World Premiere!

By Michael Hollinger

Directed by Terrence J. Nolen

Under the

Skin

January 15 - March 15

January 15 - March 15

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Honorary Producers: Fred and Emily Anton

Under the Skin is made possible by the Independence Foundation through its New Theatre Works Initiative,and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company.

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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.

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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

By MICHAEL HOLLINGER

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Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^

Scenic Designer

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Lighting Designer

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Stage Manager

KATE NELSON*

Costume Designer

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Sound Designer

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Dramaturg

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Family dynamics are a curious thing indeed. Families exist as their own structure made of people who share bonds and a sense of history – each has its own “corporate culture” so to speak. Whether your family set “cultural” expectations high or there were none at all, we each have to come to terms with our own identity drawn from the domain of family experience.

Yet these natural ties are far from natural and get intertwined with our own self-image, expectations and unmet needs. The result is that those who are closest to us often wound us most deeply and in ways that can be quite invisible and most likely buried for many years

in the subterranean region of our psyche that dwells at the border of conscious and unconscious awareness.

Rarely is there honest conversation about these things between the family members directly at issue; in some families speaking about one another is easier than speaking to each other. Hence, the scars and wounds and inner pains of family life can weigh on us in ways that we scarcely realize for decades or longer.

Michael Hollinger’s world premiere of Under the Skin explores family dynamics. It is both funny and moving. And, as you would expect from a work by Michael, there is a surprise. After all, this is the way things go with families.

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HONORARY PRODUCERS Fred and Emily Anton

Frederick W. Anton, III, is President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association. He has been a supporter of the Arden since 1990 when the Arden created St. Stephen’s Alley at 10th and Ludlow Streets, next door to PMA’s headquarters in the former Federal Reserve Bank Building at 925 Chestnut Street. During that time, he founded and hosted the Arden’s Leadership Night, an annual advocacy event that introduced leaders of this region to the Arden’s plays and programming. These Leadership events played a key role in broadening the Arden’s base of supporters, as well as introducing new board members and key

supporters. During those St. Stephen’s Alley years, Mr. Anton and PMA generously donated use of a building on Ludlow Street that served as the Arden’s rehearsal space and set and costume shops. In addition, Mr. Anton played a leadership role in the Arden’s move to our current facility in Old City. PMA’s Paul Luber used his real estate expertise and spent a considerable amount of time and energy working on the conversion of this building. For the transformative contributions to the Arden, in 2011 Mr. Anton was selected by the Arden Board of Directors to be one of the inaugural members of the Cornerstone Society, an honorary group of individuals who have moved the organization forward in a significant way.

Mr. Anton acknowledges the role F. Otto Haas — the man for whom our mainstage theatre is named — played in his life and career. “Otto was my mentor. He was Chairman of the Board of PMA when I first became President. Otto and I worked together on political action for the betterment of Pennsylvania. We also shared a mutual interest in the arts — first with the Walnut Street Theatre and then for Arden Theatre Company.”

Fred and Emily Anton are enthusiastic supporters of the Arden, having served as the Honorary Producers since the 2007/08 season. They are thrilled to once again support the work of Michael Hollinger, having been Honorary Producers for Hollinger’s Incorruptible (2014), Ghost-Writer (2010), An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf (2007), and his translation/adaptation of Cyrano (2012). As a graduate of Villanova University, Mr. Anton admires Michael Hollinger’s commitment to the university in his roles as Associate Professor of Theatre and Associate Artistic Director of Villanova Theatre. Mr. Anton has long admired Michael Hollinger’s work and the artistic home that the Arden has provided for him.

We thank Fred and Emily Anton for their ongoing extraordinary support of the Arden and for their great passion for great stories by great storytellers. Their tremendous support helps to make possible our work on the stage, in the classroom and in the community.

WELCOMEfrom the Producing Artistic Director

It’s thrilling to be kicking off the new year with a new play by one of the Arden’s most cherished collaborators, Michael Hollinger. As a theatre dedicated to great stories by great storytellers, we are committed to bringing new stories to our stage. How extraordinary to look at the list below and see the range of world premiere plays and musicals that have graced our stages throughout our history.

Plays that premiered at the Arden have been subsequently produced across the country and internationally, including productions in Canada, Austria, Germany, Australia, the UK, and Japan. In the 2013/14 season alone, there were 50 different

productions of scripts that premiered here at the Arden (fifty!). Since its Arden premiere in 2006, there have been 47 other productions of Opus (forty-seven!). These plays and playwrights are ambassadors for the Philadelphia theatre community, furthering our region’s growing reputation as a home for world-class artists and a hotbed for the creation of exciting new work.

And these playwrights are investing in the next generation of writers. Michael Hollinger, along with playwrights Quinn Eli and Jacqueline Goldfinger, co-founded The Foundry, an organization dedicated to supporting Philadelphia’s emerging playwrights by providing opportunities for them to develop their craft, insight into the business of theatre, and networking opportunities. Playwrights remain fiercely dedicated to telling their stories — for the betterment of us all.

Under the Skin marks our 37th world premiere in 27 years. My thanks to the writers who have entrusted us with their plays. To our supporters who have generously invested in their creation. And to you, our audience, for embracing the adventure of new work.

P.S. We are currently finalizing plans for the 15/16 season. We will let you know as soon as details are confirmed, but we do hope that you will take a “leap of faith” and commit to joining us next year (which will include another new play by one of our favorite playwrights). Details are on the back cover and in your stagebill insert. Thank you for being part of the Arden.

Terrence J. Nolen

Who Am I This Time? by Aaron Posner from Kurt Vonnegut • The Good War by Terrence Nolen and Aaron Posner from Studs Terkel • What Ho, Jeeves! by Aaron Posner from PG Wodehouse • A Love of Light by Terrence Nolen from John Cheever • The Invisible Man by Terrence Nolen from H.G. Wells • Philadelphia Phiction by Donald Barthelme, Paul Kolsby, Linda Y. McCree, Mi-chael Norris, Michele Osherow, Kim Jennings Powell, Hank Schwemmer and Rachel Simon • The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Terrence Nolen from Dashiell Hammet • The Brothers K by Aaron Posner and Terrence Nolen from Fyodor Dostoevsky • Echoes of the Jazz Age adapted by Aaron Posner • Change Partners and Dance by Dennis Smeal • Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, adapted by Aaron Posner • An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf by Michael Hollinger • Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger • Third and Indiana by Steve Lopez • Molly’s Delicious by Craig Wright • Tiny Island by Michael Hollinger • The Chosen by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok • The Snow Queen developed by Pig Iron Theatre Company • Red Herring by Michael Hollinger • Exit Wounds by Dennis Smeal • Baby Case by Michael Ogborn • Daedalus by David Davalos • Café Puttenesca by Michael Ogborn and Terrence J. Nolen • Tooth and Claw by Michael Hollinger • The Dinosaur Musical by Robert and Willie Reale • Opus by Michael Hollinger • Dex and Julie Sittin’ In a Tree by Bruce Graham • Wittenberg by David Davalos • My Name is Asher Lev adapted by Aaron Posner from Chaim Potok • Something Intangible by Bruce Graham • Ghost-Writer by Michael Hollinger • Wanamaker’s Pursuit by Rogelio Martinez • The Flea and the Professor by Jordan Harrison and Richard Gray • Tulipomania by Michael Ogborn • Women in Jep by Wendy Macleod • At the Old Place by Rachel Bonds • Under the Skin by Michael Hollinger

Cast of Characters

In order of appearance

Raina Lamott ...................................................................................... Julianna Zinkel

Lou Ziegler ..............................................................................................Craig Spidle

Jarrell Hayes, Hector .................................................................. Biko Eisen-Martin

Marlene Hayes, Dr. Badu, Barista..................................................Alice M. Gatling

TIME:The present, mostly.

PLACE:A hospital room, in Philadelphia. And many other locations.

But always a hospital room.

UNDERSTUDIES: Ashton Carter (Jarrell Hayes), Tess McChesney Kunik (Raina Lamott),

Ashley Spearman (Marlene Hayes)

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Who Am I This Time? by Aaron Posner from Kurt Vonnegut • The Good War by Terrence Nolen and Aaron Posner from Studs Terkel • What Ho, Jeeves! by Aaron Posner from PG Wodehouse • A Love of Light by Terrence Nolen from John Cheever • The Invisible Man by Terrence Nolen from H.G. Wells • Philadelphia Phiction by Donald Barthelme, Paul Kolsby, Linda Y. McCree, Mi-chael Norris, Michele Osherow, Kim Jennings Powell, Hank Schwemmer and Rachel Simon • The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Terrence Nolen from Dashiell Hammet • The Brothers K by Aaron Posner and Terrence Nolen from Fyodor Dostoevsky • Echoes of the Jazz Age adapted by Aaron Posner • Change Partners and Dance by Dennis Smeal • Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, adapted by Aaron Posner • An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf by Michael Hollinger • Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger • Third and Indiana by Steve Lopez • Molly’s Delicious by Craig Wright • Tiny Island by Michael Hollinger • The Chosen by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok • The Snow Queen developed by Pig Iron Theatre Company • Red Herring by Michael Hollinger • Exit Wounds by Dennis Smeal • Baby Case by Michael Ogborn • Daedalus by David Davalos • Café Puttenesca by Michael Ogborn and Terrence J. Nolen • Tooth and Claw by Michael Hollinger • The Dinosaur Musical by Robert and Willie Reale • Opus by Michael Hollinger • Dex and Julie Sittin’ In a Tree by Bruce Graham • Wittenberg by David Davalos • My Name is Asher Lev adapted by Aaron Posner from Chaim Potok • Something Intangible by Bruce Graham • Ghost-Writer by Michael Hollinger • Wanamaker’s Pursuit by Rogelio Martinez • The Flea and the Professor by Jordan Harrison and Richard Gray • Tulipomania by Michael Ogborn • Women in Jep by Wendy Macleod • At the Old Place by Rachel Bonds • Under the Skin by Michael Hollinger

DIRECTOR’S Notes

Working on Michael Hollinger’s plays, I have been introduced to people and ideas that I would otherwise not have encountered and have become obsessed with particular issues and topics that had not previously been of interest: bullfighting in An Empty Plate; the religious relics trade of the Middle Ages in Incorruptible; the struggle between commerce and conservation in the Galapagos Islands in Tooth & Claw. Opus allowed me to enter into the world of string quartets, and the rare privilege of sitting beside world-class musicians as they played Beethoven’s Opus 131 – as well as the ins and outs of safely smashing a violin for maximum effect.

So when Michael told me that he had written this new play, my first question was, “What’s it about?” To which he replied, “Kidneys. And family.”

As in the past, through Under the Skin, I have learned about a world of which I had previously been unaware: organ transplantation. I was introduced to the work of Gift of Life, an organization located just down the block at 3rd and Callowhill dedicated to organ and tissue transplantation and with whom we are partnering on this production (www.donors1.org). I met donors who gave the gift of life including Marie Manley, who decided to donate her kidney to an anonymous recipient after reading about it in her church bulletin, and Patsy Semple, who was part of an altruistic kidney chain in which 16 kidneys were donated to strangers (you can read more about their stories at www.ardentheatre.org/transplantstories). In the United States, over 101,000 people await a kidney transplant, with over 5,300 people on the waiting list in our region. We need more Maries and Patsys.

Though the subjects of Michael’s plays vary widely, there are themes that he has returned to throughout his work: his plays are about a group of people (be they monks or musicians or members of a family) trying to get by in a complex, contradictory, and often absurd world – and needing to connect with others in order to do that.

“Write what you know,” the old adage goes. “Write from your imagination,” is the opposing response. We are fortunate that Michael Hollinger does both, introducing us to new worlds and asking us to open our eyes and look a bit more closely at the world around us.

This is the 7th new play by Michael Hollinger that I’ve directed. I treasure the collaboration – and can’t wait to see where he will take us next.

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Gift of Life Donor Program in celebrating 40 years of giving others a second chance at life.

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From the PLAYWRIGHT

Michael Hollinger

The playwright’s journey is often a long one, and much of it must be traveled alone. So I am grateful to the following people for their help and good sense on the road to this play and production.

In the research stage: Matt, Ed and Joan Silva; Betsy Townsend and Teresa Navon; Marie Manley; Deb Schrager; Drs Adu Ntoso and Stalin Campos; Jorge Cousineau and John Stovicek.

In the development stage: At Theatre Exile, Deborah Block, Joe Canuso, Matt Pfeiffer, and actors Akeem Da-vis, Kimberly Fairbanks, Genevieve Perrier and William Rahill. At the Arden, Sally Ollove, Matt Decker, Dan O’Neil, Jessica Bedford, Jonathan Silver, and actors Biko Eisen-Martin, Alice Gatling, Joilet Harris, Stephen Novelli, Brandon Pierce, Craig Spidle, Mark St. Cyr, Peterson Townsend, and Julianna Zinkel.

For reading, advising, and encouraging: Megan Bellwoar, Bruce Graham, James Ijames, and Harriet Power.

Finally, to Terry Nolen, who, as a director, producer, and theatrical midwife, has taken such good care of my babies over the past 20 years.

Thanks, all!

Who’s WhoBIKO EISEN-MARTIN (Jarrell Hayes/Hector) Arden: Stick Fly. Off-Broadway: Lift (59E59 Theatres). Regional: The Ashes Under Gait City (CATF); The Whipping Man (Syracuse Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Gulf-shore Playhouse); Lift (The Crossroads Theatre Company); Topdog/Underdog (Marin Theatre Company); Brother Size, Love’s Labours Lost, Three Sisters (Chautauqua Theater Company); Ruined, The Liar, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol, The Taming of the Shrew(Denver Center Theatre Company); King Lear, Our Town, Taming of the Shrew (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Rage is Back (Berkeley Rep); Radio Golf (The-atreWorks); Fuku Americanus (Intersection for the Arts); Urban Retreat (Philadelphia Theatre Company). Film: Poetic License. #Every28Hours #Don’tShoot.

ALICE M. GATLING (Marlene Hayes/Dr. Badu/Barista) Arden: Much Ado About Nothing. Regional: The Syringa Tree (Theatre Horizon); Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Temple University Department of Theatre); Gidion’s Knot (InterAct Theatre Company); Ruined, Black Pearl Sings (Florida Studio Theatre); Caroline, or Change (Main Street Theatre Company); No Child, The Piano Lesson, and Fences (The Ensemble Theatre); Doubt and The Exonerated (Alley Theatre); Julius Caesar (Judith Shakespeare Company); A Flea in Her Ear (People’s Light). Upcoming: No Child. Training: MFA- Temple University. Alice serves as Director of the Young Performers Program at The Ensemble Theatre, and as founder/director of The Educational Acting Company of Houston (T.E.A.C.H).

CRAIG SPIDLE (Lou Ziegler) Arden: Superior Donuts. Regional: The Wedding Play (About Face Theatre); Passion Play, Pericles Beard of Avon, As You Like It, Black Star Line, Black Snow, Brigadoon, Sweet Bird of Youth (Goodman Theatre); Mountain (Apple Tree Theater); Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire; Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Victory Gardens Theatre; Lookingglass Theatre; Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Drury Lane Theatre (After Dark Award for Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof); Northlight Theatre; Court Theatre; Arizona Theatre Company; Utah Shakespearean Festival; Indiana Repertory Theatre; Pittsburgh Public Theatre; Huntington Theatre Company; American Players Theatre; Freedom Theatre; Cherry Lane Theater. Multiple Film and Television appearances. He teaches acting at Colombia College in Chicago.

JULIANNA ZINKEL (Raina Lamott) Arden: Stick Fly, Rabbit Hole, Crime and Punishment, As You Like It. Off-Broadway: Three Men On a Horse (TACT). Regional: Pride and Prejudice, The Trip to Bountiful, Barcelona, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theophilus North (People’s Light); From Prague (CATF); Love and Communication (Passage Theatre Company);The Eclectic Society (Walnut Street Theatre); Blackbird (Theatre Exile);Wintertime, Big Love (The Wilma Theatre). Upcoming: Biloxi Blues (People’s Light). Julianna is a com-pany member of People’s Light. Education: Temple University. Thanks to Michael, Terry, the Arden staff and this fantastic cast. Love to my family. For Dad.

MICHAEL HOLLINGER (Playwright) Plays premiered at the Arden: Ghost-Writer, Opus, Tooth and Claw, Red Herring, Tiny Island, Incorruptible, and An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grand Boeuf. Plays premiered elsewhere: Hope and Gravity at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre; Cyrano (translator/co-adaptor, with Aaron Posner) at Washington’s Folger Theatre; A Wonderful Noise (co-authored with Vance Lehmkuhl) at Creede Repertory Theatre. Awards: an ATCA/Steinberg New Play Citation, a Mid-Atlantic Emmy, an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, four Barrymores (including the Haas Award), the Loewe Award for Musical Theatre, and multiple fellowships from the Independence Foundation and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Michael is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Villanova University, and shares a life with actress Megan Bellwoar and their children Benjamin and Willa.

TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Ar-den productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County; Death of a Salesman; The Grapes of Wrath and Hedda Gabler and such musicals as Next to Normal; Sweeney Todd; Pacific Overtures; 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 Hol-linger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 24 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; and Something Intangible. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award.

JAMES KRONZER (Scenic Designer) Arden: La Bête, Incorruptible, A Little Night Music, Tulipomania, Clybourne Park, Wanamaker’s Pursuit, Sunday in the Park with George, Our Town. Broadway: Glory Days. Off Broadway: Opus, Under the Bridge. Regional: Hamlet, A Winters Tale (Folger Theatre); Gypsy (Signature Theatre); First You Dream, Elephant and Pig are in a Play (The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts); Nutcracker, This, Glengarry Glen Ross (Round House Theatre); Peter and the Starcatcher, 4000 Miles (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opus (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Awards: 8 Helen Hayes, 2 Barrymores. www.jameskronzer.com.

ALISON ROBERTS (Costume Designer) Arden: Water by the Spoonful, Stick Fly, A Raisin in the Sun, Next to Normal, The Whipping Man, August: Osage County, Superior Donuts, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Blue Door, Rabbit Hole, The History Boys, and My Name is Asher Lev. Regional: Cock, North of the Boulevard, The English Bride, Gruesome Playground Injuries, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Theatre Exile); How I Learned to Drive (Theatre Horizon); Run, Mourner, Run (Flashpoint Theatre Company); Any Given Monday (Act II Playhouse); Intimate Exchanges (1812 Productions). Education: BA in Theatre Arts-Rowan University, MFA in Costume Design and Technology-Illinois State University.

THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) Arden: 16 productions including La Bête, Parade, Next to Normal, and A Little Night Music. Philadelphia: Wilma, People’s Light, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Lantern Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, InterAct Theatre, Azuka Theatre, Curtis Institute of Music, New Paradise Laboratories, Theatre Exile, 1812 Productions, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Flashpoint Theatre Company (Artistic Director). Other: Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, California Shakespeare Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Signature Theatre, Lincoln Center Festival Spoleto, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre. 3 Barrymores (18 nominations), 3-time Helen Hayes nominee, 2007 and 2014 AUDELCO Awards.

JORGE COUSINEAU (Sound Designer) Arden: La Bête, Incorruptible, Three Sisters, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Parade, A Little Night Music, Next to Normal, Clybourne Park. Regional: Seed Folks (California Theatre Center); When Tang Met Laika (The Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Opus (Primary Stages); Language Rooms, Scorched (The Wilma Theatre); The Mountaintop, Grey Gardens, The Happiness Lecture (Philadelphia Theatre Company).

JONATHAN SILVER (Assistant Director) Arden: Cabaret of Duets (Director), Incorruptible (Assistant Director), The History Boys (Timms). Regional: Old Jews Telling Jokes (Penn’s Landing Playhouse); Max in Lend Me a Tenor, and Professor in South Pacific (Dela-ware Theatre Company); Elliot in Completeness (Round Table Theatre Company); Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady (Act II Playhouse); Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts). Television: Alain on Pokemon (Cartoon Network). Education: BFA in Dramatic Performance from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. www.jonathan-silver.com.

KATE NELSON (Stage Manager) Arden: Great Expectations, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Parade, Ghost-Writer. Regional: Becky Shaw; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Montgomery Theater); Cinderella, Six Characters in Search of an Author (People’s Light).

SALLY OLLOVE (Dramaturg) is the Literary Manager at the Arden Theatre Company. Under the Skin marks her tenth show at the Arden, having previously served as the assistant director or dramaturg for Three Sisters, Next to Normal, Tulipomania, August: Osage County, The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, The History Boys, Peter Pan, and The Seafarer. Other dramaturgy credits include work at Theatre Exile, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and the American Repertory Theatre among others. Sally is also the resident dramaturg at Azuka Theatre and a company member of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret. She holds an MFA from the American Repertory Theatre/ Moscow Art Theatre School Institute for Advanced Theatre Training.

AMY L. MURPHY (Managing Director) A Philadelphia native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terrence J. 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 serves on the Board of the Greater Philadel-phia Cultural Alliance and Theatre Philadelphia. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council, Theatre Communications Group and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. She has also served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and the Local Advisory Council of the Non Profit Finance Fund. Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College.

Who’s Who

ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. 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 the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School 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, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. In 2013, we opened the Hamilton Family Arts Center. The Arden has received seven 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, 62 awards and 300 nominations from the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and was named “Best Theatre Com-pany” by Philadelphia Weekly in 2009. Arden Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company, is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Old City Arts Association. The Arden participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.

Arden Theatre Company wishes to thank: East End Salon, Marie Manley, Joan Saltzman, Patsy Semple, Charissa “Charley” Carfrey, BA, BSN, RN, CWCN, CCCN, OCN, Elizabeth Nelson, PhD, RN, John D. Greene, Todd Franzen, Sara A. Cohen, and the Gift of Life Donor Program and Family House Staff

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$7,500 to $14,999AnonymousPhiladelphia Cultural FundSusquehanna BankTD Charitable FoundationThe Wells Fargo FoundationZeldin Family Foundation

$2,500 to $7,499Caroline Alexander Buck FoundationCaroline J.S. Sanders Charitable Trust IIThe Charlotte Cushman FoundationChristian R. and Mary F. Lindback FoundationChristopher Ludwick FoundationCivic FoundationCorrine R. and Henry Bower Memorial TrustDolfinger-McMahon FoundationEnterprise Holdings FoundationHaley FoundationJenkintown Building Services+Leo Niessen, Jr. Charitable TrustLouis N. Cassett Foundation Paul E. Kelly FoundationRittenhouse Square Flower MarketRosenlund Family Foundation

Subaru of America FoundationThe Victory FoundationUniversal Health Services, Inc.Walter J. Miller TrustThe Whimsie Fund

$750 to $2,499Actors’ Equity FoundationAlex J. Ettl FoundationArronson FoundationBluestone FoundationDrumcliff FoundationThe Elder Family FoundationEthel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial FundGraboyes Commercial Window CompanyThe Hassel FoundationHatboro Beverages+Philadelphia Convention and Visitor’s BureauSavills StudleyUnion Benevolent AssociationVisit Philadelphia

$749 and underCafé Excellence+Free Tours by FootGreen Mountain Energy CompanyMarc Hammarberg GroupMoore Brothers Wine Company+Philadelphia Parking AuthorityP’unk AvenueUberWHYYWilliam Goldman Foundation

+denotes gifts of services or goods

Looking for a business tax break in 2015?Receive a tax credit through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program by supporting the Arden! (Funds directly support Arden for All, education outreach program.)

Eligiblity info: Mimi Meserve at 215.922.8900 x26 or mmeserve@ardentheatre.orgwww.ardentheatre.org/support/eitc.html Special thanks to EITC contributors ACE Group, Comcast NBC 10 Telemundo, Lincoln Financial Foundation, PECO, Susquehanna Bank, Harmelin Media, and Universal Health Services, Inc.

Sassafras Grove($10,000 and Above)Mr. Frederick W. Anton, IIIThe CHG Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. N. Peter HamiltonHirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia FoundationAnn Marie and Terry Horner^^Wyncote Foundation, at the recommendation of Leonard C. Haas

Cherry Grove($5,000-$9,999)AnonymousAnn DieboldBob and Nancy ElfantMarie and Joseph Field Ms. Elizabeth GemmillVirginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation^^Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck^Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development FundCharles and Mindy Goldberg Rose^Monica and Philip RosenthalLee and Christopher van de VeldeRosalyn and Stephen WeinsteinTed and Stevie WolfJune and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation

Filbert Grove($2,500-$4,999)AnonymousJohn Alchin and Hal MarryattBethany Asplundh^Carol and Tom BeamLois G. Brodsky Susan and John ColemanAnne M. CongdonRobert M. DeverStephen J. Falchek and John A. Offidani, IIISandi Foxx-JonesLinda and David GlicksteinEileen Heisman and Martin Tuzman+Drs. Paula and Thomas J. HumphriesLeslie and Barbara KaplanSandra and Peter KlugmanWilliam A. LoebDrs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama^^Peggy and Steve MorganKeith and Jim StrawEllen Yin+

Mulberry Grove($1,000-$2,499)AnonymousBrian Abernathy and Elizabeth IrelandHenry R. Adamczyk, Jr. and Iris Melendez

Rebecca and John AdamsAlex Alexander and Kathryn DoyleBrett and Nan AltmanStan and Lisa AltmanPeggy AndersonJanet and Jim AverillSally and Michael Bailin^Rhonda BallSheryl and Allen BarIvy BayardSandy and Mickey BernsteinMarilyn and Robert BirnhakJohn Bitman^Reggie Blaszczyk and Lee O’Neill Louis BluverPhilip and Elaine BobroveJean G. BodinePatricia BowmanAlmut F. BreazealeDeDe and Tony BrownNancy Burd and Mel NasielskiCheryl and Bob CarfagnoCarol and Bruce CaswellChristina Clay, MDCordelia ClementPriscilla and John ClementGlenna Crooks, Ph.D.Marta Dabezies, in honor of Lisa BurnsJoy De Jesús and Jamie ReynoldsDorothy DelbuenoTobey and Mark DichterMarie DoonerMichael A. Donato and Edward C. SpelmanShafiq EbrahimSteven Engelmyer and Lisa WershawCarolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans, Jr.Jane and Wally EvansJames R. Fairburn and David A. WickardShannon and Edward FarmerJill Fisch and John GassenheimerJeanne FisherEllen and Tim Foster^Michael and Rawan FrielDavid and Christina Fryman*Andrea and Reed GelzerGeorge and Pooh GephartTerry GraboyesJoel Greenberg and Marcy GringlasMichael Golden and Susan Jacobson*Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. GreenfieldMaryJane and David HackneyAnn and Glenn HaigRonna and Robert HallMr. and Mrs. Jon HarmelinDon Haskin and Lynn Martin HaskinJanis R. Hawes and Patrick M. CunninghamCarolyn and James HessingerJane and Steve Heumann

Karen and Mark Hite Patricia and Dr. David Holtz*Carol KelleyCaroline KemmererKit KineefHolly KinserJosephine KleinEve and Kenneth KlothenSharon and Joel KoppelmanBeth and Bill LandmanPeter and Emilie Lapham Winnie and Eric LienRichard Maimon and Susan SegalTina MancoGloria and Dan MarianoJean MarkovitzJackie and David MassariLee Marks and Lisl ZachBarbara and Don MathesonJohn and Amy McCawley*Andrea Mengel and George A. RitterSeymour MillsteinA.C. MissiasJerome Napson, in honor of Annie RichardsonTerrence J. Nolen and Amy L. MurphyMichael Norris and Matt VarratoDorothy R. Novick and Peter N. KenneyEdward and Alexis PappasThomas Petro and Kristine MessnerDr. and Mrs. Joel PorterLaura and Douglas PrattKaren and David PresselAnn and Frank Reed, through the Malfer FoundationMary-Ann and Kurt ReissCintra and Franklyn RodgersSidney Rosenblatt and Christine MurphyPhyllis and Martin RosenthalMike Salmanson, Tobi Zemsky and familyKathleen SernakSusan and Steven M. ShubertLaura and Ron Siena, in honor of Nancy and Bob ElfantHether, Don and Sarah SmithRichard and Amanda Smoot Anne SpeyerMarilyn and Dean R. StaatsKathleen A. StephensonWilliam K. Stewart FoundationAdelaide Sugarman and Marshall GreenbergHarvey B. SwedloffRuss Troyer and Anne CookSally Walker and Tom GilmoreRichard E. Woosnam and Diane Dalto WoosnamHope Yursa

The special generosity of our members enables the Arden to tell great stories by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality. To join or for more information, please contact Genvieve Goldstein, Manager of Individual Giving at 215.922.8900 x49 or ggoldstein@ardentheatre.org.

**denotes deceased supporters* denotes gifts made through the United Way +denotes gifts of services or goods^^in support of Arden for All ^includes a matching gift

The Sylvan Society recognizes individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Whether you have been with the Arden from the start or are just beginning your journey, you can ensure the Arden’s future today.

By joining the Legacy Society and including the Arden in your

long-term plans, you can help us continue our mission of telling great stories on stage, in the classroom, and in the community.

Allow us to tell your story for years to come.

To be recognized as a member of the Legacy Society or

for questions regarding planned giving, please contact

Genvieve Goldstein, Manager of Individual Giving at 215.922.8900 x49.

YOUR theatre. YOUR story. YOUR legacy.

� e Legacy Society

Thank You to our Supporters$500-$999AnonymousTemmy ActonJudy Auritt KleinBill Beckett and Jo WhiteSheila BellAlden and Linda BlythBarbara R. CobbPaul Coff and Susan OdesseyWarren and Kaye CrownDjerassi FoundationWilliam Edwards*Paul and Judith FarberCarole M. Foley*Paula Fuchsberg^Charles GearGary GoldsteinShaina and Nathaniel P. Hamilton, Jr.Glenna HulsScott and Margie KasnerBarbara and Leonard KlinghofferMary Ellen KroberEdward L. Lee Jr.David LermanPat and Jim LobbFrank and Sally MalloryDonald J. Martin and Richard RepettoGerald and Mary Louise MartinLinda McAleer and Maitlon RussellCeth and Sam PlumPaul Rabe and Cheryl GunterNina Robinson VitowMarilyn Sanborne and Richard J. Labowskie*Harold and Sharon Schwalm^Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy SiegelKaren and Robert SharrarGayle SmithJames L. SmithStanton and SaraKay Smullens

Barbara and Mike SorokerBarbara and Steven SpeeceHarold and Emily StarrPaul L. StoneEric Tamulonis and Deirdre GibsonStephen ThompsonDorothy Tomassini and Barry BrennerDr. and Mrs. Stephen G. VassoMatthew A. White*Nancy Wingo, in honor of Peter and Alta HamiltonTom and Jackie Zemaitis

$250-$499AnonymousHoward AaronsonDirk and Charlotte AveMaureen Barret and Mike TempletonLynda and Murray BattlemanStanley Baurys Estate GiftRon and Joyce BayerSusan Becker and Aaron RubinRichard and Joan BehrPat and Tom BenderNancy and David Bergman, in memory of Joan ZeidnerPeter and Lynne BermanAlden and Linda BlythJanice and Roger BoeMary Pat and Thomas BoyleMarlin G. Brown*Chip CapelliPearl M. CarpelCaroline CastagnoNelly and Scott ChildressMarc and Margie CohenElliot and Carole ColeRay Costello*James Crawford and Judith DeanMary Ann Dailey and Jacob Dailey

Melanie DavisThomas and Eileen DavisRaymond and Michele DeckerBeverly DotterKathy and Jerry DrewHarold T. and Kathy W. EppsLeonard and Helen EvelevAnne EwersPaul and Judith FarberMr. and Mrs. Farenback-BratemanAnne FasslerSuzanne FeldLarry S. Friedman and Dean H. RishelDan GannonMark Garvin, in memory of GinnyGrace Gonglewski and Eric SchoeferBob and Jan GorenWilliam L. and Virginia A. GormleyBonnie Graham**Susan Greene and Kathleen SheridanMary C. HarbisonMrs. Robert P. HauptfuhrerJames Feeney and Cynthia HeiningerRon HermanHeidi Hertfelder^Richard and Barbara HirshJacqueline JeffersonAram and Jackie JerrehianDavid and Beth Medoway KaganMarge and Philip KalodnerPhyllis KauffmanSusan Kellogg and Dick HoffmanKatherine Kidder DoerrSteven and Patricia King*

Cydney, Kenneth, Hayden and Avery Kirschbaum and Kaela AustinAlan and Elaine KlawansGeorge F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato

The Legacy SocietyArden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.

Anonymous Peter Gistelinck and Kim BloomPeggy Anderson Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer Stanley D. Baurys* James and Suzanne Hill Jane Berryman Mary Ellen Krober Louis Bluver William A. Loeb Mary P. Burr Donald J. Martin and Richard Repetto Pearl Carpel Madeline Portnoy Larry S. Friedman and Dean H. Rishel Dr. Harry Rosenthal Ellis K. Ginsberg* Marilyn and Dean R. Staats We hope you will consider including the Arden in your will or estate plans. To be recognized as a member of the Legacy Society or with questions regarding planned giving, please contact Genvieve Goldstein, Manager of Individual Giving at 215-922-8900 ext. 49.

Bernadette Koller^Marilyn Kraut, in honor of Ronnie KleppertRuth and Peter LaibsonJoan and Marc S. LapayowkerRichard LeeRichard Leff** and Lorraine LeffDavid and Deborah LesherBob and Lynn LevittWarren and Arline LiebermanDr. Edward Lundy and Debora ReiffMary Louise and Gerald MartinGeorge and Judy McCarthyGloria McNuttBob and Missy McQuistonMadeline Miller and Gordon LeggettDouglas and Fredaricka MoffittStephen and Janet MullinMr. and Mrs. T. H. Munz, Jr.Paul Nutaitis and Robert ClarkLaura Offutt and Steve FukuchiBrenda J. OliphantMr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Neill^Jennifer PeckMary and F. Laurence PethickSandy and Sid PortnoyDan PromisloMary Jo ReillyAlice Reyes and David GlanceyGraham and Betsy Robb, in honor of Lee van de VeldeDulcie RommFaye and Daniel RossKim and Ross SchmuckiWarren and Carole Lee Schwomeyer^Antoinette Farrar SeymourPolly ShafferMarie and James P. ShewWilliam Sigmund and Vito IzzoHester SonderArthur P. StaddonRoy and Corinne StahlRobert Stewart and Barbara Barnett- StewartLinda and Keith ThomsonTom and Pat VernonHella and Lew VolgenauMichael Walraven and Mary Lou StarlingFred and Arleen WeinsteinJudy and Julian WeinsteinM. Jane WilliamsMrs. Thomas A. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Harry W. Woodcock

$125-$249AnonymousJames Akerberg and Larry SimmonsJanet and Roger AlwangDr. and Mrs. Anthony J. AndrewsJennifer and Stephen ArmsRita AxelrodLynda BarnessThe Rev. Judith T. Beck

Lisa and Joseph BeckerJacob BelkinJay and Nancy BerkowitzDoris and Aaron BitmanThomas H. BlackburnDr. and Mrs. Benjamin BlankAllen G. BonnerViola BosticMichael P. BoyleBonnie-Ann Brill Keagy, in honor of Donald J. Martin and Richard RepettoEdward M. Broderick* Ann and David BrownleeDr. Bernard A. and Pamela B. BrownsteinMichael P. BuckleyCarol BuettgerJoseph T. Casey^Mary ChomitzAnnemarie Clarke and David BuchRabbi and Mrs. Henry CohenSusan CookJohn CookeEllen Deacon and Ernest CuffStuart DonaldsonEllen and Max DooneiefMichael DotseyRay and Ellen DoyleMarcia EisenbergBrynn EvansWilliam and Anne EwingMark and Rene FeitelsonRuth and Andre FerberBill Fisher*Dr. John and Elaine FrankKenneth and Cecile FrankEllen and David FreemanGreg GephartStan GibellMr. and Mrs. Richard and Rita GoldbergKathleen and Paul GoldenbergRick Greenstein and Claudia TesoroRose HaganMary and William HangleyLinda Hartnett and Richard WillisSue and Doug HeckrotteVirginia HeddenBetsy and Ted HershbergMichael J. Hozik and Margaret L. ReaKerry HuntsmanTimothy and Carol JohnsonSarah C. JordanNancy Kane, in honor of Steven M. MillerIra and Linda KatzRobert and Ellen KavashEllen KayeMargaret KellerChristina and Harold KleinSteven KnepperThomas Kohn

Walter Kraft and Deborah HungBarry and Jan KushnerMarilyn KutlerBob and Mary LawlerRichard Leff** and Lorraine LeffLinda L. LenardRobert and Joyce LeonettiAlan and Susan LevinNatalie LevkovichCraig and Stephanie LewisDavid and Kim LipetzRobert and Laurel LipshutzLeroy and Ruth LoewensternMrs. Grace MadeiraDr. Keith L. Magee, in honor of Richard Maimon and Susan SegalLynn and Joe MankoGlenda MarshallMary Ellen MarzulloJohn McCormick and Ken Schmitt^Kathy McMasterCheryl MeyerMarianne T. MillerPaul and Lee S. MillerMartin and Sandra MillerEllen MonseesClaire MoyerKenneth and Susan MyersBonnie and Eliot NiermanEtta and Chuck NissmanMr. Richard PariseauBarbara and Don ParmanMarcia PaullinJohn and Judith PeakesBob and Leila PeckJane G. PepperJulie PersilyValerie Brand Pipano and Tal PipanoLud and Claire PisapiaDon and Carol PlankMartha Platt and Marlis KraftIlene PosesNancy PostJohn and Margaret PregCatherine A. PullenSherri and Abe ReichAlan Reinach and Dana PerlmanDavid and Diane RichmanJoy RickabaughMark and Sharon RobbCharlotte RoedeJane A. Rose, CPA/PFS, CFPBernie and Camille RosenbergAlan Rothenberg and Enid KrasnerBernice and Jerry RubensteinAdelle RubinJoan and Bill SaidelGerald Satlow and Beth ZatuchniEric SbarLucille SchlackIrene and Marvin SchumanRobert and Karen SerenbetzKathleen and Richard SextonKaren Schermerhorn and Evan

Thank You to our Supporters

SeymourJoseph and Louise Shaffer^A. Paul ShallersElaine L. ShermanJohn and Maryann ShiversJeffrey and Laurel SilberBob and Harriet SingerDianne and Barry Sloane , Esq.Larry Smoose and Linda LeeJohn and Susan StedmanRita StevensRuth P. and Norman StuessyCarol and Ronald StumpHarold and Judith TorranceClaire and Paul ToyLinda M. H. TraverLisa TruckessJohn UrofskyHelene and William VanhoevenDebbie and Tom WalkerTom and Beth WarmsThomas WatkinsPerry Watts and Samuel LitwinJeannine and David WebberDonna and Andrew WechslerDr. and Mrs. Caroll WeinbergVivian WeinblattLeslie and Ellen WelsonAnn WilkersonTheresa WilliamsBertram and Lorle WolfsonBarbara C. WrightCarol and Jeff YetterDr. and Mrs. Herbert Zemble

$75-$124AnonymousBarbara AbrahamsLawrence AbramsonJohn and Becky AdamsEmily AikenNan AldersonJanet AndereckDavid ArdreyKay ArmstrongKristin BairDr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlinMay and Ethan BallP.E. BarrowayCarolyn and George BassettBonnie BellBarry and Marilyn BevacquaJocelyn BlockMyron and Sharon BlumbergMaxine Blum and Samuel BobrowMarcia BowerCarrie and John Boxer*Hazel BowersJ. Joseph and Mary Lou BreidenstineJeanne and Arnold BrenmanCharles BrennanMr. and Mrs. Lawrence BrownLisa and Kenneth Brownstein, in

honor of Ellen FosterFrank BoyerMaria BurchamCarole BurnsRobert J. ButeraFrancis and Mary CalterJessica CalterAnthony CampBarbara CarmineAndrew and Cara CaseNikki and Jack CavanaughAlice A. ChittendenMonica ChoiSandra and Saul ClairSharyn F. ClausonRobert Bauer and Sandy Clay BauerRhoda M. and Michael CobenJudy CohenHoward CohenJennifer and Daniel CoffeyHelene and Steve CohenRick and Carol CollierJanet and Richard ConnJanet CookMs. Elizabeth P. CornmanSandra and James CorryCarol CorsonCharles J. CoyleBillie CoyneKaren CuzzolinoJoseph and Helen D’AngeloWilliam A. DavisLaura DavisAngelina and Michael DeAngelisNancy DeLuciaRita and Grace DenboStephanie and Seamus DevineyCarole and Marc DichterEllen and Gerald DipintoColleen DonofrioRuby and Angela DowdDonald and Geraldine DuclowDavid DurhamSheila Dyan and Charles GagliaLeah Chaplin and Eileen GildeaDuane and Bernie GustadPatricia EamesDavid EleshJennifer Ellis, in honor of Donald J. Martin and Richard RepettoLinda V. EllsworthDebbie and Jerry EpsteinWendy Epstein and James SteikerFred and Cindy FarlinoDena FeinbergDr. Deborah Kahn and Mark FischerRuth FischerArthur FischmanDeborah and Martin FishbeinJoan and Aron FisherCarol FixmanCarole M. Foley*Larry and Maureen Mullin FowlerJudy Frank

Fran Freedman and Jon Blum^Michelle FreemanPaula FreilichBrenda Freitag and Chet TuthillEileen and William GemmellJean GessalPeggy GloverMs. Joan GmitterDr. and Mrs. William GoldfarbBrian GoldsmithDavid and Lisa GoodmanDiane GraboyesPaul GreenKathleen GreenacreRobin GreeneGladys GreenfieldAdele and Bertram GreenspunRichard GreensteinPriscilla GrosickMarsha Gross and Paul SiegelRachel GrossGary GrunderDr. and Mrs. Paul GuttermanJudge Marvin R. and Mrs. Marcia O. HalbertJessica D. HamiltonGail HauptfuhrerDouglas and Harriet HeathAngela and Michael HennesseyColin Hennessy and Dr. Jeremy CohenHerbert and Gayl HenzeSusan W. HerronTom and Wendy HibberdTerry HirshornMorton and Lois HoffmanDonna and Bill HowerErin HughesThomas K. HursterPeter and Barbara HutcheonRichard Izard and Helen Angelina Nancy JantschCharles JohnsonThe Julian FamilyJeffrey KahnSandi KarlsonGail KassJodi KeferMarjorie Epps KennedyRobin Kerner and Eric WestonBrian and Caren KirschnerAndrew Kite and Karl MartinGregory KleiberJosephine KleinKen, Eva and Aaron KleinDavid KleinJoanne and Alexander KleinMaris and Harold KobbEllen KopelandMelvin KreinerJames KronzerDavid LadovDr. Michael and Mrs. Phyllis LevyIna Li and Michael Kostal

Thank You to our Supporters

Susan and Phil LipkinKaren LiskerS. Gerald and Arlene LitvinDaniel and Linda LitwinDavid and Missy LowdermilkPat and Bob LynamDonald and Nancy MaclayCirel and Howard MagenDrs Robin and Saifuddin MamaLewis R. and Sue Ann MarburgLinda and David MarderRenee and Milton MarguilesMary and Jack MarkovIrwin Matusow and Barbara RudnickDr. Rosalie G. MatzkinKelly McBrideAlice McCreary and David EplerLisa McNicholHelen and Tom McNuttArthur and Sallie MelvinBernice MeyersJudith MontgomeryMartha MooreDavid and Laurel MostellerCandace MyersJoan NerenbergRosemary NewmanIrene NicholsShannon OscarLinda OslerStanton S. OswaldLarry PaceSandra PackelMichael A. and Judy A. PaulEllen and Clifford PembertonBill PfeiferLois PlotnickJeff and Liz PodrazaPaul PolskyJanet PothAvra and Harry PressmanShirley A. PrestonVivian and Richard PriceWilliam and Linda Putnam Erat

Linda QuamAbi and Craig ReedLeslie RescorlaRachel ReynoldsAlyssa and Michael RickelsClifford Ridley and Betsey HansellLinda Robinson, Ph.D. and Peter KrillJohn and Claire RodgersKenneth and Shelley RosenbergEnid and Murray RosenblattJ. Randall RosensteelJoan RozanskiMartin and Sue RubelBonnie and Bernie RuekgauerLambert and Barbara SailerRoberta SampsonAlan and Gila SchneeDebbie SchragerStanley SchreinerDeborah SchultzJim Klein and Adeline R. SchultzMr. and Mrs. Carl W. SchneiderCarleton SchwagerTerri SchwomeyerNancy SewerynJanice and Thomas ShowlerRoy and Lee ShubertJoan SilverAnnette SilverJohn and Marie Simon et alEllen and Mickey SimonStephen and Marilyn SkwireHether and Donald SmithSuzanne SpainSteve and Barbara SpeeceNicholas SpennatoPhillip and Karen Spiker, in honor of Courtney Spiker MartinGayle and Ed Sproul, in Honor of Donald J. Martin and Richard RepettoDaniel SteikerJill and Bill SteinbergLeon and Marcia Steinberg

Ruth and David SteinmanKate StocktonCorinne StoneMichael and Marianna SullivanDaniel SzyldJoel and Mary Jane TempleJoseph TerryCarolyn ThompsonLorraine TojiMarian TraceyFrank TrottaLyn and Merv TuckmanApril TvarokConstance VilliersMichele Zeldner and Ian WachsteinMr. and Mrs. Thomas WaltherJenny and Bill WebbOscar WeberDr. Harold M. WeinerBob Weinberg and Eleanor WilnerJudy WeinbergerShelly and Fred WeinerJoyce Weiner and Albert TedescoCharles Welde, CPA, CFPSpencer Wertheimer, Esq.Constance WestHarold and Janet WhalingJames WilsonLouisa Wilson and Erik YunghansSam and Kuna YankellRoger and Lillian YoumanWilliam A. Zeidner*Beth Zelasky

* Denotes gift made through the United Way** Denotes a deceased supporter+ Denotes gift of goods or services^ Includes a matching gift

List represents gifts made between November 8, 2013 and December 9, 2014.

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Board and Committee Members

2014/15 Board of DirectorsBrian Abernathy, PresidentNancy Burd, Vice PresidentHolly Kinser, Vice PresidentMichael A. Donato, TreasurerNancy Hirsig, SecretaryRhonda BallJoy L. De JesúsNancy ElfantRobert ElfantSteven EngelmyerJeanne FisherEllen P. FosterDavid FrymanElizabeth H. GemmillAlbert M. Greenfield, IIIRonna F. HallN. Peter HamiltonJoanne HarmelinEileen HeismanBarbara KaplanRichard L. MaimonDr. Saifuddin T. MamaJohn J. McCawleyAndrea Mengel Amy L. MurphyTerrence J. NolenCharles H. RoseH. Hetherington SmithLee van de VeldeSteve WolfsonDiane Dalto WoosnamEllen Yin

The Cornerstone SocietyFrederick W. Anton, IIIGerard J. Conway, Sr.Carole Haas GravagnoAaron Posner

Board Executive CommitteeBrian Abernathy, chairNancy BurdMichael A. DonatoNancy ElfantEllen P. FosterRonna F. HallN. Peter HamiltonNancy HirsigHolly KinserCharles H. RoseH. Hetherington SmithLee van de Velde

Board Development Committee Ellen P. Foster, chairBrian AbernathyJoy De JesúsMichael DonatoN. Peter HamiltonEileen HeismanRonna F. HallHolly KinserLee van de VeldeDiane Dalto Woosnam

Engagement CommitteeNancy Elfant, co-chairLee van de Velde, co-chairRhonda BallNancy BurdAnne CookRobert Elfant Jeanne FisherElizabeth H. GemmillRonna HallJoanne HarmelinEileen HeismanNancy HirsigHolly KinserSteve WolfsonDiane Dalto Woosnam

Facilities Committee Hether Smith, chairMike Green James KronzerRichard L. MaimonJohn J. McCawleyPaul ThaisChris van de Velde

Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chairNancy BurdEllen P. FosterElizabeth H. GemmillHarvey SwedloffSteve Wolfson

Personnel CommitteeDavid Fryman, chairEllen P. FosterElizabeth H. GemmillAlbert M. Greenfield, IIICharles H. Rose

Special Events Task Force Ronna F. Hall, chairNancy BurdNancy ElfantEllen P. Foster Susan Jacobson Diane Dalto Woosnam

Strategic Planning CommitteeBrian Abernathy, chairJoy De JesúsMichael A. DonatoNancy ElfantEllen P. FosterDavid FrymanLee van de Velde

The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Teen CouncilMaria BanguraDylan CaligiuriSydney ChinTalib Coffield-ZaboorDalia CousineauPatrick DanielsAiden DooleyAlicia EasterdayGia GenoveseAndrew GorenAnna GoulaJamara GriffinSemaije Herbert-SavageMelanie HortonMarielle IssaArmida LinetteCaitlyn McCuenKeira McKinleyKieran O’ConnorMark PalmerEmily PinskyPeirce RobinsonEli RussellHannah SpearRegina SullivanBecca WalkerMalik Williams

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StaffProducing Artistic Director ............................................................................................................ Terrence J. NolenAssociate Artistic Director ............................................................................................................. Matthew DeckerArtistic Assistant ......................................................................................................................................Daniel O’NeilLiterary Manager ........................................................................................................................................... Sally OllovePlaywright-in-Residence .................................................................................................................... Michael HollingerCommissioned Playwrights ...................................... Greg Banks, Laura Eason, James Ijames, Rogelio Martinez

Managing Director ............................................................................................................................... Amy L. MurphyGeneral Manager ........................................................................................................................................ John GrasseyDirector of Finance and Administration ............................................................................Courtney Spiker MartinAssociate General Manager ..............................................................................................................Mary Beth SimonGeneral Management Assistant ................................................................................................................Regina HaighArden Professional Apprentices ...................... Ryann Carey, Bryant Edwards, Eliana Fabiyi, Theodore Harris,

Case Nafziger, Gilberto Vega, Corey Wilson

Director of Marketing and Public Relations ................................................................................................. Dawn EyArt Director ................................................................................................................................................Kristy GiballaMarketing Manager ....................................................................................................................................Maura RochePublicist ...............................................................................................................................................Christine KozsuchMarketing Assistant ...................................................................................................................................Sam Congdon

Manager of Individual Giving........................................................................................................ Genvieve GoldsteinDevelopment Manager ............................................................................................................................ Mimi MeserveDevelopment Assistant ............................................................................................................................. Joanne BurakDevelopment Intern ........................................................................................................................................Ali Pajonk

Director of Drama School ................................................................................................................Amanda MortonDirector of Education Outreach ................................................................................................................. Jose AvilesArden Teaching Artists .................. Bryan Black, Terry Brennan, Kathryn Brunner, Elena Camp, Rachel Camp,

Taysha Canales, Johanna Carden, Peter Danzig, Mike Dees, Tara Demmy, Emily Fernandez, Tom Fosnocht, Terrell Green, Alex Keiper, Bryan Kerr,

Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Matt Mastronardi, Ben Michael, Amanda Morton, Bi Jean Ngo, Katherine Perry, Brian Ratcliffe,Jonathan Silver, Donna Steele,

Jenna Stelmok, Harry Watermeier

Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................................Corey MassonAssistant Box Office Manager ................................................................................................................. Tara BankardHouse Manager................................................................................................................................................Kaitlyn IdeFront of House Assistants ................................................Cheyenne Barboza, Galen Blanzaco, Angela Coleman,

Sarah Dugan, Matthew Falance, Katie Foster, Will Freske, Chelsey Gaskins, Laurel Hostak, Aubrey McKinney, Abby Perlman, Donna Recole, Eva Fae Rodriguez,

Emily Schuman, Katie Sink, Jenna Stelmok, Jack Tamburri, Victoria Daly, Alex Dittmar, Liya Desher

Production Manager ........................................................................................................................... Courtney RiggarTechnical Director ................................................................................................................................. Glenn PerlmanAssociate Production Manager ..................................................................................................... Jessica Day WestMaster Carpenter/Shop Foreman ......................................................................................................... Justin RomeoMaster Electrician .............................................................................................................................. Martin StutzmanCostume Supervisor .............................................................................................................................. Alison RobertsProperties Master ............................................................................................................................. Christopher HaigCharge Scenic Artist ..................................................................................................................... Kristina ChadwickStage Managers ............................................................................... Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson, Katie RingwoodAssistant to the Stage Manager..............................................................................................................Case NafzigerWriter’s Assistant .................................................................................................................................... Jessica BedfordAudio Engineer ............................................................................................................................................Daniel KontzWardrobe Supervisor ..............................................................................................................................Rebecca RoseProps Intern............................................................................................................................................ Rajni ThompsonScenic Construction Intern ...........................................................................................................................Peter GeibCostume Interns ....................................................................................... Tenneh Vincent, Coral Heffron NeuholdElectricians ............................................................................................................... Matthew DeJong, Amanda JensenStitcher ................................................................................................................................................... Rebecca Kanach

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Over 75 restaurants have opened in Old City since we moved here in 1995. We are grateful for the many lasting relationships we have developed through our Dining Partner program that continues to strengthen our neighborhood.

Below, a few of our Dining Partners share what it means to be a part of this program and our community. We hope that next time you visit the Arden or are in the neighborhood you consider dining at one of our Dining Partners.

See a full list of all of our dining partners on the opposite page!

DINING PARTNERSHIPS at the Arden

“A huge factor in choosing Old City as the location for Bistro 7 was certainly the Arden Theatre. As a subscriber I knew firsthand how consistently great the Arden’s performances were, as well as the loyal following they had created. Now, 10 years later, we still love seeing all of the Arden faces, and feel really fortunate to be able to be a part of a great evening of Arden theatre.”

Michael H. O’Halloran – Bistro 7

“At Positano Coast we believe that working together and supporting one another is what keeps this area of Philadelphia thriving. We consider partnering with the Arden Theatre a privilege, and so providing ticket holders a discount for dining in our restaurant is our way of saying thank you and ensuring that more people know how much Old City has to offer.”

Denise Earle – Positano Coast

“Well developed characters build the best relationships onstage and in real life, sharing common values and interests. Our unique take on the Dining Partnership has inspired many fun ice cream twists on Opening Nights throughout the years, building a loyal after show business at our shops and fostering an authentic sense of community in Old City.”

The Berley Brothers – The Franklin Fountain and Shane Confectionery

“Our partnership with the Arden has helped us in many ways. Since we opened in 2000 the amount of Arden ticket holders that have dinner at Chloe before, and after the show, has grown every season. Many of our now regulars are season ticket holders and come to Chloe before every show. We look forward to seeing them every season and catching up when the Arden reopens in September. After the show there is always a lively discussion among patrons who have just seen the show, even prompting other customers and Chlöe staff to go see the show.”

Mary Ann Ferrie – Chlöe

BIERSTUBE206 Market Street • 215.922.2958 • www.mybierstube.com

BISTRO 77 N. 3rd Street • 215.931.1560 • www.bistro7restaurant.com

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This spring, Ian Merrill Peakes returns to the Arden to play the title role in William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Macbeth. Arden Associate Artistic Director Matthew Decker sat down with Ian to discuss his history with the Bard, Shakespearean dream roles, and his approach to playing the bloodthirsty Thane of Cawdor.

MATTHEW DECKER: What was the first Shakespeare play you ever saw?

IAN MERRILL PEAKES: My family ran a theater in Michigan called the BoarsHead and while I saw pieces of Shakespeare plays (including a Macbeth), my first full production I can recall was A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The fact that I could follow it was the memorable part - it was as accessible as any modern play I had seen.

MD: What was the first Shakespeare role you’ve ever played?

IMP: I played Orlando in As You Like It and Roderigo in Othello at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival in 1996. I also met my wife, Karen, that summer. Needless to say, I was hooked. On both of them, as it turns out.

MD: You’ve played Macbeth before (in the Folger Theatre’s production in Washington D.C. directed by Arden co-founder Aaron Posner and Teller, of Penn & Teller fame). What excites you about tackling the role again?

IMP: Just about everything. It’s a new cast and venue and director. But mostly, being able to take a second crack at any of the great classical roles is a thrill because there is no way you can mine all there is in one go. I got to play Iago [in Othello] twice, and I believe the second time had a bit more substance because I came in with some insider info on what made him tick. The [Folger Theatre’s] Macbeth was a co-production with Two River Theater Company in New Jersey, so I got to perform it one hundred times. Despite that, I still feel I have more to learn.

I know some basic truths about Macbeth that I learned from the first attempt. I can’t wait to learn more. I have no interest in doing what I did last time, but I know some things that will surely inform this stab. Also, I’m almost seven years older, so naturally I should be seven years better. Isn’t that the way it works?

MD: How do you prepare for a role like Macbeth?

IMP: It’s set in Scotland, so scotch it is.

I prepare as I prepare for any role, really. Reading the play quite a bit. Exploring the cuts [that the director Alex Burns has made of the text]; fighting to put some cut lines back, and fighting to have a few lines removed. I think, like with any great play, you just need to put yourself in the position of the character at the beginning of the story - which in this instance is pretty terrific - and ride the wave. While I have encountered very few prophetic witches on my own path, I have been faced with tricky decisions, and I have made some ill advised choices. But how thrilling to explore someone who was not able to hold back. MD: Shakespeare’s language isn’t necessarily familiar to modern ears. Does that play into how you perform the role?

IMP: No way. The language just takes a little time to get used to. Some of the writing that would have been

Ian Merrill Peakes will play the title role in Macbeth. Photo by Mark Garvin.

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clear to an audience from Shakespeare’s time, but not to ours, is wise to cut. Shakespeare was editing his plays constantly for his audience, and I’m a firm believer we should be cutting away what alienates us, language wise. An audience’s ear, especially smart audiences like we get here in Philly, will adapt quickly. It is crucial for the ac-tors to start the play with as much clarity as possible, and then everyone can say ‘I’ve got this, and on we go.’

MD: This play is about a lot of things – ambition, fate vs. free will, kingship – but at the center of the play is Macbeth’s fall from grace. Despite the fact that our central character goes through a most tragic end, this play is mounted over and over again. Why do you think we keep returning to this piece?

IMP: Because it’s so thrilling, and because there seems to always be the possibility Macbeth will pull himself together and all shall be well. Who knows, maybe that’s what we’ll do.

The language is phenomenal, the witches are magical and fearsome, the pace is muscular. And the play can be funny. Not A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum funny, but, yeah, it has real humor. Perhaps gallows hu-mor. And then there’s the truth of the situation. If we were all told our potential futures, how would we behave?

Oh, and power. Power is a strange and nasty addiction, especially in the world that this play creates. If you are told you will be king and it is taken away from you, how do you react?

But, my personal favorite part of this play is that Macbeth is a good man at the beginning. And the tragedy is his, not his victims. Watching a good man fall apart, and then realize his horrible mistakes, is thrilling. Yeah. So, is it clear I think it’s thrilling?

MD: Very clear. Speaking of thrilling, that’s a great way to describe the roller coaster relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. IMP: They are a dysfunctional team, to say the least. The power balance that continuously shifts throughout the play is delightful to play and explore. She seems so fully in control, or is she? And when that team is broken, as Macbeth descends into self-loathing and desperate machinations, leaving her out of the decision making, Lady Macbeth’s lack of a hold on reality becomes all too apparent. MD: What do you think Macbeth’s understanding is of the supernatural?

IMP: The supernatural was such a part of the framework of society at that time. They had no internet to verify authenticity, or fact check. Howls in the night could prove to be as easily a demon, as a strong wind through a hole in the barn. So, while I think it’s more interesting if he has never actually laid eyes on a witch before, he would certainly be aware of what they might be upon meeting. But when they address him and tell him inexpli-cable truths, his understanding, of them and everything else is forever distorted.

MD: Is there a Shakespeare role you’re dying to play that you haven’t yet?

IMP: I don’t know. Are you casting?

There are roles I expect to engage with later, like Claudius in Hamlet. Titus. Perhaps even Lear. But as for now, I’m just lucky to have done over twenty Shakespearean productions with as many fabulous folks as I have.

I feel like I’m dying to play Macbeth again — although, perhaps dying is an unfortunate word to use around that play. My boy, Owen, was percolating around in Karen when we did it last time. (Karen played Lady Macduff). So, to be tackling this awesome beast and knowing that Owen’s now engaged with the world and with me, and how much that alters me, and therefore my performance as Macbeth, makes me down right giddy.

MD: Thank you, Mr. Peakes. We look forward to the production.

IMP: Me too. Thanks.

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