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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

 MTP Student Laura Rizzo

MTP Student Laura Rizzo in Idaho Summer Stock Theater

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor May 27, 2019

  As regional theater across the country close their traditional seasons, "summer stock" theaters open their performances to the public. Current third-year Department of Theatre student Laura Rizzo...

(Courtesy of the University of Utah Theatre Department)

Navigating Religion in the U’s Theatre Department

By Josh Petersen April 23, 2019

  The University of Utah Theatre Department does not shy away from controversy. In November, the play “Big Love” featured onstage nudity, explicit sexual content and graphic violence. Many...

Photo by Todd Collins. Courtesy U of U Theatre Department.

‘The Rivals’ to Bring Mischief and Fun to the U

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor April 3, 2019

  The University of Utah’s Department of Theatre is set to debut their production of “The Rivals” this Friday, April 5. The play, written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in 1775, is a commentary...

Students participate in the Camille Litalien master class, courtesy Salt Lake Acting Company.

A Starving Student Artist’s Ticket to Theater

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer February 28, 2019

  As students with low incomes and high expenses, it can be difficult to afford luxuries like movie or concert tickets. Even with discounts or rush tickets at theaters, going to multiple shows...

(Courtesy of Mandy McDonell)

U Alumna Heads to the Broadway Stage: Mandy McDonnell’s Journey to ‘Cinderella’

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 8, 2019

  If you are looking for actress Mandy McDonell, she is currently waltzing her way across the nation in the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” As a member of the show’s...

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,...

Courtesy of Pioneer Theatre Company

Corruption is Fun in ‘The Lion in Winter’

By Josh Petersen January 9, 2019

  Even if you think that your family is hard to deal with over the holidays, you probably didn’t have to reunite with an evil mom who was locked in a tower by a maybe even more evil dad. (If...

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...

Fiona Hannan in Salt Lake Acting Companys Pinkalicious the Musical (dav.d daniels/ dav.d photography)

Step Into Childhood with “Pinkalicious the Musical”

By Adelina Whitten November 29, 2018

  The first snowfall means different things to everyone, but we can all agree it’s a most wondrous time. The season lights the path for a few of our favorite things — Christmas, holiday sweaters...

courtesy U Of U Theatre Department.

“Big Love” is a Bold, Timely #MeToo Parable

By Josh Petersen November 11, 2018

In her book “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger,” journalist Rebecca Traister argues that female rage can have great potential to inspire political change and alter the course...