4 tips for reviewing plays created by diverse artists
Last Saturday, June 12, 2021, UTBA held one of its regular trainings for its reviewers. At some of these trainings, we invite outside guests to share their perspectives about important…
BUMS! is a disheveled mess
SPANISH FORK — A long standing policy at UTBA is to judge productions by the standards that the theatre companies set for themselves or that they advertise. Holding every company…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2020
Every UTBA reader knows that 2020 was a tough year for Utah theatre. For over two months, we did not review any theatre productions because all theaters in the state…
Behind our decision to review plays during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Utah theatre world was turned upside down eight months ago today on March 12, 2020, when Utah governor Gary Herbert announced that public events and many other businesses would…
Join us for our July reviewer training events!
Our annual training workshops are coming, and our readers and the public are invited. Normally, we offer our training events in the spring as face-to-face meetings. However, the coronavirus pandemic…
Guidelines for producing theatre during the coronavirus pandemic
Theatres have a unique challenge when it comes to social distancing and sanitation: They have to protect people on stage, behind the curtain, and in the audience. The Utah Department…
Preparing CORONA CONUNDRUM for the stage
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, or so the experts say. The sudden lockdown that began on March 12 in Utah is in…
The Utah Shakespeare Festival looks toward brighter days
Update: On May 12, 2020, the Utah Shakespeare Festival announced that the entire 2020 season was cancelled. Read the entire announcement here. CEDAR CITY — Brian Vaughn of the Utah…
Theatre Thursday: Streaming Thursday
It feels like we’ve been “social distancing” for 24,601 days. “Friends” isn’t on Netflix anymore, the toilet paper is gone, and to top it all off, we had an earthquake…
How coronavirus has impacted Utah theatre productions
Less than an hour after we published our original post about the coronavirus on March 12, Governor Herbert asked Utahns to limit public gatherings to 100. (Since then, the state…