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(Courtesy of the U of U Theatre Department)

U Theatre’s ‘The Tempest’: Brimming with Talent and Fantastic Production Value

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer November 15, 2023

  The sound of waves hitting a shore drift through the Babcock Theatre as people file in to watch the University of Utah Department of Theatre’s production of “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare,...

As You Like It program.

U of U Department of Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

By Heather Hopkins March 29, 2023

  The University of Utah department of theatre shows off its acting chops in their rendition of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” An Interactive Show Keeping the modern attention span engaged...

Aathaven Tharmarajah, Niki Rahimi and Carson Peasley in Illyria. (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

Sail To Far Away Lands in Department of Theatre Production ‘Illyria’

By Evan K. Beesley, Arts Writer April 2, 2022

  Get swept away in the University of Utah Department of Theatre's production of "Illyria." Based on the legendary comedy, "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, this production will have you...

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,...

Grace Cawley, McKinley Barr and Victoria Wolfe for Storm Still. (Courtesy Todd Collins)

‘Storm Still’ Brings Shakespearean Catharsis and Tragedy to a Family Backyard

By Luke Jackson September 27, 2021

  In the basement beneath the grandeur Pioneer Memorial Theatre sits the cozy Babcock Theatre, a space I've come to love, where the University of Utah's Department of Theatre set up shop for their...

Shakespearean Support Group Promo Image.(Courtesy Standby For Places Podcast)

‘Shakespearean Support Group’ Audio Play Holds Space for The Bard’s Characters

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer September 18, 2021

  On Aug 31, local playwright and University of Utah alum Kimi Handa Brown's audio play “Shakespearean Support Group” premiered on the “Standby for Places” podcast. The audio play reimagines...

(Courtesy of the Department of Theatre | Photo by Todd Collins)

The U’s ‘Henry V’ Questions Leadership and Identity across a Virtual Stage

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor February 11, 2021

  In a continuation of the University of Utah theatre department’s entirely virtual 2020-21 season, the production of “Henry V” highlights the value of theatre and the arts in the midst of...

Macbeth I Courtesy of Todd Collins

U Theatre Reinvents ‘Macbeth’

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor September 28, 2019

  While most people would not think of attending a Shakespearean play as a common activity for college students, the University of Utah’s Studio 115 was sold out as “Macbeth” opened on Friday,...

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Grand Theatre’s ‘West Side Story’ Feels Tired but True

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer May 19, 2019

  As iconic as Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is for its star-crossed-lover syndrome, what makes it so iconic is that it's a commentary on prejudice. This commentary has been replicated...

Courtesy of the directors of Hippolyta.

Student-Led Production “Hippolyta” is an Immersive and Powerful Twist on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 2, 2019

  “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is inarguably one of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays, featuring the comical plights of star-crossed Athenian lovers, the caricatures of a troupe of actors,...