A Noise Within Extends THE GUARDSMAN Through Dec 1

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company led by Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, announced it is extending the run of The Guardsman by Ferenc Molnár, translated by Frank Marcus, with an added performance at 2:00 pm, now closing Sunday, December 1st, 2013. Michael Michetti directs the production.

Set in pre-World War I Budapest, The Guardsman follows Nandor, a Hungarian stage star, who is terrified his recent marriage is already on the rocks. He concocts a scheme meant to invigorate the passions of his starlet wife, Ilona, but his absurd plan unleashes a series of unintended consequences in this comic game of love and marriage.

The Guardsman was first produced in Hungary in 1910, mounted on Broadway first in 1911, and later produced again on Broadway in 1924 as a vehicle for husband and wife acting team Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, and was their first popular success. In 1925 it was filmed as a silent in Austria, then was directed as a talkie by Sidney Franklin debuting in 1931 stateside; and it was the only film that ever starred the Lunts together. The Guardsman was recently produced in 2010 at the Berkshire Theater Festival, and again this spring at the Kennedy Center, directed by Gregory Mosher.

The cast includes Freddy Douglas* as the Actor/Nandor, Elyse Mirto* as the Actress/Ilona, Robertson Dean* as the Critic, Wendy Worthington* as Mother, Sasha Pasternak as the Maid, Todd Andrew Ball as the Creditor, and Julie Durning as the Female Usher. *denotes member of Actors' Equity

The Guardsman is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division. Media Sponsors for A Noise Within's 2013/14 Season are Pasadena Star-News and KPCC 89.3 FM.

A Noise Within is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107.

Single ticket prices for The Guardsman start at $34. Contact the A Noise Within box office in person, via phone at 626-356-3100, or online at www.ANoiseWithin.org for updated pricing and seat availability.

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