INTERVIEW — As I talk with the various arts organizations across the state I often ask who they think we should approach with our 10-Question Interview. This past month I’ve been hearing the same name over and over again: Matthew Ivan Bennett.
10 Questions with Matthew Ivan Bennett, Playwright / Assistant Business Manager
September 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
“Greater Tuna” isn’t all that great
September 29, 2010 By 7 Comments
CEDAR CITY – The comedic relief provided by this fall’s Utah Shakespearean Festival production of Greater Tuna, directed by Brian Vaughn, offered an interesting yet offensive, look at the life of 20 small town Texans, who are walking stereotypes for the Deep South. Set in Greater Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas, each of [...]
The New Works Theatre Machine announces auditions for their first production
September 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
AUDITION NOTICE – The New Works Theatre Machine (NWTM), Salt Lake City’s only experimental theatre company, announces auditions for its inaugural and original production, GO TO HELL, an irreverent rock-opera of sorts written and directed by Jeremey Catterton. Group auditions will be held in three 1 hour blocks between 12:00 and 3:00pm. Please arrive 15 minutes [...]
Utah Shakespearean Festival Seeks Actors for Touring Production
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
AUDITION NOTICE — The Utah Shakespearean Festival is auditioning actors to star in the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools touring production of “Macbeth.” Auditions will be on Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Ex-Box Theatre on the campus of Utah Valley University (Gunther Trades Bldg., room 627- Southeast loop of UVU campus) and from 6 to 9 [...]
Hale Centre Theatre to debut the regional premiere of ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
September 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PRESS RELEASE — Hale Centre Theatre (HCT), Utah’s premier family theatre, will present the regional premier of the just-off-Broadway hit “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Oct. 6 through Nov. 27. A multiple Tony Award-winning show, HCT’s production features creative staging elements and glamorously detailed 1920s costumes. A show written to be performed in proscenium, HCT has adapted [...]
Improv Battle: Good Talent in Search of Better Show
September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SALT LAKE CITY — The idea of Utah Battle of the Improvs is ingenious. Gathering together nine improv teams from across Utah to come and compete for a hilariously tacky trophy promises for a great night of spontaneous humor. It’s the Utah Olympics of making stuff up. However, the format of the competition and the [...]
Mullets and Mayhem at “Trailer Park Musical”
September 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A Classic Revisited: ‘Hamlet’ at Pioneer Theatre Company
September 21, 2010 By 4 Comments
SALT LAKE CITY — There’s something intimidating about Hamlet. Whether seeing it or reading it—and I’m certain performing it—it’s a daunting task to approach the play that many argue is the greatest ever written in English. Charles Morey and the Pioneer Theatre Company have chosen not to be intimidated by the task, and in fact [...]
SCERA Welcomes You to the Sixties
September 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
OREM — About ten seconds into the opening number of Hairspray, the entire cast rushes the stage to create the hustle and bustle of 1960′s Baltimore, and when they do, it is an awesome sight! Forty-nine cast members of all shapes, sizes, colors, and ages come together impassioned and enthused, showing us what community and theater is [...]