Leads so good in the Classical Greek Fest’s MEDEA, you’ll go mad
SALT LAKE CITY — It has been long established that “hell hath no fury like a women scorned.” Euripides’s Medea, dating back to 431 BC, may be one of the…
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE goes Gucci
SALT LAKE CITY — One of Shakespeare’s comedies written at the end of sixteenth century, The Merchant of Venice follows Bassanio, a bachelor who borrows money from his friend Antonio…
Sing along with SONGS OF UN-CREATION
SALT LAKE CITY — American mythologist, lecturer, and writer, Joseph Campbell writes in his seminal work The Power of Myth, “We need myths that will identify the individual not with…
People Productions presents GROUNDED
SALT LAKE CITY – The room is pitch dark, and the only sound is “Every Breath you Take,” by The Police. Turning up the lights offers little more for the…
Westminster’s GYPSY is less than stellar
SALT LAKE CITY — As a theater veteran, it is surprising that I have never seen a production of Gypsy before I attended the closing night show at Westminster College.…
The power of good ART
SALT LAKE CITY — Art written by Yasmina Reza, is a play that first appeared on Broadway in 1998 with a pretty well-known cast, and went on to receive many…
Extraordinary production of ORDINARY DAYS
Salt Lake City — A small, intimate, black box theatre. A simple, yet colorful, set. A sold out opening night. This is the experience that greeted me as I attended…
Breathtaking drama in WAR HORSE tour
SALT LAKE CITY — Early in the play War Horse, Albert is faced with a near impossible task. He must get his riding horse to plow a field. I feel…
BRIGADOON doesn’t live up to Lerner and Loewe’s legacy
WEST VALLEY CITY — Brigadoon opens on Jeff and Tommy, two New Yorkers on a hunting trip in Scotland. After the two become lost in a thick fog, they stumble…
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA is good summer Shakespeare
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah seems to have a love affair with Shakespeare. Between the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the annual Shakespeare at Pioneer Theatre Company and Grassroots Shakespeare Company, Utah…