Crown Utah Shakespeare Fest’s tragic CORIOLANUS with “an oaken garland”
CEDAR CITY — For some people, the idea of seeing a Shakespeare play can be intimidating. “You expect me to not only understand, but enjoy, a 2½-hour Roman political drama…
Utah Shakespeare’s TIMON OF ATHENS is a welcomed surprise
CEDAR CITY — While some have referred to Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens as “problematic” or “unfinished,” the Utah Shakespeare Festival turns all those potential problems into beautiful solutions with a…
ROMEO AND JULIET holds up well at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — As the ever-patient Benvolio spoke the final words, “There never was a story of more woe that this of Juliet and her Romeo,” I could not help…
MIDSUMMER is pure magic at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — There is a peculiar magic that settles in as an audience returns to their seats at the end of intermission for an outdoor summer Shakespeare play. By…
Lyric’s TWELFTH NIGHT delivers a musical feast
LOGAN — The mystical land of Illyria comes to life as a Roaring 20’s night club at the Lyric Repertory Company’s production of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, Twelfth…
Live “a charmed life” by seeing Tooele Valley Theatre’s MACBETH
TOOELE — Nestled in a small outdoor amphitheater with a natural wooded background as storm clouds loomed overhead, a child (played by Lauryn Ray) plays on the ground with a…
A storm of fun is brewin’ at Grassroots Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST
PROVO — Theatre is purest when it is done for the love of it. For the past 14 years, Grassroots Shakespeare Company is a non-profit troupe that has been jovially…
A rushed AS YOU LIKE IT at the U of U can still please
SALT LAKE CITY — For regular theatre-goers, seeing Shakespeare is almost mandatory. His work has been produced and adapted for centuries, with no signs of stopping, and each new iteration…
Though it be but little, BYU’s MIDSUMMER is fiercely entertaining
PROVO — A Midsummer Night’s Dream might be the most durable script in the theatre. For over 400 years, this play has enchanted audiences with memorable characters and jokes that…
London actors’ ROMEO AND JULIET at BYU is worthy of an encore
PROVO — In his book The Director’s Vision, indicates that for something to be theatre, it must have actors, a stage, and an audience. The minimalist production of William Shakespeare’s…