Utah's Source for Theatre Journalism
The almost 15-year artistic relationship between Plan-B Theatre Company and Eric Samuelsen has created a truly remarkable canon of work exemplifying Plan-B’s mission to foster unique work from local playwrights.…
CENTERVILLE — The distinctive American voice of Tennessee Williams was first heard on the stage seven decades ago. In that time, the eccentric playwright has been known for his tragic…
OREM – When a character as classic as The Addams Family’s Uncle Fester takes the stage and begs the Addams ancestors to sing of nothing but love, what choice does…
OGDEN — Most people have never heard of the composing team Lieber and Stoller. In fact, Jim Christian, the director and choreographer of Weber State University’s most recent offering, Smokey…
PROVO — The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an old ghost tale by Washington Irving with elements of spook and terror, but a feeling of jovial fun to lighten the…
SALT LAKE CITY — Referring to the work of Franz Kafka, author David Foster Wallace once said, “For me, a signal frustration in trying to read Kafka with college students…
OGDEN — As a reviewer of local theatrical productions, I try and focus on the performances, direction, and technical aspects of the show. Because a vast majority of shows are…
SALT LAKE CITY — Animal Farm, based on George Orwell’s 1945 novella of the same name, spins a fable inspired by the Russian revolution of 1917 and its descent into…
Named for a bear-baiting champion animal immortalized in Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and paraphrasing visionary director Peter Brook on their website with the statement “theatre: holy, rough, immediate”,…
SALT LAKE CITY — Sackerson, a new Utah theatre company, presents an all new horror theatrical experience in time for the Halloween season. Set in an industrial warehouse, Bride of…
