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The Story Behind Our Audience Ask Buttons
I, for one, love the Audience Ask Button. It’s a chance to take a little piece of the show home with you. Before I joined the team as an Arden Professional Apprentice, I donated during the Audience Ask and…
Read MoreMeet Arden Apprentice Class 31!
Over the last seven months, our class of six Arden Professional Apprentices (APAs) have been hard at work learning the ins-and-outs of a professional theatre, tackling every department at the Arden. Now, they’ve been tasked…
Read MoreFree Library of Philadelphia Foundation I ROMEO AND JULIET Fireside Chat
We partnered with the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation for our Pay-What-You-Choose Night for Romeo and Juliet! As part of the evening, we held a QnA between Associate Artistic Director,…
Read MoreGet to Know Our Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose Interns!
Over the course of 12 weeks, our Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose Interns have immersed themselves in the Marketing and Development departments by gaining valuable experience in arts administration and strategic operations. Emily…
Read MoreWhat do Ted Lasso, LOST, and Stranger Things all have in common? A Wrinkle in Time.
By Jonathan Silver What do Ted Lasso, LOST, and Stranger Things all have in common? Growing up, I loved TV and movies (still do!). As a child of the 80s and 90s, “Hollywood blockbuster”…
Read MoreCarrying the Torch: Akeem Davis & Kash Goins on August Wilson’s Legacy
Playwright August Wilson is considered one of our most important American playwrights. His literary legacy, The American Century Cycle, is a 10-play series painting a vivid picture of 20th-century African…
Read MoreFinding My Voice: Jamison’s Journey Through Arden Drama School
By Jamison Graham During most of my childhood, I struggled with having speech delays, and difficulty with communication and focus. I always felt that I did not fit in…
Read MoreInterview with Jessica Johnson and Karen Peakes from ‘POTUS’
Q: What was your first Arden play experience? Karen Peakes: My first experience was seeing Major Barbara in the small space. I think that was before the big space…
Read MoreLove and the Arden: Alex Keiper Discusses her Deep Arden Roots
The Arden’s mission is to tell great stories by great storytellers, and sometimes great stories come from inside our very doors. Alex Keiper is a local artist who has been…
Read MoreHeritage and Theatre: APA Shira Reflects on Indecent
When I was young, my family would drive from our home in the center of the country to visit my paternal grandparents in California. The minute we arrived, I would…
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