FEELING IN A MODERN WORLD satisfies at GSL Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — The Heart: Feeling in a Modern World, is a new play presented the last two weeks at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. It was a…
Uncover the truth of THE PILLOWMAN
SALT LAKE CITY — A brilliant script by Martin McDonagh, coupled with excellent direction by Tiffany A. Greathouse, and performed by a talented cast, The Hive Theatre has an outstanding…
Salt Lake Shakespeare’s MIDSUMMER mashup is too messy
SALT LAKE CITY — A Midsummer Night’s Dream is probably the most performed of Shakespeare‘s comedies. It is still very funny and accessible for modern audiences and seems custom made…
CASEY AT BAT is a real champion
SOUTH SALT LAKE — As an elementary school teacher, I frequently get the opportunity to share with children classic literature including Earnest Thayer‘s 1888 poem, “Casey at the Bat.” Thayer’s…
A FLEA IN HER EAR: a fascinating farce
SALT LAKE CITY – Chuck Jones, the animator behind the golden era of Warner Brothers cartoons, said, “Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual…
Pacing problems plague ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE
SALT LAKE CITY — Who would have thought that a play about sexual scandal, incest, and murder could be so boring? The University of Utah Department of Theatre’s latest production,…
SNAPSHOTS and sketches at the U: Life Through a Camera Lens Combined with Drama
SALT LAKE CITY — What do you get when you give seventeen playwrights a single photographic image as an inspirational starting point? The answer: Snapshot, a play that is more…
Strong Performances Sell Rappaport
HOLLADAY — A play about two old guys sitting on park bench yammering at each other may not attract a large audience but it certainly deserves one.