Pay What You Can Performance of GREAT EXPECTATIONS Held At A Noise Within
By: Gabrielle Sierra
A Noise Within, the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, announces a "Pay What You Can" date for the West Coast premiere of a powerful stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations on Thursday, October 28, 2010, 8 p.m. The "Pay What You Can" program allows patrons to purchase tickets for what they can afford.
"Pay What You Can" tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis based on availability, with a limit of two per person. Tickets must be purchased in person at the box office (234 South Brand Boulevard), after 2 p.m. on the day of the performance with cash only. ($10 minimum suggested).GREAT EXPECTATIONS opens Saturday, October 30 and closes Sunday, December 19, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 23). Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott co-direct this production based on Dickens' masterful novel about Pip, orphaned as an infant and thrust into a childhood of cruel poverty, who clings to the hope of a brighter life. On a rain-swept winter's eve, great tidings arrive. An anonymous benefactor has anointed Pip heir to a tremendous fortune, setting into motion a life's journey ripe with wonder, heartbreak and finally triumph. Bartlett was also the adaptor of A Noise Within's 2008-09 season favorite Oliver Twist. This marks the second time Rodriguez-Elliott and Elliott have co-directed Great Expectations at A Noise Within, the first produced during the 1995-96 season, winning numerous awards. Five actors from the 1995-96 season Great Expectations cast appear in the new production, including Elliott (Joe Gargery/Mr. Jaggers) and venerable ANW Resident Artists Mitchell Edmonds (Mr. Pumblechook/Sarah Pocket/Bentley Drummle), Jill Hill (Mrs. Joe/Biddy), and Stephen Rockwell (Herbert Pocket/Compeyson), and Deborah Strang (Miss Havisham). Also featured are Jason Dechert (Pip/Mr. Phillip Pirrip), Jaimi Paige (Estella), Kurt Quinn (Wemmick/Ensemble), and Daniel Reichert (Abel Magwitch/A Sergeant).
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