIvy BayardSandy and Mickey BernsteinMarilyn and Robert BirnhakReggie Blaszczyk and Lee O’Neill Louis BluverPhilip and Elaine BobrovePatricia BowmanAlmut BreazealeDeDe and Tony BrownNancy BurdThomas Burke and Rick FountasCheryl and Bob CarfagnoChristina Clay, MDPriscilla and john ClementGlenna CrooksMarta Dabezies, in honor of Lisa Burnsjoy De jesús and jamie ReynoldsDorothy DelbuenoTobey and Mark DichterMichael A. DonatoShafiq Ebrahimjane and Wally Evansjames R. Fairburn and David A. WickardShannon and Edward Farmerjeanne FisherMichael and Rawan FrielRhoda and Lou FrymanAndrea and Reed GelzerTerry GraboyesMike Green and Deb Dorseyjoel Greenberg and Marcy GringlasMichael Golden and Susan jacobson*Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. GreenfieldMaryjane and David HackneyRonna and Robert HallMr. and Mrs. jon HarmelinDon Haskin and Lynn Martin HaskinCarolyn and james Hessingerjane and Steve HeumannKaren and Mark Hite

Patricia and Dr. David Holtz*Caroline KemmererHolly KinserEve and Kenneth KlothenSharon and joel KoppelmanWinnie and Eric LienWilliam A. LoebRichard Maimon and Susan SegalTina MancoGloria and Dan Marianojean Markovitzjackie and David MassariLee Marks and Lisl ZachBarbara and Don Mathesonjohn and Amy McCawley*Andrea Mengel and George A. RitterSeymour MillsteinA.C. Missiasjerome Napson, in honor of Annie RichardsonTerrence j. Nolen and Amy L. MurphyMichael Norris and Matt VarratoDr. and Mrs. joel PorterDavid and Karen PresselAnn and Frank Reed, through the Malfer FoundationMary-Ann and Kurt ReissCintra and Franklyn RodgersPhyllis and Martin RosenthalMike Salmanson, Tobi Zemsky and familyDolly Beechman Schnall and Dr. Nathan Schnall, in loving memory of Laurie BeechmanKathleen SernakKaren and Robert SharrarSusan and Steven M. ShubertLaura and Ron Siena, in honor of Nancy and Bob ElfantHether, Don and Sarah SmithRichard and Amanda Smoot Marilyn and Dean R. StaatsKathleen A. StephensonWilliam K. Stewart FoundationAdelaide Sugarman and Marshall GreenbergHarvey B. SwedloffRuss Troyer and Anne CookPatricia and Thomas Vernon^Richard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto WoosnamHope Yursa

The special generosity of our members enables the Arden to tell great stories by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality. To join or for more information, please contact genvieve goldstein, Manager of Individual giving at 215-922-8900 x49 or ggoldstein@ardentheatre.org.

**denotes deceased supporters* denotes gifts made through the United Way +denotes gifts of services or goods^^in support of Arden for All ^includes a matching gift

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

$500-$999AnonymousTemmy Actonjean G. BodineDorothy Tomassini and Barry Brennerjoseph T. Casey^Sara and Michael ChernoffBarbara R. Cobbjames Crawford and judith DeanWarren CrownKathy Nolen Edwards and Bill Edwards*Carolyn N. and joseph M. Evans, jr.Samuel and Helene FeinbergCarole M. Foley*Charles GearGary GoldsteinBrian HannaGlenna HulsBarbara and jerry KaplanSusan Kellogg and Dick Hoffmanjudith Auritt KleinBarbara and Leonard KlinghofferBernadette Koller^Beth and Bill LandmanDavid LermanWarren and Arline LiebermanPat and jim LobbFrank and Sally MalloryDonald j. Martin and Richard RepettoMadeline MillerEllen and Michael MulroneyMr. Terry NolenPeter Kenney and Dorothy NovickCarole M. R. and Irwin C. SaftMarilyn Sanborne and Richard j.

Labowskie*Antoinette Farrar SeymourEllen Schwartz and jeremy SiegelGayle Smithjames L. SmithStanton and SaraKay SmullensBarbara and Mike SorokerAnne SpeyerRoy and Corinne StahlHarold and Emily StarrPaul L. StoneEric Tamulonis and Deirdre GibsonDr. and Mrs. Stephen G. VassoFred and Arleen WeinsteinMatthew White*Bill Beckett and jo WhiteMrs. Thomas A. WilliamsNancy Wingo, in honor of Peter and Alta HamiltonTom and jackie Zemaitis

$250-$499AnonymousCarol and Bennett AaronHoward Aaronsonjennifer and Stephen ArmsLynda and Murray BattlemanRon and joyce BayerRichard and Eileen BazelonFlora BeckerIn memory of joan D. Zeidnerjay and Nancy BerkowitzBarry and Marilyn BevacquaAlden and Linda BlythMichael P. BoyleMarlin G. BrownAnn and David Brownlee

Chip CapelliCaroline CastagnoNelly and Scott ChildressRay CostelloMelanie DavisMichael DotseyBeverly DotterHarold T. and Kathy W. EppsAnne EwersPaul and judith FarberMr. and Mrs. Farenback-BratemanAnne FasslerDrs. Barbara and Len FrankLarry S. Friedman and Dean H. RishelIn memory of Bob GallagherGrace Gonglewski and Eric SchoeferVirginia A. GormleyBonnie Graham**Susan Greene and Kathleen SheridanMary C. Harbisonjames Feeney and Cynthia HeiningerHeidi Hertfelderjacqueline jeffersonDavid and Beth Medoway KaganMr. and Mrs. Charles KahnPhyllis KauffmanMargaret KellerSteven and Patricia King*Andrew Kite and Karl MartinChristina and Harold KleinGeorge Koch and Santo DiDonatoIn honor of Ronnie KleppertMary Ellen KroberRuth and Peter Laibsonjoan and Marc S. LapayowkerKathryn LeeDavid and Deborah Lesher

Thank you to our Supporters

The 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.

Peggy Anderson Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Stanley D. Baurys* James and Suzanne Hill Jane Berryman Mary Ellen Krober Louis Bluver William A. LoebMary P. Burr Madeline Portnoy Pearl Carpel Dr. Harry Rosenthal 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 genvieve goldstein, Manager of Individual giving at 215-922-8900 ext. 49.

*denotes deceased supporter

Alan and Susan LevinRobert and Laurel LipshutzDr. Edward Lundy and Debra ReiffDouglas and Fredaricka MoffittStephen and janet MullinPaul Nutaitis and Robert ClarkCarol Ann and Thomas O’LearyMr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill^Barbara and Don Parmanjennifer PeckMary and F. Laurence PethickSandy and Sid PortnoyMary jo ReillyAlice Reyes and David Glanceyjoy RickabaughGraham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de VeldeKim and Ross SchmuckiWilliam Sigmund and Vito Izzojames Akerberg and Larry SimmonsHester SonderArthur P. StaddonRita StevensRobert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-StewartStephen ThompsonHelene and William VanhoevenHella and Lew VolgenauMichael Walraven and Mary Lou StarlingDonna and Andrew Wechslerjudy and julian WeinsteinM. jane WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Harry W. WoodcockAskold Zagars and Marie Feehan

$125-$249Anonymousjanet and Roger AlwangRita AxelrodLisa and joseph BeckerSusan Becker and Aaron RubinBikki BevelhymerDoris and Aaron BitmanThomas H. BlackburnDr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blankjocelyn BlockAllen BonnerMarcia BowerMary Pat and Thomas BoyleCharles BrennanEadie and Allan BrooksBernard and Pamela Brownsteinjeannine D. Burky and David WebberAlice A. ChittendenMary ChomitzSandra and Saul ClairHoward CohenRabbi and Mrs. Henry CohenKelly McBridejanet Cookjohn Cooke

Ms. Elizabeth P. CornmanCharles j. CoyleMary Ann Dailey and jacob DaileyMatthew DeckerRon and Susan Dell’ossoRita and Grace DenboIn Honor of Marjorie DickeyLarry and Pat DixonStuart DonaldsonEllen and Max DooneiefDonald and Geraldine DuclowMarcia EisenbergWilliam and Anne EwingMaureen Feeny-ByrnesRuth and Andre FerberBill FisherLana and Ralph FishkinDr. john and Elaine FrankMr. and Mrs. Kenneth FrankFran Freedman and jon Blum^Ellen and David FreemanBuzz and Linda GambleMr. and Mrs. Aaron and Helen GelstineGreg GephartStan GibellDavid K. GiffordPeggy GloverMs. joan GmitterKathleen and Paul GoldenbergBrian GoldsmithNancy and Richard GroveRose HaganMary and William Hangleyjoanne and jon HarmelinAdrienne and Eric HartLinda Hartnett and Richard WillisGail HauptfuhrerVirginia HeddenColin Hennessy and Dr. jeremy CohenHerbert and Gayl HenzeRichard and Barbara HirshTerry HirshornDonna and Bill HowerMichael j. Hozik and Margaret L. Reajackie jerrehianTimothy and Carol johnsonSarah C. jordanIra and Linda KatzMarjorie Epps KennedyAlan and Elaine KlawansGregory KleiberMary and Dean KlineSteven KnepperWalter Kraft and Deborah HungMarilyn KutlerDavid LadovEllen LeRichard LeeRichard Leff** and Lorraine LeffRobert and joyce Leonetti

Bob and Lynn LevittCraig and Stephanie LewisDavid and Kim LipetzS. Gerald and Arlene LitvinPerry Watts and Samuel Litwinjane Kampt and Thomas LloydMrs. Grace MadeiraLynn and joe MankoTed and Ronnie MannLewis R. and Sue Ann MarburgRonnie and Larry MargelMary Louise and Gerald MartinLinda McAleer and Maitlon Russelljohn McCormick and Ken Schmitt^Alice McCreary and David EplerKathy McMasterCheryl MeyerMarianne T. MillerPaul and Lee S. MillerEllen MonseesDavid and Laurel MostellerClaire MoyerCarmen Mucci and Lois MarianniTheodore and Theresa Munz jr.Kenneth and Susan MyersBonnie and Eliot NiermanEtta and Chuck NissmanHugh C. and Susan O’NeillLinda OslerStanton S. OswaldLarry PaceMarcia Paullinjohn and judith PeakesLisa TruckessValerie Brand Pipano and Tal PipanoDonald and Carol PlankIlene PosesNancy Postjanet PothWilliam and Linda Putnam EratSherri and Abe ReichAlan Reinach and Dana PerlmanMark and Sharon RobbFaye and Daniel RossAlan Rothenberg and Enid KrasnerBernice and jerry RubensteinPeter Rykerjoan and Bill SaidelGerald Satlow and Beth ZatuchniEric SbarLucille Schlackjim Klein and Adeline R. SchultzRobert and Karen SerenbetzNancy Sewerynjoseph and Louise Shaffer^Polly ShafferA. Paul ShallersElaine L. ShermanCatharine Shippenjohn and Maryann ShiversRoy and Lee ShubertNeil and Cheryl Shustermanjeffrey and Laurel Silber

Thank you to our Supporters

Bob and Harriet SingerRonnie and Kathy SinkDianne and Barry Sloane , Esq.Larry Smoose and Linda LeeRuth and Rick SnydermanBarbara and Steven SpeeceMargaret R. SpencerSusan CookRuth P. and Norman StuessyCarol and Ronald StumpChristina C. TateLorraine TojiHarold and judith TorranceMarian Traceyjohn UrofskyEmily and Charles WagnerDebbie and Tom WalkerPatron Walk-UpThomas WatkinsVivian WeinblattMr. Mendel’s 4th Grade Class at WESThe Wisnewski FamilyBertram and Lorle WolfsonBarbara C. WrightCarol and jeff YetterRoger and Lillian Youman

$75-$124Anonymous Emily AikenNan Aldersonjanet AndereckDavid ArdreyAlan and Sandy AultKristin BairDr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlinSally and Morris BarronCarolyn and George BassettRobert BauerRobert Bauer and Sandy Clay Bauerjulie Beckerjane BibermanMaxine Blum and Samuel BobrowHazel BowersCarrie and john Boxer*Frank Boyerj. joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstinejeanne and Arnold Brenmanjudith BroudyMs. Charlotte E. CadyAnthony CampWilliam and Lillian CasselNikki and jack CavanaughMonica ChoiAnnemarie Clarke and David BuchSharyn F. Clausonjennifer and Daniel CoffeyHelene and Steve CohenMs. Barbara E. Cohen

janet and Richard ConnSandra and james CorryCarol CorsonBillie CoyneKaren CuzzolinoF. Mitchell Danajoseph and Helen D’AngeloLaura DavisBonnie and Robert DeAngeloCarole and Marc DichterEllen and Gerald DipintoRuby and Angela DowdRay DoyleBeverly Dubinjohn Dulik and Sandra Folzerjohn and Lois S. DursoPatricia EamesLeah Chaplin and Eileen GildeaLinda V EllsworthWendy Epstein and james SteikerBrynn EvansGerald FaichFamily Bible FellowshipFred and Cindy FarlinoMarcia FeinsteinMark and Rene FeitelsonAnnette and Nathan FieldDeborah and Martin Fishbeinjoan and Aron FisherCarol FixmanLarry and Maureen Mullin FowlerMs. judy FrankMichelle FreemanRob Garfield and Sandra WhippleEileen and William GemmellT. GilmoreDr. and Mrs. William GoldfarbMr. Irvin GoldsteinDavid and Lisa GoodmanCarrie GornPaul GreenRobin GreeneAdele and Bertram GreenspunRichard GreensteinPriscilla GrosickMarsha GrossTrudy and Paul GuttermanDoris and jack GuttentagAnn and Glenn HaigShelley HarrisPalmer and judy HartlSue HeckrotteAngela and Michael HennesseyRuth HerdRon HermanSusan W. HerronBetsy and Ted HershbergTom and Wendy HibberdMorton and Lois HoffmanLynda and Paul HummerThomas K. Hursterjudith HymanCharles johnson

Robert and Ellen KavashEllen Kayejodi KeferPaul and Frances KendeLorraine and David KilmerPeter and Margarita KindBrian and Caren KirschnerDavid Kleinjosephine KleinKen, Eva and Aaron KleinRita KlingerMaris and Harold KobbThomas KohnEllen KopelandBarry and janet KushnerRobert LazarKathryn LemmonLinda L. LenardNatalie LevkovichDr. Michael and Mrs. Phyllis LevyKaren LiskerDaniel and Linda LitwinLeroy and Ruth LoewensternRobert LynamPatricia LyonsDonald and Nancy MaclayCirel and Howard MagenAndrew MaksymowychMilton and Renee MarguliesMary and jack MarkovGlenda MarshallMary MartelloVincent MassimianoIrwin Matusow and Barbara RudnickDr. Rosalie G. MatzkinCeleste McMenaminHelen and Tom McNutt Arthur and Sallie MelvinSally Mercerjane Riede MeyerhoffBernice MeyersNancy Millerjudith MontgomeryMartha Moorejeff and Maxine MorganRobert MorrisMary Ivy and Roger Noone, in honor of Ivy BayardDori O’DeaPaul Coff and Susan OdesseyGlen and jeanne OmansSandra PackelMaureen ParrisAndrew PerchHelen PhillipsDeborah PinesMartha Platt and Marlis Kraft- ZemelLois Plotnickjeff and Liz PodrazaShirley PrestonVivian and Richard Price

Thank you to our Supporters

Linda QuamLeslie RescorlaRachel ReynoldsAlyssa and Michael RickelsClifford Ridley and Betsey Hanselljohn and Claire RodgersIn honor of Eileen Heisman and Marty TuzmanBernie and Camille RosenbergKenneth and Shelley RosenbergEnid Rosenblattj. Randall RosensteelEdwin and Sally Rosentholjoan RozanskiAdelle Rubinjessica and Dan SabourinRuth and Marvin SachsLambert and Barbara SailerCarl W. and Mary Ellen SchneiderDebbie SchragerStanley SchreinerDeborah SchultzWilliam Schultz and Patricia Miller, in honor of jeanne FisherCarleton SchwagerTerri SchwomeyerKathleen and Richard SextonKaren Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour

Marie and james P. Shewjanice and Thomas ShowlerRobert j. Buterajoan Silverjudith SkillingsHether and Donald SmithSuzanne Spainjohn and Susan StedmanDaniel SteikerLeon and Marcia SteinbergKate StocktonChristine SusserDaniel SzyldNina TafelRichard N. Taxin MDjoel Templejoseph TerryCarolyn ThompsonClaire ToyLyn and Merv TuckmanConstance VilliersMichele Zeldner and Ian Wachsteinjenny and Bill WebbOscar WeberBob Weinberg and Eleanor WilnerDr. and Mrs. Caroll WeinbergShelly and Fred Weinerjoyce Weiner and Albert TedescoElizabeth Weinreb

Marvin and Betty WeissSpencer Wertheimer, Esq.Ann WilkersonTheresa WilliamsLydia WindermanWilliam Zeidner*Beth ZelaskyDr. and Mrs. Herbert Zemble

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

This list represents gifts made between February 21, 2013 and March 21, 2014. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies. Notify joanne Burak at 215.922.8900 ext. 46 or jburak@ardentheatre.org. Although space does not allow listing gifts less than $75, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions.

Thank you to our Supporters

CAT IN THE HAT ACTING CLASSES Tue, June 3, 4-5:50pm for Grades K-2

Wed, June 4, 4-6pm for Grades 3-5 includes tour of the set!

www.ardendramaschool.com

board and Committee Members2013/14 board of DirectorsBrian Abernathy, PresidentNancy Burd, Vice PresidentHolly Kinser, Vice PresidentMichael A. Donato, TreasurerNancy Hirsig, SecretaryRhonda Balljoy L. De jesúsNancy ElfantRobert Elfantjeanne FisherEllen P. FosterDavid FrymanElizabeth H. GemmillDarrel A. GermanAlbert M. Greenfield, IIIRonna F. HallN. Peter Hamiltonjoanne HarmelinEileen HeismanBarbara KaplanVirginia KimmelRichard L. MaimonDr. Saifuddin T. Mamajohn j. McCawleyAndrea Mengel Amy L. MurphyTerrence j. NolenCharles H. RoseH. Hetherington SmithLee van de VeldeSteve WolfsonDiane Dalto WoosnamEllen 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

board Development Committee Ellen P. Foster, chairBrian AbernathyMichael DonatoPeter HamiltonRonna F. HallLee van de VeldeDiane Dalto Woosnam

Engagement CommitteeNancy Elfant, co-chairLee van de Velde, co-chairRhonda BallNancy BurdAnne CookRobert Elfant jeanne FisherElizabeth H. 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. FosterElizabeth H. GemmillHarvey SwedloffSteve Wolfson

Personnel CommitteeDavid Fryman, chairEllen P. FosterElizabeth H. GemmillAlbert M. Greenfield, IIICharles H. Rose

Special Events Task 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 jesúsNancy HirsigHolly Kinser

The Albert M. greenfield Foundation Teen CouncilEvafae RodriguezTaylor RouillardSydney ChinAubrey McKinneyLiyah Marie DesherArmida FloresAlicia EasterdayEli RussellAlex DittmarMini RackerMax Amar-Olkusjimmy RoundtreeMarielle Issajake DeWerth-jaffejamara GriffinMaria BanguraOlivia CharendoffGia GenoveseAndrew GorenTori Alfred-LevowRuby jane AndersonOlivia AverySonia BrownAbby PerlmanLev Greensteinjared GriffinDorian KoreinAnne SilbaughLindsay SmelcerHannah Smithjacob SmithMargaret BowermanErvin Hastingsjulian RobinsonHannah SpearKaitlyn TaborzaMya WilliamsTrinity Williams

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StaffProducing Artistic Director ........................................................................................................... Terrence j. NolenAssociate Artistic Director ............................................................................................................ Matthew DeckerArtistic Assistant .....................................................................................................................................Daniel O’NeilLiterary Manager .......................................................................................................................................... Sally OllovePlaywright-in-Residence ................................................................................................................... Michael HollingerCommissioned Playwrights ................................. Greg Banks, Stephen Belber, Laura Eason, Rogelio MartinezArtistic Intern .................................................................................................................................................Abby Case

Managing Director .............................................................................................................................. Amy L. MurphyGeneral Manager ...................................................................................................................................Hannah OlanoffBusiness Manager ...................................................................................................................Courtney Spiker MartinAssociate General Manager .............................................................................................................Mary Beth SimonGeneral Management Assistant ...............................................................................................................Regina HaighArden Professional Apprentices ........................Cheyenne Barboza, Katie Foster, Will Freske, Laurel Hostak,

Liz Nugent, Donna Recole, Emily Schuman Arden Intern..........................................................................................................................................Matthew FalanceArden Volunteer .................................................................................................................................... jean Markovitz

Art Director ...............................................................................................................................................Kristy GiballaMarketing Manager ....................................................................................................................................Maura RochePress and Promotions Manager ...................................................................................................... johnny Van HeestGroup Sales Associate ....................................................................................................................... Katherine PerryMarketing Intern ...............................................................................................................................Elizabeth Marafino

Manager of Individual Giving....................................................................................................... Genvieve GoldsteinDevelopment Assistant ............................................................................................................................ joanne BurakGrant Writing Assistant ..........................................................................................................................jenna StelmokDevelopment Intern ..................................................................................................................................Hanna Rehm

Education Associate ...................................................................................................................................... Bryan KerrEducation Assistant ............................................................................................................................. Angela ColemanArden Drama School Coordinator ...................................................................................................... Donald SmithArden Teaching Artists .......................................Madison Auch, Alex Bechtel, Terry Brennan, Kathryn Brunner,

Elena Camp,Taysha Canales, Richard Crandle, Matt Decker, Mike Dees, Mike Doherty, Liz Filios,Charlotte Ford, jamison Foreman, Gina Giachero, Doug Hara, Dave johnson,

Maggie johnson, Alex Keiper, jill Keys, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Courtney Spiker Martin, Matt Mastronardi, Emily Mattison, Amanda Morton, Kala Moses Baxter,Bi jean Ngo,

Clare O’Malley, Steve Pacek, Sam Pedings, Katherine Perry, Trevor Pierce, Hillary Rea, Maura Roche,Matteo Scammell, jenna Stelmok, Ryan Touhey

Education Intern ......................................................................................................................................Brittany House

Box Office Manager ....................................................................................................................................... Lynn KeilyAssistant Box Office Manager ...............................................................................................................Corey MassonHouse Manager..................................................................................................................................... Elisabeth KerseyFront of House Assistants ........................Angela Coleman, Wendy Blackburn, Galen Blanzaco, Sarah Dugan,

Matthew Falance, Chelsey Gaskins, Regina Haigh, Aubrey McKinney, Emily Mattison, Abby Perlman, Eva Fae Rodriguez, jacqueline Schneider,

Katie Sink, jenna Stelmok, Max Vasapoli

Production Manager ........................................................................................................................... Courtney RiggarTechnical Director ................................................................................................................................ Glenn PerlmanAssociate Production Manager .................................................................................................... jessica Day WestMaster Carpenter/Shop Foreman ........................................................................................................ justin RomeoMaster Electrician ............................................................................................................................. Martin StutzmanCostume Supervisor ............................................................................................................................. Alison RobertsProperties Master ............................................................................................................................ Christopher HaigCharge Scenic Artist .................................................................................................................... Kristina ChadwickProduction Stage Managers ............................................ Alec E. Ferrell, john Flak, john Grassey, Kate NelsonAudio Engineer ...............................................................................................................................................Toby PettitAssistant to the Stage Manager................................................................................................................Katie FosterAssistant Costume Designer .............................................................................................................................jill KeysCostume Interns ............................................................................................................................................Wendy HuElectrics and Sound Intern ...................................................................................................................... Megan FarleyScenic Construction Intern ....................................................................................................................Caleb MurphyScenic Painting Intern ......................................................................................................................... Candice Nemoff

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SASSAFRAS48 S. 2nd Street • 215.925.2317 • www.sassafrasbar.com

SERRANO20 S. 2nd Street • 215.928.0770 • www.serranophilly.com

ShANE CONFECTIONERy 110 Market Street • 215.922.1048 • www.shanecandies.com

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2014ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

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The Cat loves to use rhyming words when he talks. Rhyming words are words that sound the same, but have a different beginning sound. Here are some rhyming words the Cat uses:

CAT FISH BALL CAKE MAN HAT DISH ALL RAKE FAN

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“My students really enjoyed the lessons, the book, and the play. I think it’s hard for my students because the majority of them never leave their neighborhoods and are not familiar with theatre. For the most part they are really interested in it but will never be given the opportunity to follow through. This is why the Arden is so important to them. It gives them a chance to experience things they would never get to in everyday life.” – 5th grade teacher at Morrison

Elementary in North Philadelphia

The Arden believes that every child deserves to be able to experience live theatre. That is why we created Arden for All.

Through this Educational Outreach program, the Arden gives away 5,500 tickets a year to students who otherwise would not have access to theatre. This year, thanks to increased support from Target, we added an extra week of school performances and were able to give an additional 1, 000 tickets to kids. We have partnerships with thirteen schools in Philadelphia, Camden, NJ, and Ridley Park. In addition to tickets, 2,000 third through fifth grade students also receive in-class lessons taught by Arden Teaching Artists. These teaching artists are often actors from our shows - like Charlotte Ford, playing Thing 1 in The Cat in the Hat.

We are proud that Arden for All brings the arts (and brilliant teaching artists) to so many children who would not otherwise experience the thrill of live performance, and are thankful to Target and all of the donors who make this possible.

“Being able to connect the book with another version of the story on stage was a very valuable lesson for my students, one they would never have been able to experience without the program. Thank you so much.” – 5th grade teacher Camden, Nj

Interested in making a donation to Arden for All? Contact Genvieve Goldstein at ggoldstein@ardentheatre.org And anything you drop in our pig, Millicent, in the lobby goes to Arden for All too!

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Spring 2014

For tickets and info visit www.PAPAYAlive.org

A visually stunning multi-mediaextravaganza that will have the kids ‘swimming’ with the fishes!

May 17 - 18 12pm & 4pm Italy

An enchanting tale of shad-ows and the tricky business

of making friends with them.

April 30 - May 4

Me and My Shadowby Patch Theatre Company

Australia

Annenberg Center’s International Children’s Festival

PAPAYA at the Painted Bride Art Center

BLEU! by Compagnia T.P.O.

How many have you seen?

Pigeons come in

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THEY SEE TRAIL HIKES.YOU SEE TEAMWORK.

WE SEE ONE HAPPY CAMPER.

Start your child’s “summer of a lifetime” at Jewish overnight camp. From ziplines to waterskiing to singing under the stars, at camp your child can discover who they are while having a total blast. Find your perfect Jewish camp today and you might be eligible for $���� off when you enroll.

Participating camps include: B'nai B'rith Perlman Camp, Camp Galil, Golden Slipper Camp, Camp Harlam, Camp JRF, Pinemere Camp, Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Young Judaea Sprout Lake, Young Judaea Tel Yehudah ... and many more!

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Take a Leap of Faith and join us for our two Children’s Theatre productions, without knowing the plays. That’s why we call it a Leap of Faith!

Purchase a two play subscription now for your family, and you’ll receive these exclusive benefits:

LOWEST PRICESSave over 40% from buying shows individually. Plus get parking and dining discounts!

FLEXIBILITYWe accommodate your family’s changing schedule with quick and easy exchanges up to 24 hours before your performance.

BEST SEATSMany performances sell out, but subscribers are seated first!

SUBSCRIBE NOW: Visit the Arden Box Office, call 215.922.1122, subscribe online at ardentheatre.org, or complete the order form in your stagebill and mail it to: Arden Theatre Co, 40 N. 2nd Street,Philadelphia, PA 19106

“They may still call it children’s theater, but by presenting work that respects the youngest members of the audience

the Arden’s children’s theater isn’t just for kids.” -Philadelphia Weekly

A R D E N C H I L D R E N ’ S T H E A T R E 2014/15 SUBSCRIPTIONS Now Available

L to R: Sideways Stories from Wayside School (2013/14), Cinderella (2012/13), Charlotte’s Web (2011/12), If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (2010),

The Flea and the Professor (2011), Peter Pan (2009/10)

CONNECTING.LEADERS.

Opportunity is what happens when people

and ideas connect.

Sprout, Comcast, NBC10, and Telemundo62

are proud to support Arden Theatre Company’s

production of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat.

Thank you for sharing the art of storytelling.

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