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…
Interview with theatre critic Russell Warne, UTBA leader for 14 years
DRAPER — Even though 2024 started just a few months ago, it has already been a momentous year for UTBA. Last month, UTBA vice president Maren Swensen took on the…
Excitement in the air at the beam raising for HCTO’s The Ruth
PLEASANT GROVE — About 250 people braved a light drizzle and the February cold today to watch the beam raising ceremony for The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater. After remarks…
WORSHIP playwright Morag Shepherd on developing new work
SALT LAKE CITY — Worship, a new play presented by Immigrant’s Daughter Theatre is premiering October 6 through 21 at the SLC Arts Hub. Written by Morag Shepherd (the author…
Interview with Utah Valley Players’ NEXT TO NORMAL director Shawnda Moss
PLEASANT GROVE — My opening question to Zack Elzey, producer of the Utah Valley Theatre Festival that is now entering its sixth year, was an echo from a show that…
Why now it’s time to BELIEVE in the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — In summer of 2021, I saw Cymbeline at the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Eileen and Allen Anes Studio theatre. Through a strange mistake, I thought someone was waving…
Interview with Julie Heaton, director of Sundance’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
SUNDANCE — Fresh off opening weekend and a rave review by UTBA, we interviewed The Sound of Music director Julie Heaton by phone about her process creating the show, and…
Playwright Melissa Leilani Larson tells all for PRIDE & PREJUDICE
OREM — The first production in 2023 from Hale Center Theater Orem is a new adaptation of Jane Austen‘s comedy Pride and Prejudice. One thing that makes this production special…
Meet Caroline Innerbichler, from Pioneer Theatre’s SHUCKED
SALT LAKE CITY — As a part of the preparation for the world premiere of Shucked, the new musical with a book by Robert Horn and music and lyrics by…
An interview with BODY AWARENESS director Morag Shepherd
SALT LAKE CITY — The next show at Pygmalion Productions is Body Awareness, a play by Annie Baker opening on May 6. Body Awareness is a probing play that examines…