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A Noise Within
Meet our “tech” guru: Samantha Sintef
“Ask Sam!” is an exhortation one hears daily–nay, hourly!–here at A Noise Within. If anybody knows where something connected to the stage lives or how it works, Technical Coordinator Samantha “Sam” Sintef is the one who knows. Sam’s professional experience began even before she earned her bachelor’s in theatre arts at Cal State Fullerton. “It’s…
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A Noise Within
All My Sons: An American Family in Full View
“Guilty as charged,” admits co-artistic director Geoff Elliott. “I’m ashamed to say that, like so many people, my familiarity with Arthur Miller began and ended with his most-produced plays, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, even through my days at ACT.” “It wasn’t until 1994,” he says, “when Julia and I were looking at…
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A Noise Within
IT’S REIGNING MEN: Resident and Guest Artists Make “Noise” This Fall
After hearing from the lovely returning ladies last month, it was time for the guys to shine! JEREMY RABB Following his terrific turn as Tiger Brown in The Threepenny Opera, Resident Artist Jeremy Rabb returns this fall in two pivotal but entirely different roles: Ferraillon in A Flea in Her Ear and Jim Bayliss in…
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A Noise Within
Summer with Shakespeare Springs to Success!
On any given day during our five-week camp session, A Noise Within was abuzz. Teen campers ran through their end-of-session presentation of King Lear. Tweens performed gravity-defying aerial feats on the Redmond Stage. And the small fry painted scenes to dazzling effect. The very best part? “For me,” confides Education Director Alicia Green, it’s “seeing…
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A Noise Within
Summer with Shakespeare soars
With over 100 students, this year’s Summer with Shakespeare program is our most successful session yet! “Though I love administering all of ANW’s educational programs, I must admit that this program is my favorite,” says Education Director Alicia Green (who earned a master’s in drama education at NYU). “We always have a marvelous roster of…
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A Noise Within
Summer interns advance ANW—and gain awesome professional skills!
It’s a win-win! Through our strong summer internship program, we further our commitment to education and professional development and enjoys the presence of talented interns seeking careers in arts management, education, and production. This summer’s interns form an exceptionally spirited group, as witnessed by their personality-laden self-written bios–and we’re thrilled to have them working with us…
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A Noise Within
WORLD PREMIERE! New adaptation of Anouilh’s Antigone arrives on September 20.
When Jean Anouilh presented his interpretation of Sophocles’ fifth-century B.C. play, shock waves rippled through the City of Light for the play’s unflinching portrayal of Nazi-occupied Paris. Today, this damning reflection of the Vichy Regime remains one of the most startling artistic reactions to man’s inhumanity to man. It is also a paean to one…
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A Noise Within
New grants help fund capital projects at ANW!
Thanks to generous grants from The Ahmanson Foundation and The Pasadena Community Foundation, we will be able to complete several major capital projects in the theatre and scene shop this summer. These projects were part of the original plans for the building, but not completed before the opening of the theatre in 2011. In order…
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A Noise Within
A Summer of Magic
Can a camp be too much fun? Summer with Shakespeare‘s magic knows no bounds! Jeff Black, one-half of the Maestro and Magic team on board to teach at camp this year, shares some secrets. How long have you practiced magic? Over 10 years. What kind of magic do you do? Actually, I specialize in card magic–card…
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A Noise Within
Sept 6: Our Flea takes flight!
As we prepare for our new season, we thought we would take the time to highlight each play, starting with Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear. There’s nothing sadder than a Frenchman with performance anxiety. Happily, there will be none of that at A Noise Within: our fall season kicks off with “the greatest…
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Behind the Scenes
