Utah's Premier Professional Theatre in Residence at the University of Utah

Utah's Premier Professional Theatre in Residence at the University of Utah

2023 Play-By-Play Festival

This production is sponsored by:
Lee and Audrey Hollaar

Tickets: $10 per reading or $25 for the full festival
Discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

OR: $5 per reading for PTC Subscribers
Please call the box office to secure this pricing.

Friday, June 9 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 11 @ 1:00 PM

By Catherine Trieschmann
Directed By Shelley Butler

The Dust People

In The Dust People, Johanna is a woman of the land, farming the same plot that’s been in her family for generations. When a young, idealistic couple with big ideas about sustainable energy and wind farms buys the farm next door, she’s convinced they and their ambitious eco-friendly plans won’t last. Their rural community is thrown into chaos by a murder, forcing every resident to reckon with the winds of change.

Cast Bios

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Saturday, June 10 @ 2:00 PM
Sunday, June 11 @ 4:30 PM

By Kaaron Briscoe
Directed by Lanise Antoine Shelley

How Can I Help You?

When busy, working mom; Monica reaches out to her family to help her take care of the household duties, her husband (Greg) instead opts to outsource their contribution. Set in a sci-fi world where corporations touch every part of one’s life, How Can I Help You? explores what it means to be a “strong” Black woman. 

Cast Bios

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Saturday, June 10 @ 7:30 PM

By Matthew Ivan Bennett
Directed by Alexandra Harbold

Will It Go Round

Will It Go Round is a cycle of short stories in civil rights from 1964 to 2020, each a snapshot of people’s lives in Utah. A mixed race couple is sent to the principal’s office. LGBT students fight for an after-school club. Old estranged classmates reunite after the murder of George Floyd and see how far apart—but still close—they are. A tapestry of scenes showing how far we’ve come, how far we haven’t, and why politics are always personal.

Cast Bios

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Artistic Staff

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