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2006/07 Season
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2006/07 PRODUCTIONS
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Philadelphia Premiere
A Novel by JOHN IRVING Adapted by SIMON BENT Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN On the F. Otto Haas Stage September 14 - October 15, 2006 Synopsis
Owen Meany is an unusually small child with a striking voice who considers himself an instrument of God. When he accidentally kills his friend's mother in 1950s New Hampshire, the two boys are forever linked as they search for truth in a provocative dark comedy of friendship, faith and destiny. Published in 1989, the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany became an international phenomenon among readers and critics, hailed by Time as "vintage Irving... a boisterous cast, a spirited story" and "roomy, intelligent, exhilarating... Dickensian in scope" by the Los Angeles Times Book Review. After the play's premiere at the Royal National Theatre in London, the Evening Standard raved: "Simon Bent's adaptation is a triumph of elegant compression...[a] beautiful recreation for the stage of John Irving's epic American novel." 
 "An evening of funny, moving, human theatre... Doug Hara and Ian Merrill Peakes are flat-out spectacular." –Chestnut Hill Local [Read review] "Expertly played... A reason to believe in the power of live performance." –Backstage [Read review] "The Arden Theatre is giving [A Prayer for Owen Meany] a wonderful local premiere. Director Terrence J. Nolen has assembled a terrific cast with Doug Hara in the title role. The role of Owen Meany is a challenge Hara handles with great range and charisma. Don't miss A Prayer for Owen Meany." –WRTI 90.1-FM "Breathtaking... replete with elegiac lyricism." –Philadelphia City Paper "Transforming an epic novel into a workable stage play is not an easy assignment, and yet British playwright Simon Bent has worked wonders with A Prayer for Owen Meany. The wonders don't stop there. Terrence Nolen has assembled an impressive 15-member cast... Doug Hara provides a riveting performance in the title role. A Prayer for Owen Meany, at the Arden, certainly does justice to both the book and the theatre." –KYW Newsradio [Read review] "Arden offers a first-rate dramatization of John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany... [a] stellar cast." –Main Line Ticket [Read review] |
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Cast
Kevin Bergen Corinna Burns Kristyn Chouiniere Foster Cronin Scott Greer Doug Hara Anthony Lawton Mary Martello Paul L. Nolan Ian Merrill Peakes Karen Peakes David Raphaely Janice Rowland Catharine K. Slusar Maureen Torsney-Weir Scenic Designer Christopher Pickart Lighting Designer Kenton Yeager Costume Designer Alison Roberts Composer/Sound Designer Jorge Cousineau Puppet Designer Aaron Cromie Assistant Director Matthew Decker Stage Manager Francis deSales Brookes APPLAUSE, PLEASE,
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