Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+:  Poppycock Visqueen

Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Poppycock Visqueen
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Orange wigs, campy performances and cheekbones cut so sharp they could slice you open if you get too close: Drag performer and artist Taylor Anne is all of these things and more. Known onstage as Poppycock Visqueen, a performance from Anne promises professional-grade vocals and a playful commentary on femininity. If you’re lucky enough, you

The Rise of Diversity: Utah Through the Eyes of a Stand Up Comic

The Rise of Diversity: Utah Through the Eyes of a...
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T.J. Taylor gives an account of what doing stand up in SLC is like for a Black comic and describes the changes in today’s audiences. … read more

Igniting Empathy with An Other Theater Company

Igniting Empathy with An Other Theater Company
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An Other Theater Company focuses on stories of the “othered”—Creating a space that is intersectional and forever adapting. … read more

The Interpretation of AMERICAN DREAMS

The Interpretation of AMERICAN DREAMS
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AMERICAN DREAMS is perhaps, one of the most important plays I’ve seen to date, and it should be shown in cities all around the U.S. … read more

Play Review: Good Standing

Play Review: Good Standing
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Matthew Greene’s Good Standing is a heartfelt, one-man performance that battles with concepts of identity, religion and humanity. … read more

Outer Space: A Performance for Community

Outer Space: A Performance for Community
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Outer Space transformed an industrial locale into a full-blown stage, highlighting the work of six local choreographers amid the current COVID crisis. … read more

Utah Premiere of Aaron Sorkin’s Adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Takes White Saviorism to Task

Utah Premiere of Aaron Sorkin’s Adaptation of Harper Lee’s To...
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Aaron Sorkin’s stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird is a happy ending to a long story of legal struggles to present the play to Utah audiences. … read more

Pete Jr. : Happily Frustrated

Pete Jr. : Happily Frustrated
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Jr.’s style is fast-paced, clever and delivered expertly. Coming from his daily life, anger, pain and struggles, Pete Jr. is unafraid to tell the truth. … read more

Off Broadway Theatre: Indefinitely More Off Broadway

Off Broadway Theatre: Indefinitely More Off Broadway
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I’m one of those that can say they’ve worked on Main Street and Broadway in Salt Lake City for most of their adult life. Those of us who all go to AJ’s Market every day and talk to Omar, normally pass by the Off Broadway Theatre (OBT) before or after convenience shopping. OBT also sounds like a violent contractible disease

The Language of the Body Told Through Cinema’s Frame: The Bi-Annual Screendance

The Language of the Body Told Through Cinema’s Frame: The...
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Founder Ellen Bromberg discusses her plans for the upcoming Screendance Festival, an event that showcases dance for camera and film. … read more