Come and play on AVENUE Q
SALT LAKE CITY — It is always an interesting experience entering the Babcock Theater at the University of Utah. This space has a long history of hosting some of the…
33 VARIATIONS ascends to triumph
SALT LAKE CITY — Why did Ludwig Von Beethoven devote four years of his diminishing life writing 33 variations of a mediocre waltz? This question has remained largely a mystery…
You may find yourself at SLAC’s GOOD PEOPLE
Salt Lake City — It’s likely that you know someone successful. They may be doing well financially, hold a position of great influence, or be admired by those around them.…
A premature 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS
SALT LAKE CITY — Getting through the holidays can be a chore for the single, and even more so for the broken-hearted. Pygmalion Theater Company’s The 12 Dates of Christmas…
Fighting words at Plan-B’s NOTHING PERSONAL
SALT LAKE CITY — Heavy metal music blasts overhead while Susan paces the floor in soft circles. The music is cut by the occasional ringing of alarms pulsing. Susan stops,…
OTHER DESERT CITIES is a potent family drama
SALT LAKE CITY — Even people with glass houses have skeletons in their closets. Novelist Brooke Wyeth is overcoming a serious battle with depression in the best way she knows…
JEKYLL AND HYDE: A gripping Halloween adventure
MAGNA — The musical Jekyll and Hyde the musical opened on Broadway in 1997. Based on the novel written by Robert Louis Stephenson in 1886, the story has permeated modern…
Eric Samuelsen on creating NOTHING PERSONAL
This piece is a special re-publication of a Plan-B Theatre blog post written by Plan-B Resident Playwright and UTBA Guest Blogger Eric Samuelsen on September 30, 2013. From 1996-1998, Susan…
RACE is jarring and powerful
SALT LAKE CITY — Black lawyer Henry Brown tells his potential client something to the effect of, “A black man can talk about race, a white man can not.” I…
WITCHAPALOOZA is wholesome family fun
WEST JORDAN — When the air begins to cool and the pumpkins come out, Gardner Village is the place to be. During the month of October, it’s home to all…