The Arden Blog

A Day in the Life of an Assistant Stage Manager

December 31, 2010

By Andrew Wojtek, Arden Professional Apprentice and Assistant Stage Manager for The Borrowers As part of the Arden Professional Apprenticeship, each apprentice serves as the Assistant Stage Manager (ASM) for…

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Moon Diary – Entry #3

December 23, 2010

By Grace Gonglewski, Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten Costume fitting today. Had talked earlier with Alison [Roberts, the costume designer] about the possibility of little pouches of bird…

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The Borrowers: Two sets for the price of one

December 22, 2010

By Glenn Perlman, >help Technical Director Children’s theatre often means spectacle — and special effects.  Our kids’ shows need to be exciting and visually interesting, since we’ve learned that children…

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Allen Radway’s Long Day’s Journey to Character Facial Hair – T. Stedman Harder’s Moustache

December 21, 2010

By Allen Radway, T. Stedman Harder in A Moon for the Misbegotten What is it about a ‘stache that elicits such a polarizing reaction? What it seems to imply, what…

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The 12 Days of The Borrowers

December 20, 2010

By Sarah Sexton, Manager of Institutional Giving ‘Tis the Season! In my family, we have a tradition. When we’re all piled into the car around the holidays, we make up…

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Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’… Keep them Posters Rollin’!

December 17, 2010

By Jenn Peck, sick General Manager There are several indicators around here that Arden Children’s Theatre has begun.  Staff members in brightly color t-shirts, bleary-eyed actors showing up before 10am…

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Moon Diary – Entry #2

December 15, 2010

A Moon for the Misbegotten began rehearsals yesterday. Here’s how actress Grace Gonglewski spent her weeks before joining fellow actors and director in the rehearsal hall. Today I am re-recording…

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Arrietty in the Classroom

December 14, 2010

Bi Jean Ngo, the actress who plays Arietty in The Borrowers, >pharm is also a Teaching Artist for the Arden’s educational program – Arden For All.  Here Bi recounts her…

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Where are they now: Justin Townsend

December 9, 2010

By Courtney Riggar, Production Manager Hopefully this will be the first in a series of blog entries to keep you up to date on what some of our visiting artists…

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The Borrowers Opening Night

December 8, 2010

By Angela DuRoss, Development Director Over 200 kids and their families filled the Arden’s lobby on Saturday evening, greeted by friendly Arden staff  members donning blue Borrowers t-shirts. It must…

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