Review from the Critics Institute, KCACTF 2012
At the 44th annual regional meeting of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival at Weber State University, UTBA was invited to participate in the critics’ workshop. At the workshop,…
LES BELLES SOEURS offers a beautiful story
SALT LAKE CITY — How do you define a people? How do you show their daily struggles as well as their triumphs and still invoke the feeling of a whole…
Salty Dinner Theater’s GUINEVERE has it all: love, danger, kazoos…
MIDVALE — I am a certified Camelot geek. My mother called me Guinevere all the time when I was growing up because “Guinevere” is the Welsh version of my name,…
Pioneer Theatre Company’s EMMA is a delight
SALT LAKE CITY — To begin, I must make a confession: though I am an avid Jane Austen reader, Emma is not my favorite Austen novel or character; she’s rich,…
Sandy Arts presents a classic: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
SANDY — Since the 1941 premier of Joseph Kesselring’s farcical romp through the darker side of comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace has been a fan favorite and one of the…
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Holds True
MIDVALE — “Most people are (real nice), Scout – when you finally see them.” Like so many others out there, the book To Kill a Mockingbird was required reading while…
Utah students shine at KCACTF Regional Festival
OGDEN — Last week, Weber State University hosted the 44th annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VIII conference. KCACTF is the nation’s foremost theatre festival for college…
Make STEEL MAGNOLIAS your girls’ night out
DRAPER — No matter one’s station in life, everyone has ups and downs. We all have our different ways of coping with the downs and celebrating the ups, but no…
Pinnacle’s EDUCATING RITA deserves an audience
SALT LAKE CITY — My husband, son, and I had the pleasure of seeing Educating Rita presented by the Pinnacle Acting Company in Midvale on Saturday night. This isn’t the…
GLEEK SCHOOL MUSICAL is a better parody than it is a musical
SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theater is a fun venue in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. In the style of an old cinema theater, complete with…