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More Theater for Youth? Yes, Please!

In Other People’s Shoes holds a gala fundraiser and staged reading.

June 15, 2025
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The Scottish Play Soars

A bewitching production at A Noise Within.

February 17, 2025
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Macbeth Tix for First Responders and Community Members Directly Impacted by Local Wildfires

'Come what may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.'

January 28, 2025
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Get Your Scrooge On

A Christmas Carol's historic moral underpinnings laid bare at ANW.

December 8, 2024
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Parson’s Nose Breathes New Life Into Classics

No matter what, the show's over in 90 minutes.

November 5, 2024
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Passage to Identity

Asdru Sierra brings South El Monte soul to Sierra Madre.

September 13, 2024
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Optimistic Catastrophe

The lighter side of the apocalypse at A Noise Within.

August 27, 2024
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The Beautiful Impermanence of ‘The Body’s Midnight’

A play that forcefully declaims living in the moment is, in itself,

April 23, 2024
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Treasures of the Sierra Madre Playhouse: Some Strings Attached

Two local cultural icons make theater magic this spring.

March 13, 2024
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Murder Most Tasty at A Noise Within

Sweeney Todd’s “Worst Pies in London” may be Pasadena’s Hottest Ticket

February 14, 2024

 

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AFTERBURN

Victoria Thomas, from Pasadena to Crete and back again.

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Bard and Muse: A Love Story

Devastation has not destroyed the love of the Ash family.


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