Charles Dickens in the City of Brotherly Love
On an 18 degree January night in Philadelphia in 1868 people lined up on Chestnut Street before midnight, cure bringing tents and blankets, prepared to camp out in order to…
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The Arden Blog Category: General
A Peek Backstage
by Sally Ollove, Arden Literary Manager NOTE: Best read after seeing La Bête. At the beginning of La Bête, Elomire and Bejart have left their troupe at dinner to discuss unwelcome dinner…
Read MoreThe Inside Jokes of ‘La Bête’
by Sally Ollove, Arden Literary Manager With its rhyming couplets, sale clever wordplay, door-slamming farce, boors and know-it-alls, David Hirson’s La Bête is a fabulous homage to the writing of…
Read MoreLetters from the Rehearsal Room Part Six
Dear Audience- At intermission of our Thursday night preview, I overheard a young man say “Chekhov is like an old time reality show.” I couldn’t agree more. When I was…
Read MorePinocchio Sketch – a Creative Response
By Dajah Dale Grades 5-8 This is a finalist in our Pinocchio Creative Response Contest in collaboration with Philadelphia Stories, Jr. From August 5-16, leave a comment on this post or like the link on…
Read MoreTolya – A Pinocchio Creative Response
Tolya By Catherine Mosier-Mills Grade 9-12 In the fading light of the setting sun, Luka Yeshevsky sketched a face. Luka drew the model’s lips, so carefully pursed around a…
Read MoreToddlers for Breakfast – A Pinocchio Creative Response
Toddlers for Breakfast By Shanyah Holt Grade 3 Hippo was looking for his breakfast. He likes to eat toddlers for breakfast. Hippo is always greedy. He is careless. One day…
Read MoreThe Flower Nosed Sleeper – A Pinocchio Creative Response
The Flower Nosed Sleeper By Ashley Hoernig Grade 5 Once upon a time there was a doll named Pinocchio and he lied A LOT! Whenever he lied his nose would…
Read MorePinocchio’s Legs – A Creative Response
Pinocchio’s Legs By Cecelia Barron Bancroft Elementary School, Kennett Square Age 9 (Grade 4, Sept. 2013) Once upon a time, there was a nice little girl. Her name was…
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