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Say hello to FAREWELL TO EDEN

Left to Right: Debra L. Woods, Sarah Stewart, Kevin O'Keefe, and Cabrielle Andersen.

PROVO — “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father . . . And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” These words are spoken by Jesus in [...]

LITTLE HAPPY SECRETS: a simple and honest play

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PROVO — I’ve been wanting to see Little Happy Secrets for years. Now that I finally have, I was not disappointed. My hat is off to the cast and crew at the Echo Theatre for a stellar performance, and to Melissa Leilani Larson for her beautifully written script. Little Happy Secrets follows BYU student Claire and her best friend/roommate [...]

PERSUASION feels like Austen to me

Persuasion 3 - Zion Theatre Company

SALT LAKE CITY — I have a very good friend, named Jane, who once told me the story of an Anne Elliot.  There was a time when Anne was young and in love.  Her family was wealthy and her life was full of possibilities.  But the counsel and persuasion of her family made her doubt [...]

Missing HEDDA GABLER would be a tragedy

Kevin O'Keefe and Jennifer Stewart

PROVO — Okay, so here’s the thing about Hedda Gabbler by the Utah Shakespeare in the park company at the Echo Theatre: No one is seeing it. Now for some plays in Utah that can be arguably a very good thing, but in this case it is decidedly not. There are four reasons why: First: The [...]