BYU Young Company’s MACBETH is “but a walking shadow”
PROVO — I have to admit when I heard that Brigham Young University’s Young Company was producing William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth to…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2016
The social media consensus is that 2016 was a rough year for America. With a surplus of celebrity deaths and…
Report on the 2016 Theatre Olympics (Wrocław, Poland)
WROCŁAW, POLAND — Thanks to the generous financial support of the Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Association (and the kindness…
Westminster’s TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA is how it’s meant to be seen
SALT LAKE CITY — When choosing a Shakespearean play to perform, most theaters choose a well-known play like Romeo and…
Blood, bellicosity, bile, and bawd become THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY
PROVO — It has been nine years since Vindici’s wife Gloriana was poisoned by the Duke for spurring his advances.…
Are online theatre reviews as useful as traditional reviews?
How influential are online theatre reviews, like those that UTBA publishes? Do people actually choose whether to buy a ticket…
Direction makes HENRY V falter at the Utah Children’s Theatre
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Theatre is the most collaborative art; even the most basic shows require the creative input from…
Be enter-tamed by Utah Childen’s Theatre’s TAMING OF THE SHREW
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I keep coming back to the Utah Children’s Theatre’s Shakespeare Festival for Kids and Adults with…
MURDER FOR TWO is “a perfectly lovely surprise”
CEDAR CITY — At the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the audiences are used to “murder most foul” on the stage. But…
Gather ’round to hear the tale of Joe Hill in ONE BIG UNION
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival has produced staged readings for years, but this year marks a transition from the…