The devilish and good in children: Sackerson’s Shockheaded Peter, Plan-B Theatre’s River. Swamp. Cave. Mountain. are solid entertainment

The devilish and good in children: Sackerson’s Shockheaded Peter, Plan-B Theatre’s River. Swamp. Cave. Mountain. are solid entertainment

ByLes RokaOct 18, 2017

Two local masters of minimalistic theater are staging plays about children this fall — though stark contrasts in treatment. One is a macabre junk opera take on old German stories about children who misbehave or refuse to follow sound advice. The other is a new play about two siblings grieving over the loss of their … Read more

Utah Opera’s La boheme is a Charming Start to Anniversary Season

Utah Opera’s La boheme is a Charming Start to Anniversary Season

BySara NealOct 12, 20173 min read

Utah Opera starts their 40th Anniversary Season with a traditional look back, not only at the opera that…

The glorious expressive power of dance: Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Parallax, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Sanctuary

The glorious expressive power of dance: Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Parallax, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Sanctuary

ByLes RokaOct 11, 201714 min read

While the competing theoretical, philosophical and ontological discussions of dance’s unique status as a performing arts form are…

Plan-B Theatre’s newest play, River. Swamp. Cave. Mountain., slated for Utah schools fall tour

Plan-B Theatre’s newest play, River. Swamp. Cave. Mountain., slated for Utah schools fall tour

ByLes RokaOct 9, 20177 min read

Why does it have to get dark? Why can’t the day always stay? Let’s say goodbye to the…

Sackerson to present regional premiere of deliciously devilish Shockheaded Peter

Sackerson to present regional premiere of deliciously devilish Shockheaded Peter

ByLes RokaOct 6, 20176 min read

A young German physician in the 1840s, Heinrich Hoffman, disappointed that he could not find a suitable children’s…