A Noise Within Announces "Pay What You Can" October 1, 2009

A NOISE WITHIN ANNOUNCES "PAY WHAT YOU CAN"
DATES FOR ITS PRODUCTIONS OF RICHARD III
AND CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

A Noise Within, the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre
company, announces "Pay What You Can" dates for two of its fall 2009
productions, Shakespeare's spellbinding THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD III and
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's towering masterpiece CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

"Pay What You Can" dates, which allow patrons to purchase tickets for what
they can afford, are Thursday, October 1 for the TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD III
and Thursday, October 15 for CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. Both performances begin
at 8 p.m.

"Pay What You Can" tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis
based on availability, with a limit of two per person. Tickets must be
purchased in person at the box office (234 South Brand Boulevard), after 2
p.m. on the day of the performance with cash only. ($10 minimum suggested).

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE's compelling historic drama RICHARD III, one of three
plays this season directed by Geoff Elliott, opens Saturday, October 3 and
closes Sunday, December 12, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, September 26).
With an eye to the crown and a heart of flint, Richard, Duke of Gloucester,
gleefully murders his way to the top. Fueled by unquenchable bloodlust and
endowed with an uncanny ability to charm his victims, this "bottled spider"
weaves a tangled web and inadvertently snares his own soul. Shakespeare
blends ruthless ambition and a wicked sense of humor to create one of
literature's most memorable villains. The production is part of Shakespeare
for a New Generation, a national initiative sponsored by the National
Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

A new adaptation of FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY's seminal CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
created by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus opens Saturday, October 17 and
closes Thursday, December 17, 2009 (previews begin October 10). Craig
Belknap directs this thrilling adaptation of a towering masterpiece,
undertaken by three actors in a breathless 90 minutes, which explores the
exquisite fragility of the mind. In a desperate quest to be redeemed for
the perpetration of an unspeakable crime, brilliant Raskolnikov embodies
humankind's eternal struggle between enlightened genius and the temptation
of evil.

A NOISE WITHIN is located at 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91204.
To purchase tickets or for a full season brochure, call 818-240-0910 x1 or
visit www.ANoiseWithin.org.

Official Website: http://www.ANoiseWithin.org