The Sound Inside at Pasadena Playhouse

The Sound Inside

Pasadena Playhouse
39 S. El Molino Ave. Pasadena

Not everything is as it seems behind the ivy-covered walls of Yale, where an unlikely bond leads to an unthinkable favor. Writing professor Bella Baird is looking for answers, but a fateful encounter with a mysterious student could lead to life-changing consequences for both of them. Nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play, Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp's haunting 90-minute thriller will leave you wondering who you can trust and remind you everyone has a story - the question is how it ends.

Thru - Oct 1, 2023

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 626-356-7529

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The Sound Inside Reviews

Average Rating based on 7 reviews

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Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

"...Set in the dimly lit confines of a college creative writing class and the private world of its reclusive protagonist, The Sound Inside, which opened last night at Pasadena Playhouse, is a riveting exploration of the human condition, loneliness, and the pursuit of meaningful connection. TV and stage veteran Amy Brenneman plays Bella Baird, a brilliant Yale University professor grappling with the complexities of her own existence while nurturing the fragile dreams of a gifted student."

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- Michael M. Landman-Karny

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

"...THE SOUND INSIDE is a psychological study which unfolds slowly and carefully as it tracks the lives of two lonely, isolated people. There are some surprises and occasional humor, and the audience will certainly remain gripped by the mysteries uncovered in this nuanced production."

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- Elaine Mura

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Amy Brenneman delivers a bravura performance opposite gifted newcomer Anders Keith in Adam Rapp’s unnerving, electrifying The Sound Inside, a phenomenal season opener for the Tony-winning Pasadena Playhouse."

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- Steven Stanley

Stage Raw - Not Recommended

"...The Sound Inside is a well-intentioned effort from talented people, but sadly here that effort doesn’t quite succeed."

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- Terry Morgan

Haines His Way - Recommended

"...Cameron Watson has directed with pinpoint clarity and permits his actors to live and breathe their dialogue. Brenneman commands the stage from the opening moments to the closing. Her Bella is an enigma that will never really be solved. Keith matches her scene by scene. They truly form a dynamic duo that keeps your interest, desperate to know where playwright Rapp is taking them."

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- Rob Stevens

Ticket Holders LA - Highly Recommended

"...There's a palpable dreamlike quality inherent in Adam Rapp's intrinsically poetic, sweepingly elegiac treatise on loneliness, the need of all of us to connect with one another no matter how autonomous we believe ourselves to be and, singularly, how the intellectual appreciation of great literature can both energize and isolate."

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- Travis Michael Holder

Its Not About Me - Somewhat Recommended

"...The writing by Adam Rapp, performances by Amy Brenneman and newcomer Anders Keith, and excellent utilitarian set by Tesshi Nakagawa, (although the giant head on the guy right in front me blocked my view of two of the areas used,) are interesting enough. But The Sound Inside is just not my cup of tea for a few reasons, although my fellow audience members totally appreciated it."

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- Karen Salkin

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The Sound Inside Reviews

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

Stage Raw - Not Recommended

Haines His Way - Recommended

Ticket Holders LA - Highly Recommended

Its Not About Me - Somewhat Recommended

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