How coronavirus has impacted Utah theatre productions
Less than an hour after we published our original post about the coronavirus on March 12, Governor Herbert asked Utahns…
New World Shakespeare’s CORIOLANUS is ready for the fight
SALT LAKE CITY — As one of the lesser produced of Shakespeare’s works, it might be assumed that Coriolanus doesn’t stand…
You could fly away with PETER PAN … or stay in
OREM — The Scera has long been a family friendly theater, known for giving a chance to budding actors and…
Westminster’s OTHELLO delivers moor
SALT LAKE CITY — Othello is “not an easy show,” Westminster College’s director Jared Larkin says in his director’s note.…
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN leaves nothing out
PROVO — Utah loves Halloween shows, hence the bountiful options available for the next few weeks. Perhaps something about the crisp fall…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2017
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time for one of our favorite annual traditions: the UTBA post…
ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD is a dark and uniquely drawn little play
SALT LAKE CITY — Mob mentality is a psychological phenomenon that has always been of great interest to me, probably because…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2016
The social media consensus is that 2016 was a rough year for America. With a surplus of celebrity deaths and…
No misgivings about BYU’s MISALLIANCE
Provo — Although I know George Bernard Shaw‘s plays, I was unfamiliar with Misalliance before attending Brigham Young University’s production directed…
Chills and trills: Plan-B playwright Eric Samuelsen on his influences, process, and THE KREUTZER SONATA
The almost 15-year artistic relationship between Plan-B Theatre Company and Eric Samuelsen has created a truly remarkable canon of work…