“In 1991, we were struggling students, fresh from American Conservatory Theatre, and we used our last $3,000 to produce Hamlet,” said Julia Rodriguez-Elliott last night, recalling the chancy beginnings of Pasadena’s legendary A Noise Within Theatre she co-fo... More »
This year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 20 current Caltech students and 13 alumni to receive its Graduate Research Fellowships. The awards support three years of graduate study within a five-year fellowship period in research-based master... More »
Neighbors in the Summit-Maple neighborhood have been practicing their new play, “Lottery” for several weeks now as part of the San Gabriel Valley-wide Theatre Initiative, “My History, My Way (“Mi Historia, Mi Manera”). The short play, produced under the leader... More »
The timeless love story of Romeo and Juliet is being reprised by Director Dámaso Rodríguez as part of the 2016 season of A Noise Within Theater. This dramatic production fits into the season’s theme of “breaking and entering” – both the figurative and literal ... More »
They say art imitates life and there’s nothing truer to life than the struggle of modern love, especially in Los Angeles. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, directed by Jack J. Bennett and presented by the Young Stars Theatre is a musical review that pres... More »
Sierra Madre Playhouse is instituting a series of play readings. Readings take place once a month on selected Mondays at 7:00 p.m. They are free of charge, although donations to the non-profit Sierra Madre Playhouse will be accepted. Plays presented in the ser... More »
The Pasadena Playhouse announced today that Sheldon Epps will leave his post as Artistic Director at the end of the 2016-17 season. Epps will continue his long affiliation with The Playhouse when he assumes the role of Artistic Director Emeritus. “I have had t... More »
The 2nd Annual Pasadena International Film Festival capped off an exciting, and thought provoking 72 hours of world class cinema at last night’s awards ceremony. The PIFF was held at the historic Laemmle 7 theater, where the night belonged to “Fragmented,” whi... More »
Richmond, Virginia, 1865. The long Civil War is finally over. Confederate soldier Caleb DeLeon (Adam Haas Hunter) is returning to his family’s once-grand home. As rain pours down, thunder rattles the rooftop, and lightning flashes, he struggles to open the d... More »
