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Why You Should Care About the SAG-AFTRA Strike

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer August 1, 2023

  On May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. The WGA is a labor union that was formed on April 6, 1933 (originally the Screenwriter’s Guild) to protect and represent writers...

Lexi Rabadi and Daniel Plimpton as Portia and Nigel in Something Rotten (Courtesy Pioneer Theatre Company)

Actors Lexi Rabadi and Daniel Plimpton on ‘Something Rotten’ at Pioneer Theatre Company

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 25, 2022

  As a major regional theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company brings in actors from across the nation to perform in their seasons of productions. With opening night for “Something Rotten” coming up,...

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Another Year for Women Going Unacknowledged Across Awards Shows

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 8, 2020

  Media awards shows are often criticized, whether it be for a lack of racial diversity as #OscarsSoWhite trends for the fourth year in a row, for the toxic celebration of actors who risk their...

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Can LDS Actors Accept Roles in the Top Ten Broadway Shows?

By Alaikia Marielle January 21, 2019

  Every actor draws a line: at some point, one must decide if there are roles that one is or is not willing to accept based on one's personal beliefs and morals. But where do active members of...

Courtesy Salt Lake Acting Company

“Pinkalicious” is Visually Captivating and Adorable

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor December 5, 2018

Familiar holiday jingles now ring through every store, the glow of the neighborhood’s lights reflect across the snow and the air carries the undeniably festive smell of pine trees. Garb and decor fall...

Name One: Native American Celebrities

Name One: Native American Celebrities

By Josh Petersen November 27, 2018

  Try this thought experiment: Name one major Native American celebrity. For me, this task was alarmingly difficult. The people I could think of were either barely famous or historical figures...

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Bennion Center Hosts “Issues and Action” Luncheon

November 17, 2014

  Cynthia Fleming never thought she would be where she is today. Fleming, the executive producer of Salt Lake Acting Company, tried a couple of professions before ending up with the theater group. “I...