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Arden Theatre Company presents
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
By DAVID WOOD from the novel by ROALD DAHL
Scenic Designer
MATT SAUNDERS
Costume Designer
CHRISTAL WEATHERLY
Lighting Designer
BRIAN J. LILIENTHAL
Video and Sound Designer
JORGE COUSINEAU
Composer/Music Director
JAMES SUGG
Stage Manager
ELANA WOLFF*
Assistant Director
MEGHAN WALSH
Musical Arranger/
Associate Sound Designer
DANIEL KLUGER
Directed by WHIT MACLAUGHLIN
December 10 - February 8, 2009
Production Sponsor:
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Applause, please, for our Community Partners:
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WELCOME FROM THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Welcome.
photo by John Flak
We’ve been doing shows for kids for ten years. Think about it, some of
you weren’t even born when we did our first Arden Children’s Theatre
production Charlotte’s Web back in 1998, and now here you are, ready to
see our 18th show for kids.
Terrence J. Nolen
Each production has its own challenges. How do you make a giant
onstage? What kind of costumes should singing dinosaurs wear? How do
you make the Stinky Cheese Man stink?
This play is based on a story by Roald Dahl. Mr. Dahl wrote his story as a
great book – where anything is possible. Talking insects. Charging rhinos. And of course, a big
giant peach. But how do you do that onstage?
You will soon see how we’ve brought this story to life. But I think it’s ok if I tell you that we are
using video in today’s play. The video was created by an army of volunteers working in the Arden
Animation Studio (which is actually in the basement of this building) working with our video
designer Jorge Cousineau. Jorge is a very talented artist. Not only does he design video but he is
also a sound designer. And for other shows, Jorge has designed sets and written music. Jorge has
worked on 34 shows at the Arden. That’s a lot of different challenges! Jorge is also a father. He
has two kids, Dalia, who is 10, and Willem, who is 6.
A lot of people who work on our children’s shows have kids. Whit, the director, has twin girls who
are 7 years old, Emory and Jane. Alison, who built the costumes, and Glenn, who built the set, have
three kids in their family, Abby, Maddie and Max, ages 13, 10 and 3. And I have two boys, Liam, 8
years old (9 after December 30th), and Flynn, who is 5. I think one of the reasons we love doing
these shows for you is because we also love doing them for our own kids.
We do all of this for you. Everything you see was created just for this production. The set. Every
costume. The music. The poster. And the video.
We hope you enjoy it.
Terry
Let me know what you think. You are invited to post your comments on our CrewViews blog
online at ardendramaschool.blogspot.com.
Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped create
the animation you see in the show:
Thomas Choinacky, Bob Dever, Ellen Foster, David,
Christina, Sam and Liza Fryman, Steve Heumann, Barbara
Jurgelewicz, John, Amy, Colleen, and Ryan McCawley,
Harvey Swedloff, and Lee van de Velde
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CAST
Grasshopper/Tour guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oberon K. A. Adjepong*
Earthworm/Tour guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frederick Andersen*
Aunt Sponge/Shark/Captain/Newscaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie English*
James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James William Ijames*
Centipede/Tour guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Osborne*
Spider/Tour guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ceal Phelan*
Ladybug/Tour guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amanda Schoonover*
Aunt Spiker/Shark/Officer #1/Newscaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harum Ulmer, Jr.*
SETTINGS:
Central Park, New York City, USA
A really nasty part of England
Inside a peach
In the ocean
In the sky
UNDERSTUDIES
Bobby Bangert, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Michael McElroy, Kate McLenigan, Sara Nye,
Richard Sonne, Ryane Studivant, Gary Thayer
Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
Please check houseboards for program changes.
Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers
in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential
component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits,
including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international
organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org
Arden Theatre Company proudly participates in the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre,
a program of the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia.
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DIRECTOR’S NOTES
DARING – DO and the GIANT PEACH
ADVENTURE #1: Roald Dahl writes James and the Giant Peach.
He had a lot of guts. Or else he was foolish.
Whit MacLaughlin
These are some of the things that happen in the story: James loses his
parents in a freakish encounter with a hungry rhino. James is sent to live
with aunts who think that child slavery is a mighty fine idea. James is
terrified by a crusty, mysterious old man, climbs into an oversized juicy
peach, and finds his own courage while piloting a group of shut-in insects
across the Atlantic Ocean.
Unrealistic. Crazy. Outlandish!
ADVENTURE #2: Arden Theatre Company decides to produce David
Woods’ adaptation of the story.
They have a lot of guts. Or else they are foolish.
There’s a special effect every two minutes. The action of the play goes up
into the sky. Down under the ocean. Around the world. And then there’s
this huge, huge, huge peach…
Preposterous. Ridiculous. Impossible!
ADVENTURE #3: I decide to direct the play.
I must be pretty foolish. And I hope I’ve got enough guts.
You never know what you’re in for with works for young audiences. Giant
frogs in A Year with Frog and Toad. A giant teacher in the walls in Sideways
Stories from Wayside School. A giant boxcar in The Boxcar Children.
Gigantic stink in The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
I’ve directed nine shows for the Arden since 2001. And I gotta say, this one
has really stretched us—the brilliant production team, the wonderful cast,
the amazing Arden staff—we’ve all had to dig deep.
Desperate. Doomed. Help!
ADVENTURE #4: You come to see James and the Giant Peach!
You are a kid or you have kids. You’ve gotta have guts.
Real guts and, yes, a certain amount of foolishness. And the hope is that
this production will transport you - to all the outlandish places it goes - for
its duration. And then set you back down in the middle of your own crazy,
amazing, foolish, courageous lives.
The whole insane point!
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
On behalf of PECO
employees in the Greater
Philadelphia region,
including our Arden Theatre
Company board member
John McCawley, I am proud
to continue our support for
the Arden and their holiday
production of James and the
Denis P. O’Brien
Giant Peach.
PECO has a proud tradition of community
service in the Greater Philadelphia region.
We provide ongoing support to hundreds of
local businesses, community groups, nonprofits and arts and cultural organizations.
We take our responsibility to our customers
very seriously. We know you depend on us,
not only to provide the energy you need to
power your lives, but also for the support
necessary to help our region grow and
prosper.
As a company, we have demonstrated this
commitment for more than 100 years. And,
with 20 years of service myself at PECO and
40 years of service from my father, my family
has been dedicated to this commitment for
decades. I look forward to continuing that
support to ensure the Greater Philadelphia
region remains competitive as a business,
community and cultural center.
Step through the wardrobe and
discover the science
and wonder of Narnia.
Enjoy the show and Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
11.28.08 - 4.19.09
IN THE MANDELL CENTER AT THE FRANKLIN
P urchase
tickets at www.fi.edu/Narnia
or 1-877-TFI-TIXS
Denis P. O’Brien
President and CEO - PECO
222 NORTH 20TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 1910
© DISNEY/WALDEN. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, NARNIA, and all book titles, characters
and locales original thereto are trademarks and are used with permission.
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WHO’S WHO
OBERON K. A. ADJEPONG
(Grasshopper) Short Film: Sayque. OffBroadway: The Flea Theatre: Like I Say,
Cellophane; The Classical Theatre of
Harlem: Mother Courage, The Blacks;
The American Globe Theatre: Hamlet;
The 0hio Theatre/ Ignite Festival:
Wabenzi; National Black Theatre: Oyo.
Regional: the Arden: The Piano Lesson, Our Town; The
Shakespeare Theater: Timon of Athens, Coriolanus;
Oxford University: Othello, Measure for Measure, A
Winter’s Tale; National Black Theatre Festival; The
Kennedy Center. TV: Hope & Faith; Law & Order: SVU.
Commercials: Twining Tea, Delta Airlines, Pepsi. Training:
Lola Louie’s C.A.P.A.S./ Oxford University/ Howard
University. Nominated: Audelco Award for best leading
actor.
FREDERICK ANDERSEN (Earthworm)
was last seen at the Arden in Our
Town. Local credits include Crackpot
and A Tuna Christmas at Society Hill
Playhouse, and Theater District and
Boys in the Band for the Philadelphia
Gay & Lesbian Theater Festival. He
performed his one-man show The Best
of Everything in the Philadelphia and Dublin, Ireland
Fringe Festivals and at the Walnut Street Theater Studio
5. Regional credits include Rumors and Scapino! at LA’s
Pierson Playhouse.
STEPHANIE ENGLISH (Aunt Sponge) is
blessed to perform in JGP. She hails
from Delaware. This is her debut
performance here and she is elated.
Some of her favorite roles include
playing Sojourner Truth in Sojourner
Truth and the Witch in Into the Woods,
as well as a host of tours. When not
performing, Stephanie loves to read, sing, and laugh…
a lot. She would like to thank her loving family and
friends for all their warm hugs and support.
JAMES WILLIAM IJAMES (James) is
thrilled to be back at the Arden after
appearing as Antoine in An Empty
Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf last
season! James was most recently seen
in New Paradise Laboratories’
production of Prom and Emmanuelle
Delpeche-Ramey’s Oedipus at FDR in
FDR Skate Park. This is James’ second production with
the Arden and his third production working under the
direction of the splendid genius of Whit MacLaughlin.
Other credits include: Ken in Ponies (Gloucester Stage
Company), Floyd in Seven Guitars (Rowan University)
and The Artist in Muralista (Philly Fringe).
BRIAN OSBORNE (Centipede) is an
actor, playwright, director, aerialist
and Artistic Director of
Philadelphia’s Elastic Theater. Most
recently, he appeared in Oedipus at
FDR and CAR (08 Live Arts Festival),
and wrote text for, and performed in
Wind-Up (David Brick & Dan
Rothenberg, dir.) at Princeton’s Atelier. For The Elastic
Theater he has written and performed in The Word
(07 Live Arts Festival, Suli Holum,dir.), Delicious
Vaudeville (produced by David Binder: Hedwig and the
Angry Inch) and Sons of Katherine. Off-Broadway: De La
Guarda. Regional: Headsman’s Holiday (dir. Aaron
Posner). Film & Television: Sophomore (forthcoming),
Law & Order: SVU, Drivers Wanted, Threadbare, Sure
Shot, and an original film adaptation of Harold Pinter’s
Applicant. Dedicated to T & Mosh.
CEAL PHELAN (Spider) has been
part of the People’s Light & Theatre
ensemble for 20 years and recently
did The Persians there. She has
appeared at other Philly theatres
and at regional theatres around the
country. Ceal also directs and
teaches acting. She and her
husband Peter DeLaurier are two of the co-founders
of the Delaware Theatre Company.
AMANDA SCHOONOVER (Ladybug)
is thrilled to be making her Arden
debut. Amanda is a proud two-time
Barrymore Award recipient for her
work as Dottie Smith in Theatre
Exile’s Killer Joe. She has worked
with many theaters in Philadelphia
including People’s Light, the
Lantern, Bristol Riverside, Azuka, Hedgerow and Pig
Iron. Thank you to Whit and Terry for this opportunity!
HARUM ULMER, JR. (Aunt Spiker)
also known as R.J. recently appeared
as Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy,
directed by Peter Reynolds at
Hedgerow Theatre. Last season, he
played Wining Boy in the Arden’s
production of The Piano Lesson,
directed by Walter Dallas and is
happy to be back. He has worked Off-Broadway, in
Pennsylvania and California. Mr. Ulmer earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in theatre from Florida
A&M University and is a teacher for the School District
of Philadelphia. “Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow,
Live Today! Ase’.”
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WHO’S WHO
MATT SAUNDERS (Scenic Designer) is a Barrymore
Award-winning performer and a scenic designer. He is a
co-founding company member of New Paradise
Laboratories, an OBIE Award-winning theatre company
based here in Philadelphia. Matt has designed over 60
shows for such companies as the The Wilma Theater,
the Arden, The Walnut, Pig Iron Theatre Company,
Theatre Exile, InterAct, People’s Light, The Bessie Award
Winning Headlong Dance Theatre and the Tony AwardWinning Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis.
Matt is the proud recipient of the 2007 F. Otto Haas
Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist.
CHRISTAL WEATHERLY (Costume Design) is thrilled to
be making her Arden debut with James and the Giant
Peach. She has designed costumes for theatres across
the country. Upcoming projects include Lydia at the
Mark Taper Forum, The Servant of Two Masters at Oregon
Shakespeare Festival and a new and Magical project
with Rainpan 43. www.christalweatherly.com
BRIAN J. LILIENTHAL (Lighting Designer) at the Arden:
Sleeping Beauty. Regional: Actor’s Theatre of Louisville
(resident designer), Arizona Theatre Company, Trinity
Repertory Company, Merrimack Rep, Capital Rep,
InterAct, New Paradise Labs, Pig Iron Theatre Company,
Sledgehammer Theatre, Hartford Stage, A.R.T. New
York: La Mama E.T.C., NY Theatre Workshop, 29th Street
Rep, Cherry Lane. Opera: Bard Summerscape, Long
Beach Opera, Portland Opera Repertory Theatre, Boston
Academy of Music. MFA California Institute of the Arts.
JORGE COUSINEAU (Video and Sound Designer) is very
proud to have worked on most of the recent children’s
theater productions here at the Arden including
favorites like The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly
Stupid Tales, The BFG, A Year with Frog and Toad and
Sleeping Beauty. He also designs scenery, sound and
video for theater companies such as the Wilma,
Philadelphia Theatre Company, 1812 Productions,
Theatre Exile and InterAct. As always, Jorge has to thank
his children who help and inspire much of his work.
JAMES SUGG (Composer/Music Director) is an actor,
sound designer, composer and 10 year member of Pig
Iron Theatre Company with whom he has created 10
original works. He has also worked with Seattle Rep,
Actors Theater of Louisville, Folger Theater, The Wilma,
Arden Theatre Company, Headlong Dance Theater,
Rainpan 43 and Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental
amongst many others. His work has been recognized
with four Barrymore’s for Outstanding Sound Design
and the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theater Artist.
He is the composer of the musicals A Murder, A Mystery
And A Marriage, James Joyce is Dead and So Is Paris (Pig
Iron), The Sea (a one man electric chamber opera) and
the upcoming Cherry Bomb (1812 Productions).
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ELANA WOLFF (Stage Manager) is happy to return to
the Arden after stage managing An Empty Plate in the
Café du Grand Boeuf and Sleeping Beauty. Previously she
worked an extended run of Menopause the Musical.
Other credits include Prince Music Theater, Walnut
Street Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Act II
Playhouse, Media Theatre, Rebecca Davis Dance
Company, Boheme Opera New Jersey, 11th Hour
Theatre Company, Sanctuary Theatre. New York: Gorilla
Rep, the Spotlight On festival, new musical readings at
Manhattan Theatre Club. Love to B.
ROALD DAHL (Author) (1916 - 1990) was a British
author, famous as a writer for both children and adults.
Among his most popular children’s books are Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, James and the Giant
Peach, Matilda, and The Witches. Dahl’s first children’s
book was The Gremlins, commissioned by Walt Disney
and published in 1942. In addition to writing some of
the best-loved children’s stories of the 20th century,
Dahl also wrote adult short stories and screenplays,
including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the James Bond
film You Only Live Twice (both adaptations of novels by
Ian Fleming). He adapted his own work into the 1971
film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
DAVID WOOD (Playwright) is an actor, playwright, composer, theatre producer and director, author and magician. He began acting and writing at Oxford University
in the sixties. His stage adaptations of well-known
books include Dick King-Smith’s Babe, the Sheep-Pig,
Roald Dahl’s The Twits, Fantastic Mr. Fox, James and the
Giant Peach, Danny, the Champion of the World, The BFG
and The Witches. He has published, to rave reviews,
Theatre for Children : Guide to Writing, Adapting, Directing
and Acting, co-written with Janet Grant; this has
become a set text in many colleges in the UK and the
US. He directed many of his plays for his own company,
Whirligig Theatre (founded with John Gould in 1979),
which toured to major theatres nationwide including
Sadler’s Wells in London.
WHIT MACLAUGHLIN (Director) is the OBIE Awardwinning Artistic Director of New Paradise Laboratories
(NPL). For the Arden he directed Sleeping Beauty, The
BFG, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,
The Dinosaur Musical, A Year with Frog and Toad,
Sideways Stories from Wayside School, The Boxcar
Children and Bunnicula as well as Twelfth Night, The
Syringa Tree and An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand
Boeuf. He has created a number of productions with his
New Paradise collaborators, Matt Saunders and Jorge
Cousineau, including Frozen by Bryony Lavery at
InterAct Theatre and Batch for NPL. He directed Tale of a
West Texas Marsupial Girl, The Hobbit, Prom and the
upcoming Fatebook: A Cyberspace Ghost Story for the
Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company of
WHO’S WHO
Minneapolis. Whit expresses much gratitude to Terry
Nolen for the genesis of this aspect of his work. And
love to Catharine, Jane, and Emory.
MEGHAN WALSH (Assistant Director) vividly remembers
the way her imagination went wild reading James and
the Giant Peach as a child, and honestly feels that the
only place fit to bring the story to life is the Arden– and
particularly Whit MacLaughlin. She thanks everyone
involved for allowing her to be a part of this, especially
after she pestered them incessantly. Meghan graduated
from George Mason University with a BA in Theatre,
and from the Arden Professional Apprentice program
with a BA equivalent in “how to make a living in
theatre.”
DANIEL KLUGER (Musical Arranger/Associate Sound
Designer) Credits include: Heartbreak House, A Murder, A
Mystery and A Marriage (Two River Theatre Company),
The Persians (People’s Light & Theatre), Metamorphoses
(Weston Playhouse), The Dining Room and Keen Teens
(Keen Company), The Ones That Flutter (SPF/The Public
Theatre), Talley’s Folley (Dorset Theatre Festival), Cecilia’s
Last Tea Party (Todd Mountain Theatre Project), Platonov
and Uncle Vanya (Lake Lucille, dir. Brian Mertes), Running
(Milkcan), The Framer (Broken Watch), The Woodpecker,
The Young Left, Jailbait (Cherry Lane Mentor Project),
Couldn’t Say (MITF), New York Innovative Theatre Awards
(dir. Jose Zayas).
TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Producing Artistic Director) is the
Producting Artistic Director and co-founder of Arden
Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include
all-Philadelphia casts of All My Sons, Death of a
Salesman, The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler and
such musicals as Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures,
Falsettos, Violet and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed
the inaugural production of Arden Children's Theatre,
Charlotte's Web. He has directed six world-premiere
plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond
Smeal, and Michael Ogborn's Baby Case. Terry has been
nominated for 19 Barrymore Awards for his directing
work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s
Wife, Sweeney Todd, Opus, Winesburg, Ohio and
Assassins. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at
Primary Stages in New York City and was nominated for
a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His
short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an
Emmy Award.
AMY L. MURPHY (Managing Director) A Philadelphia
native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terry
Nolen and Aaron Posner. She is especially proud of the
Arden Professional Apprentice program and its
contribution to the Philadelphia cultural community.
A graduate of Susquehanna University, Amy received
the university’s first-ever Young Alumni Achievement
Award. She completed the Executive Program for
Nonprofit Leaders-Arts which is a joint program of the
Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social
Innovation and National Arts Strategies. Amy has
served on panels for the National Endowment for the
Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council and the
Executive Committee of the League of Resident
Theatres (LORT). Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow
2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at
Bryn Mawr College.
ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY Founded in 1988, Arden
Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life the
greatest stories by the greatest storytellers of all time.
We stage five productions each season as part of our
mainstage series and two productions through Arden
Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional
children’s theatre program. We create and produce
new work through our new-work development program, the Independence Foundation New Play
Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship
program trains future theatre leaders, and our theatre
classes teach children and teens about the craft of
making plays. Our access program, Arden For All,
makes our work available to the entire community
through subsidized tickets and books for economically
disadvantaged young people. We also offer sign language-interpreted, captioned and audio described
performances and Pay-What-You-Can final dress
rehearsals that benefit other nonprofits. The Arden
has received six Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly”
Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence
Award, five City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four
Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year”
citations, and 44 awards and 211 nominations from
the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s
Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Arden
Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3)
theatre company, is a member of the Theatre
Communications Group, the League of Resident
Theatres, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia,
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia
Convention and Visitors Bureau and Old City Arts
Association. The Arden operates under an agreement
between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’
Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. The Scenic,
Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT
theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local
USA-829, IATSE.
SPECIAL THANKS
• East End Salon • Ricola USA, Inc.
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My
Name is
World Premiere
Adapted by Aaron Posner from the novel
by Chaim Potok
Directed by Aaron Posner
Asher Lev is a young Hassidic artist torn
between his observant Jewish community
and his need to create. His artistic genius
threatens his relationship with his parents
and community while weighing heavily on
his conscience.
In 1999, the Arden presented Aaron Posner
and Chaim Potok’s co-adaptation of
Potok’s classic novel The Chosen to critical
and audience acclaim. Posner, in
consultation with Adena Potok, now
introduces this world premiere based on
Potok’s novel, My Name is Asher Lev.
January 8 – March 15 on the Arcadia Stage
Recommended for 8th/9th grade students and older
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BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Board of Directors
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KIDS ACTIVITY PAGE
What if one morning your teacher said,
“Class, your assignment this week is to make
the following:
A flock of seagulls
A life-sized rhinoceros that moves
A tiny rhinoceros
A bunch of peaches
(but don’t use real peaches, please)
An octopus arm
A dollhouse with a porch swing
Two teddy bears
A bunch of crocodile tongues
How would you do it?
Well, making all these things is our prop master’s
JOB. Jonathan Ward grew up doing art. His
mother is an artist and his grandfather is an artist
and a sculptor. Jon also grew up acting. After
college, he realized that he could work in theatre as
an ARTIST by making props for shows. (A prop is
anything you see on stage that isn’t an actor, a set
piece that doesn’t move around or a costume.
Although, sometimes an actor wears a prop, so
sometimes something is both a prop and a
costume. Jon calls those proptumes!)
Propmaster Jon Ward tests the Rhino
The Arden offers all kinds of theatre
classes for kids, not just acting. If you
like art, like Jon did when he was a
kid, we’ve got the class for you!
See pages 22 and 23.
There is no book that teaches you how to make
crocodile tongues or a flock of seagulls. You have
to combine artistic skill, creativity and lots of old fashion research. You basically have to make it
up! Jon made the crocodile tongues out of burlap and Christmas lights. The porch swing on
the dollhouse is made from popsicle sticks. In the rhino there are: wires, plastic, pool noodles,
paper towels, Elmer’s glue and tin foil. Its eyes are made from the foam ice cream cones we
used in our production of Go, Dog. Go!
Jon decided he wasn’t going to be able to make a seagull puppet himself, so he went online to
see if he could buy one. His research led him to a YouTube video of the 1996 Olympic Opening
Ceremonies in Atlanta. An artist named Marguerite Stankus had made 100 dove kites for the
ceremony. “They were amazing!” said Jon. More research showed Jon that Marguerite also
made seagull kites and that they were for sale. You’ll see them in today’s performance.
As you watch today’s show, try to figure out how Jon made some of the objects that you
see. If you have a question about one, ask about it after the show!
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KIDS ACTIVITY PAGE
The actors in James and the Giant Peach have a very interesting
job to do. Some of them get to act like humans, like James or
Aunt Spiker or Aunt Sponge, but most of them have to act like
insects! Now, it’s one thing to act like a human (another to act
like a dog in Go, Dog. Go! or a dragon in Sleeping Beauty), but
how in the world do you act like a talking earthworm or a
singing spider?
Actors have to think about how the characters they are
playing – in this case, earthworms, grasshoppers, spiders,
Elyse McKay Taylor in Go, Dog. Go!
ladybugs and caterpillars – move, look and sound. They try to
get into their character’s head and figure out how they think. Then they try some stuff out.
They move around the room like the character, they talk like the character, they do an everyday
task like taking a drink or making a bed or doing a little dance like the character.
Try this exercise for fun, either in the lobby at intermission or at home in your bedroom. Pick
one of the insect characters in James and the Giant Peach. Think about how that insect moves.
How many legs does it have? Does it even have legs? Can it fly? Does it squirm? Is it graceful
or is it clumsy? Is it easy for this character to move or is it difficult? Now walk across the room
as the character. (If you’re doing this at the Arden, walk from the theatre to the drinking
fountain as an earthworm!) Next, think about how your character feels about life. Is your
character happy, sad, nervous, shy, silly? Choose one and let that affect the way you walk. Now
try out different voices. Say one of the character’s lines (or try out a great theatre line,“To be, or
not to be”) as the character. Try it a couple of ways until you think
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you’ve really got a voice that sounds like your character.
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Once you’ve done this exercise, pat yourself on the back (unless
you’re an earthworm, and have no hands…). You just started
building a character, which is one of an actor’s most important jobs.
THE WRITING HUT
Roald Dahl wrote all of his children's stories in a hut he built in his garden.
This was a private place and Roald Dahl did not let people in. Inside he had
his favorite chair that had a wooden board attached to it. He would always
use pencil when he wrote and would wipe all of his eraser pieces on the
floor. He called erasing “rubbing out” and he called the pieces “rubber
filings.” He would never allow anyone to clean up the floor in the hut even
though it would be covered with rubber filings. Roald surrounded himself
with his favorite things. Pictures, model airplanes, pencils, cups, pencil
sharpeners, and books could all be found on his desk or around the hut.
If you were going to write a story where would you want to
write? Describe how you would decorate your own writing
hut. What are some of your favorite things you would want
to surround you?
Roald Dahl in the writing hut.
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PLAY IN A DAY
AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES
10am - 3pm
$50 per class
$120 for six weeks
One day classes offered
for a full day on:
Dec 13
Jan 10, 19 (MLK Day), 31
Feb 21
Mar 14
ONE DAY
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
1pm - 4pm for Grades 1 - 5
$30 per class
MUSICAL THEATRE - Jan 10 or Feb 21
COSTUME DESIGN - Jan 24
CHOREOGRAPHY - Feb 7
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DRAMA SHOP - Mondays Jan 5 - Feb 9
4pm - 5:30pm for Grades 1 - 2
4pm - 6pm for Grades 3 - 5
ACTING A SCRIPT - Tuesdays Jan 6 - Feb 10
4pm - 6pm for Grades 3 - 5
EIGHT-WEEK
SATURDAY CLASSES
Saturdays from Jan 17 - Mar 7 • $160
TREASURE TRUNK
10am - 11am for Kindergarten
STORYCRAFTERS
10am - 11:30am for Grades 1 - 2
ACTING 10am - 12pm for Grades 3 - 5
ONE DAY
SATURDAY
WORKSHOPS
SIX WEEK
AFTER SCHOOL
CLASSES
Saturdays 1pm - 4pm
$30 per class
Mondays Jan 5 through Feb 9
$120
PERFORMING A SONG - Jan 17
MUSICAL THEATRE
4:30pm - 6pm for Grades 6 - 8
6pm - 8pm for Grades 9 - 12
MUSICAL THEATRE - Feb 28
FIVE-WEEK
SATURDAY
DESIGN CLASS
ACTING
4:30pm - 6pm for Grades 6 - 8
6pm - 8pm for Grades 9 - 12
Saturdays from Jan 24 - Feb 21
$100
10am - 12pm for Grades 6 - 12
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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
FAMILY SALON
You’ve read the book.
You’ve seen the show.
Now come for a special behind-the-scenes look at the Arden’s James
and the Giant Peach!
Kids, Moms, Dads, and Grandparents will all love to spend time with
James’ Video and Sound Designer Jorge Cousineau. He will reveal all
the bells and whistles of his ingenious design as well as tell people
how he created it. Jorge will show the tricks of his trade and share
secrets from the Arden Animation Studio. Far from a lecture, there
will be oodles of time for people to ask Jorge questions and lay their
hands on some real props, costumes and equipment used during
the show.
Jorge has won a ton of awards for his work, including four Barrymore
Awards for Excellence in Theatre as well as a Lucille Lortel Award for
his work Off-Broadway. He’s designed 11 shows for Arden Children’s
Theatre. He even wrote music for The BFG.
Come to a family salon and touch, listen, talk and learn all while
spending time with one of the Arden’s most talented designers!
The JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH FAMILY SALON is scheduled
for Saturday, January 17 from 2 – 3pm. Tickets are $25 for an
entire family.
Families need not have seen a production of James and the Giant Peach
although it is recommended. Tickets for performances of James and the Giant
Peach are sold separately.
LEARN ABOUT ACTING – FROM JAMES!
Come play with James on the set of James and the Giant Peach at
a special, one-time-only acting class and backstage tour!
The class kicks off with a backstage tour of the Giant Peach and is
followed by a two-hour acting class taught by James himself! Kids
will learn how to create a character from James and the Giant Peach
in this fun, high-energy class on the set in the Haas Stage. It’s a
perfect post-holiday outing for the theatre-loving kid in your family.
Monday, December 29 from 12:30 – 3pm
Taught by: James Ijames (the actor who plays James)
Perfect for kids in grades 1 – 5. Admission is $40 per child.
Create your own animation! Hold your stagebill with the back cover up. Grab the bottom left corner and
begin flipping the corners of the pages. Watch the earthworm climb up the page.
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Looking for a great place to eat in Old City?
Try one of these fine establishments. Be sure
to mention you heard about them from us!
Bookbinder’s
125 Walnut St. • 215.925.7027 • www.bookbinders.biz
Old Original Bookbinder's has long been a
Philadelphia landmark. For Joe DiMaggio, Lillian
Russell, Richard Nixon, The Rat Pack, Bob Hope and a
host of other celebrities, Old Original Bookbinder's
was a special place to enjoy seafood, cocktails, and
friendship. A complete renovation at the original
location in 2005 ensured success for a new
generation of luminaries and locals. Bookbinder's
Executive Chef, David Cunningham drives famous
classics such as Snapper Soup and Strawberry
Shortcake to some very modern shores, while
adding such signature dishes as Bouillabaisse,
Seafood Cobb Salad and more.
Campo’s
214 Market Street • 215.923.1000
www.phillyhoagie.com
A legacy of quality, this classic, deli-style restaurant
has been churning out delicious sandwiches since
1947. Order any of the special soups, salads, and
sandwiches from this Philadelphia kitchen and you’ll
see why it’s “where the locals go.” –USA Today
Fork and Fork: etc
306-308 Market Street • 215.625.9425
www.forkrestaurant.com
Fork continues to set the standard for New American
bistro dining. The fresh, seasonal cuisine reflects
international influences with an original twist. Part of
Fork’s allure is its sophisticated interior, where the
dining experience is anything but stuffy and
uncomfortable. Open seven days a week, there is
plenty of time before or after the show to enjoy
lunch, dinner, or even just dessert. Come in to
Fork:etc, our gourmet café for a quick and satisfying
breakfast, lunch, or dinner. A private dining room
and catering are also available. Reservations
are recommended.
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Patou
312 Market Street • 215.928.2987
www.patourestaurant.com
From acclaimed French chef/owner Patrice Rames,
Patou offers a menu ranging from casual hearth
baked gourmet pizzas to the most elegant dishes
from the Cote D’Azur. City Paper Reader’s Choice
Award “Best New Restaurant”. Visit
www.patourestaurant.com for all information.
Ristorante Panorama
14 N. Front Street • 215.922.7800
www.pennsviewhotel.com
Featuring contemporary authentic Italian cuisine such
as homemade pastas, tender veal and daily seafood
specialties, Ristorante Panorama is located in the
charming Penn’s View hotel, Front and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. The wine program offers over 120 wines
by the glass, and has received Sante’ Magazine’s “Wine
Hospitality Award for Fine Dining,” Wine Spectator’s
“Best of Award of Excellence,” Philadelphia Magazine’s
“Best of Philly,” and Decanter Magazine’s “Best Wine by
the Glass Program in North America.”
Serrano
20 S. 2nd Street • 215.928.0770
Serrano has been a fixture in Old City since 1985.
With a reputation for serving international fare at
neighborhood prices, it is the perfect place to visit,
kick back and enjoy, to bring friends and make
friends. After dinner, move the evening upstairs to the
Tin Angel, our intimate acoustic café. Tin Angel has
presented an astonishing array of stars from the
world of blues, rock, folk and country and has earned
a reputation as the best club of its size in the country.
Triumph Brewing Company
117 Chestnut Street • 215.625.0855
www.triumphbrewing.com
Triumph Brewing Company is a sophisticated
restaurant & brewery featuring regional American
cuisine and hand-crafted freshly brewed beer.
Triumph is located in the heart of Old City.
ON STAGE
December 08-January 09
Christmas City Follies IX*
Touchstone Theatre
12/3/2008 - 12/21/2008
(610) 867-1689
2008 New Voices: Workshop Productions of Picasso at the Lapin Agile*
Delaware Theatre Company
Winning Student Plays
12/3/2008 - 12/21/2008
Philadelphia Young Playwrights
(302) 594-1100
10/1/2008 - 5/31/2009
(215) 665-9226
Oliver!*
The Media Theatre
OnStage Philadelphia - Performing
12/3/2008 - 1/4/2009
Arts Preview Night
(610) 891-0100
Plays and Players
Schmucks*
10/6/2008 - 5/4/2009
The Wilma Theater
(215) 735-0630
12/3/2008 - 1/4/2009
The Music Man*
(215) 546-7824
The New Candlelight Theatre
Little Women
10/17/2008 - 12/23/2008
University of the Arts
(302) 475-2313
12/5/2008 - 12/13/2008
Hairspray
(215) 545-1664
Walnut Street Theatre
A Christmas Carol*
11/4/2008 - 1/4/2009
Hedgerow Theatre
(215) 574-3550
12/5/2008 - 12/28/2008
The Government Inspector*
(610) 565-4211
Lantern Theater Company
The Snow Queen*
11/21/2008 - 12/28/2008
Enchantment Theatre Company
(215) 829-0395
12/10/2008 - 1/4/2009
Cinderella*
(215) 881-9899
People’s Light & Theatre Company
James and the Giant Peach*
11/21/2008 - 1/4/2009
Arden Theatre Company
(610) 644-3500
12/10/2008 - 2/8/2009
A Tuna Christmas
(215) 922-1122
Walnut Street Theatre
Winter Musicale 2008
11/25/2008 - 1/4/2009
Bristol Riverside Theatre
(215) 574-3550
12/11/2008 - 12/21/2008
The Little Prince
(215) 785-0100
Players Club of Swarthmore Theater
Cherry Bomb: The Worst Act in
11/28/2008 - 12/14/2008
Vaudeville for the Holidays*
(610) 328-4271
1812 Productions
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
12/11/2008 - 1/4/2009
Footlighters Theater
(215) 592-9560
11/28/2008 - 12/14/2008
A Christmas Carol*
(610) 296-9245
Curio Theatre Company
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues*
12/11/2008 - 1/4/2009
BCKSEET Productions
(215) 525-1350
11/28/2008 - 12/31/2008
An Evening of Russian Romances*
(215) 923-0210
The Academy of Vocal Arts
Look Mom, I’m Swell*
12/16/2008 - 12/18/2008
Act II Playhouse
(215) 735-1685 x10
12/3/2008 - 12/14/2008
(215) 654-0200
She Loves You
Society Hill Playhouse
9/24/2008 - 12/31/2008
(215) 923-0210
The Great Divorce*
Lantern Theater Company
12/21/2008 - 1/4/2009
(215) 829-0395
Romance Romance
Players Club of Swarthmore Theater
1/8/2009 - 1/17/2009
(866) 811-4111
Give My Regards to Broadway
Venice HP, Inc.
1/8/2009 - 1/31/2009
(215) 297-8540
42nd Street
The Ritz Theatre Company
1/8/2009 - 2/7/2009
(856) 858-5230
My Name is Asher Lev*
Arden Theatre Company
1/8/2009 - 3/15/2009
(215) 922-1122
A Raisin in the Sun*
The Stagecrafters Theater
1/9/2009 - 1/24/2009
(215) 247-8881
Incorruptible
Old Academy Players
1/9/2009 - 1/25/2009
(215) 843-1109
A Streetcar Named Desire
Walnut Street Theatre
1/13/2009 - 3/1/2009
(215) 574-3550
No Child . . .*
Delaware Theatre Company
1/14/2009 - 2/1/2009
(302) 594-1100
Imagination’s Revenge
Footlighters Theater
1/16/2009 - 1/31/2009
(610) 296-9245
Looking Over the President’s Shoulder*
Hedgerow Theatre
1/16/2009 - 2/8/2009
(610) 565-4211
Orange Flower Water*
Luna Theater Company
1/16/2009 - 2/15/2009
(215) 704-0033
Improv Comedy: The N Crowd*
The N Crowd
Friday Nights (215) 253-4276
*Purchase Theatre Alliance gift certificates, accepted at over 50 theatres across the region!
For more information please visit WWW.THEATREALLIANCE.ORG
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STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Producing Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terrence J. Nolen
Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy L. Murphy
Associate Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Ditsky
Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Dugas Brown
Artistic Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Decker
Artistic Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Read
Artistic Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elana Boulos
Literary Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Smeal
Director of Marketing and Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Yeagle
Marketing Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigael Reed
Public Relations Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janine Zappone
Design Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristy Giballa
Education Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maureen Mullin Fowler
Education and Group Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Wojcik
Manager of Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela DuRoss
Manager of Institutional Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Rosenbaum
Development Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina Morrison
General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Peck
Associate General Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Beth Simon
Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Spiker
House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryane Studivant
Box Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Keily
Assistant Box Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamesha Hawkins
Box Office Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Choinacky, Carla Emanuele, Shari English, Joanna Falcone, Amanda Grove,
Michael McElroy, Rachel Robbins, Ryane Studivant, Vanda Thomas, Aubrie Williams
Arden Professional Apprentices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Bangert, Katherine Fritz, Hillary Rea, Maura Roche,
Richard Sonne, Gary Thayer
Arden Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Markovitz
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Riggar
Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Perlman
Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Day West
Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Lambrakos
Production Stage Managers . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Cook, Alec Ferrell, John David Flak, Katharine M. Hanley, Elana Wolff
Assistant to the Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maura Roche
Costume Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alison Roberts
Costume Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Sosebee
Wardrobe Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asaki Kuruma
Stichers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Anderson, Derwin Cooper, Rachel Ford, Mary Beth Regan
Prop Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Ward
Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Stutzman
Audio Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Fowler
Video Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Sabato
Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Corrado, Kate Sabato, Georgia Schlessman, Eric Snell
Deck Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Snell
Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendon Gawel, Amanda Jensen, Georgia Schlessman
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^ASL interpreted performance
Most enjoyed by families with children ages 5 and older.
40 N. 2nd Street
Old City, Philadelphia
Jeffrey
Coon
(Frog)
andand
BenBen
Dibble
(Toad)
return
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Coon
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Dibble
(Toad)
return
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Arden’s
celebrated
productions
in its history!
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Arden’s
most celebrated
productions
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a Tony Award
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for for
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in Best
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and this
a Tony
Awardstory
for Best
Musical,
this whimsical
for
Musical,
whimsical
features
an unlikely
friendship
story features
an unlikely
between
a cheerful
Frog
between
a cheerful
Frog andfriendship
a rather grumpy
Toad
and the life
and
a
rather
grumpy
Toad
and
the
life
lessons
they
learn
lessons they learn during the four seasons of one year.
during the four seasons of one year.
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