Blackburn Theater
Noël B Hanley
AKA Noëlle Nettl
(AEA & SAG/AFTRA)
President, Blackburn Theatrical Productions, LLC
Acting
Noël Hanley: An award-winning actress (Noëlle Nettl), has performed on television (All My Children, Unsolved Mysteries), many commercials, in film (The Age of Innocence/Martin Scorsese, Philadelphia/Jonathan Demme, I.Q./ Fred Schepisi, Fallen/Gregory Hobbit, Twelve Monkeys/Terry Gilllam), as well as independent films. In theatre, her roles as Helene Hanff in 84 Charing Cross Road (Forge Theatre), the Mother in True West
(Villanova University), Sarah in the The Norman Conquests (Hedgerow Theatre), Ethel Thayer, On Golden Pond (Stagecrafters), and Marilla Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables are among her favorite roles. She also greatly enjoyed acting at Cheltenham Theatre, Plays & Players, and The Walnut Street Theatre (studio), where she appeared in Hauptmann with her former acting coach George diCenzo. She studied at the Walnut Street Theatre (Carla Belver and Brian Morgan), the T. Schreiber Studio, NYC (Sally Dunn), and The Arden (Aaron Posner).
Directing
Ms. Nettl earned her Masters degree in directing at Villanova University in 2004, attending as an Acting Scholar at the invitation of the university. Since then, she has directed such plays as The Mercy Seat, Museum, Twelve Angry Men, A Bright Room Called Day, You Can't Take it With You, Table Manners, Sabrina Fair, The Philadelphia Story and A Pack of Lies while continuing her acting career, recently appearing in The Unexpected Guest at Old Academy Players and as Mrs.Graves in Enchanted April at Playcrafters, Skippack.
She was on the Theatre Advisory Committee at Allens Lane Theatre and served as the Artistic Director. She is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and The Screen Actors Guild.
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Blackburn Theatrical Productions was founded in 2022 to enable creation of a theatrical script of The Trouble With Harry, a dream Ms. Nettl Hanley had for many years. Blackburn hopes to promote the work of other promising playwrights.
In the News
Hear Ms. Nettl discuss The Trouble With Harry on the WhatDoYouKnowAboutThat? podcast! This segment also aired on the March 28, 2024 episode of the G-townRadio/WGGT-LP92.9 station, Germantown's Community Radio station.
Coming soon...
Clips from Ms. Nettl's performances in On Golden Pond and The Unexpected Guest. Stay tuned!
If interested in using The Trouble with Harry script, please reach out to Blackburn Theatrical Productions using the Contact Form below.
Published by arrangement with Noël Butcher Hanley. All rights reserved. Application for permission to perform should be made before rehearsals begin to Blackburn Theatrical Productions, LLC. No permission may be given unless a license has been obtained.