BYU’s NORTH STAR is relevant, but needs emotional guidance
PROVO — Both written and directed by Gloria Bond Clunie, BYU’s streaming production of North Star is extremely relevant. The show depicts a mother remembering her childhood during in the…
AN IDEAL HUSBAND at BYU is not an ideal streaming production
PROVO — It is an understatement to say that An Ideal Husband, produced by BYU, was technologically impaired. Though I appreciate the effort of the actors and technicians to put…
ILLUSIONARY TALES: spooky stories at their staged best
PROVO — One of the few good things to come out of the pandemic is experimental theater, and BYU’s Illusionary Tales has done a great job of finding a way…
Theatre Thursday: Coronavirus and Theatre
Note: Because the coronavirus situation is changing rapidly, some of the information in this post is outdated. Please see the current list of streaming, cancelled, and postponed productions in Utah.…
LITTLE SHOP blossoms with a strong cast at BYU
Please note, as of March 12, BYU has cancelled all theatrical performances. Meetings to evaluate rescheduling shows will be held on May 10. PROVO — I think the only thing…
BYU’s HAMLET works for children, leaves adults wanting
PROVO — “What a piece of work is man!” “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.” And of course, “To be or not to be.” These are the opening lines…
Endearing NEW OWNER will take you OFF THE MAP
PROVO — Off the Map is BYU‘s international theater festival that brings in new thought-provoking work from all over the world. I was excited to see New Owner, performed by…
A Globe experience at BYU’s MUCH ADO
PROVO — Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Upon arriving at the Pardoe Theatre at the BYU Campus, I looked around at the set designed…
A soaring production of WITH TWO WINGS at BYU
PROVO — It only takes one or two productions of wide-eyed actors speaking condescendingly to children for adults to be turned off to theatre for young audiences. With Two Wings,…
A lifeless ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at BYU
PROVO — In one of his most famous monologues, Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their…