PTC’s KING CHARLES III is intriguing take on “future history”
SALT LAKE CITY — What happens when Queen Elizabeth II dies? How will the newly minted King Charles III reign over the vastly different country and commonwealth that he has…
An endearing match in Utah Shakespeare Fest’s MUCH ADO
CEDAR CITY — Some of my very best friends have been people whom I initially didn’t like at all. For whatever reason, I doubted I would ever esteem that particular…
A triumphal HENRY V at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — Everyone has a hero. And so does every nation. For William Shakespeare, King Henry V was one of the great heroes of the English nation, and one…
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…
HENRY IV, PART TWO takes the crown
CEDAR CITY — “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown,” a dying Henry IV says as he ponders the stresses and strains that come with kingship. In addition to…
Difficult to adapt to this SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
CEDAR CITY — I have never adapted a novel into a stage production, but I imagine it must be a difficult process. Becausee most audiences aren’t interested in six plus…
HENRY IV, PART ONE explores honor and history
CEDAR CITY — In a moment of atypical solemnness the lovable drunkard Falstaff asks, “What is honour? A word. What is in that word honour? What is that honour? Air.”…
RICHARD II is second to none
CEDAR CITY — One line from the title character encapsulates Richard II at the Utah Shakespeare Festival: “Now mark me how I will undo myself.” As the play unfolds, the…