I Am Jane: The Story of a Black Mormon Pioneer
SALT LAKE CITY — I Am Jane is the poignant tale of Jane Elizabeth Manning James, a free Black Mormon pioneer. I was vaguely familiar with Jane Manning as a…
UTBA’s May 2010 Readership Stats
We’ve finished our fourth month with UTBA, and it has been a month full of changes. After promising non-review content since the beginning, we finally added it. We’re starting with…
Strong Performances Lift Club Mystique
SANDY — Poison Ivy Mysteries brings theater into a whole new realm of interactivity. As soon as we walked in the doorway of Club Mystique—a 1940's-era joint on the wrong…
Judgement Day and Dancing Demons
SALT LAKE CITY — “Judgment day is a myth, like no interest loans or compassionate conservatism.” With a show about Judgment Day, I anticipated heavy monologues on hell and damnation.…
Spooky Things are Afoot at Monster Grove!
PROVO — It was a beautiful day in May when I walked toward the Nelke Theatre at BYU, but one thing seemed out of place. I was on my way…
A unique Utah-Middle Easternish experience
MURRAY — The wonderful thing about going to a production at the Desert Star Playhouse is that you not only get a great performance, you get a great experience. The…
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ just as profound as always
OREM — The story of To Kill a Mockingbird is dear to the heart of anyone who took high school English. Who didn’t love Scout, look up to Atticus, and…
10 Questions: Kirsten Park, Director of Marketing
I first had the opportunity to talk with Kirsten Park (Pioneer Theatre Company) in the very early days of the UTBA. In fact, she was the first of a few…
Casserole for the soul.
SALT LAKE CITY — Sordid Lives takes place in rural Texas where a woman named Peggy died suddenly in the midst of an affair; The play shows the many ripples…
‘Steel Magnolias’ is a strong production at Rodgers
CENTERVILLE – As a single 20-something male, the idea of going to see “Steel Magnolias” did not thrill me. But part of being a part of the UTBA means going…