The Arden Blog

History Boys Tech, as told in Haiku

September 25, 2009

By Matt Ocks: Assistant Director for The History BoysTech is the time when everything comes together. Scenery, lighting, video, sound, costumes and actors all become one, and the play we’ve…

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Arden Drama School starts the year with Open House Day

September 24, 2009

By Maureen Mullin Fowler: Director of Education This past Saturday, the Arden opened its doors up to children and parents for our annual Arden Drama School Open House Day. Fifty-one…

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The History Boys Dialect Process

September 18, 2009

By Hazel Bowers, Dialect Coach for The History Boys When I saw The History Boys on Broadway a couple of years ago, I fell in love with the play, >discount…

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A Lady Among Boys

September 15, 2009

By Matt Ocks: Assistant Director for The History Boys. So I know it’s called The History Boys but Alan Bennett’s play has one of the juiciest roles for a woman…

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Week Two of History Boys Rehearsals

September 10, 2009

By Matt Ocks: Assistant Director for The History Boys. In our second week, The History Boys has reverted from a play about history, memory, poetry and teaching to a play…

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Memorable Teachers

September 8, 2009

At a recent reading of The History Boys, >prescription we asked friends of the Arden to tell us about a memorable teacher from high school. Check out the stories they…

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Back to School with “The History Boys”

September 2, 2009

By Matt Rosenbaum: Assistant Director for The History Boys. The full cast of Arden Theatre’s The History Boys got together for the first time tonight to read through the play…

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