THE 39 STEPS leads to an adventure in laughs
WEST VALLEY CITY — Start with one arena stage, two straight backed chairs, three old fashioned steamer trunks, and four extremely versatile actors. Toss in a foley artist and a…
Orem Hale’s LEND ME A TENOR took some warming up
OREM — I love a good farce. With mistaken identities, slamming doors, running back and forth, and just a dash of innuendo, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a…
THE ZION CURTAIN was OK, but disconnected
SALT LAKE CITY — The set for The Zion Curtain was no more than three chairs. Two of the three actors, Jacob Lewis and Napsugar Hegedus, wore just white t-shirts…
Grassroots has more than a TEMPEST in a teapot
SALT LAKE CITY — Grassroots Shakespeare Company has a very strong and vocal following. They proudly proclaim that they are an original practices company, meaning—just like in Shakespeare‘s time—that they…
THIS BIRD OF DAWNING sings a tender song
SALT LAKE CITY — “Each must make a safe place of his heart, before so strange and wild a guest as God approaches.” – Li-Young Lee This line from former…
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the BLUE CARBUNCLE is a pleasant holiday exploit
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something both nostalgic and romantic about radio drama. The extra description in narration, the ever-present sound effects, trying to pick out different voices from…
CLICK CLACK MOO is a gift for Utah’s holiday season
SALT LAKE — I love the holidays. I adore the peaceful sight of Christmas lights and falling snow. Wouldn’t Christmas be even better with farm animals, though? This year, I…
PLAID TIDINGS from the netherworld
MIDVALE — The basic premise for Plaid Tidings is that a four members of a close-harmony guy band who died tragically in a car accident in the 1950’s have come…
UVU’s HOLIDAY NIGHT LIVE: a decent night of comedy
OREM — UVU’s 7th annual Holiday Night Live was a night of lively sketch comedy. The humor varies from sketch to sketch, and I’d say there was something there for…
TOYLAND: a Christmas romp through the nursery rhymes
SALT LAKE CITY — If you are looking for a Christmas show that is a little bit out of left field, a little out of the ordinary, and tailor-made for…