A Noise Within's 2012-13 Season of Journeys September 29, 2012

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, led by Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, announces its 2012-13 Season featuring six masterworks linked by spiritual, physical and emotional journeys. Presented during the second season in the company's new 33,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Pasadena venue are Shakespeare’s CYMBELINE, George Bernard Shaw’s THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA, Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL adapted by Geoff Elliott, John Steinbeck’s THE GRAPES OF WRATH adapted by Frank Galati, EURYDICE by Sarah Ruhl, and George Farquhar’s THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig. The season runs from September 2012 to May 2013.

The season announcement comes on the heels of an exceptionally successful inaugural year in the permanent new home, during which time the number of subscribers nearly doubled, single ticket sales increased by 42% and the company played to 90% capacity in the 283-seat theatre, almost twice the size of ANW's previous home in Glendale. “The move to our new home has exceeded our expectations on every level,” says Rodriguez-Elliott.

The venue's thrust stage, expansive backstage area and cutting-edge technology provide tremendous new opportunities for artistic exploration while preserving A Noise Within's unique theatrical communion between actors and audiences, with no seat further than seven rows from the stage.

“The feedback about the theatre from audiences, artists and staff has been extraordinarily positive," says Elliott. "We continue to discover all that the space offers, and the upcoming season taps the venue's depth and scale as we travel theatrical journeys ranging from fanciful with Cymbeline, moral with The Doctor’s Dilemma and redemptive with A Christmas Carol to transformative with The Grapes of Wrath, mythically heart-wrenching with Eurydice, and geographic with The Beaux’ Stratagem.

There are a variety of subscription packages, group rates, school group rates, and more. Free programs for audience members include pre- or post-performance conversations with scholars and/or ANW artists on selected dates throughout the season.

Cymbeline
by William Shakespeare
directed by Bart DeLorenzo
Saturday, September 29 to Sunday, November 18, 2012
(previews begin Saturday, September 22)

A Noise Within’s 2012-13 season in its spacious, state-of-the-art new Pasadena home launches with WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S outrageously romantic fairy-tale CYMBELINE, opening Saturday, September 29 and closing Sunday, November 18, 2012 (previews begin Saturday, September 22). Directed by Bart DeLorenzo, in his ANW directorial debut, the play, with some of the most beautiful language in the Bard's canon, weaves intrigue, violence, mystery and love into a story about devastating loss and exquisite reunion.

The Doctor's Dilemma
by George Bernard Shaw
directed by Dámaso Rodriguez
Saturday, October 20 to Sunday, November 25, 2012
(previews begin Saturday, October 13)

THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, directed by Dámaso Rodriguez and opening Saturday, October 20 and closes Sunday, November 25, 2012 (previews begin Saturday, October 13) is a comic indictment of the medical profession. A doctor must decide who should be saved: A kindly colleague who serves the poor or an extremely talented but unscrupulous young artist?

A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
adapted by Geoff Elliott
directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott
Saturday, December 8 to Sunday, December 23, 2012
(previews begin Saturday, December 1)

A Noise Within creates a special family holiday tradition with CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, in a new adaptation by GEOFF ELLIOTT, the ultimate tale of forgiveness, opening Saturday, December 8 and closing Sunday, December 23, 2012 (previews begin Saturday, December 1). Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott co-direct the timeless masterpiece about the redemptive and transformative power of love.

The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
adapted by Frank Galati
directed by Michael Michetti
Saturday, February 23 to Saturday, May 11, 2013
(previews begin Saturday, February 16)

FRANK GALATI’s adaptation of JOHN STEINBECK’S iconic THE GRAPES OF WRATH, opening Saturday, February 23 and closing Saturday, May 11, 2013 (previews begin Saturday, February 16), brilliantly distills the quintessential American novel to its core while preserving its essence as perhaps the greatest American travel tale ever written. Directed by Michael Michetti, this timely work is filled with heartbreak and strength.

Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott
Saturday, March 16 to Sunday, May 19, 2013
(previews begin Saturday, March 9)

EURYDICE by Pulitzer Prize-finalist SARAH RUHL, a haunting tale embracing matters of the heart directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott, opens Saturday, March 16 and closes Sunday, May 19, 2013, (previews begin Saturday, March 9). Ruhl uses a unique poetic style to re-tell the classic Greek myth of Orpheus through the eyes of his new wife, Eurydice.

The Beaux' Stratagem
by George Farquhar
adapted by Thornton Wilder & Ken Ludwig
director to be announced
Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, May 26, 2013
(previews begin Saturday, March 30)

A Noise Within concludes its 21st season with GEORGE FARQUHAR’S THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM, a hilarious period – yet contemporary -- “buddy road trip” filled with eccentric characters adapted by THORNTON WILDER and KEN LUDWIG, opening Saturday, April 6 and closing Sunday, May 26, 2013 (previews begin Saturday, March 30). Two girl-crazy young adventures are on the road-trip of their lives when, out of the blue, they find themselves hopelessly in love.

Among the varied subscription options offered is a "Family Package" in which youngsters can experience A Noise Within with their parents on stage or in an on-site classroom. The pass is available to young people ages 6 to 17 with the purchase of an adult subscription series and can be redeemed for a ticket to the show or an educational workshop at the theatre offered during selected Saturday matinee performances. There are also 4- and 6-play packages, special rates for patrons 18 to 30 years of age, group rates, school group rates, and more. Free programs for audience members include pre- or post-performance conversations with scholars and/or ANW artists on selected dates throughout the season.

A NOISE WITHIN is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Free self parking is located in the Sierra Madre Villa Metro parking structure, with entrances on northbound Sierra Madre Villa Avenue or North Halsted Street. To purchase tickets or for a full season brochure, call (626) 356-3100 or visit www.ANoiseWithin.org.

Official Website: http://www.anoisewithin.org