Iron County

CEDAR CITY — The Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre was awash with laughter on Saturday for the opening night of The Taming of the Shrew. Packed with zany comedy and ingenious comedic…

CEDAR CITY — The Winter’s Tale is known as one of Shakespeare’s romances. Not the huggy, kissy kind of romance, the Renaissance version which means a “fantastical tale of high…

The year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been! At UTBA, we published a record-breaking 259 reviews in 2023, including our first reviews for productions…

CEDAR CITY — Though the new play development series at the Utah Shakespeare Festival has existed for decades, it still feels like something of a secret to join a handful…

CEDAR CITY — For some people, the idea of seeing a Shakespeare play can be intimidating. “You expect me to not only understand, but enjoy, a 2½-hour Roman political drama…

CEDAR CITY — While some have referred to Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens as “problematic” or “unfinished,” the Utah Shakespeare Festival turns all those potential problems into beautiful solutions with a…

CEDAR CITY — The latest installment of comedy at Simonfest in Cedar City is a little bit of Seinfeld, a little bit of Shakespeare, and enough British humor to make…

CEDAR CITY — When an estranged married couple reconnects to write the next book in their co-authored series of murder mysteries, there is bound to be some fireworks. Or in…

CEDAR CITY — It was the year 2000 when the Utah Shakespeare Festival was awarded a Tony for outstanding work as a regional theatre. About that same time lyricist and…

CEDAR CITY — As the ever-patient Benvolio spoke the final words, “There never was a story of more woe that this of Juliet and her Romeo,” I could not help…