A Conversation with Alexis Baigue of Meanwhile Park’s VACATION
“You don’t murder someone you love,” is a favorite line of Alexis Baigue from his currently running show Vacation at Meanwhile Park which closes July 20. Baigue is a vibrant…
VIDEO: DIRECTOR INVITES ALL TO “SUNDANCE-IFICATION” OF OZ
SUNDANCE — As an editor and reviewer for Utah Theater Bloggers Association, I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Chase Grant, a professor of directing at Utah Valley…
Grassroots Shakespeare: Original Practices, Modern Passion
On a rainy Halloween night in 2012, actor Davy Morrison skated across a frozen stage at the Castle Amphitheatre in Provo, embodying the murderous charisma of Richard III. For Steven…
Vicariously Staged to Produce World Premiere of PAPERWEIGHT
PROVO — “We met working on the original production… and we got engaged in the space that we first did the show … and now we’re married.” What started off…
UVU’s Noorda Series to Welcome Broadway Star Jessica Vosk
OREM — Imagine if you will, from the inside of a garbage can, wearing a costume made by her mother, a little New Jersey girl singing her heart out in…
Utah Playwright Work at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane
If I had my guess, I’d bet that if you asked someone outside of Utah about what artists from Utah they could name, you’d be most likely to hear the…
Playwright Emilio Rodriguez Brings His Work to Ogden
Ogden-After a small hiatus, Good Company Theatre in Ogden, Utah comes back this Thursday evening with the play God Kinda Looks Like Tupac. I had the opportunity to sit down…
Meet PTC’s New Managing Director: Adrian Budhu
SALT LAKE CITY — Many an artist has beloved childhood memories of their playing their craft long before it became their profession. Proud parents show the childhood drawings, writings or…
Meet USF’s New Artistic Director John DiAntonio
CEDAR CITY — John DiAntonio’s laugh has the sound of appreciating that someone else has made the same connection he has. In my conversation with Utah Shakespeare Festival’s new Artistic…
Meet Provo’s Newest Theatre Company: VICARIOUSLY STAGED
PROVO — Jared Kamuu had clearly thought about the question before I asked it. Still, he paused and reflected with an answer that felt sincere but not scripted. “I think…