Theatre Thursday: Theatre Thieves
SANDY — Sarah and Jack* are the children of two wonderful parents who worked hard to raise them the best they could. As the 2019 Christmas season came to New…
Theatre Thursday: The Open Syrup at The Box in the Gateway
When Elise Hanson was approached to write a serial play that followed the same format as a sitcom, she was all in. Loving stories that make people laugh, she created…
Theatre Thursday: The Cat in the Hat at the Parker Theatre
If you find your day is too adult-wordy, And you want your world to be topsy turvy, Then sit down with your kids and have a chat, That you want…
Theatre Thursday: CenterPoint Legacy Theater’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER.
CENTERVILLE — Since the beginning of November, the cast and crew of CenterPoint Legacy Theater have been working together to rehearse this production of “Peter and the Starcatcher.” They have…
Introducing Statera: Supporting women in the performing arts
CEDAR CITY — Making a living in the arts has always been a challenge. But—as in many other fields—women experience challenges in the workplace that men do not have. Rather…
Jennifer A. Kokai discusses her new book, SWIM PRETTY
Jennifer A. Kokai is a name that pops up regularly in the UTBA archives as a director. A faculty member at Weber State University, Dr. Kokai is also the author…
Meet the cast and director of Pygmalion’s ELEEMOSYNARY
SALT LAKE CITY — Three women sit before me: Barb Gandy, Tracie Merrill, and Sydney Shoell. Each are different in age, for they are set to portray three generations of…
Director Penelope Caywood on fresh perspectives from SLAC’s DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER, AND A FLY
Since 2009, Salt Lake Acting Company has given it’s holiday schedule slot to a production for young audiences. Beginning with Go, Dog, Go! based on the book of the same…
Perfectly Portioned: Playwright Melissa Leilani Larson on mixing food and body image in Plan-B’s THE EDIBLE COMPLEX
Plan-B Theatre Company extended its mission to produce socially conscious theatre pieces to include a new and younger generation by launching FEST ( the Free Elementary School Tour) in 2013.…
Playwright Jenifer Nii on the key to creating KINGDOM OF HEAVEN for Plan-B
Plan-B Theatre Company closes their 25th anniversary season with an all new original musical written by Jenifer Nii (Suffrage, The Scarlet Letter, and this year’s touring children’s piece Ruff!) and…