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PROVO — William Shakespeare himself would be proud of BYU Young Company’s latest venture, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directed by Nat Reed, this version gleefully employs the use of puppets…

PROVO — Last year BYU took a chance on an idea: creating a new international arts festival. The hope was that Utahns would embrace innovative, modern theatre productions from around…

PROVO — When a conspiracy puts him unjustly behind bars, Edmund Dantes wants revenge. The years in prison have allowed Edmund’s anger to smolder, and once he breaks free, Edmund…

December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we saw on the Utah stage during the year. In 2014…

PROVO — “Physician, heal thyself.” This proverb from the New Testament book of Luke implies that a person should repair their own faults before helping others fix their flaws. The…

PROVO — I have said for years that some of the most innovative theatre in Utah can be found on the campuses of the state’s universities. Our Town, playing now…

PROVO — See How They Run by Philip King is a classic farce about the Toops, a vicar and his uncouth wife living in a small English hamlet during World…

PROVO — The Fisherman and His Wife is a participatory play written by Larry and Vivian Snipes. Based on the Grimms’ fairytale, it’s the story of a poor fisherman and…

PROVO — Nearly every theatre company has done Shakespeare. I’ve seen more high-concept, modernized, stripped-down, period-swapping, gender-bending shows than I can count. And it’s scientific fact that a new production…

PROVO — Adaptation is hard. Taking a beloved piece that works in one medium and effectively transferring it into another is a daunting task. Teresa Dayley Love‘s script for BYU’s…