Women actors cut to the heart of Julius Caesar
SALT LAKE CITY — The Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s Summer tour is well underway, and this year one of the offerings is…
1776: a relevant show for today
OGDEN — 1776 is not a show I have seen produced very often, partly be due to the fact that finding…
A meaningful MARY POPPINS at SCERA
OREM — The stage version of Mary Poppins differs from the Disney film in many ways. George Stiles and Anthony…
Dive right into THE LITTLE MERMAID
WEST VALLEY CITY — In the hearts of Disney aficionados, The Little Mermaid holds a special place in animated history. After…
Few errors in Grassroots’s COMEDY OF ERRORS
PROVO — With a backdrop of beautiful green trees, adorned by a purple and orange sunset sky I sat on my…
Come to all-female JULIUS CAESAR to praise Shakespeare, not bury him
OREM — When I first learned that Grassroots Shakespeare Company have very few production rehearsals, and that cast members create…
Finding identity in YELLOW FACE
SALT LAKE CITY — The struggle with identity is one most people face at some point in their lifetime. Throw…
PRINCESS ACADEMY makes smooth transition from page to stage
PROVO — In 2005 I had many friends try and convince me to read Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. But because…
Hale’s BIG FISH has a big heart
Orem—As told by Will Bloom (Jacob Theo Squire), “A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the…
Utah Rep’s RABBIT HOLE falls short of full emotional impact
MIDVALE – David Lindsay-Abaire‘s Rabbit Hole is a considerable work. Chock-full of raw and expressive dialogue, it is so no wonder that…