The Arden Blog

Keep the Questions Coming: Tori Talks!

January 10, 2011

By Bryan Kerr, Arden Professional Apprentice Recently, we received an audio clip from one of our visitors on Opening Night of The Borrowers. She sat down with her daughter, Tori,…

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The Hairy Ape Gets Shorn

January 7, 2011

By Allen Radway, >treat T. Stedman Harder in A Moon for the Misbegotten As we roll into previews, the Moustache Blog continues. Disturbing as it may be. On Tuesday, January…

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Moon Diary – Entries #4 and #5

January 4, 2011

By Grace Gonglewski, >prescription Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten 12/31/2010 eating sleeping dreaming moon. I speak in an Irish brogue to my family. Haven’t gone on Facebook or…

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A Day in the Life of an Assistant Stage Manager

December 31, 2010

By Andrew Wojtek, Arden Professional Apprentice and Assistant Stage Manager for The Borrowers As part of the Arden Professional Apprenticeship, each apprentice serves as the Assistant Stage Manager (ASM) for…

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Moon Diary – Entry #3

December 23, 2010

By Grace Gonglewski, Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten Costume fitting today. Had talked earlier with Alison [Roberts, the costume designer] about the possibility of little pouches of bird…

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The Borrowers: Two sets for the price of one

December 22, 2010

By Glenn Perlman, >help Technical Director Children’s theatre often means spectacle — and special effects.  Our kids’ shows need to be exciting and visually interesting, since we’ve learned that children…

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Allen Radway’s Long Day’s Journey to Character Facial Hair – T. Stedman Harder’s Moustache

December 21, 2010

By Allen Radway, T. Stedman Harder in A Moon for the Misbegotten What is it about a ‘stache that elicits such a polarizing reaction? What it seems to imply, what…

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The 12 Days of The Borrowers

December 20, 2010

By Sarah Sexton, Manager of Institutional Giving ‘Tis the Season! In my family, we have a tradition. When we’re all piled into the car around the holidays, we make up…

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Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’… Keep them Posters Rollin’!

December 17, 2010

By Jenn Peck, sick General Manager There are several indicators around here that Arden Children’s Theatre has begun.  Staff members in brightly color t-shirts, bleary-eyed actors showing up before 10am…

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Moon Diary – Entry #2

December 15, 2010

A Moon for the Misbegotten began rehearsals yesterday. Here’s how actress Grace Gonglewski spent her weeks before joining fellow actors and director in the rehearsal hall. Today I am re-recording…

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