Pasadena Playhouse District’s Blog

Come one, come all to the following Halloween events at the two different Vroman’s locations this weekend!

Haunted Tea Party at Vroman’s Hastings Ranch!

Friday, October 29, 2010, 6:30 pm

Celebrate Halloween, Wonderland style! We’ll have a curiously good time playing games, face painting, and much more! Make sure to wear your Halloween costume to participate in our costume competition or wear your Wonderland finest to be entered in our special Alice in Wonderland Costume Contest. Come have tea with our special guests the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter!

Call (626) 351-0828 for more details or to RSVP.

Vroman’s Hastings Ranch: 3729 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, California 91107

Annual Halloween Storytime

Saturday, October 30, 2010, 10:00 am

Mr. Steve will be bringing out all of the best monster and ghost stories for our annual Halloween story time. Don’t forget to come dressed in costume for trick or treating throughout the store. Can’t wait to see you there!

Vroman’s Bookstore: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, Califronia 91101

“Futura is that rare breed, a ripping good yarn with plenty of intellectual heft. Director Jessica Kubzansky handles the transitions from the academic to the suspenseful like an Indy driver shifting into high gear. Friedericy spearheads an exceptional cast, and Tournier is particularly winning as young man avid to put pen to paper and light up his synapses. Myung Hee Cho’s set design, beautifully lighted by Jaymi Lee Smith, starts off with a bare stage and ends with a subterranean repository that is magnificent. Hana Sooyeon Kim’s projection design and John Zalewski’s sound are also crucial components.”

Read the rest of the review by clicking HERE.

Buy your tickets to the performance HERE.

Pasadena now has an opera company of its own! Yes, Intimate Opera of Pasadena is the opera company in residence at the Pasadena Playhouse. The inaugural performances of Menotti’s holiday classic opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, will take place on Dec 16, 17, 18 and 19. More news will be coming on this, as soon as casting is completed!

In the meantime, here’s a bit of info to clue you in on what’s been happening…

The Intimate Opera of Pasadena is all about great performances through giving back. IOP is committed to the outreach of opera with productions that support and nurture the emerging, local opera singer by offering the invaluable opportunity of collaboration in performance with more seasoned, celebrated artists. In keeping with the sensibility of our new home at the Pasadena Playhouse, our productions seek to bridge the perceived gap between theater and opera by exploring the “intimate” proportions of live theater in opera. The result is a unique concept in performance that is magic for the performer and the community at large, galvanizing audiences from Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, and beyond with the humanity, relevance, and life-enhancing experience of opera.

Tickets for Amahl and the Night Visitors are now available online, at www.intimateopera.net. A gala performance will take place Thursday, December 16, at 8 p.m., with tickets ranging from $60 to $100/person. Patrons interested in attending a gala dinner following the opening night performance should call 626.274.7342 or email Wendyk@intimateopera.net for more information. Performances will also be held on Friday, December 17 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 18 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, December 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets for these productions range from $35 to $75.

ArtWalk 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Colorado & El Molino, Pasadena, CA

The Pasadena ARTWalk is Pasadena’s largest urban art fair with over 6,000 people attending yearly. The event highlights some of the best Southern Californian visual artists showcasing their work in painting, sculpture, watercolor, photography, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry, drawings and printmaking. ARTWalk is free and all ages are welcome.

Find out more by clicking HERE!