A cute, young COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKEPEARE (ABRIDGED) in Springville
SPRINGVILLE — “Cut the crap, Hamlet! My biological clock is ticking, and I want babies now!” I finally got to shout…
Such Stuff’s AS YOU LIKE IT lacks humor, but honors the Bard
SALT LAKE CITY — For most of Shakespeare‘s career, his acting company played in outdoor theaters such as the Theatre, the…
What if there were no critics?
Ever since the blog portion of UTBA’s site was launched, I’ve mostly stuck to writing up interviews and other factual…
The Veteran Newbie: Creating The Echo
PROVO — One of the more fascinating parts of moving back to the Utah theatre community is that every time I…
Light, happy night at COMEDY OF ERRORS
SALT LAKE CITY— Have you ever heard a story about twins who were separated early in life? And were they…
KISS ME, KATE has great talent, but lacks direction
LOGAN — Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, in part, by staging Kiss Me,…
C2E: “We didn’t write the show. So why are you even commenting on that?”
We often receive comments from readers that make me think, “Dave, you should write a post about that.” This is the…
CenterPoint’s ALL SHOOK UP shakes it up… almost.
CENTERVILLE — An awkward, self-conscious, discomfited boy stands at center stage, baring his soul in painful revelation to the girl he’s…
An honest, heartbreaking telling of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
CEDAR CITY — So many of us have memories of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. It might…
Utah Shakes and Instagr.am on the UTBA
Here we are! Our third UTBA trip to the Utah Shakespeare Festival has begun and it’s a bit difficult to…