A Noise Within’s mission is to
produce the great works of world drama
in rotating repertory, with a company of
professional, classically- trained actors.
A Noise Within educates the public through
comprehensive outreach efforts and
conservatory training programs that foster
a deeper understanding and appreciation of
history’s greatest plays and playwrights.
As the only company in southern California
working in the repertory tradition (rotating
productions using a resident ensemble of
professional, trained artists), A Noise Within
is dedicated solely to producing classical
literature from authors such as Shakespeare,
Molière, Ibsen, Shaw, and Euripedes.
The company was formed in 1991 by
founders Geoff Elliott and Julia RodriguezElliott,
both of whom were classically trained
at the acclaimed American Conservatory
Theatre in San Francisco. They envisioned
A Noise Within after recognizing a lack of
professional, classical productions and
education in Southern California and sought
out and assembled their own company of
actors to meet the need. All of A Noise
Within’s resident artists have been classically