Give a warm welcome to Class 31 of our Arden Professional Apprentice program! These future theatre leaders will spend the next year being immersed in all aspects of a nonprofit regional theatre from front of house, box office, marketing, development, artistic, education, and more! We are excited to have this group for our 25/26 Season!
Arden Theatre Company
Performing Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,202 followers
Dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers – on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community
About us
Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life the greatest stories by the greatest storytellers. We draw from any source that is inherently dramatic and theatrical – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, music and drama. The Arden presents programs for the diverse greater Philadelphia community that arouse, provoke, challenge, illuminate and inspire. Founded in 1988 by Terrence J. Nolen, Amy Murphy and Aaron Posner, Arden Theatre Company began producing at the 70-seat Walnut Street Theatre Studio and was immediately hailed as a welcome addition to the Philadelphia theatre community. After our second season, we co-founded the St. Stephen’s Performing Arts Center to provide us with a larger theatre (150 seats) and a unified location for classes, education programs, administrative offices and production shops. Our five seasons at St. Stephen’s were marked with continued growth. In 1995, Arden Theatre Company purchased a 50,000-square-foot building in Philadelphia’s historic Old City neighborhood. The building has been renovated to contain a 360-seat mainstage theatre (F. Otto Haas Stage); the 175-seat studio theatre (Arcadia Stage); the Independence Foundation Studio; a bi-level lobby with box office, elevator and restrooms; rehearsal and classroom space; and administrative and production offices. Our move to our new home sparked even more growth for the Arden, and played a significant role in the economic revitalization of Old City. Today, Arden Theatre Company is a full-service professional regional theatre, offering the highest quality theatrical and educational productions and programs to the artists, audiences and students of the greater Philadelphia region. We are a dynamic and successful theatre company with strong ties to the community and a reputation for artistic excellence, educational innovation, and fiscal responsibility.
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http://www.ardentheatre.org
External link for Arden Theatre Company
- Industry
- Performing Arts
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1988
Locations
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40 N 2nd St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, US
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Employees at Arden Theatre Company
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brian sidney bembridge
designer at bsb studio
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Amanda Ditsky
Associate Managing Director Arden Theatre Company
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H. Hetherington Smith
Executive Vice President, Branch Manager at Savills North America
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Jessica Abel, CFRE
Servant leader, fundraiser, change agent, strategic communicator, collaborator, arts advocate.
Updates
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🚀 Join the Next Generation of Theatre Leaders! We are now accepting applications for the 2025/26 Arden Professional Apprentice (APA) Program. This full-time, immersive experience offers hands-on training in EVERY aspect of nonprofit regional theatre, from production to marketing. Apply now: Ahttps://bit.ly/41d4Ek4
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Yesterday, we were thrilled to host Capacity Interactive at our Hamilton Family Arts Center for the Philadelphia stop of their Cultural Compass research tour! Arts marketers gathered to explore key insights on digital strategy, audience engagement, and industry benchmarks—valuable data to refine marketing efforts and plan for FY26. A HUGE thank you to the CI team for bringing this invaluable research to Philly and to all who joined the conversation!
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