A Noise Within Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING March 6, 2010

A NOISE WITHIN,
LOS ANGELES’ CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
CLASSICAL REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY,
PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE’S BELOVED COMEDY
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Saturday, March 6 – Friday, May 21, 2010
(previews begin Saturday, February 27)

A Noise Within (ANW) begins the second half of the 2009-10 season with WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’s classic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Michael Murray, opening Saturday, March 6 and closing Friday, May 21, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, February 27).

“Much Ado About Nothing is the epitome of a play about the battle of the sexes," says Murray. "But with all the surface comedy, it’s really about two lonely people who really want to be together. It's a sexy play in which there’s a sense that anything can happen.”

The two formidable combatants in love are Beatrice and Benedick, both armed with razor-edged wit, who create fireworks as they struggle with the gravitational pull of mutual attraction. These battle-hardened veterans of Cupid's little game discover in this effervescent comedy of the heart how truly disarming true love can be.

The cast features JD Cullum (Benedick), Torri Higginson (Beatrice), Brandon Hearnsberger (Claudio), Lindsay Gould (Hero), Apollo Dukakis (Leonato) and Mark Bramhall (Dogberry).

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 Noise Within (ANW) was founded in 1992 and quickly established itself as one of the nation’s leading theatre companies. It continues to maintain its celebrated status as the only year-round classical repertory company in Southern California, attracting fiercely loyal audiences and high praise from the media for its productions of great works of world drama and also as a leading regional force in arts education. Since its inception, the company has presented more than 120 plays from the classics of world literature, each season producing plays from authors ranging from Shakespeare and Molière to Ibsen, O’Neill and Shaw to Miller and Williams. The theatre’s consistent dedication to quality has been rewarded with more than two dozen Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards as well as numerous LA Weekly and Back Stage Garland awards. Past highlights include a collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Hollywood Bowl. ANW's next chapter provides the long-awaited opportunity to sink deep and lasting roots when it moves in 2011 from its long-time leased base in Glendale to a spectacular, permanent 35,000 square-foot home in Pasadena. The mixed-use development is located in the historic Stuart Pharmaceutical building at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue. The facility is designed to expand A Noise Within’s artistic possibilities, offer a greater scope of educational opportunities, meet ticket demand and allow the company to expand its role as a leader in the presentation and preservation of classical theatre.

Single Tickets are $44 (Friday and Saturday evenings, Sunday matinees); $40 (Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings, Saturday matinees); and $30 (previews). Groups (10 or more) are $25, or $30 on Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees; School Groups (10 or more) are $16, or $20 on Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees.

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.

WHO:
A Noise Within – one of the nation’s leading repertory theatre companies

WHAT:
SHAKESPEARE’S MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Previews:
Saturday, February 27, 8 pm
Sunday, February 28, 7 pm
Wednesday, March 3, 8 pm
Thursday, March 4, 8 pm
Friday, March 5, 8 pm

Opens:
Saturday, March 6, 8 pm

Runs:
Sunday, March 7, 2 pm
Thursday, March 25, 8 pm
Friday, March 26, 8 pm
Saturday, March 27, 2 pm
Saturday, March 27, 8 pm
Wednesday, April 21, 8 pm
Thursday, April 22, 8 pm
Saturday, May 1, 2 pm
Saturday, May 1, 8 pm
Sunday, May 2, 2 pm
Sunday, May 2, 7 pm
Sunday, May 16, 2 pm
Sunday, May 16, 7 pm
Thursday, May 20, 8 pm
Friday, May 21, 8 pm

WHERE:
A Noise Within
234 South Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91204

TICKET PRICES:
$44 (Friday and Saturday evenings, Sunday matinees);
$40 (Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings, Saturday matinees);
$30 (Previews).
Group rates and special rates for school groups available

TICKETS & INFO:
818-240-0910 x1 www.ANoiseWithin.org

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