Clock in to enjoy the talent in Stage Door’s 9 TO 5
ST. GEORGE — For anyone who has ever worked a job that made you long for Friday; for anyone who has ever had a boss who crossed the line. For…
BYU’s AS YOU LIKE IT is a bullseye (for the wrong target audience)
PROVO — As You Like It is the BYU Young Company’s latest touring show, and it is an odd production for the company. Not because of any artistic choices that…
Have a rootin’ tootin’ good time at Zeigfeld’s COMEDY OF ERRORS
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theatre says “Howdy” to a new season by taking a Western twist on Shakespeare‘s The Comedy of Errors by transporting the audience to the California gold…
HCT’S ONE FOR THE POT is comedic perfection
SANDY — Prior to this Friday evening at Hale Center Theatre, I had never heard of One for the Pot, but found myself delighted to become acquainted with this silly…
Humor feels right in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at CenterPoint
CENTERVILLE — When the world is falling apart, there is a perverse comfort in watching things smash in a safe, contained environment and letting yourself laugh as you cringe. The…
Grassroots Shakespeare’s MERRY WIVES is a messy letdown
OREM — The Merry Wives of Windsor is an anomaly in the Shakespeare canon. The play is Shakespeare’s only domestic comedy, and it is the only one that takes characters…
Take the trip OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS at HCTO
OREM — If a comedy features grandparents who shove food down people’s throats, mistakenly call a Blue-Ray machine a sting-ray, and take 5 minutes of long-winded discussion to answer a…
THE IMPRACTICALITY OF MODERN-DAY MASTODONS is good theatre
OGDEN — The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons, by Rachel Teagle, is a play based on fantasy where all the characters can suddenly live their childhood dreams, which works well for…
ESCAPE FROM PLANET DEATH! mixes sci-fi and comedy on stage
PROVO — Science fiction plays are rare, likely because many of the genre’s staples, like laser guns and transporter devices, are hard to depict on stage. That has not stopped…
Don’t be a stranger to THE FOREIGNER in Spanish Fork
SPANISH FORK — In live theatre, expectations matter. If a theatre company builds up expectations too high, then a satisfactory production can feel disappointing. Several years ago, a theatre company…