HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE review removed
On Monday, July 2, 2018, we posted a review of An Other Theater’s How I Learned to Drive that many readers found offensive and unacceptable. UTBA board members who are…
NIGHTHAWKS: Get the picture?
PROVO — As soon as one enters St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, scene of the workshop production of Spicer W. Carr’s Nighthawks, the title clicks. The play is going to give…
THE FROG PRINCE quietly hops along
CEDAR HILLS — My inaugural experience with the Creekside Theatre Festival is their production of The Frog Prince, a play for young audiences. Like the Festival itself, The Frog Prince…
Laughter flows at Creekside’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
The Creekside Theatre Festival production of Much Ado About Nothing plays various nights through June 29 at either 6 PM or 8 PM at Heritage Park (4425 West Cedar Hills…
THE GIVER gives more than just good memories
The Giver is playing as part of the Creekside Theatre Festival on June 20, 22, 25, 26, and 29 at 8 PM at the Heritage Park Amphitheater (4425 W. Cedar…
“I Don’t Need Anything But . . .” the Orem Hale’s ANNIE
OREM — My biggest worry as I write about Hale Center Theater Orem’s Annie is that I will run out of synonyms for “good” as I describe this production. Perhaps…
Cast of SCERA’s SHREK THE MUSICAL is show’s strongest point
OREM — SCERA’s Shrek the Musical kicks off the company’s 2018 outdoor season. Like a favorite bedtime story, the play’s success hinges on providing a satisfactory retelling of a familiar…
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES at BYU is rumpled, but not in spirit
PROVO — Those familiar with Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables and its many sequels know that the title character’s exuberant imagination always makes readers wonder what…
Get acquainted with TWO NOBLE KINSMEN at the park
PROVO — Shakespeare. The name may send chills down your back – thrills of pleasure if you’re a fan, or shivers of terror if all you know of the Bard…
Start your summer theatre season with Grassroots’s MIDSUMMER
OREM — Shakespeare‘s script for A Midsummer Night’s Dream is so brilliant that—over 400 years later—any marginally competent cast can still get laughs from the audience. Luckily, the cast for…