Not enough cohesion to make it AS YOU LIKE IT
PROVO — At the Castle Amphitheater, audiences can take a trip to the Forest of Arden, where Shakespeare‘s mix of exiled courtiers and idealized shepherds mingle about in idyllic repose.…
Make sure to be there when THE RAPTURE HAPPENS AT MIDNIGHT
PROVO — Michael, a frequent church-hopper, has received a dream from the Almighty above: he knows the day and time the rapture will happen. His prodigal daughter, ‘D’, has finally…
ANGEL STREET is full of Gothic suspense
PROVO — Angel Street is a surprisingly thrilling play that takes audiences back to the late 1800’s in London. Here, in the Pimlico district, lives Jack Manningham and his fair…
NEXT FALL stumbles, thanks to a fumbling script
PROVO — Luke and Adam are a couple, living together in New York City. When Luke (played by Abram Yarbro) is seriously injured, his separated parents, Butch and Arlene, arrive.…
No misgivings about BYU’s MISALLIANCE
Provo — Although I know George Bernard Shaw‘s plays, I was unfamiliar with Misalliance before attending Brigham Young University’s production directed by Barta Lee Heiner. This show is a romantic…
Toil and trouble for the Echo’s MACBETH
PROVO — With ghosts, several murders, and three mysterious witches, William Shakespeare‘s Macbeth is a classic choice for the Halloween season. The Echo Theatre’s production is a Macbeth that tries…
In earnest about THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
PROVO — “One has to be serious about something if one is to have any amusement in life.” Thus Algernon Moncrief states in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.…
NOISES OFF! packs huge laughs into a small space
PROVO — Noises Off! is one of my favorite scripts from one of my favorite genres. This classic show by Michael Frayn is a textbook example of farces in general,…
THE TURN OF THE SCREW AND OTHER GHOST STORIES has bumpy start, but still satisfies
PROVO — The last show I saw at the Echo Theatre was The Woman in Black, a production I adored. I went into The Turn of the Screw and Other…
An ideal cast for AN IDEAL HUSBAND
PROVO — The Echo Theatre artfully captures Oscar Wilde’s biting wit and cutting social commentary with their production of An Ideal Husband. Add the cast’s excellent timing and physical comedy…