FLOAT shows promise, but needs moorings
SALT LAKE COUNTY — Float, produced by Kallisti Theatre Company, was interesting in many ways. Written by Elise C. Hanson-Barnett, who also performs in it, Float is about four people…
THE PLACE OF NO DARKNESS is mired by inconsistency
SALT LAKE CITY — The Place of No Darkness, produced by Dearly Beloved Theatre Company, is an intense performance for mature audiences about three guys discovering they are in hell…
You really should see DO YOU WANT TO SEE ME NAKED
SALT LAKE CITY — Do You Want to See Me Naked?, produced by Sackerson at the Salt Lake Fringe Festival was a delight. This one woman monologue, written and directed…
STALLED shows and never tells
SALT LAKE CITY — As my first show at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, Stalled did not disappoint. In Stalled, a girl rushes into the bathroom in the middle…
BLACKBIRD draws on the raggedness of life
SALT LAKE CITY — The phrase “trigger warning” was designed for works like Blackbird. This dark little show is difficult to watch, even for those without trauma. But though trying,…
Grassroots’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is a visit to the past
PROVO — Grassroots Shakespeare’s production of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, a play with a mix of comedic and tragic elements and a political undertone, was strengthened by…
No wobbly land legs for Herriman’s THE LITTLE MERMAID
HERRIMAN — We all know the Disney version of The Little Mermaid. A young girl finds unhappiness in her sheltered life below the seas, wishing to know more about the…
All aboard for HOW LONG CAN YOU STAND ON THE TRAIN TRACKS
SALT LAKE CITY — Recently I was at a theatre conference that talked about how the new art that comes out of your local theatre companies is part of what…
The Off-Broadway Theater’s A NIGHT AT THE IMPERIAL is a flop
SALT LAKE CITY — A Night at the Imperial, written by one of the theater’s own Cody K. Carlson, is a slapstick comedy in the style of the Three Stooges.…
Experience the balm of Gilead of SLAC’s SATURDAY’S VOYEUR
SALT LAKE CITY — It has been a rough year for Americans. No matter your political leanings, the impossibility of blocking the outcry of impassioned consternation from your universe is…