Arden Theatre Company
Stephen Rapp has extensive experience in marketing and communications, with a strong background in theater. Stephen worked as the Director of Marketing and Communications at Arden Theatre Company and Director of Marketing at Bucks County Playhouse. Prior to that, they owned their own company, Rapport Entertainment, Inc. Stephen also held positions at Rochester Broadway Theatre League, including Group Sales & Customer Service Coordinator and Marketing Manager.
Stephen Rapp obtained their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration from Roberts Wesleyan University, where they studied from 2000 to 2004. Additionally, they completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, General during the same period at Roberts Wesleyan University.
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. 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.