95 N. Marengo Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Parson's Nose Theater is a theatre in Pasadena, CA.
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...
Before the hit movie-to-musical adaptations Legally Blonde and Heathers, Laurence O’Keefe wrote Bat Boy, a cult classic camp-horror musical about a boy who is half human and half bat.…
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a vivacious and colorful show making the most of its 1960s setting to dazzle us with period fashions and backdrops.…
CRONE CREED is an ambitious take on mythology and fate, and it is one of the best shows the El Portal has offered in recent years — out of a field of many exceptional efforts.…
Consistently over-the-top with plenty of laughs and some technical dash for which the Road has long been known, Sawyer’s production shoots out a volley of satirical darts, few of which land with much impact.…
A musical about disenfranchised teenage boys in warring gangs in the middle of the twentieth century has an impossibly high standard to measure up against in the department of subject matter.…
To celebrate the musical's 40th anniversary, South Coast Reportory recreates INTO THE WOODS with a decisively different approach, one that both entices and, at times, triggers an uneasy vibe (at first) that seems to have permeated out from the show's darker second half. Admittedly, something felt of…
There are no easy answers here, but playwright Janine Nabers raises many questions. What happens when something outside your control forever taints your legacy? How to separate art from artist? How to hold someone accountable even when you love them?…
When the US airspace shut down after the attacks of 9/11, what happened to the planes already on their way? Hit Broadway musical Come From Away, penned by Canadian composer-lyricist couple Irene Sankoff and David Hein, recounts the story.…
Agatha Christie is perhaps the most successful and prolific mystery writer in history. Nicknamed the Queen of Crime, she wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, introducing the world to household-name detectives like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.…
The brand new McCoy Rigby Entertainment production of the cheeky, macabre classic musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS—now on stage through October 11, 2026 at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts—is quite possibly the most eye-popping, delightfully entertaining iteration of the stage show yo…
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...
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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