Russell Warne

OREM — The announcement was unprecedented. For the second year in a row, the same university had won several of the highest awards given to college theatre: the Kennedy Center…

PROVO — If I had to choose one word to describe the Grassroots Shakespeare Company production of As You Like It, it would be “energetic.” Nearly every scene of the…

PROVO — The most important thing to know about The Echo Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is that it definitely does not look like a typical production of…

PROVO — Everyone wishes they had a second chance. But the four characters of Forever Plaid never even had a first chance. On their way to a big performance, which…

OREM — The Taming of the Shrew, like many of Shakespeare‘s best plays, is so versatile. The film 10 Things I Hate About You moved the story to a high…

SALT LAKE CITY — What would you do to achieve success? Is success worth achieving at any cost? Is it worth another person’s life? In Deathtrap a down-on-his-luck playwright named…

OREM — “Different isn’t naughty. Different isn’t bad,” sings the main character—named Ugly—in Honk! Based on Hans Christian Andersen‘s story of the ugly duckling, Honk! explores the ostracism and feelings…

SALT LAKE CITY — Many people think that their happiness depends on their life situation getting better. “If only I were thin . . .” “If I could be married…

SALT LAKE CITY — With the snow melted, cloudy skies, and still no leaves on the trees, northern Utah can be a dreary place in early March. But the Grand…

SOUTH SALT LAKE — To many adults, the problems that most children face are trivial. But to a young child problems such as disagreeing with friends, not liking their teacher,…