MERCHANT OF VENICE offers lessons of value
PROVO — The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most complex plays. It deals with issues of race, the legal system, love, duty, mercy, and justice. So to go…
MARRIAGE GO ROUND is equally fun and bittersweet
LINDON — For thirty-seven years, the Valley Center Playhouse has been bringing quality, fun-filled, family friendly shows. Playing now until February 13, they are performing Marriage Go Round, which is…
BYU Experimental Theater’s 24-Hour Project is Well Worth Seeing!
PROVO — A year ago, I reviewed BYU Experimental Theater’s 24-hour Project and vowed I wouldn’t miss another. But I missed last fall’s. (They have one each semester, I think.)…
THE 39 STEPS runs on frenetic hilarity
OREM — Richard Hannay was a typical London bachelor, until a temptress foisted herself upon him in his flat. Turned out she was a spy with a price on her…
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR is a combination of all things good
SALT LAKE CITY — I am predisposed to like Shakespearean comedies, live acoustic music, and imposing architecture. Last night, the Grassroots Shakespeare Company pulled off a trifecta with their production…
Hale gives us a standard CHRISTMAS CAROL
OREM — Each year, the Hale Center Theater produces the community favorite A Christmas Carol. The show is based on the Dickens novel of the same name, but the Hale…
ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD mesmerizes at UVU
OREM — There’s something different about UVU’s latest show, Elephant’s Graveyard. Sure, the actors never talk to each other and there are elephants onstage (look closely), but I’m talking about…
WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE sheds light on a sensitive topic
PROVO — Seven years have passed since Pan American Flight 103 exploded 30,000 feet above Lockerbie, Scotland. It may seem like a long time. But for the town of Lockerbie…
Script sings in JOYFUL NOISE
PROVO — One of the greatest Christmas traditions in the English speaking world is to attend an attendance of The Messiah, George Frederick Handel’s most famous oratorio. What most attendees…
JONATHAN TOOMEY is slow, but sweet and sincere
OREM — Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the season for Christmas plays and musicals is upon us. I did a little digging and found that you can go see A…