Theatre Reviews by Patrons and Professionals
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ll be honest; polygamy is not a topic I like to bring up in conversation. It is, however, crucially linked to the formation of our state, no matter how we may choose to gloss over it. With her new play Suffrage, Jenifer Nii has created a taut, engrossing, seminally female story that [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY — Walking into the Studio Theatre it’s impossible to avoid looking up. A giant tree of hammered-together planks and particle board towers over the stage sheltering audience and actor for the next 90 minutes. Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea is Plan-B Theatre Company’s latest world premiere. Playwright Matthew Greene follows two [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something both nostalgic and romantic about radio drama. The extra description in narration, the ever-present sound effects, trying to pick out different voices from the same actor; all are part of the incredibly intimate and personal experience of listening rather than seeing a theatrical performance. Plan-B Theatre Company once again [...]
The UTBA social media brigade caught up with Salt Lake-based actor Jay Perry, who has appeared in every production of Plan-B’s annual show Radio Hour, and who is a regular on Utah stages. UTBA: Tell us a little about yourself and your background. Jay: I grew up in Salt Lake and have lived here all my life, [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — If you’re expecting a “professional” review of a production, this post is going to disappoint. Thankfully, I write for the Utah Theater BLOGGERS, which means at times we can stray from the conventional format and get personal if the occasion permits. Last night, I attended a reading of Dustin Lance Black’s play [...]
PARK CITY — Sometimes the word ‘revival’ when attached to a play can be synonymous with “been done before,” just like “re-boot” can mean “we fixed it.” Neither is true for Plan-B Theatre Company’s current production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. This is Plan-B’s third go at the cult favorite, with the previous incarnations in [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — My first experience with The Scarlet Letter Is likely similar to that of many: it was required reading for English class my junior year of high school. Unlike the rest of my class who were all bored to tears at just the thought of cracking a book more than ten years old, I [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Sally Hemings is believed to have been the mistress of President Thomas Jefferson; she was a slave on his plantation and there is evidence to suggest that he fathered her children. In The Third Crossing, however, the audience is shown that we can’t really know her story—there is no complete record; and we [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Longtime readers of this site will know that I love the works of William Shakespeare. So, I was thrilled to review Lady Macbeth, which Plan-B Theatre Company describes as a “Shakespearean mash-up.” The cast of characters including old favorites like Gertrude, Malvolio, Ophelia, Iago, Othello, Portia, and the title character. Director [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — If you type, “I’m first and foremost a human being” into Google, you’re likely to get a hit that contains reference to Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Considered by many to be one of the first truly feminist plays written, Nora (our main character) proclaims these words towards the end of the show. [...]
