35th Anniversary Season

Those Better Angels

Join us for our 35th Anniversary Season, “Those Better Angels,” inspired by Lincoln’s call to our best selves.

2026-27 SEASON

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

By August Wilson
Directed by Gregg T. Daniel
March 21 – April 18, 2027

2026-27 SEASON

Come From Away

Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott
October 4 – November 1, 2026

2026-27 SEASON

A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens, Adapted by Geoff Elliott
November 28 - December 24, 2026

2026-27 SEASON

As You Like It

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Susan Angelo
February 7 – March 7, 2027

2026-27 SEASON

Great Expectations

By Charles Dickens, Adapted by Neil Bartlett
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
March 21 – April 18, 2027

2026-27 SEASON

Trouble in Mind

By Alice Childress
Directed by Gregg T. Daniel
May 2 – May 30, 2027

Upcoming Events

23rd
August
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
26th
August
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
27th
August
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
28th
August
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
29th
August
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
30th
August
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
3rd
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
4th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
5th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
5th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
6th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
10th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
11th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
12th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
12th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
13th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
17th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
18th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
19th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
19th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7:30pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
20th
September
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2:00pm
Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension, music, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record, underlying conflicts rise among her band, exposing deep wounds, ambition, and the realities of race in America.
4th
October
Come From Away
2:00pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
7th
October
Come From Away
7:30pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
8th
October
Come From Away
7:30pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
9th
October
Come From Away
7:30pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
10th
October
Come From Away
7:30pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
11th
October
Come From Away
2:00pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
15th
October
Come From Away
7:30pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
16th
October
Come From Away
7:30pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.
17th
October
Come From Away
2:00pm
Hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in a small Newfoundland town on 9/11. As fear and uncertainty give way to compassion and connection, a community opens its doors to the world.

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS

A Noise Within’s Main Entrance and Box Office are located at 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107.

WALKING DIRECTIONS

Exit the parking structure at Level 1 on the Sierra Madre Villa Ave side where the elevators are located.

RIDING THE METRO

A Noise Within is conveniently located within steps of the Metro A Line Sierra Madre Villa station.