The most adorable SECRET GARDEN yet
TOOELE — The Missoula Children’s Theatre is a touring company that show up in a new town at the beginning of the week, holds auditions Monday, rehearses like crazy for…
ARABIAN NIGHTS shows that telling a good story can save your life!
PROVO — “We want to tell you these stories, and now come with us to this magical place,” exclaimed the performers at the beginning of BYU’s production of selections from…
Little pumpkins agree: CINDERELLA is magical
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Watching The Children’s Theatre’s Cinderella and the Glass Slipper wasn’t all that new or life-changing, but in this case, that wasn’t the point. This wasn’t…
Flashes of the ’50s at The Children’s Theater’s FLASH GORDON
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Did you know that Flash Gordon isn’t a superhero? I learned that on Saturday. Flash Gordon and The Flash are two entirely different fictional characters. I…
THE HOBBIT gives you puppets, and dragons, and Gollum, oh my!
SPRINGVILLE — It’s a simple story: a mild-mannered hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins, who spends his days lying in the sun by his hobbit hole, dreaming of his…
TREMENDOUSLY TALL TALES: Tall tales, low humor
OREM — Tremendously Tall Tales (directed by Robinne Booth) is a show designed for young audiences. It runs about an hour without an intermission, and tells the tall tales of…
MERCHANT OF VENICE offers lessons of value
PROVO — The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most complex plays. It deals with issues of race, the legal system, love, duty, mercy, and justice. So to go…
“I approve” of JOHNNY APPLESEED at The Children’s Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — I have often passed by The Children’s Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City, and wondered what kind of productions they put on there. As a life…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a fun, funny adventure for all ages
SALT LAKE CITY— Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) has been transformed by a magic that only young ones seem to possess. As a season ticket holder, I’ve loved SLAC’s productions…
Set sail for SCERA’s HOW I BECAME A PIRATE
OREM — Even though they don’t realize it at the time, children live in a magical period in their lives. Children have few cares, no bills, and just a few…