SLAC’s MR. PERFECT is flighty fantasy fun
SALT LAKE CITY — What do a quirky flight attendant, a voiceover actor, a pseudo-religious leader, and a self-help author have in common? They are all cosmically linked in a…
Comedy, philosophy, and the appeal of the theatre: playwright William Missouri Downs on his process and SLAC’s premiere of MR PERFECT
William Missouri Downs is an author, playwright, actor, director and screenwriter. Some of his previous credits include being a staff writer for My Two Dads as well as writing for…
SLAC’s TWO STORIES told well
SALT LAKE — I know that the evening news is biased and embellished. I know that reality television is staged. And I know that the majority of theatre that I…
I’d like to spend more than A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Acting Company’s A Year with Frog and Toad is exactly what children’s theater should be. Every scene was engaging and suited to its audience,…
RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN comically explores the humanity of feminism
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake Acting Company has yet again produced a brilliantly thought-provoking comedy with Rapture, Blister, Burn. Gina Gionfriddo’s script mingles academic discussions of the different waves…
I’LL EAT YOU LAST serves up good dish
SALT LAKE CITY — One person shows are not easy undertakings. A single performer has to be dynamic enough to capture the attention of an audience for sixty or more…
SATURDAY’S VOYEUR is SNL in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY — “Product of their time” was the key phrase in Salt Lake Acting Company’s annual production of Saturday’s Voyeur—Mumpsimus the Musical. Updated with 2014 “Mormon Issues,” the…
GRANT & TWAIN provides insight into America’s history
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake Acting Company’s world premiere of Grant & Twain, directed by Keven Myhre, is a dramatically charged look into the latter half of the nineteenth…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2013
It’s been another busy year for UTBA. In 2013 we reviewed 223 productions—our second-highest annual total. From Garden City to Ivins, our reviewers traveled the state to review plays in…
A classic comes to life in THE CAT IN THE HAT
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something incredible about the light in a child’s eyes as they really get into something just for them. I loved seeing this moment for…