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The King and the Tennis Ball
Did you know tennis balls can start a war? Just ask King Henry. At the beginning of Henry V, the prince of France sends Henry an insulting message via a bag of tennis balls that he is unfit to be king and is better off playing games and goofing around like he did during his youth….
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Introducing: Kasey and Erika, our newest RA’s
We are so excited to welcome Kasey Mahaffy and Erika Soto as our newest Resident Artists to the ANW family, after they both took center stage in many of our shows this past season. The Resident Artists are a core group of 22 seasoned actors and creative theatrical professionals, central to A Noise Within’s mission. The RAs are…
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Why This Play? Why Now? – Susan Angelo on A Streetcar Named Desire
On Monday, July 10 A Noise Within will be hosting a reading of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire at 7pm as a part of our free resident artist reading series, Words Within. Read below to see why this play is meaningful to Resident Artist Susan Angelo, who plays Blanche in the production. There are those plays that…
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The Adorable Father/Son Duo in A Christmas Carol
Introducing this year’s Tiny Tim: Eli Stuart! Eli’s dad, Freddy, plays the narrator in the show. Watch below to see Freddy and Eli talk about what it’s like to share a stage with family. Get tickets to A Christmas Carol here!
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RA Spotlight: Sound Design with Robert Oriol
What made you want to pursue composing and sound design? Was there a concert, composer, or even show that influenced you? In 1993 a playwright friend of mine had written a play as part of an evening of Halloween-themed shorts at a fire-trap in Santa Monica called the Burbage Theatre. He asked me if I’d…
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The Imaginary Invalid: Becoming Claude
Have you met Claude? Watch how ANW Resident Artist Rafael Goldstein transforms into the wacky character for our production of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid. Then, read on to learn about how Rafael prepared for this role and how working as an actor has improved his makeup skills. Describe the process of creating Claude. I found…
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RA “Spotlight”: Lighting Design with Ken Booth
Can you guess how many shows Ken Booth has designed for ANW? The answer is a whopping 47! Here, we ask Ken about how he first got involved in lighting and what it was like designing The Imaginary Invalid and The Maids this fall! What made you want to originally pursue lighting design? I always…
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A Doctor’s Note from Alan Blumenfeld
As a Resident Artist, being a part of the A Noise Within family means the world to me. I am heartbroken to not be a part of what I sure will be a spectacular production of The Imaginary Invalid. I’ve never had to withdraw from a show before. Right now, I have to put my…
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How I Spent My Summer by Jeremy Rabb
ANW Resident Artist Jeremy Rabb is busy teaching Summer with Shakespeare for the third year in a row and gearing up for our inaugural reading festival, The American Dream. This month, he takes a (brief) breather to talk about his summer at the theatre. Which aspect of your craft are you most excited to…
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Resident Artist Apollo Dukakis shares his thoughts on The American Dream
Long-time Resident Artist, and member of the RAF Reading Committee, Apollo Dukakis, dishes on what he has in store for audiences at our July Resident Artist Festival, and what he’s most looking forward to as an audience member! I am directing the reading of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches. I think…
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