Category Archives: On-stage

Writing the Hard History

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Mahonri Stewart

I have posted this elsewhere in the past, but with the publication of The Fading Flower by Zarahemla Books recently, and that play being more readily available now, I wanted to drag this post back into the light: I have … Continue reading →

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The Mormon Ibsen: A Tribute to Eric Samuelsen

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Mahonri Stewart

When I discovered that Eric Samuelsen was retiring from BYU as the playwriting professor, I have to admit a little bit of my heart broke. In many ways it may the best decision. From what I understand, Eric’s battle with … Continue reading →

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Mahonri Stewart’s _A Roof Overhead_ (review)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Margaret Blair Young

Review of Mahonri Stewart’s A Roof Overhead By Margaret Blair Young  There are many angles to Mahonri Stewart’s latest play, showing through Saturday, April 28, at the Little Brown Theater (248 South Main Street, Springville).  On the surface, it seems … Continue reading →

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Blurring the Lines: New Horizons in Multimedia Theatre

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Mahonri Stewart

In my MFA program at Arizona State University, there’s been an increasing trend towards digitizing theatre. Production after production that I’ve seen there, they have some sort of technology or film related component. And it’s not just Arizona. All across … Continue reading →

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Looking back, looking around, looking forward

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Eric R Samuelsen

The BYU Writers/Dramaturgs/Actors workshop, or WDA, provides an intensive workshop experience for new plays and for new writers. I’ve taught it for years–this year, my friends and colleagues Melissa Larsen and George Nelson are running it. Typically, six plays are … Continue reading →

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Unfinished

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Eric R Samuelsen

I recently finished reading The Pale King, the novel David Foster Wallace was working on when he died, by his own hand, in September 2008.  I love David Foster Wallace.  I love everything he wrote.  I certainly never met him … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of (Church) Pageants

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Guest

by Scott Hales Last summer my family took a trip to Palmyra to attend the Hill Cumorah Pageant. I had not been to the pageant since 1987–when I was still too young to get much out of it.[1] In fact, … Continue reading →

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I Keep Telling Myself, “William Shakespeare was a Businessman.”

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Mahonri Stewart

I’ve had a huge desire since high school to open a theater. At times, I feel like its my mission, my life’s focused ambition– or at least a neurotic obsession. Take your pick. And I don’t want to open just … Continue reading →

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Endowment: Theatre as Devotion

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Mahonri Stewart

Sometimes I’ll just sit in an empty theater just to partake of its quiet peace. It’s a sacrament for me. Besides when I’m in holy places like temples, or during tranquil moments in nature, I find that it’s difficult for … Continue reading →

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“There Are Children Coming Down”: Why _Saturday’s Warrior_ is Important to Mormon Culture

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mahonri Stewart

I was re-writing an introductory bio for Eric Samuelsen this week for the Mormon Drama anthology Saints on Stage that I’m spear heading for Zarahemla Books. While reviewing some of my old research, I rediscovered an essay Samuelsen wrote called … Continue reading →

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