Grassroots Shakespeare RICHARD III: authentic, unique and online
OREM — Starting off with a fun pre-show concert performed by the cast, Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s production of Richard III is a unique kind of theater not often found in…
TALES OF A RELUCTANT WORLD TRAVELER lacks uniqueness
SALT LAKE CITY — Tales of a Reluctant World Traveler is performed and recorded by Randy Ross, as he tells the real-life story of his four-month journey to eight countries…
Abstract + Artistry = CLOUDY LIBRARY at the Fringe Festival
SALT LAKE CITY — Many children of the 1980s and 1990s remember the Choose Your Own Adventure novels. Free Pool Collective’s Cloudy Library is a virtual production at this year’s…
THE NOT BROKEN MONOLOGUES is required Fringe Festival viewing
SALT LAKE CITY — The Not Broken Monologues is one of the virtual productions offered this year by the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. It covers monologues of people with…
Make a visit to yesteryear with Salem’s SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
SALEM — Over a year in the making, the Salem Community Theater production of Singin’ in the Rain has finally made it to the stage. It is a charming show…
ART & CLASS revisits a Utah conflict with strong performances
SALT LAKE CITY — How do you balance artistic ideals with community standards? When is a lesson plan an attack on a family’s values? These questions get raised in Plan-B…
Pink Neon’s SPRING AWAKENING is a streaming success
SOUTH JORDAN — It is likely no secret that I love shows like Spring Awakening, contemporary rock musicals that often feature themes of family drama, teenage angst, sexual repression, and…
IF THIS WALL COULD TALK highlights Utah women, past and present
SALT LAKE CITY — Pygmalion Productions’ newest offering, If This Wall Could Talk, is a 40-minute video that weaves together the stories of Utah women from both the past and…
A TURN OF THE SCREW gets twisted up by technical glitches
PROVO — Throughout the story of The Turn of the Screw, there is a persistent question of whether the governess is seeing ghosts or losing her mind. While watching the…
BYU presents a fine PIRATES OF PENZANCE for the COVID era
PROVO — How do you fill a stage with two dozen actors when you’re not allowed to have more than four near each other? That’s the challenge presented to the…