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Everything…Plus the Kitchen Sink!

June 22, 2010

By Mark Cristofaro, Drummer-Percussionist-Noisemaker, orchestra member for Sunday in the Park with George Preparing for a new show is always challenging.  I get the score, look over the music, see…

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Sunday on Stage

June 18, 2010

By Maureen Torsney-Weir, cast member of Sunday in the Park with George Well here we are in the middle of our run of Sunday in the Park with George.  We’ve…

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Granfalloon 2010

June 17, 2010

The Arden’s biennial gala, clinic the Granfalloon, took place on Friday, June 11. Over 300 guests gathered at the Comcast Center, the tallest building in Philadelphia, for a rousing evening…

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A final word from the Mouse

June 16, 2010

By Steve Pacek, the Mouse in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie We’ve got just under two weeks left of our run of If You Give a Mouse a…

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Falling Into Place

June 14, 2010

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, >decease Shel Silverstein, and Sean…

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Finishing the Hat

June 11, 2010

by Mark Kennedy, Arden Professional Apprentices Every day, except for Mondays, I hum the song “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George in the Arcadia green room…

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Seurat Painting Comes to Life

June 8, 2010

For First Friday on June 4, >physician we staged a living version of Georges Seurat’s painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte right on Filbert Street! A…

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Sunday in the Park with George – Opening Night

June 4, 2010

On Wednesday, June 2, the Arden opened our final production of the season, Sunday in the Park with George. Sylvan Society members gathered at Synderman Works Galleries at Third and…

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Who Are the People Out Strolling on Sunday?

June 1, 2010

By Sarah Ollove, Dramaturg for Sunday in the Park with George The more you look at George Seurat’s masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte, the less…

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Season Planning – A Surprise Addendum

May 28, 2010

By Ed Sobel, Associate Artistic Director At the end of my last posting on season planning, I noted that despite the fact that we had announced our season, sometimes that…

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