WSU brings good British humor in THE 39 STEPS
OGDEN — The 39 Steps, a play by Patrick Barlow, is a parody of an Alfred Hitchcock movie that takes four actors and two “stage hands” and that utilizes them…
Captivated by CenterPoint’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
CENTERVILLE — Peter and the Starcatcher is the origin story of Peter Pan and the magic of Neverland. The play unfolds the transformation of an orphan known simply as The…
ODA MIGHT will take you for a mysterious, thrilling ride
SALT LAKE CITY — The year is 1994 in a mental hospital. Patient and Doctor enter a stark holding facility, there to discuss the particulars of Patient’s incarceration. The two…
Majestic CONSTELLATIONS at Good Company
OGDEN — Constellations is a play written by Nick Payne and directed at the Good Company Theatre by Tracy Callahan. The plot starts as a romantic story between Roland (played…
Good Company’s EURYDICE ponders the important questions in life (and death)
OGDEN — Eurydice is a Greek mythical character married to Orpheus that experiences an untimely death, but whose story continues beyond the grave as her husband travels to the underworld…
SLAC scores a goal with THE WOLVES
SALT LAKE CITY — A play with ten women in the cast is rare. A play with ten women in the cast that passes the Bechdel test is rarer. A…
AMERICAN IDIOT is a “Favorite Son” on stage
OGDEN — American Idiot is a Broadway Stage adaption of the album of the same name by Green Day, with lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong and a book by Billie…
STAG’S LEAP brings poetry to life
SALT LAKE CITY – In the wake of her divorce, Sharon Olds wrote poetry to reflect on the dissolution of a 30- year marriage. The resultant book, Stag’s Leap, combs…
WSU’s WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE will leave you speechless, in a good way
OGDEN — Weber State University‘s Department of Performing Arts made the bold decision to have “A Season of New Works”—an entire season of new material. Though I love seeing a…
9 CIRCLES is upsetting and necessary
OGDEN—Through the first three scenes of Weber State’s 9 Circles, I sat dreading the negative review I’d have to write. This script could be a winner, I thought, but the…