Arden Gild Hall –
2126 The Highway, Arden, DE
Driving Directions to the Gild Hall
Upcoming Shows:
Fall 2024 Show
Arden Pre-Holiday Madness
Spectacular
Nov. 22 & 23, 2024 at 7:30pm
Nov. 24, 2024 at 2pm
at the Arden Gild Hall
MCs: Sean O’Donnell & Celia Maurice
Music Director: Helene Furlong
A holiday cabaret for the whole family, an Ardensingers Chorus & Orchestra musical event where we can reflect on love’s important place in our lives, especially during the holiday season. There is no charge for the performance, although donations are certainly welcome. Hope to see you there!
Chorale selections include solos, ensemble numbers, and chorus numbers:
- Films and musicals (Doctor Doolittle, Ever After, Funny Girl, Pete’s Dragon, Rent, and Thoroughly Modern Millie)
- Songs popularized by a wide range of performers, including Louis Armstrong, Andrea Bocelli, Peggy Lee, and others
- Everything from a 15th century French chanson, to G&S, American composer Samuel Barber, and modern pop
Instrumental selections (strings, flute, harp, trumpet, and piano):
- Traditional Scottish tunes
- Irish folk song arrangement by Beethoven
- Opera, Broadway musicals, George Gershwin, and more
Cast List & Full Listing of Musical Selections
Spring 2025 – –
The Emerald Isle
(Sir Arthur Sullivan’s last work)
May 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
May 4 & 11, 2025 at 2pm
at the Arden Gild Hall
Stage Director: Sean O’Donnell
Music Director: Helene Furlong
A comedic romp set in the Irish countryside with redcoats, rebels, star-crossed lovers, charlatans, and the mysterious fairy Cleena! The Emerald Isle contains some of Sullivan’s most beautiful music as well as gorgeous contributions from Edward German (who completed the score following Sullivan’s death), with a libretto by Basil Hood.
Terence O’Brien, an Irish patriot, is in love with the Lady Rosie, daughter of the Lord Lieutenant, the agent of English oppression. Can the ‘Clan-na-Gael’ (society of Irish patriots) escape the attention of the Lieutenant, and is there any hope for the love of Terence and Rosie? Maybe … come to the show and find out!
Cast List
Synopsis of The Emerald Isle / Additional Show Information
Fall 2025 Show
Portrait of a Young Woman
November 2025
at the Arden Gild Hall
Libretto by Selena E. Molina
A historical fiction based upon Italian painter Parmigianino’s “Portrait of a Young Woman”, set during the Renaissance and featuring madrigal music of the time period.
Spring 2026 Show
The Pirettes of Penzance
April 2026
at the Arden Gild Hall
Libretto: W.S. Gilbert / Robert Beavins
Music: Arthur Sullivan
Why should the men get all the good roles in Gilbert & Sullivan productions? Pirettes was first performed by the Ardensingers in 2010. You won’t want to miss this upcoming production, where the women get to be pirates and policemen, and the men are wards of Major General Stanley! Great fun! Mr. Beavins’ adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance retains all the wonderful Sullivan music with only minor changes to Gilbert’s dialog.
General Information
The Ardensingers mail out ticket flyers and maintain three E-mail distribution lists: 1) Ticket Sales, 2) Auditioning Information, and 3) General Ardensingers News. The first two E-mail D/Ls are pretty focused and involve E-mail contact of once per month or less. To be added to a mailing list, please E-mail us at ardensingers@gmail.com or fill out the MailChimp Sign-up Form below (E-mail only).
We’d also welcome assistance on our production and business committees, including trainees. Whether your interest is costumes, set design and construction, props, make-up, publicity, or some other aspect of theater, there’s a way you can become involved.
Our mailing address is Ardensingers, 2126 The Highway, Arden, DE 19810.