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Are the Costs of Live Theater Worth It?

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer April 16, 2024

  Attending a Broadway show is a costly affair for the audience member, but what about the costs of running the show? With rising production costs, theater payments and other fees, putting on a...

School of Dance Costume Shop student worker Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Step Inside the U’s School of Dance Costume Shop

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer March 1, 2024

  There are four distinct sounds to be heard in the Marriott Center for Dance: The music travels from studios and the stage; dancers leap and shuffle across the marley floors; voices carrying corrections...

Liz Whittaker poses for a photo with her intimacy supply bag outside the Price Theatre Arts Building on Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Getting Steamy Onstage: How Intimacy is Choreographed

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer December 16, 2023

  Liz Whittaker has been in the theater business for over 20 years. Most of this time was spent acting with the occasional job as a director or sound designer. Then, one day in 2018, Whittaker’s...

(Courtesy of Parker Theater)

Edwin Drood is Dead, But Community Theater is Alive and Well

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer October 26, 2023

  The Parker Theatre on South State Street presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” to center stage Sept. 23-Oct. 28. The book of the same name is the final piece of literature written by Charles...

Poster for The Lightning Thief. (Courtesy of the University of Utah Department of Theatre)

U Theatre’s “The Lightning Thief”: A Light and Airy Production of A Gen Z Classic

By Arlo Marler September 30, 2023

  Did you ever pour over the “Percy Jackson” series in elementary and middle school, devouring each new book as they came out? Did you hold a particular affinity for Greek mythology or feel like...

The Sweet Science of Bruising Presented by Department of Theatre Highlights Violence Over Narrative

‘The Sweet Science of Bruising’ Presented by Department of Theatre Highlights Violence Over Narrative

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer February 24, 2023

  “It’s not enough simply to think and write and speak, we need to do something,” said Violet Hunter. An Afternoon in the Ring Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to present to you...

Shirin (Vaneh Assadourian) waits for her father (Courtesy Pioneer Theater Company)

World Premiere of ‘A Distinct Society’ Handles Societal Issues With Grace

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer February 7, 2023

  On Jan. 27,  “A Distinct Society” made its world premier at the Pioneer Theater. The play is loosely based on real events, and takes place in the Haskell Free Library which sits on top of...

Photo of cast members in the original production of Morgan Champines play Corralis at Murray High School in 2022. Costumes by Morgan Champine.

Creativity in Academia: How Creative Pursuits Make Us Better Students

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer February 6, 2023

  Academia is often seen as the most important part of a student's day. Morgan Champine, an artist, writer and costume designer majoring in English at the U, believes that creativity makes us better...

Cast members perform Liminal. (Photo courtesy of Liminal creators)

Meeting in the Middle: The Creators of ‘Liminal’ Discuss Collaboration on the Theatrical Thriller

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer May 3, 2022

  As a part of the Department of Theatre’s 2021-22 season, “Liminal” premiered in Studio 115 from Feb. 24-27. With a new script written by Troy Deutsch, an alumni of the Actor Training Program...

Lungs (Courtesy Pinnacle Acting Company)

Should You Have Kids? ‘Lungs’ Asks the Age-Old Question in the Present Day

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer March 29, 2022

  On March 17, Pinnacle Acting Company premiered “Lungs” — an intimate, unflinchingly raw, two-person show — at Riot HQ. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Shianne Gray, “Lungs”...