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SALT LAKE CITY — Within a dim spotlight, a violinist (Kathryn Eberle) and pianist (Jason Hardink) play Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata. The stage holds naught but the two musicians, their instruments,…
PROVO – Directed by renowned Utah playwright Eric Samuelsen, Shakespeare’s classic comedy receives a dramatic retelling at the Covey Center for the Arts, just in time for Halloween. Much Ado…
If ever there were a wall on which I’d want to be the fly, this is it. The Lab at Plan-B Theatre Company is an incubator for new work by…
SALT LAKE CITY — Plan-B Theatre Company’s ongoing mission to bring socially conscious and locally relevant plays to Utah audiences has produced numerous sold-out shows. The closing production of their…
SALT LAKE CITY — As Plan-B comes to an end of its very successful season dedicated to playwright Eric Samuelsen, I had the opportunity to talk with Christy Summerhays, an…
SALT LAKE CITY — Seventy years ago, there was a viable chance that two extremely influential minds in the world of economics sat together on a rooftop waiting for a…
Plan-B Theatre has made its mark on Utah theatre by bringing highly charged and politically relevant new work to local audiences. The 2013/2014 ‘Season of Eric’ (featuring 4 original productions…
SALT LAKE CITY — Although radio theatre is a performance art form that is less common today than it used to be, Utah has always had these shows available to…
SALT LAKE CITY — Heavy metal music blasts overhead while Susan paces the floor in soft circles. The music is cut by the occasional ringing of alarms pulsing. Susan stops,…
This piece is a special re-publication of a Plan-B Theatre blog post written by Plan-B Resident Playwright and UTBA Guest Blogger Eric Samuelsen on September 30, 2013. From 1996-1998, Susan…
