Author Archive
Leap of Faith Appreciation Party
As our season began, we hosted a party with our Leap of Faith subscribers. This group “takes the leap” each year, see signing up for another season with the Arden…
Read MoreSpinning Plates
By Martin Stutzman, >buy Master Electrician As I begin my fifth season here at the Arden I am excited looking forward to the challenges that lay ahead and the challenges…
Read MoreNext to Normal Sing-Thru
On Tuesday, September 4th, >capsule members of the Sylvan Society came together for the first Sylvan event of our 25th Anniversary season! Guests enjoyed a family-style dinner with members of…
Read MoreLaughing at The Noodle
By Karen Peakes, >sick Mary in Women in Jep Laughing onstage is an interesting thing. Sometimes it’s a safe, internal chuckle easily kept to oneself and tucked away in…
Read MoreThe music for Women in Jep
By Daniel Perelstein, Sound Designer for Women in Jep Most of the sound design for Women In Jep takes place in the transitions between scenes. Like many comedies, Wendy’s play…
Read MoreAbout The Writers’ Room
Ed Sobel, Associate Artistic Director These Director’s Notes appear in the stagebill for Women in Jep, which runs on the Arden’s Arcadia Stage July 5-15, 2012 The Writers’ Room is…
Read MoreWendy on writing Women in Jep
By Wendy MacLeod, playwright of Women in Jep Is it possible to write a balls-out comedy about three middle-aged women? When we see a female character in the movies, she…
Read MoreInside the Audition Room
Ever wonder what happens in auditions? How about ones for a new play, site when the script is still in process, and the playwright is in the room? And the…
Read MoreInside The Writers’ Room – an actor’s perspective
Hi. My name’s Karen Peakes and I’m playing the role of Mary Forney in this production of “Women in Jep”. I’m one of those women in jep. The very first…
Read MoreSylvan Society Set Tour and Shop Party
On June 9, members of the Sylvan Society gathered for an exclusive backstage tour, >pharm led by members of the Arden’s Production staff. They began with a tour of the…
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