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,…
Parker Theatre’s THE PUMPKIN GIANT is scary good
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have been fortunate enough to see and be involved with some truly great theatre for young audiences (TYA). I have watched shows at national conferences…
Parker Theatre’s A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD makes a splash!
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have a high bar for theater for young audiences (TYA). In addition to being a parent of young children and a middle school theatre teacher,…
Let SWORD AND THE STONE cast a spell on your kids
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Playing at the Parker Theatre now, Sword and the Stone gives its audience everything that it promises: action, adventure, and a fun way for children…
BYU’s AS YOU LIKE IT is a bullseye (for the wrong target audience)
PROVO — As You Like It is the BYU Young Company’s latest touring show, and it is an odd production for the company. Not because of any artistic choices that…
Kids can let their hair down at RAPUNZEL! RAPUNZEL!
OREM — Once upon a time, there was a critic who took his 5-year-old daughter to the SCERA. They saw Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale and had a…
Take a leap of faith and enjoy PETER PAN’S GREAT ADVENTURE
OREM — Peter Pan’s Great Adventure at the SCERA faithfully adapts J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan with an eye toward younger audiences. With a book by Chase Ramsey, music and…
BYU Young Company’s LUNA is too full to enjoy
PROVO — After a year of streaming productions, Brigham Young University’s Theatre and Media Arts department is once again mounting plays before a live audience. The department’s first production is…