A fun journey for kids to THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING
PROVO — Every year, BYU Young Company stages two productions that tour local elementary schools. One is a Shakespeare show, and the other is a modern play. The Shakespeare productions…
SCERA’s superb FLAT STANLEY doesn’t cut any corners
OREM — This week, I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old son to watch his first theatre production. Before now I had not been able to find a theatre…
HCTO’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is ripe for the picking
OREM — I subjected Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of James and the Giant Peach to the toughest test that a theatre for young audiences (TYA) show can have: Could…
TINKERBELL at Creekside Theatre Fest sparkles with pixie dust
PLEASANT GROVE — I attended the Creekside Theatre Fest production of Tinkerbell (written by Patrick Flynn) with my three-year-old daughter. The play, directed by Jordan Long, is billed for young…
Script hobbles Parker Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH, but actors shine
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For nearly a century, readers and audiences have been pulled into the Hundred Acre Wood of A. A. Milne’s imagination. Known characters such as Piglet, Tigger,…
Though it be but little, BYU’s MIDSUMMER is fiercely entertaining
PROVO — A Midsummer Night’s Dream might be the most durable script in the theatre. For over 400 years, this play has enchanted audiences with memorable characters and jokes that…
SCERA’s CINDERELLA is fleet of foot and magical by design
OREM — Cinderella might be one the most iconic fairytales of all time. It features a downtrodden young heroine who faces insurmountable odds, the help of magical and non-magical creatures,…
Run to see BYU Young Company’s GO DOG GO!
PROVO — When was the last time you were truly curious about something? Comedians, scholars, and pundits have decried the end of curiosity owing to the accessibility of information from…
Weak script sabotages SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN
OREM — In a conversation with a playwright, I once asked how he responded to people seeing his work. His response was that an audience loving it or hating it…
SLEEPY HOLLOW: A MUSICAL TALE is a nice Halloween night for kids
OREM — Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Tale is a fun, hour-long adaptation of the story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. Best for kids in third through sixth grades,…