From left: David Nevell (Carney) and Kasey Mahaffy (Alfie) in "A Man of No Importance" at A Noise Within (Photo by Craig Schwartz)...

Jeanne Syquia (Jane) in A Noise Within's "Jane Eyre" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Whether or not you are a fan of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847...

Brandon Gill (Booth) in "Topdog/Underdog" at Pasadena Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) What if your family legacy is fraught with...

From left: David DeSantos (Orsino) and Liza Seneca (Viola) in "Twelfth Night" at Antaeus Theatre Company (Photo by Geoffrey Wade) The...

From left: Julanne Chidi Hill (Lady Macbeth) and Kamal Bolden (Macbeth) in A Noise Within's "Macbeth" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Imagine...

With its haunting sets, vivid costuming and energetic performances, A Noise Within’s (ANW) annual production of “A Christmas Carol”...

Photo by Bob Baker Marionette Theater The holidays are perfect for sweet confections wrapped in psychedelic bows. And that pretty much...

The title of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Piano Lesson” – one of his cycle of plays on African American life in the 20th...

“The Skin of Our Teeth”—continuing through Sept. 29—is a weird play excellently executed by A Noise Within (ANW) with compelling acting...

“The Body’s Midnight” by Tira Palmquist — having its world premiere through May 26 at Boston Court Pasadena (BCP), co-produced with IAMA...

Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical dark-comedy “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has continued to enthrall...

This article was originally published in Mountain Views News, vol. 18, no. 5, Feb. 3, 2024, p. 8 Alison Arngrim’s one-woman show...

Lydia R. Diamond’s adaptation “The Bluest Eye”—deftly dramatizing Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name—is gracing Pasadena’s A Noise...

Lauren Gunderson’s 2018 play “The Book of Will”—continuing at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) through June 4—dramatizes how William...

William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” is hilariously convoluted, but so much depends on how today’s audience understands...

“Bah humbug”—a phrase long associated with anti-Christmas spirit—stems from Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novel, “A Christmas Carol.”...

Review of A Noise Within's Animal Farm by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix

Review of "Metamorphoses" at A Noise Within by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix