Michael Arden
6/1/20261 hr
Michael Arden is a Tony Award–winning director and actor whose productions, including Parade, Maybe Happy Ending, and Spring Awakening, blend intimacy, spectacle, and extraordinary humanity. Across film, television, and theater, his work returns again and again to questions of belonging, connection, and what becomes possible when people truly feel seen. He joins to discuss the childhood experiences that shaped him, his journey from actor to acclaimed director, and the enduring power of live theater to change lives.
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First 90 secondsMichael Arden· Guest0:01
Everyone who worked on that show believed one hundred percent that if we could just get people to see it, that it would melt any heart that came through the door.
Speaker 20:12
[on-hold music] From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Millman. On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. On this episode, a conversation with Michael Arden about his career in the theater and about some advice he once received.
Michael Arden· Guest0:38
He said, "Any decision you make, you should be afraid of."
Speaker 30:42
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Jake Stauch1:14
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