‘See How They Run’ delivers a welcome blast of comedy
MIDVALE — Although ousted from the Sugar Factory Theater just three days before opening night, the cast bounces back and gives an impressive performance in See How They Run. The…
Springville Players give a good effort with ‘Scapino!’
SPRINGVILLE — We all know the stereotypes and jokes surrounding small community theatre: amateur, hackneyed performances with no budget and even less entertainment value. However, walking into the Springville Playhouse,…
‘Death…The Final Frontier…May the Corpse Be With You’
MIDVALE — All I knew going into Death…The Final Frontier…May the Corpse Be With You was that it was a comedy and dinner would be served. I ended up getting…
Shakespeare, but not quite as I like it
PROVO — Growing up with a father whose passion was English, literature and poetry, there was not a day that I did not hear a quote from one of William…
Take a “Hit” with ‘Reefer Madness’
PARK CITY — I admit: there was a moment after I had received the assignment to attend Reefer Madness at the Egyptian Theater when I thought to myself that I…
‘The Secret Garden’ at The Children’s Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — The Secret Garden is one of the most beloved stories in children’s literature, and though many have tried to capture its essence in film and theatre,…
‘Red Noses’ – Remember the Black Death? Yeah, that was good times…
SALT LAKE CITY — Westminster’s director, Michael Vought, takes on Peter Barne’s, Oliver Award Winning show, Red Noses. The play follows the antics of Father Flote (played beautifully by Jared…
‘Brothers’ Doesn’t Quite Live Up to the Source Material
PROVO — Brothers is a new play by J. Scott Bronson, about the eons-old sibling rivalry between Jesus and Satan. The play is divided into four scenes–the first, as the…
Mortal Fools Theater Project got it right with ‘The Glass Menagerie’
PROVO — I read the basic synopsis before going to see The Glass Menagerie: a fatherless family living in 1937’s St. Louis. I was expecting to see something about the…
Pioneer Theatre Company’s ‘Our Town’: No Ordinary Show
SALT LAKE CITY — Even though we have spent our lives being involved in theatre, and even though Our Town is the most produced play of all time, we both…