Upcoming Orem Arts Council Presents programs

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Orem Arts Council Features Romeo and Juliet Production

A new grassroots theater company, Utah Shakespeare in the Park, will perform a version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for this month’s Orem Arts Council Presents program at the Orem Library on Thursday, August 19^th. The play has been abridged to 90 minutes, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Library’s Storytelling Wing. This is the company’s only indoor performance of the production, which will play this month in outdoor locations throughout Utah County.

Utah Shakespeare in the Park made its debut performance in June 2010, performing Much Ado About Nothing at Provo’s Memorial Park. Their productions are free of charge, and free from almost any props or sets, allowing the actors to focus exclusively on facial expression, body movement and voice inflection to convey the rich language and emotion of Shakespeare’s masterpieces. The Romeo and Juliet production will feature Juilliard School graduate Meg Fee as Juliet and Pleasant Grove native Cameron Bench as Romeo.

Orem Arts Council Presents is a series of free and family-friendly art events held locally in Orem, usually on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm.


September 17 - Drum Talk with George Grant
Drummer George Grant has created a fun, interactive music method that reaches audiences of all ages. His method, known as "Drum Talk" teachers learners how to vocalize percussive rhythms and sounds, building in their minds a natural drumming ability and a sense of improvisation, self-expression, and group communication.

October 18 - Utah Valley Civic Ballet
Join the Utah Valley Civic Ballet company as they perform scenes from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Performers from the Civic Ballet will be joined by the School of Ballet Arts. Bring the entire family for this fantastic event.