Called “the funniest farce ever written,” NOISES OFF presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called NOTHING’S ON. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. Keegan’s acclaimed 2010 production of NOISES OFF played to sold-out houses — and finally returns in 2024 by popular demand!
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Select Mondays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
$50 Adult tickets
$40 Senior/Student tickets
$10 off per ticket when you buy 10+ tickets to a single performance
2 hours 30 minutes with two 15-minute intermissions
August 4, 2024 | 2:30-6:00 pm
Parents are invited to join us for the Sunday, August 4 matinee and register their Pre-K to 5th grade children for onsite child care with Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA Teaching Artists during the show. (Limited capacity and all children must be registered in advance. Show ticket sold separately.)
August 11, 2024 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons
August 23, 2024 | Happy Hour @ 7:00 pm, Show @ 8:00 pm
Discounted tickets are $40 and include 1 pre-show drink, exclusive access to our mezzanine, and a seat for the evening’s performance
September 14, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Dana Nearing (Keegan’s Legally Blonde, Hands on a Hardbody) takes the Keegan stage for a sonic journey through decades of music by iconic artists from Detroit and Washington, DC.
Broadway World Review
“All nine actors in Noises Off have mastered this insanely comically intricate script … Mark A. Rhea has orchestrated, nay ringmastered, a thoroughly entertaining show in spite of how hard it remains.”
DC Theater Arts Review
“Successfully depicting the descent of an already awful farce into hopeless chaos requires precision engineering. Directed by Mark Rhea, Keegan Theatre’s production of Noises Off nails the details and the timing. Hilarity ensues.”
MD Theatre Guide Review
“Director Mark A. Rhea and his cast present a masterclass in strong, ensemble-based comedy … Noises Off at The Keegan Theatre is a do-not-miss!”
Washington City Paper Review
“Noises Off has often been hailed as one of the funniest stage comedies of all time, and with Keegan’s production it’s easy to see why its appeal has endured … the impeccable comedic timing, physicality, and commitment of the cast make the punch lines land perfectly. “
Metro Weekly Review
“The set’s the star in Keegan Theatre’s nimble production of Noises Off … The cast’s interactions with the scenery tend to be as comically compelling as their rapport with each other, or their way with the repartee of Michael Frayn’s quintessential farce.”
MICHAEL FRAYN was born in London in 1933. He began his career as a reporter for the Guardian and later the Observer. After leaving the Observer he continued to write as a columnist as well as publishing novels and plays for television and stage. His plays for stage include Copenhagen, After Life, The Two of Us, Alphabetical Order, Donkeys’ Years, Clouds, Balmoral (Liberty Hall), Make and Break, Noises Off, Benefactors, Alarms and Excursions, Look Look, Here and Make and Break. Other translations include four full-length Chekhov plays (The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya) and four one-act plays (The Evils of Tobacco, Swan Song, The Bear and The Proposal). Mr. Frayn is married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin.
Casandra (Poppy) is thrilled to make her Keegan Theatre debut in this exciting and fun production alongside an incredible cast and crew. Her previous DC credits include Into the Woods at Signature Theatre. She has also performed in Into the Woods at Prima Theatre in Lancaster, PA, and recently appeared in a film by Plentymore Productions, which debuted at SMADfest.
Gary DuBreuil (Tim) is happy to be returning to the Keegan stage! Previous Keegan credits include WEBSTER'S BITCH (Nick/Frank u/s), PUSH THE BUTTON (Judge), and HANDS ON A HARDBODY (Don Curtis). Select additional DC area credits: Chesapeake Shakespeare: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Nick Bottom); Constellation Theatre: THE SCHOOL FOR LIES (Frank u/s); 1st Stage: THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION (Cliff/Ensemble, Helen Hayes nominations - Outstanding Play, Ensemble); Bowie Center for the Performing Arts: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Ebenezer Scrooge); NextStop Theatre: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Borachio/Friar Francis); Nu Sass Productions: THE UGLY ONE (Lette); Prince George's Shakespeare in the Parks: AS YOU LIKE IT (Touchstone), MACBETH (Ross); Brave Spirits Theatre: Shakespeare's RICHARD THE SECOND (Richard II), and many others; Scena Theatre: WAR OF THE WORLDS (Ensemble, DC/Prague), and many others; Toby's Dinner Theatre: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Mr. van Daan). He is a proud graduate of Saint Michael's College in Vermont and the British American Drama Academy in London. www.garydubreuil.com
Emily Erickson (Brooke/Belinda/Poppy u/s) is delighted to make her Keegan Theatre debut alongside this fabulous cast and creative team! Emily is an actor, coach, music director, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in DC. Recent credits include The Honey Trap (Solas Nua), People, Places & Things (Studio Theatre), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), Through the Sunken Lands (KCTYA), The Oresteia (Chesapeake Shakespeare), Our Black Death (Taffety Punk), Fitting In (Arts on the Horizon), Much Ado About Nothing (Chesapeake Shakespeare), STATIC: Noise of a New Musical (Flying V), Man Covets Bird (Spooky Action), Richard II (Her Majesty & Sons). Emily is a resident teaching artist with Shakespeare Theatre Company and Round House Theatre. She is also the resident music director of Devil's Isle Shakespeare Co. based in DC and Bermuda. Her co-written musical adaptation of The Tempest will premiere in Bermuda this September. Proud MFA graduate of The Academy at STC/GWU. BFA: NYU Tisch. @emierickson
Jared H. Graham he/him (Lloyd) is a DMV based performer, educator, administrator, and director. Jared holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis. He is the Director of Education and a Production Manager for the Keegan Theatre and has appeared on several local stages. Previous credits in the DMV area include Keegan Theatre: N, An Irish Carol; NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein; Solas Nua: The Honey Trap; 4615 Theatre: Macbeth, Dinner, Betrayal; Adventure Theatre: The Fisherman and his Wife; PG County’s Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing; Chesapeake Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet; Olney Theatre Center/ National Players: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland; Brave Spirits: As You Like It, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi; Rainbow Theatre Project: Blue Camp; Spooky Action: Sonnets for an Old Century, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers; and The Team Room Foundation: The Team Room.
Brigid Wallace Harper (Brooke) Previous shows include: The Keegan Theatre: Merrily We Roll Along (Beth), Elegies (Woman 2); Adventure Theatre MTC: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wondertales (Catskins), Junie B. Jones (Junie U/S), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally/ Lucy U/S); Prince George’s County Shakespeare in the Parks: The Tempest (Keyboard/ Vocalist); The Puppet Co: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Swing), The Fantastic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin (King, Goldsmith), Cinderella (Ella), Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs (Wolf, David Pig, Little Red).
Michael Innocenti (Freddie) is a two time Helen Hayes Award winner having worked on close to 100 productions with The Keegan Theatre for 20 years as an actor, director, and designer. Select acting credits at Keegan include: Seussical (HH Award – Lead Actor in a Musical), The Outsider (HH nom. – Supporting Actor in a Play), Yoga Play, Chicago (HH nom. - Supporting Actor in a Musical), Parade (HH Award – Lead Actor in a Musical), The Baltimore Waltz, What We’re Up Against, An American Daughter, A Few Good Men, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, August: Osage County, The Full Monty, Man of La Mancha, Glengarry Glen Ross (US/Ireland Tour), and Death of a Salesman (US/Ireland Tour). Directing Credits: Cabaret (Four HH noms. including Best Musical), The Sunshine Boys, and Dogfight. All my love to Vivi and Benny.
Mr. Lynch (Selsdon) has appeared on stage with many theaters in the Washington area as well as TV and film. Keegan Theatre credits include: Frank “An Irish Carol”; Frank McCourt “A Couple of Blaguards”; Frank McLaren “Webster’s Bitch;” Wabash/Boatman "Shakespeare In Love”; Thomas More “A Man for All Seasons”; Donald Abramson “Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight;” Al Lewis “The Sunshine Boys;” Film and TV credits include work for Castlerock productions, Columbia Pictures, the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street and HBO’s VEEP. Mr. Lynch can also be heard on many titles in the GraphicAudio catalogue and on Audible books.
Nate Leituala Peterson (Garry/Tim u/s) is a local DMV actor from Salt Lake City, Utah. His notable performances include Judas in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Nick Cricker Jr. in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," Pepper in "Mamma Mia," and Romeo in "Newsies," all produced by Sandy Arts Guild in Sandy, Utah. In the DMV area you may have seen him as Prince Barry in "Rapunzarella White" with Best Medicine Rep Theatre, the Cadet in "The Team Room" with The Team Room Foundation, Nick in "The New Kid" with Imagination Stage, and Bird in "Klecksography" with Rorschach Theatre. Nate honed his craft at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Georgetown, Washington DC, under the guidance of Ray Ficca co-director of "Noises Off."
Susan Marie Rhea (Dotty) is the Artistic Director of The Keegan Theatre. Her acting credits at Keegan include Tracey in Sweat, Louise in The Outsider (Helen Hayes Award — Outstanding Lead Performer), Margaret in Good People, Annette in God of Carnage, Rosemary in Outside Mullingar, Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation, Lyssa in An American Daughter (HH nom — Lead Actress in a Play), Becca in Rabbit Hole (Broadway World — Best Actress in a Play), Barbara in August: Osage County (HH nom — Ensemble), Valerie in The Weir, Lorna Moon in Golden Boy, Belinda in Noises Off, Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa, Maire in Translations (HH nom — Ensemble), Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (Ireland/U.S.), Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Ireland/U.S.), Laura in The Glass Menagerie (Ireland/U.S.), and Beth in A Lie of the Mind, among others. During her tenure at Keegan, Susan has directed or co-directed more than 20 productions and received 7 Helen Hayes nominations and 1 award. She received her post-graduate acting training at Circle in the Square (NY/NY).
Valerie Adams Rigsbee (Belinda, Dotty u/s) Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: Shakespeare in Love (Tilney/Sir Robert), Hands on a Hardbody (Janis), Next to Normal (Diana u/s - performed); 1st Stage: Shutter Sisters; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Miracle on 34th St, Sister Act, Escape to Margaritaville; 4615 Theatre: Museum 2040; Studio Theatre: The Remains; Constellation Theatre: Skin of Our Teeth, Urinetown; NextStop: Much Ado About Nothing; Monumental Theatre: Bonnie and Clyde; Adventure Theatre: James and the Giant Peach. She’s toured nationally and has performed regionally at the Guthrie Theatre, Papermill Theatre, Acadia Repertory, and more! www.actorval.com
Ryan Sellers he/him (Garry) NATIONAL TOUR: Adventure Theatre MTC: Five Little Monkeys. Regional: Roundhouse Theatre: The Tempest (Helen Hayes Award, Best Supporting Performer); Folger Theater: The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Second Shepherds' Play; Studio Theater: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Signature Theatre: West Side Story, The Threepenny Opera, Miss Saigon, Pacific Overtures. Theater J: The Chameleon; Imagination Stage: The Ballad of Mu Lan, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Night Fairy, Anime Momotaro; Constellation Theatre Company: White Snake, School for Lies; Keegan Theatre: The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, Shakespeare in Love
Jon Townson (Freddie u/s) Previous Keegan acting credits include Sweat (Stan), Shakespeare in Love (Wessex/Proteus/Fight Captain; Helen Hayes nom — Supporting Actor), An Irish Carol (Simon), Unnecessary Farce (Todd), Six Degrees of Separation (Larken), A Few Good Men (Cmdr. Walter Stone), Spring Awakening (Adult Men), Twelve Angry Men (Juror 12), The Weir (Brendan), Noises Off (Frederick Fellowes/Philip Brent/Sheik),
Elizabeth Rex (Jonathan Edmund), Translations (Owen), A Man for All Seasons (King Henry VIII), The Island of No Land At All (Paddy Brabazon), Romeo & Juliet (Tybalt / Friar Lawrence), The Glass Menagerie (Gentleman Caller, Ireland & US). Training includes a BFA/Acting from Auburn University, an MFA/Acting from the University of Florida, and previously held Actor/Combatant status with the SAFD (unarmed combat, rapier/dagger, broadsword).
Mark A. Rhea (Director) is the Founding Director of The Keegan Theatre. Since its founding in 1996, Keegan has garnered more than 45 Helen Hayes Nominations and 8 awards. Mark has directed dozens of productions for Keegan since its founding, including Chicago, alongside Susan Marie Rhea, and Keegan’s 2016 production of Next to Normal, for which Mark won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical, along with his co-director, Colin Smith. Mark has also appeared onstage in many Keegan productions over the past 25 years, most recently in Keegan’s 2017 Ireland tour of American Buffalo, in which he played the role of Teach.
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Gabrielle graduated from High Point University with a B.A in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Returning to her hometown of DC, she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as possible. While in DC, Gabrielle has ASMed for shows at Keegan, such as Airness and Good People. Gabrielle has stage managed several shows at Keegan, such as N, Yoga Play, Strangers with Benefits (Boiler Room Series), Shakespeare in Love, Elegies: A Song Cycle, Lifespan of A Fact, Seussical (co-stage managed), and Merrily We Roll Along!
Matthew J. Keenan (Set Designer) was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and is a graduate from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. Matthew began working with Keegan as an actor and in 2015 became the company’s resident scenic designer. He’s also a company member with the Classical Theatre Company in Houston TX. As well as being a Helen Hayes-nominated scenic designer and actor, Matthew is also the playwright of Keegan’s holiday tradition, An Irish Carol. Previous scenic designs include: N, The Lonesome West, Top Girls, Chicago, American Idiot, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lincolnesque, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, and Hair.
Cindy Landrum Jacobs (Properties/Set Dressing Designer) loves working at Keegan! Other Keegan Credits: Webster's Bitch, Merrily We Roll Along, SWEAT, Seussical, Push The Button, The Wilting Point, Lifespan Of A Fact, Elegies, The Outsider, Shakespeare In Love, Yoga Play, TransAM, N, Airness, Legally Blonde, God Of Carnage, As You Like It, The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now, Chicago, An Irish Carol (2017-2023). Other Properties Designer credits: The Last Match, How The Light Gets In, Columbinus, The Farnsworth Invention, Trevor, The Pitmen Painters, and Never The Sinner (1st Stage); The Explorers Club (Prologue).
Dan Martin (Lighting Designer) Credits for The Keegan Theatre include American Buffalo (IRE), Outside Mullingar, Noises Off, RENT, Elizabeth Rex, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (IRE/USA), Man of La Mancha, Translations, Glengarry Glen Ross (IRE/USA), Death of a Salesman (IRE/USA), A Streetcar Named Desire (IRE/USA), True West (IRE/USA).
Cheyenne Hill is thrilled to be making their debut with Keegan Theatre in NOISES OFF. This marks their first production design since 2021. A 2019 graduate of Towson University with a BS in Theatre Art and Design, they have been passionate about theatre from a young age, performing in shows since they could first speak. Cheyenne Hill has had a wonderful experience working on this production and looks forward to many more design opportunities in the future.
Emilie Knudsen is grateful to be back at Keegan for Noises Off! Her previous credits include 1st Stage's Postcards from Ihatov (ASM) and The Nance (ASM), as well as Keegan's Merrily We Roll Along (ASM). Recently, she graduated from GMU with her MFA in Fiction Writing.
