Erika Soto

SheLA Arts to Present HERE COMES THE NIGHT Next Month

SheLA Arts is set to present here comes the night, by Lisa Kenner Grissom, directed by Hailey McAfee.

Review: MISALLIANCE at A Noise Within

Misalliance is a delight, a breezy, witty, carefree period romp and delectable social satire set on the sprawling Surrey estate of underwear tycoon John Tartleton.

Interview: Erika Soto Once Again on the A Noise Within Stage in Misalliance

Next up at A Noise Within, George Bernard Shaw’s Misalliance which opened May 12, 2024. Guillermo Cienfuegos directs the cast of: Joshua Bitton, Dan Lin Josey Montana McCoy, Trisha Miller, Riley Shanahan, Erika Soto, Deborah Strang, Frederick Stuart and Peter Van Norden.

Photos: MISALLIANCE Opens This Weekend At A Noise Within In Pasadena

Eight marriage proposals and a plane crash, all in one afternoon. Now in previews, George Bernard Shaw’s high-flying comedy “Misalliance” opens this weekend at A Noise Within in a production directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos. See photos from the production below.

A Noise Within to Complete 2023-24 'Balancing Act' Season With MISALLIANCE

A Noise Within will close out its 2023-24 “Balancing Act” season with George Bernard Shaw’s high-flying comedy, Misalliance. Learn how to

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at A Noise Within

Visually and acoustically, from performances to pacing, this DREAM directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott is so beautifully thought out and rendered that the Noise Within brain-trust should consider filming it for posterity.

Photos: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Opens This Weekend At A Noise Within

A delightful, yet deeply resonant, production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare opens this weekend at Pasadena's A Noise Within, with co-artistic directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott at the helm. Check out the photos from this enormously imaginative production below.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Comes to A Noise Within in October

Funny, impactful and moving, A Noise Within’s delightful yet deeply resonant production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is set to open on October 14. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at A Noise Within

Where the classics are concerned, L.A. doesn’t have any institution stronger than A Noise Within and if director Guillermo Cienfuegos, his wonderful actors and designers are working hard, they sure make it looks easy. From the first glimpse of that rampaged stage to the final dance, this MUCH ADO is an end-to-end delight.

Photos: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHIN' Opens This Weekend At A Noise Within

First look photos! Hilarious, profound and all-around irresistible, William Shakespeare’s quintessential rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing, gets the A Noise Within treatment as part of its “Daring to Love” season. 

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to be Presented at A Noise Within in February

Hilarious, profound and all-around irresistible, William Shakespeare’s quintessential rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing, gets the A Noise Within treatment as part of its “Daring to Love” season.

A Noise Within's 'Noise Now' Series to Present Free Reading of THE AMATEURS by Jordan Harrison

A Noise Within’s “Noise Now” community engagement series will present a staged reading of The Amateurs, a wildly inventive and funny new work exploring the evolution of human creativity in a dark age. The reading will take place on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

BWW Review: METAMORPHOSES at A Noise Within

Tales of Midas, Orpheus, Aphrodite, Lucina, Alcyone, Iris, Phaeton, and Ceyx cohese together like a perfectly simmered, aromatic stew of human passion, sex, humor, greed, whimsey, and heartbreak in a rare revival of Mary Zimmerman's multi-award winning theatrical event, METAMORPHOSIS at A Noise Within.

BWW Interview: Julia Rodriguez-Elliott METAMORPHOSizeS ANW's 30th Anniversary Season

A Noise Within’s next production Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses will open May 14, 2022, with previews beginning May 8th. A re-envisioning of ancient Greek myths for a modern audience, Metamorphoses is set entirely in and around an on-stage swimming pool. ANW’s co-producing artistic director Julia Rodriguez-Elliott directs a cast of ten ANW resident artists who tackle over 85 roles in six myths: Alan Blumenfeld, DeJuan Christopher, Geoff Elliott, Rafael Goldstein, Nicole Javier, Kasey Mahaffy, Sydney A. Mason, Trisha Miller, Cassandra Marie Murphy and Erika Soto. Julia took some time from her multiple duties as Metamorphoses’ director and ANW’s co-producing artistic director to discuss Metamorphoses logistics, as well as her successful working relationship with co-producing artistic director husband Geoff Elliott.

A Noise Within Presents Mary Zimmerman's METAMORPHOSES In Onstage Swimming Pool

Comedy. Romance. Poetry. Whimsy. Julia Rodriguez-Elliott directs a rare revival of Metamorphoses, the multiple award-winning theatrical event by MacArthur “genius” grant recipient Mary Zimmerman (Argonautika).

BWW Review: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at A Noise Within

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL undeniably has at its center, a butterfly-in-waiting and a marvelous performer waiting to take her on. From leading lady Erika Soto to company stalwart Deborah Strang, Nike Doukas’s solidly entertaining production of ALL’S WELL boasts a particularly strong core of women who anchor this effort with great skill.

Shakespeare's ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Comes To ANW

A Noise Within (ANW), California’s acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, announces the fourth production of its 30th anniversary season, William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well, directed by Nike Doukas (she/her). 

Noise Now Announces SONNETS FOR AN OLD CENTURY An Audio Odyssey 

Noise Now announces its first audio play: Oscar-nominated José Rivera's meditative series of stories Sonnets for an Old Century, directed by ANW Director of Cultural Programming Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx.

BWW Interview: ISC's David Melville & Melissa Chalsma On Being Free, Social Awareness & The Future

As live theatre remains in lockdown, Independent Shakespeare Company (ISC) is morphing their Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival into a free, livestreaming program of four FESTIVAL EVENTS on Saturdays in August, and a hybrid stage production of ROMEO & JULIET Labor Day weekend. ISC's co-founders David Melville & Melissa Chalsma were most gracious in answering my emailed queries on their twenty-plus-years-old theatre organization.

VIDEO: Comedy Central Launches Mental Health Initiative

On World Mental Health Day, Comedy Central, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health, today premiered its Be The Difference public service announcement (PSA) featuring Jeff Ross, Matteo Lane and Yamaneika Saunders. The spot is the initial step in Comedy Central's first long-term social impact campaign that will focus on driving culture change on mental health. Working with its launch partners, Comedy Central will integrate the campaign across all brand platforms, including linear series, social content and live events, with the goal of making emotional health as important as physical health.