AT HOME AT THE ZOO anchored by solid performances
SALT LAKE CITY — In 1958, Edward Albee wrote his first play, The Zoo Story, and set the standard for new American playwrights. Nearly 50 years later, he decided to…
For Grassroots Shakespeare’s HAMLET, the play’s the thing
PROVO — Last year I was scheduled to see a Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s play and it was raining. Because their shows are performed outside, I wimped out and decided not…
PIRATES! OF PENZANCE? is the very model of a modern dinner theater
MIDVALE — Interactive theater is a risky genre—audiences tend to either love it or hate it, with few on the fence. Some people understandably want to go to a show…
All-male MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is striking and innovative
SALT LAKE CITY — This all-male cast of Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is not a show you want to miss. The Grassroots Shakespeare Company 2012 summer tour began last…
Grassroots’s TWELFTH NIGHT is well worth your time
OREM — Now that summer is here, there are a number of shows that have begun cropping up in local parks and outdoor amphitheaters. One group that has made themselves…
Draper Arts teaches the community how to cut FOOTLOOSE
DRAPER — My greatest love for theatre is its ability to teach us and possibly even change us. The Draper Arts Council production of Footloose has succeeded, because even with…
A million reasons to love MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
SALT LAKE CITY — My dream vacation is a trip to New York City. We’d stay in some posh hotel, try lots of new restaurants, take in the feel of…
ALIENS (THE PUPPET MUSICAL)—even in space you could hear us scream [with laughter]
SALT LAKE CITY — When I first heard about Meat & Potato Theatre’s Aliens (the puppet musical) I knew this would be a show that I had to see. I…
Take a trip to ALMOST, MAINE
SALT LAKE CITY — When Almost, Maine by John Cariani premiered at Portland Stage Company it was a smash success. Its premier off-Broadway in January of 2006, however, was less…
IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY is electric!
SALT LAKE CITY — Even the title of In the Next Room or, The Vibrator Play gives us a hint that while you can expect to see a show about…