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NOC Review: Freeform’s ‘Cruel Summer’ Will Have You Hooked With Its Captivating Premiere @cruelsummer #CruelSummer @olivia_holt @Chiara_Aurelia @JessicaBiel @FreeformTV @mclandes @sarahdrew @NateAshton_ @iambencain

Cruel Summer just premiered with two back-to-back episodes — “Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner” and “A Smashing Good Time.” While many can just chalk this two-hour introduction to the series as a way to truly get fans hooked, it seems to almost be done in a way to really drive all of the storytelling aspects that the series is doing home, basically dedicating one episode each to introducing the…

Having its world premiere at the South Coast Repertory, Noa Gardner‘s The Staircase is a deeply personal play that brings Hawaiian identity and folklore to the spotlight. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, the music, folklore storytelling and its message are wonderfully integrated with the efforts for authentic Hawaiian representation realized to full effect. Though its intense slow burn approach…

It is always a pleasure to review any productions at A Noise Within because more often than not, they constantly deliver bold works of art from all aspects in the creative department. This is to be the case once again for King Hedley II, an incredible rendition of August Wilson‘s ninth play in his ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle series. Directed by Gregg T. Daniel who has previously directed A Noise…

Ben Cain - Arm Chair (2015)