Fighting words at Plan-B’s NOTHING PERSONAL
SALT LAKE CITY — Heavy metal music blasts overhead while Susan paces the floor in soft circles. The music is…
OTHER DESERT CITIES is a potent family drama
SALT LAKE CITY — Even people with glass houses have skeletons in their closets. Novelist Brooke Wyeth is overcoming a serious…
Eric Samuelsen on creating NOTHING PERSONAL
This piece is a special re-publication of a Plan-B Theatre blog post written by Plan-B Resident Playwright and UTBA Guest…
RACE is jarring and powerful
SALT LAKE CITY — Black lawyer Henry Brown tells his potential client something to the effect of, “A black man can…
Attracting More Patrons! (2 videos and an infographic)
The BIGGEST challenge I hear from young theatre companies is “How can I get more butts in the seats?” They’ve…
A rocky script topples THE STORY STONE
OREM — The ambiance before The Story Stone is quite soothing. Actors mill about the theatre-in-the-round space and musicians play…
FARLEY FAMILY REUNION is a study in character and culture
PROVO — There are certain shows that know their audience. Some know their audience a little too well. Such is the…
Warboy Theatre Projects has intriguing play with THE BOX
PROVO — What is the box? Who am I? Do I exist? What lies outside the box? These are all questions…
Meatball Criticism: STAR WARS, GREASE, VEEP and more
Back when I was still a college professor, I used to teach a freshman level class in dramatic structure. I…
SATURDAY’S VOYUER 2013 is somewhat stale at 35
SALT LAKE CITY — There is no denying that Salt Lake Acting Company has a winning formula with Saturday’s Voyeur. Not…