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Under the Sea with Arden Summer Camp

Arden Drama School hosted the first week of Summer Camp for our Kids’ Crew in June. We had 44 campers ranging from Kindergarten through 5th grade who had classes each day in acting, improvisation, playwriting, set and costume design, dance and music. The week culminated with a show on Friday afternoon for parents!

Here’s a video with highlights from the camp show and photos from throughout the week.

There are three more weeks of summer camp for both Kids’ Crew and Teen Company, and spaces are filling fast! Check back for more photos, blogs and videos from these upcoming sessions!

Falling Into Place

Arden Professional Apprentice Class 17 completes our 2009-2010 season with our APA Showcase Falling Into Place, featuring five short plays by Christopher Durang, David Ives, Shel Silverstein, and Sean Michael Welch, directed by Steve Pacek, our Mouse in If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. The APA Showcase serves as the culminating project of a year-long professional training program and provides a unique opportunity for us apprentices to put our varied skills into practice and to the test.

Unexpected surprise parties. Unusual interventions. Sordid love affairs. Maddening alternate universes. Everybody has to be someplace!

An evening hell-bent on slapstick insanity, Falling Into Place features the APAs falling in and out of ridiculous predicaments to finally chucking all sense out the window and celebrating the madness of theatre and life and everything in between.

Check out our video promo giving you a taste of APA life, set to the song we all can’t get out of our heads, the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling (Tonight’s Gonna Be A Good Night)”!

To reserve your seats call the Arden Box Office at 215.922.1122

Sondheim Memories

Last week, as rehearsals began for Sunday in the Park with George, members of the Arden’s Sylvan Society gathered for the first sing-thru of the play. We asked for people to share a favorite Sondheim memory – a show, a song or a story. View this video to see what people had to say!

We hope to see you at Sunday in the Park with George, starting May 27!

Romeo and Juliet Fight Night with Arden’s Sylvan Society

On Tuesday, March 9, members of the Arden’s board and Sylvan Society were invited to learn stage combat from members of the Romeo and Juliet cast. Watch this video to see how our supporters learned to slap, punch and choke just like professional actors. We finished the evening with a backstage tour to share secrets behind Romeo and Juliet. Thanks to all those that participated!

Blue Door, a video trailer

Here’s a brief video teaser of Blue Door, featuring actors Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. and Kes Khemnu. The play is now on stage through March 21, so come on down to the theatre and see the whole play for yourself!

You can learn more about the production by visiting the Get Familiar link on the Blue Door page of our website.

Arden Apprentice Class 17, Episode 2

Earlier this season, we started a video series to chronicle the experience of our Arden Professional Apprentices. (View Episode One here). Our second installment has former APA Alexis Simpson finding the Apprentices all over the building, doing a variety of jobs in a variety of outfits!

If there’s something you want to know about our Apprentices and their time at the Arden, leave us a comment and we’ll be sure to ask them on the next episode!

Backstage at Peter Pan Tech

The Arden’s Production Manager, Courtney Riggar, filmed this video backstage during a tech rehearsal of Peter Pan. Follow her along and meet members of the Arden’s production team, learn new theatrical terms, and get the actor’s view from the Peter Pan set. And, of course, there’s a few appearances from Arden dogs!

You can go backstage yourself at an upcoming Arden Family Salon. Click here to learn how to bring the whole family!

Peter Pan, a video trailer

Get a sneak peak into the Arden’s Peter Pan with this video trailer. You’ll see fairies, pirates and lost boys, but you’ll have to come to the theatre to see even more magic and excitement on stage!

Learn more about our production by visiting the Get Familiar section of the Peter Pan page on our website.

Backstage with the ladies of Rabbit Hole

After a performance this week, we hung out with the ladies of Rabbit Hole in their dressing room. Over wine and cheese, we talked about becoming a family onstage, and their process of working on the play. Check out this video and then continue the conversation on Thursday, November 12 at our Rabbit Hole Salon, where you can share wine and cheese with the cast and ask your own questions!