INTO THE BREECHES! is funny, but it won’t knock your socks off
LOGAN — The idea of watching a play within a play is older than Shakespeare, and it is a well-loved trope of theatre because it works. People enjoy plays that…
CLYBOURNE PARK asks the hard questions
LOGAN — Lyric Repertory Theatre has made an interesting choice this season to do the classic A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry and the contemporary sequel to…
THE CAKE is worth savoring
SALT LAKE CITY — You’ve seen the headline: ‘Bakery sued after refusing wedding cake for same-sex couple.’ National tempers are always stoked when morality runs up against legality. Playwright Bekah…
Lyric Rep’s MACBETH is riveting and relevant
LOGAN — When it comes to the works of the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare, few plays are more revered and feared than Macbeth, the story of a man pulled…
WAIT UNTIL DARK a welcomed visitor at the Old Lyric
LOGAN — Last summer, in my review of Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s Show Boat, I wrote of the disillusionment of returning to a beloved venue from one’s childhood…
SLAC’s TRIBES communicates beautifully
SALT LAKE CITY — Billy has just graduated from college and moved back in with his parents. Lulls in their careers have brought his older brother and sister back to…
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…
Can’t help but applaud HOW TO MAKE A ROPE SWING
SALT LAKE CITY — I find it a shame to applaud design if a production is lacking in the script/acting/direction. Thankfully, Salt Lake Acting Company delivers in all categories. I…
Get your fix of sex, guns, and rock & roll in BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
SALT LAKE CITY — Remember those times in high school history when your teacher would say something really interesting like, “Andrew Jackson’s wife was actually already married to someone else…