Next to Normal – Opening Night
On Wednesday, October 3, we kicked off our 25th anniversary season with the opening night of Next to Normal! Sylvan Society members enjoyed a cocktail party just across the street…
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The Arden Blog
Arden Memories – Sarah remembers Pacific Overtures
By Sarah Sexton, Manager of Institutional Giving 25 years of the Arden. We can tell the age of children’s theatre by how tall the Nolen kids have grown. Our New…
Read MoreLeap of Faith Appreciation Party
As our season began, we hosted a party with our Leap of Faith subscribers. This group “takes the leap” each year, see signing up for another season with the Arden…
Read MoreLaughing at The Noodle
By Karen Peakes, >sick Mary in Women in Jep Laughing onstage is an interesting thing. Sometimes it’s a safe, internal chuckle easily kept to oneself and tucked away in…
Read MoreThe music for Women in Jep
By Daniel Perelstein, Sound Designer for Women in Jep Most of the sound design for Women In Jep takes place in the transitions between scenes. Like many comedies, Wendy’s play…
Read MoreAbout The Writers’ Room
Ed Sobel, Associate Artistic Director These Director’s Notes appear in the stagebill for Women in Jep, which runs on the Arden’s Arcadia Stage July 5-15, 2012 The Writers’ Room is…
Read MoreWendy on writing Women in Jep
By Wendy MacLeod, playwright of Women in Jep Is it possible to write a balls-out comedy about three middle-aged women? When we see a female character in the movies, she…
Read MoreInside the Audition Room
Ever wonder what happens in auditions? How about ones for a new play, site when the script is still in process, and the playwright is in the room? And the…
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