From the moment the audience is seated at Pioneer Theatre Company's Man of La Mancha, it is evident that this is no run-of-the-mill production of the show. A massive metal portcullis replaces the stage curtains, with the prison behind it sumptuously lit and enlivened by fog undulating through the shafts of light. It is a striking visual representation of what director Charles Morey (in his last show as the theatre's artistic director) has done to elevate and illuminate the material.
Pioneer Theatre Company presents its 2012 Bravo! Award to PTC's longtime artistic director, Charles Morey, at its spring gala on tonight, May 4, 2012. Mr. Morey is leaving the theatre in June after 28 years of service. The community is invited to attend the event.
From Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio to Broadway and now gracing the stages of Salt Lake, meet Cheryl Gaysunas. In her own words, Gaysunas shares with us why she thinks theatre is essential and her opinions on the proposed Utah Performing Arts Center.
Pioneer Theatre Company will present its 2012 Bravo! Award to PTC's longtime artistic director, Charles Morey, at its spring gala on Friday, May 4, 2012. Mr. Morey is leaving the theatre in June after 28 years of service. The community is invited to attend the event.
When Pioneer Theatre Company premiered Charles Morey's "Laughing Stock" in 2001, New York actor Craig Bockhorn was cast as one of the leads. And now Bockhorn revisits the same role with Charles Morey, the play's director and author, for the Pioneer Theatre Company's second staging, which will open Friday, March 23.
The Pearl Theatre Company 29th season, beginning October 2012, will culminate with the world premiere of And Away We Go, a new play written expressly for the The Pearl by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally.