About performance
George Bernard Shaw’s signature wit and warmth is woven throughout this high-flying comedy, the grand finale of our 2023-24 season. When the arrival of uninvited guests disrupts an undergarment mogul’s quiet English countryside manor, tensions escalate and hidden truths come to light. Through lively debates and subsequent antics – including eight marriage proposals and one plane crash – the audience is treated to a satiric comedy of manners that exposes hilarious clashes of class, gender, and generations.
From the same director as the wildly entertaining 2023 production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Content Advisory: This production features scenes involving e-cigarettes and an e-pipe, and the utilization of flashing lights.
“BRILLIANT ...the sparkling conversation keeps the play galloping apace… scintillatingly entertaining.”
-Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
“WOW! ...positively explodes with passion and surprises… one frothy performance after another with plenty of physical comedy hijinks… you won’t find a more visually stunning production in town.”
-Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
“SHINES ...entertaining, humorous, satirical, and clever… a must-see production and one of A Noise Within’s best.”
-Elaine Mura, Splash Magazines
“A WHIRLWIND OF WIT AND WHIMSY, proving that classic Shaw can still surprise and captivate modern audiences... the classically trained cast, under Guillermo Cienfuegos’ tight direction, nails it with style and a wink… Expect the unexpected and get ready for a good laugh.”
-Michael M. Landman-Karny, Stage and Cinema
“A SMASHING GOOD TIME ...hilarious and relevant… witty and biting… funny and insightful… LA Theatre Bites ‘Recommended’.”
-Patrick Chavis, LA Theatre Bites
TRAILER & GALLERY
Misalliance Production Photos
Header photo by Daniel Reichert. Pictured: Trisha Miller.
Sponsors
Producing Sponsors:
James & Trevessa Terrile
Sponsors:
Kathy & Jim Drummy
Student Matinee Sponsor:
Lyn Spector
Post Show Conversation Sponsor:
Carole Fritz
A Noise Within’s 2023-24 Season is presented by the S. Mark Taper Foundation.
Additional Information
Special Performances
Pay What You Choose
Pay What You Choose tickets will be available to purchase online for as low as $10 starting at 12pm on the Monday before the performance with the choice to pay $10 or $20 (excluding handling fee). Tickets can also be purchased at the Box Office after 2pm day of the performance. Suggested price of $10.
May 15, 2024
May 23, 2024
Opening Night
Join us for a free post-show cast party after the 8pm performance.
May 18, 2024
Post-Show Conversations
After select Friday 8pm and Sunday 2pm performances, join us after the show for a conversation with the actors.
Friday, May 24 at 8 pm
Sunday, May 26 at 2 pm
Friday, May 31 at 8 pm
Friday, June 7 at 8 pm
GalaPro Closed Captioning
Join us for select performances, where we’re excited to offer GalaPro closed captioning, courtesy of the Perenchio Foundation, enhancing accessibility for all our patrons.
Saturday, June 8 at 2 pm
Sunday, June 9 at 2 pm
artists + cast
The Artists
Director: Guillermo Cienfuegos
Assistant Director: Rachel Berney Needleman
Stage Manager: Angela Sonner*
Assistant Stage Manager: Hope Matthews*
Scenic Designer: Angela Balogh Calin†
Costume Designer: Christine Cover Ferro
Costume Shop Apprentice: Ruby Novak
Lighting Designer: Ken Booth
Assistant Lighting Designer: Cici Mao
Master Electrician: Georgia Shupper
Sound Designer & Original Music: Chris Moscatiello†
Prop Designer: Stephen Taylor
Wig & Makeup Designer: Tony Valdes
Dialect Coach: Andrea Odinov
Fight Choreographer: Kenneth R. Merckx, Jr.
Dramaturg : Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad
The Cast
Johnny Tarleton: Riley Shanahan*
Bentley Summerhays: Josey Montana McCoy*
Hypatia Tarleton: Erika Soto*
Mrs. Tarleton: Deborah Strang*
Lord Summerhays: Frederick Stuart*
Mr. John Tarleton: Peter Van Norden*
Joey Percival: Dan Lin
Lina Szczepanowka: Trisha Miller*
Julius Baker: Joshua Bitton*
Understudy Bentley Summerhays: Cody Sloan*
Understudy Hypatia Tarleton: Jacqueline Misaye*
Understudy Johnny Tarleton: Samuel Garnett*
Understudy Joey Percival: Anthony Adu*
Understudy Lina Szczepanowka: Cassandra Marie Murphy*
Understudy Julius Baker: Dylan La Rocque*
Understudy Mr. John Tarleton / Lord Summerhays: MJ Seiber*
Understudy Mrs. Tarleton: Pam Trotter*
† Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829 of the IATSE
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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