Arden Theatre Company

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. Stephens 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. Stephens were marked with continued growth. In 1995, Arden Theatre Company purchased a 50,000-square-foot building in Philadelphias historic Old City neig...