UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE in 2015
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen that year. And for the fifth year in a row,…
ART DOG captivates young audiences
SALT LAKE CITY — I never know what to expect when I go to watch a production geared towards a young audience. I’ve had several opportunities in the last couple…
BLACKBERRY WINTER is raw and moving
SALT LAKE CITY – The stage is set simply, with plexiglass tables arranged at increments, each bearing a different item: a small wooden horse, a recipe box, a stack of…
Cynthia Fleming, SLAC Executive Producer and Director of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR
SATURDAY’S VOYEUR is back at SLAC for it’s 37th year. Director, choreographer and Executive Producer, Cynthia Fleming is no stranger to the intimidating task of staging an original musical, every…
Get in on the joke at SATURDAY’S VOYEUR
SALT LAKE CITY — As a staple of Salt Lake Acting Company’s season, Saturday’s Voyeur knows how to cater to its audience. With jokes about everything from the Gateway Mall…
SLAC’s MR. PERFECT is flighty fantasy fun
SALT LAKE CITY — What do a quirky flight attendant, a voiceover actor, a pseudo-religious leader, and a self-help author have in common? They are all cosmically linked in a…
Comedy, philosophy, and the appeal of the theatre: playwright William Missouri Downs on his process and SLAC’s premiere of MR PERFECT
William Missouri Downs is an author, playwright, actor, director and screenwriter. Some of his previous credits include being a staff writer for My Two Dads as well as writing for…
SLAC’s TWO STORIES told well
SALT LAKE — I know that the evening news is biased and embellished. I know that reality television is staged. And I know that the majority of theatre that I…
I’d like to spend more than A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Acting Company’s A Year with Frog and Toad is exactly what children’s theater should be. Every scene was engaging and suited to its audience,…
RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN comically explores the humanity of feminism
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake Acting Company has yet again produced a brilliantly thought-provoking comedy with Rapture, Blister, Burn. Gina Gionfriddo’s script mingles academic discussions of the different waves…