Weak script sabotages SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN
OREM — In a conversation with a playwright, I once asked how he responded to people seeing his work. His…
No trouble at all to see Utah Shakespeare Fest’s TROUBLE IN MIND
CEDAR CITY — The acting and directing of Trouble in Mind at the Utah Shakespeare Festival are so riveting that…
Pioneer Theatre’s THE MESSENGER is beautiful, relevant and weird
SALT LAKE CITY — “A Very, Very Loose Adaptation of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen,” Jeff Talbott’s…
Less is so much more at Utah Shakespeare’s BIG RIVER
CEDAR CITY — Rather than a big, flashy musical, the Utah Shakespeare Festival chose this year to produce Big River, the musical…
MAMMA MIA! is ABBA’s dabba, quite a doo!
SALT LAKE CITY — In her director’s notes for Mamma Mia!, Patricia Wilcox wrote, “What is left to say about a show…
Slumber not at A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM in Cedar City
CEDAR CITY — With A Midsummer Night’s Dream being the most popular non-musical play in Utah, the challenge for any local…
BYU Young Company makes Shakespeare fun for all ages with TWELFTH NIGHT
PROVO — I’m not always a Shakespeare fan, but as I watched BYU Young Company perform Twelfth Night, directed by Megan…
IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS is a family-friendly holiday revue
SALT LAKE CITY — Upon entering the theater at Pioneer Theater Company, the audience could be forgiven for wondering if they’d…
SNOW WHITE is sheer delight
SALT LAKE CITY – Before the show began, I sat in a theatre full to the brim with children, all anxious…
Weber State’s ARCADIA is a heady masterpiece
OGDEN — Often as an audience member, I want to passively sit and relax and to just let the performance happen—to…