The Arden Blog

Supporting First Friday at the Arden

January 31, 2013

By Sophie Kruip, >view Arden Professional Apprentice Class 20 First Friday programming is very officially underway at the Arden  with incredible acts from local musical, >shop dance, and theatre companies…

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Endgame Opening Night

January 25, 2013

Arden friends and artists gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate opening night of Endgame, directed by Edward Sobel and our first foray into the world of playwright Samuel Beckett, a writer…

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Endgame – Rehearsal Hilarity

January 23, 2013

By Suzanna Berger, medicine Assistant Director for Endgame For a play about life after apocalyptic tragedy, Endgame is packed with comedy, and Endgame rehearsals have often proved hilarious. The choreography…

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Welcome to Endgame

January 17, 2013

From Terry Nolen, Producing Artistic Director One of the things that I love about choosing plays for the Arden is that our mission allows us to produce a great variety…

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Endgame Contest – Submit your Creative Response

January 16, 2013

Samuel Beckett’s writing was a response not only to the world around him, but to those that influenced him, from James Joyce to Charlie Chaplin. Now it’s your turn to…

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Beckett’s Influences

January 15, 2013

By Suzana Berger, Assistant Director for Endgame   “After Godot, plots could be minimal; exposition, expendable; characters, contradictory; settings, unlocalized, and dialogue, unpredictable. Blatant farce could jostle tragedy.” – Ruby Cohn, Samuel…

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Endgame – Director’s Notes

January 14, 2013

By Edward Sobel, Associate Artistic Director I first fell in love with the work of Samuel Beckett when I was in college. At eighteen, what I perceived as aridly funny nihilism…

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