She Was My Brother Plan-B Theatre reviewed by Ann Poore Given that She Was My Brother is written by acclaimed Salt Lake City playwright Julie Jensen, directed by the always insightful Jerry Rapier, and was selected to be Plan-B Theatre’s 20th-anniversery season opener, you enter the Rose Wagner with some anticipation. Then you see Randy...
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HAIR at the Egyptian
Hair at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre reviewed by Ann Poore Drag out your tie-dyes and sandals and head to Park City’s Egyptian Theatre to experience “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical.” Be aware that it features full-frontal nudity (some on opening night apparently were not — despite disclaimers practically everywhere — since they walked out...
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Eric Samuelsen’s “Amerigo” at Plan B
AMERIGOreviewed by Ann Poore If you hear a riveting chorus of: “Brekekekex! Brekekekex! Ko-ax, ko-ax!” and you didn’t sign up for an evening of Aristophanes, you would be correct in thinking you are in store for another intelligent play from Plan-B Theatre Company. Eric Samuelsen’s AMERIGO is a wicked mixture of “The Frogs,” 16th-century political...
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Plan B’s Wallace
Plan-B Theatre’s WALLACEMarch 4 – 14reviewed by Ann Poore WALLACE comprises two solo plays about Salt Lake City’s hometown boy, Wallace Stegner (1909-93), and its homeboy (if we only knew it), Wallace Thurman (1902-34). Though Thurman was born here and Stegner in Iowa, both were connected to Utah (even attending the U of U)...
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