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Buy a Pie. Feed a Family
By Jenna Stelmok, Arden Professional Apprentice Love the taste of homemade pies on Thanksgiving but hate the fuss of making them? Know other people who do? Buying a pie from…
Read MoreDirecting Endgame – Designing Life after Cataclysm
By Edward Sobel, Associate Artistic Director In my previous post I mentioned Beckett’s early drafts of Endgame contained specific information about time and place which he subsequently edited out. In…
Read MoreOpening Night of Freud’s Last Session
By Angela DuRoss, Development Director Freud’s Last Session opened on Thursday, November 1 to a packed house. Members of the Sylvan Society joined together for a cocktail party at Gigi…
Read MoreCreating Freud’s Study
By Chris Haig, Properties Master In 1885, as a young researcher, Freud attended a dinner at the house of the illustrious Charcot in Paris. A letter described the scene to…
Read MoreDirecting Endgame – Economy
We’ve asked the Arden’s Associate Artistic Director Edward Sobel, who will be directing Endgame this season, to document some of his process. Here is his first entry. Preparing to direct…
Read MoreNext to Normal, backstage exclusive
Have you wondered what the actors do backstage at the Arden? How do they get through a show as grueling as Next to Normal for 8 shows a week? Here’s an…
Read MoreVisiting Freud’s Office
By Katherine Fritz, >medical Costume Designer for Freud’s Last Session Let’s start off with a confession: I heard the plot synopsis for Freud’s Last Session and I thought “…. meh.”…
Read MoreA new writer for the Arden Family – Stephen Belber
By Ed Sobel, Associate Artistic Director The Arden is pleased to announce the addition of a new writer to our family of artists. Following on Wendy MacLeod’s introduction through our…
Read MoreNext to Normal – Opening Night
On Wednesday, October 3, we kicked off our 25th anniversary season with the opening night of Next to Normal! Sylvan Society members enjoyed a cocktail party just across the street…
Read MoreArden Memories – Sarah remembers Pacific Overtures
By Sarah Sexton, Manager of Institutional Giving 25 years of the Arden. We can tell the age of children’s theatre by how tall the Nolen kids have grown. Our New…
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