Crown Utah Shakespeare Fest’s tragic CORIOLANUS with “an oaken garland”
CEDAR CITY — For some people, the idea of seeing a Shakespeare play can be intimidating. “You expect me to not only understand, but enjoy, a 2½-hour Roman political drama…
Utah Shakespeare’s TIMON OF ATHENS is a welcomed surprise
CEDAR CITY — While some have referred to Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens as “problematic” or “unfinished,” the Utah Shakespeare Festival turns all those potential problems into beautiful solutions with a…
An absurdly enjoyable EARNEST at SimonFest
CEDAR CITY — The latest installment of comedy at Simonfest in Cedar City is a little bit of Seinfeld, a little bit of Shakespeare, and enough British humor to make…
SimonFest’s MARRIAGE IS MURDER highlights relationship humor, chaos
CEDAR CITY — When an estranged married couple reconnects to write the next book in their co-authored series of murder mysteries, there is bound to be some fireworks. Or in…
Effervescent EMMA THE MUSICAL is a win at the Utah Shakespeare Fest
CEDAR CITY — It was the year 2000 when the Utah Shakespeare Festival was awarded a Tony for outstanding work as a regional theatre. About that same time lyricist and…
ROMEO AND JULIET holds up well at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — As the ever-patient Benvolio spoke the final words, “There never was a story of more woe that this of Juliet and her Romeo,” I could not help…
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is so right at Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — Whether it was a high school production of Oklahoma! or your church’s last Christmas pageant, it is a truth universally acknowledged that bad community theatre, like death,…
MIDSUMMER is pure magic at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — There is a peculiar magic that settles in as an audience returns to their seats at the end of intermission for an outdoor summer Shakespeare play. By…
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s A RAISIN IN THE SUN is plump with talent
CEDAR CITY — There is a beautiful moment in A Raisin in the Sun when Walter Lee lays out a very specific vision he has for a moment in his…
MACABRE is art for artists
CEDAR CITY — New works are always exciting. To have the chance to actively participate in the creation of art, or to bear witness to the workshop process is a…