A Pleasant Night of PERSUASION at Creekside Theatre Fest
PLEASANT GROVE — I recently had the pleasure of attending Creekside Theatre Fest’s preview of Persuasion at The Liahona Theater for the Community. Jane Austen fans will be familiar with…
Hilarity Ensues at Springville’s Rendition of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
SPRINGVILLE — Pride and Prejudice usually oozes with romance and love, but C.S. Griffel’s adaptation, which opened May 30th, performed at the Springville Playhouse, brings to light the comical potential…
Mischief & Mirth highlight SGMT’s Beautiful Production of EMMA
ST. GEORGE — In what can suitably be described as a humorous, heart-warming evening, St. George Musial Theater has once again proved itself to be a delightful escape from the…
Meddling, Music, and Marriage: EMMA shines at West Valley
WEST VALLEY CITY — Walking into the West Valley Performing Arts Center for Kate Hamill’s Emma, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was going to get. I’m an avid reader…
Parker’s Original SENSE AND SENSIBILITY is Alluring
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Whenever Jane Austen’s work comes to life on stage with its feelings of romance and situational drama, the joy of life permeates my soul. Parker Theatre…
Holiday charm at USU with THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
LOGAN — Utah State University Theatre presented a truly delightful production starting the holiday season. They performed Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley directed by Richie…
Parker Theatre’s PERSUASION Admirable If Not Totally Persuasive
SOUTH SALT LAKE — “Persuasion” is one of only six novels that luminary 19th century writer Jane Austen wrote in her life. Published after her death, a new adaptation is…
A Beautifully Rebuilt Persuasion at Snow College
Ephraim-Persuasion, a Jane Austen novel that was actually published after her death in 1817, has been brought to the Snow College Theatre stage by local acclaimed playwright Melissa Leilani Larsen…
Exquisite PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at The Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — I am not an Austen lover, but it’s hard to not be exposed to her work. When the preshow announcement for The Grand Theatre’s production of…
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…