Arden Theatre Company Announces 2018/19 Season

Arden Theatre Company announces their 2018/19 Season and continues their mission to present great stories by great storytellers.

Producing Artistic Director Terrence J. Nolen says, "Our goal is to bring to our stages a wide range of stories, and I am thrilled that our 2018/19 season will do just that. Our season includes a provocative new play by a local playwright, audacious plays by some of our leading writers, a beautiful musical that celebrates the power of music to bring people together, and two plays by August Wilson that allow audiences to experience the power and poetry of one of our greatest playwrights."

He adds, "The new Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre at the Hamilton Family Arts Center has allowed us to expand our offerings to three stages. Next season's subscription series includes seven productions, two of which are in the Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre."

Two Arden Children's Theatre productions are yet to be announced.

2018/19 Season Shows Descriptions:

ONCE
Book by Enda Walsh
Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Directed by Terrence J. Nolen
9/20/18 - 10/21/18
F. Otto Haas Stage

The Tony Award-winning musical set on the streets of Dublin, as an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music.

A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Tracy Bridgen
10/25/18 - 12/9/18
Arcadia Stage

Following our acclaimed production of A Doll's House comes this scathingly funny follow-up to Ibsen's masterpiece. Fifteen years have passed since Nora famously slammed the door. And then there is a knock. Nora has returned.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING
By Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Terrence J. Nolen
11/8/18 - 12/16/18
Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre, Hamilton Family Arts Center

Embraced by audiences and hailed by critics, Scott Greer returns in this moving, insightful, and hilarious one-man show that examines what makes life worth living following a sold-out run this season.

74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT
By Kash Goins
Directed by Amina Robinson
1/17/19 - 3/3/19
Arcadia Stage

A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week - struggling to decide what is 'justifiable homicide'- in this powerful and provocative new play by Philadelphia playwright Kash Goins.

August Wilson's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Co-Conceived by Todd Kreidler
2/14/19 - 3/24/19
Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre, Hamilton Family Arts Center

In this solo show, the late playwright August Wilson shares stories about his first jobs, first loves, and his encounters with racism in this theatrical memoir that charts one man's journey of self-discovery through adversity.

August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
Directed by James Ijames
2/28/19 - 3/31/19
F. Otto Haas Stage

Set in 1904, this first installment of August Wilson's Century Cycle journeys to Pittsburgh's Hill District and tells a mystical story of freedom, justice and redemption.

INDECENT
By Paula Vogel
5/23/19 - 6/23/19
F. Otto Haas Stage

Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel's critically acclaimed play with music is about the creation of the controversial Yiddish play God of Vengeance and is a joyful celebration of art and love.

Three to seven show Mainstage Subscriptions are now on sale for the 2018/2019 Season and range in price from $93 - $280. Call the Arden Box Office at 215.922.1122, order online at www.ardentheatre.org, or visit the box office at 40 N. 2nd Street in Old City, Philadelphia.

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. Seven productions are staged each season as part of the Mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children's Theatre, the city's first resident professional children's theatre program. New work is produced through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden's Education Department includes: Arden for All (AFA), a theatre access and education program for underserved young people; Arden Drama School, the after-school, Saturday, and summer camp classes for students in grades pre-K-12; Teen Arden, an immersive after-school access program for Philadelphia-area based teenagers; and the Arden Professional Apprentice Program, a nationally renowned comprehensive theatre management training program. The Hamilton Family Arts Center is the new facility dedicated to education programs and new play development.

The Arden has received numerous honors including 70 awards and 367 nominations from the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. The Arden is a winner of four "Theatre Company of the Year" designations (Philadelphia Inquirer), six Philadelphia Magazine "Best of Philly" awards and three "Best of Philly Kids" awards, the City Paper's Reader's Choice Award and the prestigious "Great Friend to Kids Award" from the Please Touch Museum for Arden Children's Theatre work. For accessibility efforts, the Arden was named a "Keystone of Accessibility" by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Arden Theatre Company is a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company and 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 also participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.

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