These 17 Theaters in Utah Will Give You an Unforgettable Experience
Utah has so much outdoor recreation and such a stunningly beautiful landscape that it’s easy to forget one of the other greatest things about this state: our love and attention to the arts. Our largest city, Salt Lake, has many venues for live theater — even more than you’d expect from a city its size. But what makes Utah truly unique is that our smaller towns support live theater productions. Between community theater and those supported by higher education across the state, I’d wager that almost any Utah resident can attend a play or musical by driving for less than an hour.
This Utah Shakespeare Festival venue is a facsimile of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. The 2015 was the Adams' last season, however. The Festival is tearing it down to make way for a new theater.
This theater is fairly new; it opened in 2013.
The Capitol Theater opened in 1913 and seats over 1,800 patrons.
A 62,000 square foot theater, open since 1996.
This comedy dinner theater resides in the old GEM theater in Murray.
The Egyptian Theater opened on December 25, 1926. It underwent a huge renovation in the 1990s and is a thriving, landmark theater in Park City.
Built in 1923, you’ll find this theater on Logan’s Main Street.
The Empress opened in 1916 and was a source of entertainment for Kennecott’s miners for years. Then it sat vacant for decades until recent renovations opened it to the community again.
Theater in the round in two locations: Salt Lake City and Orem.
Heritage Theater resides in an old LDS church, built in 1890.
Peery’s was built in 1924 and has been restored to accommodate up to 800 theater patrons.
Near beautiful Bear Lake since 1977.
This 14,000 square foot theater was originally an LDS church, built in 1896.
The SCERA Center for the Arts opened in 1941. The newer, outdoor SCERA Shell has been operating for over 30 years.
Entertaining since 1991, Plan B Theater Company makes its home at the Rose Wagner.
This venue, with its black-box theater, indoor theater and outdoor amphitheater, opened in 1995.
Located at 3934 S. Washington Blvd.
All of Utah’s nine state schools and two private schools (BYU and Westminster) have theaters on campus — some schools have more than one (for instance, University of Utah has both Kingsbury Hall and Pioneer Theater Company). On Utah’s college campuses you’ll find both high-quality student productions and visiting professional productions.
What other theaters would you add to this list?
