THEATRE TIDBITS
Alexander Matos and Randolph Thompson (Photo – Brian Hashimoto)
Theatre fans rejoice for a variety of shows all across the Greater Pasadena area.
By Carol Edger Germain
Pasadena Playhouse
39 S. El Molino, Pasadena 626-683-6883 pasadenaplayhouse.org
On the mainstage, “Inherit the Wind” runs through November.
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Boston Court
70 N. Mentor, Pasadena
626-683-6883
bostoncourtpasadena.org
“Measure Still For Measure” – a play within a play (see CB review). Boston Court’s first-ever immersive play, utilizing the entire building, will take you on a journey behind the curtain to the layered and intimate complexities of creating theatre. Just a few more performances left, extended through Oct. 22.
Also check the website for info on Boston Court’s 20th Anniversary Benefit at Noor Event Space at The Paseo on November 9. If you want to support the arts, this is worth your time and money.
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A Noise Within
3352 E. Foothill, Pasadena anoisewithin.org
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Through November 12 – expect ANW’s creative twist on this Shakespeare classic (CB review is coming).
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Parson’s Nose
95 N. Marengo, Suite 110, Pasadena parsonsnose.org
A short run (Oct. 15 and 16),– the theater’s “Women’s Project” presents “Practice House,” based on a real chapter in American education, in which babies were leased from local orphanages to train women in the new and improved “scientific parenting methods”. Interesting!
Also, check out the dozens of online podcasts by Lance Davis, introducing classic plays and stories in accessible, professional, short form presentations.
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Fremont Centre Theatre
1000 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena fremontcentretheatre.com
See website for upcoming productions.
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Sierra Madre Playhouse
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre sierramadreplayhouse.org
Nov.24 – Dec. 23 – Cori Cable Kidder, SMP’s Patsy Cline, returns with her own original WWII-era military-themed holiday concerts, performing classics of the 1940’s, accompanied by piano and three-piece band.
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Lineage Performing Arts Center
930 E. Mountain, Pasadena lineagepac.org
“Matter of Time” – a nostalgic trip through time with an interactive dance, theater, and storytelling event that is taking over the entire building! Every room takes on a new decade while you are whisked through important cultural, political and historical events from the 1950s to the year 1999.
October 27-28; November 2-5.
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Antaeus Theatre Company
Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center 110 East Broadway, Glendale antaeus.org
“SHE” – After receiving a rare opportunity to attend a prestigious boarding school, 13-year old SHE is forced to face the harsh realities of adult life, discovering that the small town she was so desperate to escape is filled with the very people who give her wings to fly.
October 15-November 20.
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San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel missionplayhouse.org
See website for various one-day theater events.
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Atwater Village Theater
3269 Casitas Drive, LA atwatervillagetheatre.org
Atwater Village Theater is a rental theater with several performance spaces which hosts productions by the following theater companies. For more info and tickets, go to the websites of the theaters.
- IAMA Theatre Company – iamatheatre.com; 11/11-12/11 – “Radical, or Are You Gonna Miss Me?” tells the story of three women on the Mexican-American border, desperate to be seen, regardless of the cost.
- Echo Theater Company – echotheatercompany.com – through Oct. 23 – With adulthood looming in the distance, Jahaan and his friends enjoy the last precious moments of summer vacation. A poetic exploration of missed connections and feelings too great to speak aloud. Highly recommended, don’t miss this one!
- Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA – estlosangeles.org – 10/15 “Sunday Best” free – reading of new works; opens at 9:30 with coffee and bagels. ”Botched” by Leilani Squire, “Play 2” by Les and Kate Probst, and “G(r)eek” by Ladd Sullivan
- Open Fist Theatre Company – openfist.org – through 10/28 – Blood at the Root” – Infused with hip-hop music and movement, Blood at the Root sheds light on escalating tensions between Black and white students at a Southern high school, extended through October 28, good call by the theater, it’s well done – highly recommended!
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