Introducing Statera: Supporting women in the performing arts
CEDAR CITY — Making a living in the arts has always been a challenge. But—as in many other fields—women experience challenges in the workplace that men do not have. Rather…
Meet the cast and director of Pygmalion’s ELEEMOSYNARY
SALT LAKE CITY — Three women sit before me: Barb Gandy, Tracie Merrill, and Sydney Shoell. Each are different in age, for they are set to portray three generations of…
Interview with Nancy Melich, Utah Shakespeare Festival literary seminar director
CEDAR CITY — Over the years, the Utah Shakespeare Festival has grown in size and scope. In addition to plays, audience members can take backstage tours, have lunch with actors,…
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Fred Adams reflects on the past, looks to the future
CEDAR CITY — In our most recent visit to the Utah Shakespeare Festival, we chatted with the festival’s founder, Fred Adams. In this brief video, he talked with UTBA member…
Interview with actors playing Henry IV and Henry V in the HENRIAD series
CEDAR CITY — One of the most ambitious theatrical projects in Utah right now is the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s effort to produce every Shakespeare play over the course of 12…
Women actors cut to the heart of Julius Caesar
SALT LAKE CITY — The Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s Summer tour is well underway, and this year one of the offerings is Julius Caesar; typically a male-oriented play about power and…
Imagining the future: Playwright Melissa Leilani Larson shares thoughts on her process and asks a heady “what if” with Plan-B’s PILOT PROGRAM
SALT LAKE CITY — Melissa Leilani Larson is a playwright and screenwriter based in Utah whose work includes a lauded stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at BYU in 2014…
Comedy, philosophy, and the appeal of the theatre: playwright William Missouri Downs on his process and SLAC’s premiere of MR PERFECT
William Missouri Downs is an author, playwright, actor, director and screenwriter. Some of his previous credits include being a staff writer for My Two Dads as well as writing for…
Playwright Kenneth Jones on ALABAMA STORY at Pioneer
SALT LAKE CITY — It is not very often that a new play that takes place over 50 years ago is timely. Yet, that is just the situation that Ken…
Re-imagining “happily ever after” using Shakespeare: Christopher Clark on his new adaptation of The Little Mermaid
Utah Valley University has become a true example of quality theatre production with a mix of new takes on classic plays, unexpected adaptations, and brave stagings of more modern fare.…