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# ‘Noises Off’ at Santa Monica High School
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/noises-off-at-santa-monica-high-school/
- Published: 2003-11-11T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:11:44.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The sound will be turned off at an upcoming play at Santa Monica High School. Well, sort of. The new Santa Monica Civic Light Opera will present Santa Monica High School’s fall production of the renowned play “Noises Off” with the help of an accomplished Samohi alumnus.

The Santa Monica High School’s theatre alumni organization has provided help and support to make the production a success, officials say. Alumnus musical director Brett Fisher has been teamed up with director Dr. Frank Ford since 1995 and is now holding down a three-year apprenticeship with the light opera as he completes his graduate degree in theatre production at USC. According to opera officials, Fisher’s involvement with the high school theatre exemplifies their primary mission of mentoring and educating current high school theatre students as they learn not only on-stage technique, but the various offstage duties associated with producing live theatre. This fall, Fisher started a comprehensive internship program for students interested in stage management, costumes and wardrobe and audience development.

“Noises Off,” written by Michael Frayn, is a comedy about a British theatre company performing a stereotypical British bedroom farce named “Nothing On.” The audience sees the production on stage and the goings on backstage — a feat made possible by director Dr. Ford’s two-story set that rotates.

According to opera officials, the play provides an opportunity for members of the community to witness the extraordinary talents of students in the Santa Monica High School theatre department. Many university-level theatre groups and even some professional groups, they claim, don’t pull off what Dr. Ford does consistently with the performers at Samohi.

There will be eight showings of “Noises Off,” which opens Nov. 21 and ends on Dec. 20, at the Humanities Center Theater on the Samohi campus at 601 Pico Blvd. General admission costs $15 and other packages are also available.

For tickets or show information, call (310) 458-5939 or visit www.smclo.org.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 11, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)