Introducing The Box
124 South 400 West at The Gateway
The Box invests in cross- genre arts by providing inclusive and affordable space for new and experimental works.
News about the Coronavirus
We wish we know the best time to return to the stage. We are concerned about the prospect of social distancing right now in our current space at The Gateway. The Gateway is working with us to find safer, outdoor, more spacious places to "play." Even with an alternate space, as we venture into live productions again, we are taking several precautions:
- Taking the temperature of all cast and crew members.
- Rehearsing in masks and with social distance considerations.
- Rehearsing virtually as much as possible.
- Staggering the entrance of audience members to allow for social distancing and for more vulnerable populations to enter the space first.
- Limiting the number of audience members and creating distance between audience groups.
- Providing masks and hand sanitizing wipes to audience members.
- Performing without intermission to limit congregating.
The Box is going virtual!
To register and more information, click on one of the images below.
The Open Syrup: Tales From Quarantine
What have those crazy kids from THE OPEN SYRUP been up to in quarantine? Halted in their process of producing episode 4, guests and residents at The Open Syrup have been reflecting on their hopes and dreams, on their hopes and dreams, and on their passions for freedom! Get a break from the pandemic by checking in with your favorite characters. Each mini-episode is $5, delivered to your inbox starting June 15, or you can buy a package which includes all 9 mini-episodes (a $45 value) for just $20! Virtual tickets are available here.
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Upcoming LIVE productions!
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Page-to-Stage Festival 2020: Hindsight is 20/20
presented by Wasatch Theatre Company
May 29-31--CANCELED
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Wasatch Theatre Company announces Season 23--Hope
Wasatch Theatre Company is proud to announce its 23rd full season to start in the summer of 2020 and run through spring of 2021. Season 23 includes original works as well as projects new to Salt Lake City and features the talents of Emilio Casilias, Morag Shepherd, Olivia Custodio, and Jim Martin.
The season opens with Olivia Custodio’s one-act BUT HAVE YOU TRIED CRYSTALS?, a play that pokes fun at the self-help movement while asking some important questions about the void it fills. Directed by Lane Richins, CRYSTALS was originally slated for a run at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival which has now been canceled. WTC is still planning on producing CRYSTALS when it is safe to do so, likely in the late summer or early fall.
Jim Martin’s TEACHER TRUTHS features a series of monologues told from the perspective of several educators spanning age and experience who share the grittiness, frustrations, and triumphs associated with teaching. Martin promises a move away from the heroic but unrealistic depictions of education so common in media and entertainment. Martin is a 23-year education veteran and the current artistic director of WTC. The play runs October 2-11, 2020.
REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT by Jose Rivera is set in the desert of Barstow, California, where Gabriela, the wife of career soldier Benito, dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged absences and imagines the mating rituals between a coyote and a cat. The play, directed by Emilio Casilias, runs November 13-22, 2020.
The fourth entry into season 23 is GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Morag Shepherd. Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together. The show runs February 12-21, 2021.
The season will conclude with the annual Page-to-Stage Festival 2021 in the spring (dates TBD).
Jim Martin, Artistic Director, has titled this season HOPE because all of the shows tackle aspirations that, when left unfulfilled, fester into something dark and dangerous. “The season explores the hope that comes from sharing our true selves in the face of oppression and the hope that emerges when we stick together.”
Wasatch Theatre Company is a local theatre organization that has been in operation since 1997. The group has performed at venues such as delis and coffee shops before spending the last ten years at The Rose Wagner performing Arts Building in downtown Salt Lake. WTC is now the resident theatre company of The Gateway and is housed at the new performing arts space The Box.
The season opens with Olivia Custodio’s one-act BUT HAVE YOU TRIED CRYSTALS?, a play that pokes fun at the self-help movement while asking some important questions about the void it fills. Directed by Lane Richins, CRYSTALS was originally slated for a run at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival which has now been canceled. WTC is still planning on producing CRYSTALS when it is safe to do so, likely in the late summer or early fall.
Jim Martin’s TEACHER TRUTHS features a series of monologues told from the perspective of several educators spanning age and experience who share the grittiness, frustrations, and triumphs associated with teaching. Martin promises a move away from the heroic but unrealistic depictions of education so common in media and entertainment. Martin is a 23-year education veteran and the current artistic director of WTC. The play runs October 2-11, 2020.
REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT by Jose Rivera is set in the desert of Barstow, California, where Gabriela, the wife of career soldier Benito, dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged absences and imagines the mating rituals between a coyote and a cat. The play, directed by Emilio Casilias, runs November 13-22, 2020.
The fourth entry into season 23 is GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Morag Shepherd. Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together. The show runs February 12-21, 2021.
The season will conclude with the annual Page-to-Stage Festival 2021 in the spring (dates TBD).
Jim Martin, Artistic Director, has titled this season HOPE because all of the shows tackle aspirations that, when left unfulfilled, fester into something dark and dangerous. “The season explores the hope that comes from sharing our true selves in the face of oppression and the hope that emerges when we stick together.”
Wasatch Theatre Company is a local theatre organization that has been in operation since 1997. The group has performed at venues such as delis and coffee shops before spending the last ten years at The Rose Wagner performing Arts Building in downtown Salt Lake. WTC is now the resident theatre company of The Gateway and is housed at the new performing arts space The Box.
Coming soon!
Open Syrup Episode 4: Time Wasted!
by Elise Barnett
POSTPONED--more information to come
Gadzooks! An episode of time travel has descended upon the humble hotel, The Open Syrup. What will happen when a couple of space assassins, a senior witch, an astrophysicist, a pair of lushes, an ex-boyfriend, and naive college students show up in the midst of a time vortex? Who will defeat the rat king in the basement? Will Rhonda survive an encounter with her ex? Find out in episode four of The Open Syrup: Time Wasted!
Mary's Little Monster
by Thomas Kee
a production of Umbrella Theatre Company
Postponed. More information to come.
Umbrella Theater pleased to be the second theater company performing a new play by Thomas Kee, Mary's Little Monster, as the first production under Umbrella's mentorship program to encourage new theater directors and designers. Previously it was performed by the Spit & Vigor theater company in New York City and New Orleans, and will be opening Off-Broadway at the Players Theatre on May 7th.
In 1816, the year without a summer, the poet Lord Byron is joined by a circle of intimates including the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his future wife Mary Godwin, her half-sister Claire Clairmont, and Byron's personal doctor John Polidori. During their confinement with Byron in his Swiss mansion, the their massive emotions, drug habits, and intellects collide to produce poetry, conflict, catharsis, and legendary literature.
The performance runs about 90 minutes with no intermission. Admission is free and tickets are not required, although you can reserve a space in advance through Eventbrite. (We will be adjusting the number of seats once our set design is finished, so if you are unable to reserve a space please check again after March 30th.)
In 1816, the year without a summer, the poet Lord Byron is joined by a circle of intimates including the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his future wife Mary Godwin, her half-sister Claire Clairmont, and Byron's personal doctor John Polidori. During their confinement with Byron in his Swiss mansion, the their massive emotions, drug habits, and intellects collide to produce poetry, conflict, catharsis, and legendary literature.
The performance runs about 90 minutes with no intermission. Admission is free and tickets are not required, although you can reserve a space in advance through Eventbrite. (We will be adjusting the number of seats once our set design is finished, so if you are unable to reserve a space please check again after March 30th.)