Great Stories on the Stage
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Join us for another season of thrilling and unforgettable experiences that you can only get at the Arden!
Falsettos
Hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly unique, Falsettos is a contemporary musical set at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, exploring love and its consequences
September 25 – October 26, 2025
The Mountaintop
This intimate reimagining of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final night is a powerful meditation on legacy and the man behind the movement that shaped a nation.
October 30 - December 14, 2025
Good Bones
The Philadelphia premiere of the newest play by James Ijames, 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Fat Ham, about community, change, and the soul of our cities.
January 22 - March 8, 2026
Romeo and Juliet
A story of violence and beauty, Romeo and Juliet reminds us of the risks we take for love and the cost of a world unwilling to change.
March 5 – April 5, 2026
Arden Children’s Theatre
World class theatre for students and families of all ages!
Madeleine L’Engle's
A Wrinkle in Time
Adapted by John Glore
Directed by Rebecca Wright
Sometimes the greatest battle is believing you're enough.
December 3, 2025 - January 25, 2026
Meg Murry has always felt out of place: at school, at home, and especially since her dad disappeared. But when a mysterious visitor arrives on a dark and stormy night, Meg is swept on a thrilling journey across time and space. Joined by her brilliant brother Charles Wallace, her friend Calvin, and three powerful guides, Meg must brave distant planets, battle a growing darkness, and discover that the key to saving the universe just might be within her.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Adapted by John Glore
Directed by Steve Pacek
What do you get when you take classic fairy tales and turn them upside down, inside out, and all mixed up?
April 8 — May 31, 2026
Classic fairy tales get mixed up and downright silly in The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. How about the Ugly Duckling growing up to be A Really Ugly Duck? Or the Princess kissing a frog only to end up with a mouthful of slime? With quirky characters, funny twists, and enough stinky cheese to go around, this hilarious adaptation of the beloved book will have kids and parents falling out of their seats.
