A reading of playwright Hoyt Hilsman's new adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 18th century comedy. First performed in 1775, The Rivals follows the complicated courtship of Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute, whose attempts to navigate love, family expectations and...
A celebration of the American musical theater, A Complete History of the American Musical… in 90 Minutes or Less takes audiences on an entertaining journey through the songs, stories, composers, lyricists, and cultural moments that have shaped one of America’s most enduring...
Conceived, adapted and directed by Gary B. Lamb (The new Hunger Games movie opening in November features "The Raven" ... hear it here first!) Travel Poe Street with the Parsons Nose Theater into the dark, disturbing, but also weird and funny world of Edgar Alan Poe’s stories and...
Conceived and adapted by Paul Perri, Barry Gordon and Gary B. Lamb, Directed by Paul Perri w/Interstitial Scenes written by Hoyt Hilsman A couple go to a marriage counselor for help and with the use of Shakespeare’s love scenes they discover how their own love story may end.
Adapted by Lance Davis, Directed by Gary B. Lamb This PNT Reader’s Theater Production has been a staple here in Pasadena for many years. Come see the exciting nuances the Parson’s Nose Players bring to it this Christmas Season. The focus is on the beautiful language of Charles...
Adapted from Frederick Douglass’s biography for Parson's Nose Radio Theater by Lance Davis and reimagined and adapted for the stage by Barry Gordon and Paul Perri. Directed by TBD Meet Frederick Douglass and get to know his story in this wonderful Reader’s Theater Production of...
Written by George S. Kaufman, Adapted by Barry Gordon and Gary B. Lamb, Directed by Ivar Brogger This world premiere adaptation of George S. Kaufman’s early 1920’s comedy could very well be the show that launched Mel Brooks into writing “The Producers.” So saddle up for a wild...
Book, Lyrics and Music by Barry Gordon and Gary B. Lamb PNT brings you another World Premiere. This one is written specifically for the Parson’s Nose stage. A Grimm’s Brothers story being brought to musical life in a fun, creative and exciting adventure. Can this funny little...
Actor WEST LIANG, delivers deeply nuanced, emotionally quiet, and completely resonant character portrayals that enhance each time capsule, in this play about historical and generational change.…
TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…
The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…
Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…
With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…
Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…
The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…
Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
A reading of playwright Hoyt Hilsman's new adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 18th century comedy. First performed in 1775, The Rivals follows the complicated courtship of Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute, whose attempts to navigate love, family expectations and...
Parson's Nose Theater presents a reading of Essex Corners, a new play by resident playwright Hoyt Hilsman. Directed by Lance Davis, the play offers a glimpse into a century of American life through the experiences of the Beal family in a small New England town. The cast features...
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Comics Reading Comics Dynasty Typewriter (9/13-9/13) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Jane Austen UnScripted Kings Road Park (9/12-9/27) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Rubicon Theatre (12/02-12/24) |
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Annie Woodland Opera House (11/13-12/06) |
