Visit USF’s TWELFTH NIGHT For A Night Of Unmatched Comedy
CEDAR CITY — With love triangles, mistaken identity, cross-dressing, fools and wit, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is anything but simple. It’s no wonder that Twelfth Night is one of the Utah…
Earnestly Enjoy USF’s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
CEDAR CITY — The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde was first performed in 1895. Directed by Rodney Lizcano as part of this year’s Utah Shakespeare Festival, what is…
AS YOU LIKE IT at USF is Indeed Likeable
CEDAR CITY – William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Beth Lopes, fills the comedy position in Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 lineup. I am pleased that all three Shakespeare…
ROMEO AND JULIET holds up well at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — As the ever-patient Benvolio spoke the final words, “There never was a story of more woe that this of Juliet and her Romeo,” I could not help…
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s RAGTIME is a smashing “Success!”
CEDAR CITY — Ragtime is one of the greatest American musicals. And the production of Ragtime currently on stage at the Utah Shakespeare Festival must rank among this masterpiece’s greatest…
The Utah Shakespeare Fest’s THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE is a must-see
CEDAR CITY — The Pirates of Penzance is a victim of its popularity. With its creators long dead and the play in the public domain, it is often an economical…
THE PRICE is right at the Utah Shakespeare Fest
CEDAR CITY — Arthur Miller is best known for classics like The Crucible and Death of a Salesman. Lesser known is The Price, a brutally realistic family drama about the…
Utah Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT is “most wonderful”
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival‘s production of Twelfth Night is the type of production that gets people hooked on Shakespeare. Every scene bursts with pleasure and enjoyment, and…
Get thee to HAMLET at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — “Sweets to the sweet,” states Queen Gertrude at Ophelia’s funeral. This mournful farewell captures my regret as I left the Utah Shakespeare Festival‘s production of Hamlet. It…
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR disappoints in Cedar City
CEDAR CITY — The Merry Wives of Windsor is known as Shakespeare’s foray into domestic comedy. Taking his beloved Falstaff character and transporting him to the contemporary countryside, this play…