Q&A with the UTBA
Who are we? How can I become a reviewer? Awards?…There are a lot of questions starting to make their way through the digital grapevine and here is our attempt to answer a few of them.
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An emailed introduction to the UTBA
I’ve been hard at work this past few days contacting productions across Utah in order to send our reviewers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and I think that’s because there’s a need in Utah for a resource of consistent theatrical press coverage. Granted, the large companies will get reviewed by the papers. That’s a given. But what about the newest community show that hasn’t yet established their audience?
Read MoreWho knew being a hillbilly could be so fun? Hale shows us how with their production of ‘April Ann’
OREM — April Ann is what the Hale Center Theater calls a “Vintage Hale Musical” – the production was written by Ruth and Nathan Hale, the founders of HCT, over 40 years ago. In light of the HCT’s 20th Anniversary Season, they decided to break out some old favorites to honor the Hales, April Ann being the first.
Read Morepublic urination is funny…but don’t tell FDR (UVU’s Urinetown)
OREM — Ok, So for those of you who know the schtick of Urinetown, bear with those who don’t; Urinetown is about a place where, in the face of a water shortage, the government has turned over to a large corporation the right to regulate water use, ban private bathrooms, and charge people to pee (and poop, which only gets one mention in the show, oddly…hmmm). And it is one of those broadly appealing, honestly funny, don’t-have-to-be-a-musical-lover-to-enjoy type musicals.
Read MoreHale makes an ‘Earnest’ attempt
WEST VALLEY CITY — I’ll begin this review by stating that I’ve never liked “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. I hated the play when I first read it and I couldn’t believe so many people loved it. The odds were against me so I figured it must be a show you have to see in order to enjoy. So with that I jumped at the opportunity to see this classic at the Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley.
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It's a big day for SLAC, as we unveil the programming for a unique "49 3/4 Season" with our first-ever virtual announcement! https://youtu.be/L6EIDh_vKHM
#utahtheatre #utaharts
Read @MarenSwensen's new review for @SackersonCo's #newplay, CHERRY WINE IN PAPER CUPS. It's #utahtheatre's newest safe theatrical experience during the pandemic.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32393/a-toast-for-sackersons-cherry-wine-in-paper-cups
Labor Day reminders!! #UtahTheatre
https://www.weseeyouwat.com/
“I have unclaspd
To thee the book even of my secret soul.”
-Twelfth Night Act I, Scene I
#williamshakespeare #utahtheatre #throwbackthrusday
Read @Theatre_Critics member and UTBA VP @marenali's review of @goodcotheatre's EXTINGUISHED. This one-woman show is performed behind a glass window for a masked, socially distanced audience. Read how satisfying this #utahtheatre experience can be.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32348/in-extinguished-the-fires-of-creativity-continue-to-burn
It's a lovely morning for theatre! You've seen us as you drive down main.... today come be part of the whole experience. Shows start at 11 am and 7pm! #timpvalleytheatre #utahtheatre #heber @ Timpanogos Valley… https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6nDiFgzhp/?igshid=1h59fdn3nxsgs
Plenty of "quote bait" in that review. #utahtheatre
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32325/sceras-the-music-man-is-a-comfy-batch-of-nostalgia
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of #TheMusicMan from Russell Warne of @utahtheatreblog. Tickets at http://scera.org.
The Timp Players are looking for a few funny people to come play for the next two months! http://www.timpvalleytheatre.com/auditions/ Now accepting video auditions.
#utahtheatre #timpvalleytheatre #heber… https://www.instagram.com/p/CDuQYF7Awp1/?igshid=1nn9b8lhlw5g0
Why are our Utah officials comfortable taking PPP money for their families and associates but letting unemployment lapse for thousands of people this week? Why do we need to search for work when we just bailed you out? #utpol #EquityStrong #UtahTheatre
One detail that didn't make it into this #utahtheatre review: one ensemble member in the footbridge scene entered the stage wearing a mask. That's the arts in the time of #COVID for you!
@UtahTheatreBlog
Read the review for @SCERAupdate's THE MUSIC MAN, written by our president, and @Theatre_Critics member, @Russwarne. #utahtheatre
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32325/sceras-the-music-man-is-a-comfy-batch-of-nostalgia
Read the review for @SCERAupdate's THE MUSIC MAN, written by our president, and @Theatre_Critics member, @Russwarne. #utahtheatre
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32325/sceras-the-music-man-is-a-comfy-batch-of-nostalgia
#intermission at @SCERAupdate's THE MUSIC MAN. Watching an old classic gives a sense of stability in uncertain times. #utahtheatre
Today's visit is a lot like my last visit to this theatre company. Crowd looks slightly smaller (300-350), and chairs are placed even further apart than at the last show. #utahtheatre
Socially distanced theatre: crowd is ~400 in a venue that fits 3000. People wearing masks when they leave their seats (and many always wearing masks). Chairs are placed far apart, and ushers have 6-ft long pool noodles to ensure that groups on blankets are far enough apart.
Come w/ me to Salt Lake City tonight w/o leaving EDT!
https://tockify.com/gslfringe/detail/128/1596857400000/1
#txtshow #gslfringe #utahtheatre #dctheatre
𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪!
“This experience was a great deal of fun, and for someone who has been missing out on theatre and the creative experience, this show was a great and safe way to have both.”
– @utahtheatreblog
#gslfringe #saltlakecity #utahtheatre #txtshow
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32285/txtshow-on-the-internet-is-an-interactive-beauty