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    Happy Valentine’s Day from the cast of King Lear

    To celebrate Valentine’s Day next week, we interrupted rehearsals for King Lear and asked a few of the actors for their favorite romantic sonnets. Click the videos below to see ANW Resident Artist Rafael Goldstein and ANW guest artists Trisha Miller and Kasey Mahaffy each read one of Shakespeare’s most romantic sonnets!   Test Yourself….

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    Behind the scenes of the Ah, Wilderness! photo shoot

    Last week, actors Nicholas Hormann, Ian Littleworth, Emily Goss, and Deborah Strang, along with director Steve Robman met in downtown L.A for an Ah, Wilderness! photo shoot. Fabulous photographer Daniel Reichert took some incredible shots of the group in his studio. Check out a few behind-the-scenes pictures from the evening of the shoot. See the…

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    King Lear: First Rehearsal Rundown

    On Wednesday, January 11th, the artists of this spring’s King Lear assembled for the very first time! Joined by ANW staff and a group from Monrovia High School*, the cast and crew introduced themselves and settled into Lawrence Rehearsal Hall—their home for the coming few weeks. The evening began with designer presentations. Scenic Designer Fred Kinney kicked off…

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    Meet Matt and Emily, the darling duo in spring’s Ah, Wilderness!

    This Spring’s production of Ah, Wilderness! will feature two ANW newcomers to the leading roles of Richard Miller and Muriel McComber. Read on and get to know Matt Gall (Richard) and Emily Goss (Muriel) through the questions below!   Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from and where did you study? Matt: I…

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    Young Actor Spotlight: Meet 6th grader Sam Christian! Patron, Student, and Actor

    Last month we chatted with Samuel Christian, 11-year-old cast member in A Christmas Carol. Sam first attended ANW two years ago as an audience member and has since participated in our Young Actor’s Workshop and Summer with Shakespeare programs. Read on to discover what he learned in these classes that prepared him to be on…

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    From Class to Stage! The Young Actors of A Christmas Carol

    We have a fabulous team of young actors in this December’s A Christmas Carol and they all came straight from our youth acting program! We asked them about what they learned while taking our classes that prepared them for the show. Samuel Genghis Christian:  “I learned how to find out what my character is like at certain…

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    The Adorable Father/Son Duo in A Christmas Carol

    Introducing this year’s Tiny Tim: Eli Stuart! Eli’s dad, Freddy, plays the narrator in the show. Watch below to see Freddy and Eli talk about what it’s like to share a stage with family. Get tickets to A Christmas Carol here!

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    Test your knowledge of A Christmas Carol!

    Take this quiz to see how well you know A Christmas Carol! Come see the show! Playing now – Dec 23.

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    Peek into final rehearsals for A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol opens today, December 2nd, and that means this week has been filled with the sounds of rehearsal. We love to watch our actors in this Fezziwig ball scene, and thought we would share this behind-the-scenes peek with you! Enjoy! Get tickets to the show here!

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    Asked and Answered: Arcadia

    As we prepare for the final performances of Arcadia (This Sunday, November 20th at 2 and 7pm), we asked the cast to answer some of your frequently asked questions. How did you prepare for such a multi-themed and complex role? Erika Soto (Thomasina): Doing the reading of the play earlier this year was hugely helpful…

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