Jane Austen’s "Persuasion": Adaptation and Lost Love
PROVO — By definition an adaptation in something new created out of the original. Some things will be lost, others gained. Such is the case with Melissa Leilani Larson’s stage…
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PROVO — By definition an adaptation in something new created out of the original. Some things will be lost, others gained. Such is the case with Melissa Leilani Larson’s stage…
PROVO — As I walked into the Margetts Theatre at BYU, I was instantly surrounded by children all “a-chatter” with anticipation for Babe, the Sheep Pig directed by Teresa Dayley…
PROVO — BYU is currently presenting Peter Pan, a musical based on the play by James M. Barrie. Since 1904, audiences have been enjoying the story of the boy who…
PROVO — Five hilarious plays were performed last Saturday night for BYU’s Experimental Theater Company’s 24-Hour Theatre Project. I didn’t really know what to expect and wondered that since it…
PROVO — There is nothing more wearisome in the theatre than a production of Romeo and Juliet that takes itself too seriously. Fortunately, BYU’s production of the play, under the…
PROVO — Something about theatre and film fascinates us as a culture; as an audience, we want to know what happens backstage and off screen. Part of it is our…
PROVO — Who hasn’t been elbow-jabbed in the ribs by a companion after dozing off during a Shakespeare play? But in the enchanting adaptation of the Bard of Avon’s “Taming…
PROVO — It’s something we all know, but can never seem to hear enough: Life is about giving of yourself to others, about enjoying it while it lasts–about loving, above…
PROVO — It was a beautiful day in May when I walked toward the Nelke Theatre at BYU, but one thing seemed out of place. I was on my way…
PROVO — Oh my H-e-double-c-k” last night I laughed my pants off at Divine Comedy’s semi-annual “Best of Divine Comedy” show. If you aren’t familiar with Divine Comedy, they are…