“Cyrano de Bergerac” at Pasadena Playhouse (Photo – Jeff Lorch)
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) 356-7529 pasadenaplayhouse.org
“Cyrano de Bergerac,” Until September 29; “La Cage aux Folles,” November 23 through December 15.
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Boston Court
70 N. Mentor, Pasadena (626) 683-6801 bostoncourtpasadena.org
“A Going Away Party Play,” September 19 through October 27.
Six one-night musical events of various styles in October.
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A Noise Within
3352 E. Foothill, Pasadena (626) 356-3100 anoisewithin.org
Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth” through September 29: Various cataclysmic events serve as a backdrop for a hilarious and thought-provoking exploration of human resilience. August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” October 13 – November 10.
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Parson’s Nose
95 N. Marengo, Suite 110, Pasadena (626) 345-5116 parsonsnose.org
P.G. Wodehouse “Golf…and Love” September 21, 22; “An American Celebration” – poems, songs, humor October 12, 13, 19, 20.
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Fremont Centre Theatre
1000 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena (626) 441-5977 fremontcentretheatre.com
YoungStarsTheatre.org presents Seussical JR. from October 4th – October 20th.
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Sierra Madre Playhouse
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre (626) 355-4318 sierramadreplayhouse.org
See sierramadreplayhouse.org/calendar for an amazing variety of one-performance music and other shows now through the end of the year.
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Lineage Performing Arts Center
930 E. Mountain, Pasadena (626) 844-7008 lineagepac.org
September 20 – Retrospective celebrating 25 years: live music, dance, storytelling.
October 6 – “Healing Blue,” a dance concert celebrating true stories of women’s triumphs over cancer. October 21-November 3: “A Matter of Time” at the Gamble House.
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Antaeus Theatre Company
Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center 110 East Broadway, Glendale (818) 506-5436 antaeus.org
Oscar Wilde (“The Importance of Being Earnest”), Shakespeare (“Twelfth Night”), and Tennessee Williams (“The Glass Menagerie”), starting in October.
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San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel (626) 308-2865 missionplayhouse.org
Silent Sunday Series: Buster Keaton in “Go West” September 29; Harold Lloyd in “Hot Water” October 13. “City of San Gabriel Dumping and Beer Fest” October 4; Theatre Experience of Southern California presents Disney’s “Newsies, the Broadway Musical” October 12.
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South Pasadena Theatre Workshop
1507 El Centro Street South Pasadena (626) 399-9014 southpasadenatheatreworkshop.com
See website for adult and children acting workshop offerings.
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Atwater Village Theater
3269 Casitas Drive Los Angeles (323) 644-1929 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.
- Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA – estlosangeles.org – new productions coming soon, see website for additional information.
- IAMA Theatre Company – iamatheatre.com – “The Very Best People” September 29-October 27; more new productions coming soon, see website for additional information.
- Open Fist Theatre Company – openfist.org –
- “A Night at the Zoo” – gala celebration at Griffith Park Zoo – September 28.
- Echo Theater Company – echotheatercompany.com – “Clarkston” through October 21; see website for additional information.
- Circle X Theatre Co. – circlex.org – new productions coming soon, see website for additional information.
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