SLAC’S DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS FLIES HIGH
SALT LAKE CITY – As one of the only two professional theatres in Salt Lake City, it’s always fun to see what Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) is up to.…
Herd the Little Flock to Young Company’s BABE THE SHEEP PIG
PROVO — Like many millennials, the movie Babe is a nostalgic favorite. The 1995 motion picture, adapted from the novel The Sheep Pig by Dick King-Smith, was a surprise cultural…
HCTO’s PINKALICIOUS is Pinkerific Fun
OREM — Hale Center Theatre Orem’s production of Pinkalicious is a Theatre for Young Audiences adaptation of the Pinkalicious story by Victoria Kann. Pinkalicious has also been adapted into a…
Get a Load of SCERA’s A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
OREM — Arnold Lobel’s Caldecott Award winning book series about two anthropomorphic characters named Frog and Toad is about enjoying the simple things with a dearly beloved friend. The books…
You are invited to a party with Elephant and Piggie at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY — As a parent I am a connoisseur of the books of Mo Willems. I secretly love reading his books to my kids because they are fun…
A fun journey for kids to THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING
PROVO — Every year, BYU Young Company stages two productions that tour local elementary schools. One is a Shakespeare show, and the other is a modern play. The Shakespeare productions…
SCERA’s superb FLAT STANLEY doesn’t cut any corners
OREM — This week, I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old son to watch his first theatre production. Before now I had not been able to find a theatre…
HCTO’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is ripe for the picking
OREM — I subjected Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of James and the Giant Peach to the toughest test that a theatre for young audiences (TYA) show can have: Could…
TINKERBELL at Creekside Theatre Fest sparkles with pixie dust
PLEASANT GROVE — I attended the Creekside Theatre Fest production of Tinkerbell (written by Patrick Flynn) with my three-year-old daughter. The play, directed by Jordan Long, is billed for young…
Script hobbles Parker Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH, but actors shine
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For nearly a century, readers and audiences have been pulled into the Hundred Acre Wood of A. A. Milne’s imagination. Known characters such as Piglet, Tigger,…