How 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…
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The Arden Blog Category: General
Why 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…
Read MorePlanning for Sondheim — On Your Feet — With No Light
Jonathan Silver was the Producer for the Master Storyteller Award presented to Stephen Sondheim on June 1, 2015. He is also a freelance actor, director, and voice-over artist whose work at…
Read MoreWhat Is It Like To Be A Costume Designer?
A costume designer is the person who decides what the different people in the play will wear. Here is what Richard St Clair, the costume designer, >purchase thinks about being…
Read MoreBeauty and the Beast Around the World
Beauty and the Beast is a very old story that has been told many times, >search in many different ways, and in many different places. Sometimes what the beast looks…
Read MoreGreat Characterizations
In this adaptation, six actors play over 40 characters to bring Dickens’ novel to life. That requires actors with broad range who are capable of making each character distinctive and…
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