Category: 2008/09

Running Numbers: 73 and counting…

March 18, 2011

By: Jessica West, Associate Production Manager I recently remarked to a friend that Superior Donuts just might make it into my “Arden Top 10” list.  He replied, “Well if YOU…

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Arden Professional Apprentices, A View from the Trenches: Episode Five

June 11, 2009

A View from the Trenches: Class 16 reflects on their year as apprentices. The six members of APA Class 16 are in their final days of the apprenticeship. For the…

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How to Play Poker like a North Dubliner

June 4, 2009

By Sarah Ollove, Assistant Director/Dramaturg/Amateur Cultural Anthropologist. The goal of poker is win all the money in the room by playing as many >hands, or rounds, as it takes to…

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Tickets are $10, unfortunately, racquets are not

May 21, 2009

Jon Ward, Properties Master at the Arden, discusses the tricky prop of Something Intangible. When a play opens at the Arden, the Production Department is the first to kick back…

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How to Speak Like a North Dubliner

May 12, 2009

By Sarah Ollove: Assistant Director/Dramaturg for The Seafarer, and Amateur Cultural Anthropologist. Please note that while many North Dubliners can kiss their mothers with their mouths, the gentlemen of The…

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Building the set of The Seafarer

April 29, 2009

Glenn Perlman, Technical Director at the Arden, discusses the challenging set of The Seafarer. The setting for The Seafarer is a lower-level living room in Ireland, with actors entering from…

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An Interview with Bruce Graham

April 23, 2009

A 10-minute interview with Philadelphia-based playwright Bruce Graham by theatre students from his alma mater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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Arden Professional Apprentices, A View from the Trenches: Episode Four

April 21, 2009

A View from the Trenches: APA Hillary discusses her experience as a teaching artist for Arden Drama School Spring Break Camp. When I was 12 years old I learned how…

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Assistant Directing Something Intangible – Part 3

April 3, 2009

By Matt Ocks: Assistant Director for Something Intangible My role on this show pretty much ends in a few weeks. I’ll come watch the play as much as I can….

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Assistant Directing Something Intangible – Part 2

April 3, 2009

By Matt Ocks: Assistant Director for Something Intangible And then there’s that cast. In the roles of Tony and Dale Wiston, the Arden was smart enough to nab Scott Greer…

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