THE CLEAN HOUSE gets a pleasant staged reading at BYU
PROVO — Theatre fans should be open variety of experiences and expressions of the art form. So, when I heard BYU was doing a series of staged readings, I was…
BYU’s EVERYMAN adaptation, EVERYONE, wins by mixing old and new
PROVO — Adapted from a medieval morality play Everyman, BYU’s production of Everyone, directed by Megan Sanborn Jones, is a great way to entertain audience members this weekend. Everyman, is…
A Globe experience at BYU’s MUCH ADO
PROVO — Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Upon arriving at the Pardoe Theatre at the BYU Campus, I looked around at the set designed…
Make yourself at home in BYU’s SINGLE WIDE
PROVO — Somewhere west of Steel Magnolia’s Louisiana, and south of Oklahoma! is a small Texas trailer park, where five strong women struggle to make a living and make sense…
BYU Young Company makes Shakespeare fun for all ages with TWELFTH NIGHT
PROVO — I’m not always a Shakespeare fan, but as I watched BYU Young Company perform Twelfth Night, directed by Megan Sanborn Jones, I had a blast. Jones has shortened…
PRINCESS ACADEMY makes smooth transition from page to stage
PROVO — In 2005 I had many friends try and convince me to read Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. But because I had “reader’s regret” about another young adult fiction…
HENRY V at BYU stays faithful to Shakespeare
PROVO — Henry V is one of Shakespeare’s best known history plays thanks to the successful film by Kenneth Branagh, and another earlier film by Laurence Olivier. BYU’s Young Company…
ARABIAN NIGHTS shows that telling a good story can save your life!
PROVO — “We want to tell you these stories, and now come with us to this magical place,” exclaimed the performers at the beginning of BYU’s production of selections from…
A refreshing “Romeo & Juliet” at BYU
PROVO — There is nothing more wearisome in the theatre than a production of Romeo and Juliet that takes itself too seriously. Fortunately, BYU’s production of the play, under the…