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Joyce Rudolph DOWNTOWN -- Cushy seats and a working elevator await patrons attending the first production of A Noise Within's 10th season, back at the Masonic Temple structure on south Brand Boulevard. Previews for Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" begin Sunday for the theater company that returned home more than two months ago after performing only one season at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the Cal State L.A. campus. The old church pew seats have been replaced by 144 modern cushioned chairs and the elevator works, making it easier to get to the stage on the third floor, Art Manke said.

Mirjam Swanson CRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH -- One brilliant play, with seven seconds left in the match, was sufficient to erase the other 27 minutes, 53 seconds of sloppy, unsatisfactory play by the Crescenta Valley High boys' water polo team in its 12-11 win against La Serna High on Friday in its own pool. The clutch drive began with a mid-pool steal by Jeff Little. The senior faked a shot and passed to David Mulcahey in the corner. Mulcahey presented a quick fake of his own, before drilling the winning shot into the back of the net, in the process sending an increasingly loud crowd into momentary delirium.