Arden Theatre Company 2011/12 Season

“Better-than-Broadway” –Wall Street Journal

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AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTYBy Tracy LettsDirected by Terrence J. Nolen

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning sensation featuring an all-star Philadelphia cast.

THE WHIPPING MANBy Matthew LopezDirected by Matt Pfeiffer

The gripping post-Civil War reunion of a Jewish Confederate soldier and his family’s slaves.

2011/12 SEASON

CLYBOURNE PARKBy Bruce NorrisDirected by Edward Sobel

The 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner, this provocative comedy makes its Philadelphia premiere.

CYRANOBy Edmond RostandTranslated and Adapted by Michael HollingerAdapted and Directed by Aaron Posner

The most legendary nose in literature gets a makeover with this new adaptation.

TULIPOMANIAA world premiere musical by Michael Ogborn Directed by Terrence J. Nolen

An arousing new musical that gets high off our fi nancial lows.2011/12 SEASON

Superior Donuts (2011)

“August is probably the most exciting new American play in years.”-The New York Times

September 29 – October 30F. Otto Haas Stage

A father disappears on a hot summer night. A pill-popping mother summons her grown daughters back home. Dinner is served, lies are told, and the battle commences. We continue our tradition of presenting great American family stories with this fi ercely funny Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play. A vivid portrait of familial dysfunction brought to life by an all-star Philadelphia cast featuring:

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[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT)

*post-show discussion^captioned and audio described

˚showtime workshop (grades K-5)

By Tracy LettsDirected by Terrence J. Nolen

September 29 – October 30

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“Wrestles August Wilson-like with epic American issues of race, religion, and responsibility.” –Minnesota Monthly

October 27 – December 18Arcadia Stage

A Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his home, reuniting with his family’s former slaves. Amidst the rubble from the Civil War, these three men gather to create order, honor their shared faith and celebrate newfound freedom on Passover. We welcome Philadelphia actors Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. and James Ijames back to the Arden stage in this universal story of legacy and redemption.


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Featuring Johnnie Hobbs, Jr.and James Ijames

TheWHIPPINGMAN By Matthew Lopez

Directed by Matt Pfeiffer

A Prayer for Owen Meany (2006)

2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Olivier Award for Best New Play

Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play

WINNER!

“Outrageously Funny” –London Telegraph By BRUCE NORRISDirected by EDWARD SOBEL

CLYBOURNE PARKJanuary 26 – March 18Arcadia Stage

Clybourne Park tells the story of a house, a neighborhood and the people who have come and gone over fi ve decades. This daring comedy, leasing characters and property from the 1959 classic A Raisin in the Sun, unearths that gentrifi cation is not just black and white.

2011 Pulitzer Prize for DramaOlivier Award for Best New Play Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play


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[previews]opening night (SOLD OUT) *post-show discussion^captioned and audio described


Romeo and Juliet (2010)

Aaron Posner has adapted nine different works at the Arden including My Name Is Asher Lev (2009). Michael Hollinger has premiered seven plays here including Opus (2005).

yRANOyRANOBy Edmond RostandTranslated and Adapted by Michael HollingerAdapted and Directed by Aaron Posner

March 8 – April 15F. Otto Haas Stage

The most legendary nose in literature gets a makeover with this American adaptation of the French classic. Will Roxane fall for Christian’s dashing looks or Cyrano’s daring poetry? Find out in this play full of wordplay and swordplay that’s been an inspiration to writers and lovers for centuries!


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Candide (2008)

A new musical from the team behind the Barrymore Award-winning Baby Case.

TULIPoMANIA

A new musical by Michael Ogborn

Directed by Terrence J. Nolen

May 24 – July 1F. Otto Haas Stage

Before we had the subprime mortgage crisis, Holland had the Tulip bulb bubble. Six strangers in an Amsterdam hash bar recall this seedy story of love, sex, money, and power. From the writer and composer of Café Puttanesca and Baby Case comes a new musical that gets high off our fi nancial lows.


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*post-show discussion ^captioned and audio described


Featuring Jeffrey Coon and Joilet F. Harris

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A new musical by Michael Ogborn

Directed by Terrence J. Nolen

Previews(preview performances are prior to the show’s opening, when minor adjustments are still being made)

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Thurs 8pm $110 $75 Fri 8pm $130 $96 Sat 8pm $160 $108Sun 2pm $155 $96Tues 7pm $110 $75

Regular Run 5-show 3-show

Tues 7pm $130 $81 Wed 2pm $130 $81 Wed 6:30pm $130 $81 Thurs 8pm $155 $105 Fri 8pm $155 $105 Sat 2pm $140 $96 Sat 8pm $195 $135 Sun 2pm $175 $114 Sun 7pm $130 $81

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All photos by Mark Garvin. Cover: Kristine Fraelich and Jeffrey Coon (Sunday in the Park with George). P2: Ensemble (The Threepenny Opera). P3: Victoria Frings and Eric Ebbenga

(The Threepenny Opera). P4: (l-r) James Ijames and Craig Spidle (Superior Donuts). P6: Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. (Blue Door). P8: Paul L. Nolan and Janice Rowland (A Prayer for Owen Meany).

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