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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 [...]

A ROOF OVERHEAD needs remodeling

L to R: Tyrone Svedin, Penny Pendleton, Jennifer Leigh Mustoe, G. Randall King, and Jana Lee Stuvvs

SPRINGVILLE — Zion Theatre Company is a unique theatre group in Utah. Although family-friendly live entertainment is not hard to find in this state, ZTC is unique for its explicit mission to produce uplifting drama that not only entertains, but provokes thoughts and conversations. ZTC is also focused on works by Latter-day Saint artists, and works [...]

THE OPPOSING WHEEL shows promise despite production faults

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PROVO — What do you get when you take some Arthurian legends, mix in Christian and LDS theology, add a dash of 18th century Romanticism, and pour in some feminism? You get a unique theatrical experience called The Opposing Wheel. The Opposing Wheel is something we don’t get on stage very often: high fantasy. Its [...]