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Blank Canvas: Rehearsal
by Jessica M. Johnson November 2, 2016 So… Let’s begin. I love rehearsal. More specifically, I love Day One. “Day One” of rehearsal is more than just putting emails, and…
Read MoreWatercolor: An Actor’s Journey
by Jessica M. Johnson October 17, 2016 The Legend of Georgia McBride actress Jessica M. Johnson muses on the transformative process of storytelling. What makes a show a show? Is…
Read MoreActually Actually: Thoughts from a returning Arden Professional Apprentice
by Domenick Scudera, M.F.A. Professor of Theater, Ursinus College 10.9.2016 One of the perks of being an Arden Professional Apprentice (APA) was taking acting classes with one of the Arden’s…
Read MoreTelling the Truth: An interview with Aaron Posner
Aaron Posner talks Chekhov, truth, and his role as playwright and director of his (sort of) adaptation of Stupid F**king Bird. What prompted you to adapt Chekhov’s The Seagull? I…
Read MoreArden Summer Interns Reach Out to CHOP
By Najyha and Isabella The Arden gives away books every year to students who participate in our Arden For All elementary arts education program. At the end of the year,…
Read MoreServing the Score
“Serving the Score” by Ryan Touhy, Music Director for The Secret Garden “Anything you do, let it come from you. Then it will be new. Give us more to see”…
Read MoreHow to Turn a Soda Bottle into a Landscape
By Bryant Edwards Sometimes sets can be simple, other times we have to create an imaginative fairytale landscape out of recycled materials. But where do these ideas come from? Here’s…
Read MoreWhy do kids love The Stinky Cheese Man? A teacher’s perspective
By: Jacqueline Matusow, Teacher-Librarian, Media Elementary School I have lots in common with Jon Scieszka (rhymes with Fresca), author of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. He loves…
Read MoreFrom Page to Stage: How We Design a Show
The process begins months in advance; we started working in November for The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, >help which happens in April, and in January for The Secret…
Read MoreSterling: From Sketch to Stage
By: Alison Roberts, Arden Costume Supervisor/Costume Designer for Two Trains Running Last April, >find when the Arden announced it was producing Two Trains Running, I was immediately interested. I…
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