Grassroots creates an energetic AS YOU LIKE IT
PROVO — If I had to choose one word to describe the Grassroots Shakespeare Company production of As You Like It, it would be “energetic.” Nearly every scene of the play is energetic and fun. There is...
View ArticleGALILEO is a feast for the senses
PROVO — In a dimly lit room above the Provo Castle Amphitheater, Galileo’s cast of ten stepped onto a raised, round stage, nine holding hands in a circle around Galileo, singing a melancholic melody,...
View ArticleUTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2014
December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we saw on the Utah stage during the year. In 2014 UTBA reviewed 200 productions, which means...
View ArticleMr. Shakespeare, meet THE LITTLE MERMAID
OREM — Even before the show started, I knew The Little Mermaid was going to be good. The cast was onstage, singing “Auld Lang Syne” with the warm-up act. Their joy was palpable, and unlike so many...
View ArticleAccessible Shakespeare in the Grassroots TWELFTH NIGHT
OREM — Grassroots Shakespeare Company continues to do what it does best: provide entertaining and well-executed productions of Shakespeare’s work in a way that is as fun as it is accessible, ensuring...
View ArticleGrassroots Shakespeare’s KING LEAR lacks bite, but manages
SALT LAKE CITY — “Come not between the dragon and its wrath,” shouts King Lear after his youngest daughter, Cordelia, displeases him. The aged king’s wrath and his powerless responses to adversity are...
View ArticleGrassroots’s HENRY V humorous and charming
PROVO — At the Brigham Young University Duck Pond with tall, bald cypress trees creating a majestic backdrop, a large crowd gathered on blankets and camping chairs to see the Grassroots Shakespeare...
View ArticleBig comedy in THE LITTLE MERMAID: A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY
OREM — My first experience at a Grassroots Shakespeare Company production was an overall delight. My daughter and I got to the outdoor venue early, and we thoroughly enjoyed 20 minutes of pre-show...
View ArticleGrassroots Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT shines on the SCERA stage
OREM — In front of the iconic Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s bright yellow-curtained set, the cast of Twelfth Night put on a comedic performance of the classic Elizabethan era play. The leading lady...
View ArticleGrassroots Shakespeare’s DR FAUSTUS is a merry medieval melodrama
SALT LAKE CITY — Anyone who has spent more than a day or two in Utah will come to some basic realizations about the Beehive State: Utahns love winter sports, the Jazz and theatre. As a transplant to...
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