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Arden Theatre Company 25Th Anniversary Season 40 N ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 40 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Superior Donuts (2011) 215.922.1122 • ardentheatre.org Season media partner: All photos by Mark Garvin. Cover: Cast of August: Osage County (2011). P2-3: (l-r) Jeffrey Coon (Sunday in the Park with George); Steve Pacek, Erika Rose & Josh Tower (Clybourne Park); Grace Gonglewski (A Moon for the Misbegotten); Cody Nickell, Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. & James Ijames (The Whipping Man); Amanda Schoonover (The Threepenny Opera); Cast of Follow us online Tulipomania; Cast of The History Boys; Eric Hissom & Justin Jain (Cyrano); Adam Heller & Karl Miller (My Name Is Asher Lev). P5: (l-r) Eric Hissom, Grace Gonglewski & Dylan Gelula (August: Osage County). P7: Douglas Rees (Ghost-Writer). P9: Scott Greer (The Threepenny Opera). P11: Joilet F. Harris (Caroline, or Change). P13: Jeffrey Coon & Kristine Fraelich (Sunday in the Park with George). P15: Maggie Lakis & Ian Merrill Peakes (Clybourne Park). Back: James Ijames (Superior Donuts). NEXT TO NORMAL Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt Directed by Terrence J. Nolen FREUD’S LAST SESSION By Mark St. Germain Directed by Ian Merrill Peakes ENDGAME By Samuel Beckett Directed by Edward Sobel A RAISIN IN THE SUN By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Walter Dallas A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Terrence J. Nolen “Next to Normal is a work of muscular grace and power. It is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical.” –The New York Times The Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt Directed by Terrence J. Nolen Production conceived by Jorge Cousineau and Terrence J. Nolen September 27 – November 4 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun F. Otto Haas Stage Sep 27 28 29 30 Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this [ 8p 8p 8p 2p Oct 2 3 4 5 6 7 electric and emotional musical follows the Goodman 7p 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p family’s struggle to maintain connection amidst crisis. ] 9 10 11 12 13 14 Set to a contemporary score, Next to Normal’s bold 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p storytelling redefi nes the American musical. 16 17 18 19 20 21 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p* 23 24 25 26 27 28 Recommended for 9th grade and older. Contains mature language 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2p* [previews] opening night (SOLD OUT) and themes. 30 31 Nov 1 2 3 4 *post-show discussion 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p ^captioned and audio described August: Osage County (2011) “A wholly engaging play [that] will leave you thinking… Freud’s Last Session is a show you don’t really want to end.” –Chicago Tribune FREUD’S FREUD’S LAST SESSION LAST SESSION By Mark St. Germain Directed by Ian Merrill Peakes October 25 – December 23 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Arcadia Stage Oct 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 Dec 1 2 On the day England enters World War II, [ 8p 8p 8p 2p 7p 6:30p 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2&7p Sigmund Freud invites a young C.S. Lewis 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 31 Nov 1 2 3 4 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p to his London fl at. Here, the father of 7p 2p 7p 8p 2&8p 2&7p ] 11 12 13 14 15 16 modern psychology challenges a little 6 7 8 9 10 11 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p known professor on the brink of literary 18 19 20 21 22 23 13 14 15 16 17 18 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p fame. Freud’s Last Session imagines a 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p* collision of these two brilliant minds over [previews] 20 21 22 23 24 25 opening night (SOLD OUT) love, God, and life. 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 2&8p 2*&7p *post-show discussion ^captioned and audio described Ghost-Writer (2010) “Beckett’s plays became the cornerstone of 20th century theater.” –The New York Times By SamuelBECKETT Directed by Edward Sobel Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Jan 17 18 19 20 [ 8p 8p 8p 2p January 17 – March 10 22 23 24 25 26 27 Arcadia Stage 7p ] 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p 29 30 31 Feb 1 2 3 Nobel Prize-winner Samuel Beckett infl uenced 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p generations of writers, from Pinter to Mamet, Albee Featuring 5 6 7 8 9 10 to Stoppard. The Arden now presents this master 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p* Scott Greer and James Ijames storyteller for the fi rst time, with the darkly comic 12 13 14 15 16 17 Endgame under the direction of Edward Sobel 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p* Featuring 19 20 21 22 23 24 (Clybourne Park, Superior Donuts). 7p 6:30p 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2&7p Philadelphia actors Scott Greer and James Ijames as 26 27 28 Mar 1 2 3 co-dependent clowns Hamm and Clov, this visceral 7p 6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p [previews] and vital production introduces Arden audiences to opening night (SOLD OUT) 5 6 7 8 9 10 *post-show discussion the funny, gritty, and rich world of Beckett. 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p ^captioned and audio described The Threepenny Opera (2010) “A Raisin in the Sun changed American Theatre forever.” -The New York Times By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Walter Dallas March 7 – April 14 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun F. Otto Haas Stage Mar 7 8 9 10 [ 8p 8p 8p 2p In Chicago’s South Side in 1959, a life insurance 12 13 14 15 16 17 check sent to the Younger’s home arrives with the 7p 7p 8p 2&8p 2&7p promise of change. This African American family ] 19 20 21 22 23 24 then considers buying a house in the all-white 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2*&7p Featuring Joilet F. Harris Clybourne Park, but confl icting aspirations and a 26 27 28 29 30 31 neighborhood’s intolerance threaten the dream’s 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p reality. Walter Dallas Apr 2 3 4 5 6 7 (The Piano Lesson, Blue Door) 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p* [previews] directs this classic drama that paved the way for opening night (SOLD OUT) 9 10 11 12 13 14 *post-show discussion the African American voice to be heard on stage. 10a 10a 10a 10a&8p^ 2^&8p 2p ^captioned and audio described Caroline, or Change (2007) A Little Night Music a little night music A Little Night Music A production from the team behind 2010’s Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Sunday in the Park with Book by Hugh Wheeler George, called by the Directed by Terrence J. Nolen Wall Street Journal: “One of the strongest Sondheim productions of the past decade.” May 23 – June 30 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun F. Otto Haas Stage May 23 24 25 26 This romantic waltz of a musical whisks you [ 8p 8p 8p 2p away to a weekend in the country. One of 28 29 30 31 Jun 1 2 Sondheim’s most brilliant works is brought to 7p ] 7p 8p 8p 2&8p 2&7p life on the Arden’s stage by the team behind 4 5 6 7 8 9 Featuring Ben Dibble, Grace 2&6:30p 8p* 8p 2&8p 2&7p 2009’s Sunday inA the Park with George, Little hailed Gonglewski and Mary Martello 11 12 13 14 15 16 as one of the Best Musicals of the Year by 7p 6:30p* 8p 8p^ 2^&8p 2*&7p the Wall Street Journal. Ben Dibble, Grace 18 19 20 21 22 23 Gonglewski and Mary Martello lead a cast of 7p 2&6:30p* 8p 8p 2&8p 2p* [previews] opening night (SOLD OUT) 16 in this enchanting and passionate romp. 25 26 27 28 29 30 *post-show discussion 7p 2&6:30p 8p 8p 2&8p 2p ^captioned and audio described Sunday in the Park with George (2010) Night Music A Little Night Music Why become Subscribers enjoy signifi cant ticket discounts, easy and convenient ticket exchange privileges, Please fi ll in your contact information Calculate your subscription price the best choice of seats, parking and dining discounts, and savings on additional tickets. Calculate: a subscriber? 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