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What the Critics Are Saying:
"Critic's Choice...thoroughly remarkable...praiseworthy...gifted cast...set the stage on fire" - LA Times
"A winning on- and off-stage lineup...A Noise Within performs Shakespeare like nobody's business." -Daily News
"Superb acting...GO!...The Best of LA Theatre in the 00s...Classical repertory theatre with standards that will never disappoint."-LA Weekly
"True theatrical magic...A Noise Within is expert in its understanding of Shakespeare...One happily wonders what this company will prove itself incapable of." -Variety
"Brilliant repertory-theater company...Its story is one of extraordinary quality, radical anti-trendiness, bare-bones commitment to its art...Founders Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott met at San Francisco's ACT, conceived of a rotating repertory company performing the classics of American and European theater, and for 18 years have made it happen, garnering fantastic reviews." -Pasadena Star News
"Whether it presents Moliere, Shakespeare or Coward, you're sure to see some of the best acting around...the West Coast's premier classical theatre company." -Los Angeles Magazine
"Get thee to [A Noise Within] for classic productions of old favorites." -Pasadena Hometown
"An experience you won't soon forget...The strongest glimmer on the LA theatrical map was the recent announcement that A Noise Within passed the $10 million mark in its campaign to raise $13.3 million for its new Pasadena home. That would be impressive for any organization of A Noise Within's size at any time, but especially during the aftermath of such a grim recession." -Glendale News Press
"Classic theatre is steadfastly being kept alive by the continued excellence of the company." - On Stage Los Angeles
"There's Shakespeare, and then there's Shakespeare at A Noise Within...Shakespeare is indeed alive and well and living, thanks to A Noise Within...the consistent excellence that A Noise Within's team of world-class actors, directors, and designers deliver, time after time after time." -Stage Scene LA
"LA's superb classical repertory theater." -Urban Man
"It is rare for an American city to have a theatre company devoted solely to the classics." -LA Stage
"Always excellent." -Review Plays
"A Noise Within takes theater tradition seriously...it still maintains a repertory schedule (three concurrent productions in rotation) and a steady acting company to perform it...It creates connections between actors." -Theatre Times
"This must be one of the most remarkable theatre companies in Los Angeles" -Joe Straw Nine
"A small venue full of big talent." -Daily Trojan
"Every production at A Noise Within has been a winning ticket and offers a range of theatric entertainment and enjoyment." -So Cal
"They do the most amazing performances of all the classics." -LA Confidential
"The acting may be the best in LA." -Downtown News