Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at A Noise Within
by Evan Henerson - Sep 12, 2025
Staged with take-no-prisoners verve by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott, Richard Bean’s romp of a play is a joyride through a 60s England in which would-be actors ham it up gleefully, blondes are dizzy, would-be lovers are temporarily thwarted, and positively everybody is ready to cut loose to the strains of a Beatles-inspired skiffle band.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS to Open A Noise Within 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 16, 2025
Launching A Noise Within’s “Songs from the Volcano” 2025-36 season, One Man, Two Guvnors is British playwright Richard Bean’s hilarious, Tony Award-winning adaptation of Goldoni’s classic 1783 farce, The Servant of Two Masters. Learn more!
Review: JANE EYRE at A Noise Within
by Harker Jones - Apr 16, 2025
While a complicated and creative adaptation, the production ultimately suffers from a lack of energy and a tonal inconsistency that is hard to reconcile.
Interview: Geoff Elliott on Directing JANE EYRE at A Noise Within
by Shari Barrett - Apr 4, 2025
Mystery and romance abound in one of the most thrilling Gothic romance novels ever written – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The heart wrenching tale of an orphaned girl’s self-determination, adapted by Elizabeth Williamson, continues at A Noise Within in Pasadena, helmed by the theater’s artistic director Geoff Elliott. I spoke with him about his vision for the show.
Photos: JANE EYRE Opens This Weekend At A Noise Within
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2025
Adapted for the stage by Elizabeth Williamson from the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre” will open this weekend at A Noise Within in a new production filled with mystery and romance. See photos of the production.
JANE EYRE to Open at A Noise Within in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2025
Jane Eyre will be presented at A Noise Within in March. Learn more about Elizabeth Williamson's adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë. See how to attend!
Review: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at A Noise Within
by Amanda Callas - Sep 23, 2024
The Skin of Our Teeth is an astonishing production of the classic play at A Noise Within through September 29th. It is insatiably alive with sharp-fanged wit, whimsical thoughtfulness, and improbable wonder. The Skin of Our Teeth is audaciously satirical, but also earnest its incandescent meditation on the eternal human cycle of apocalypse and overindulgence.
Photos: A Noise Within Presents Thornton Wilder's THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2024
A Noise Within opened its 2024-25 “True Grit” season last weekend with “The Skin of Our Teeth,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning, time-bending comic romp by Thornton Wilder that’s a testament to the indomitable spirit of humanity. See photos from the production.
Interview: Ann Noble's Always Multitasking By THE SKIN OF HER TEETH
by Gil Kaan - Sep 6, 2024
Next up for A Noise Within, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Skin of Our Teeth opening September 7, 2024 (with previews already started.) ANW’s co-artistic directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott co-direct the cast led by Frederick Stuart, Trisha Miller, Mildred Marie Langford, Christian Henley and Ann Noble with support from Kasey Mahaffy, Cassandra Marie Murphy, Anthony Adu, Stella Bullock, Julia Chavez, Jacob Cherry, Yannick Haynes, Amber Liekhus, Veronica McFarlane, David A. Rangel, Landon M. Robinson, Micah Schneider and Maya Sta. Ana. Ann found time between her multi-tasking to answer a few of my queries.
Review: MISALLIANCE at A Noise Within
by Amanda Callas - May 25, 2024
Misalliance is a delight, a breezy, witty, carefree period romp and delectable social satire set on the sprawling Surrey estate of underwear tycoon John Tartleton.
Photos: MISALLIANCE Opens This Weekend At A Noise Within In Pasadena
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2024
Eight marriage proposals and a plane crash, all in one afternoon. Now in previews, George Bernard Shaw’s high-flying comedy “Misalliance” opens this weekend at A Noise Within in a production directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos. See photos from the production below.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at A Noise Within
by Amanda Callas - Dec 7, 2023
Fresh and glorious to behold, with bold, impressive stagecraft and truly innovative and imaginative costume design. There are frequent moments of awe and breathtaking sprinkles of magic. Although it feels off to me in some of its performance and art direction choices, this is a remarkable and stunningly visual production.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at A Noise Within
by Evan Henerson - Oct 23, 2023
Visually and acoustically, from performances to pacing, this DREAM directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott is so beautifully thought out and rendered that the Noise Within brain-trust should consider filming it for posterity.