BYU’s HAMLET works for children, leaves adults wanting
PROVO — “What a piece of work is man!” “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.” And of course, “To be or not to be.” These are the opening lines…
Grassroots Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT shines on the SCERA stage
OREM — In front of the iconic Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s bright yellow-curtained set, the cast of Twelfth Night put on a comedic performance of the classic Elizabethan era play. The…
New World Shakespeare’s CORIOLANUS is ready for the fight
SALT LAKE CITY — As one of the lesser produced of Shakespeare’s works, it might be assumed that Coriolanus doesn’t stand up to the grandeur of theme and language found…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2019
2019 was a great year for UTBA! This year we published 231 reviews, which is our highest total in several years. With so many shows to look back on, it…
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…
An intimate, spellbinding MACBETH in New York
NEW YORK — As a play that has been performed for over 400 years, what can a director do to make what is coined, “the Scottish play,” still compelling to…
University of Utah’s MACBETH is all style and little substance
SALT LAKE CITY — Autumn is a time for perennial “spooky season” staples filled with the stuff of nightmares. The University of Utah Theatre Department has wholeheartedly embraced this tradition…
The Scottish play: a post-apocalyptic experience
DRAPER — Draper Historic Theatre and Lamplight Theatre Company have teamed together to present the tragic tale of Macbeth, the story of the power-hungry man and his wife who are…
A delightful, down home MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at UCT
SOUTH SALT LAKE — In 1662, the diarist Samuel Pepys wrote after seeing a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that, “. . . it is the most insipid ridiculous…
THE ROMANCE OF WIND AND FIRE is Shakespeare remastered
SALT LAKE CITY — The Romance of Wind & Fire: Act III is a part of Brady Wilkinson’s epic Shakespearean tale, and mimics the Bard’s style in its current production…