HAMLET AND OPHELIA GO SWIMMING treads water
SALT LAKE CITY — The black box theater on the second floor of The Fringe Factory is dark, except for the projection of water rippling on the panels backing the…
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SALT LAKE CITY — The black box theater on the second floor of The Fringe Factory is dark, except for the projection of water rippling on the panels backing the…
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen that year. And for the fifth year in a row,…
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For many people, watching Shakespeare is like eating their vegetables: it’s something that they should do regularly, but it’s not a pleasant experience for them. Like…
SALT LAKE CITY — The New World Shakespeare Company produces classic scripts with modern interpretations to make old plays more accessible to modern audiences. Each production benefits a charitable campaign…
PROVO — Tired of the same old shows produced in Utah year after year? Then break out of your theatre malaise with BYU’s Off the Map international theatre festival. For…
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s refreshing as a reviewer to be able to see a show that doesn’t often grace our Utah stages. I don’t really mind seeing Joseph and…
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The marketing slogan for the Utah Children’s Theatre states that their Shakespeare festival is “. . . for kids and adults with short attention spans,” and…
CEDAR CITY — In a royal court full of glamorous women, elegantly dressed servants, and impeccably well mannered men, “something is rotten.” Not far beneath the surface of this high…
PROVO — Last year I was scheduled to see a Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s play and it was raining. Because their shows are performed outside, I wimped out and decided not…
SALT LAKE CITY — Laughing Stock, written and directed by Charles Morey, is a love letter to regional stock theater companies. Inspired by his own history with just such a…