Six years ago, playwright Mahonri Stewart's, "Farewell to Eden" won national awards when Utah Valley University (Utah Valley State College, at the time) took the production to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival competition.
Now, the newly minted Zion Theatre Company is producing a revival.
The new theater company, dedicated to works that "strive to make human beings better socially, intellectually and spiritually; based on the quality and morality of the work."
Stewart's work is the first production for the company. The play tells the story of Georgiana Highett and her siblings, living in England in 1840. Her world is safe and secure, until two men enter her life — her childhood friend and a mystery man.
The show stars Jamie Denison, William Nielson McCallister, Derrick Legler, Rebecca Minson and Amos Omer.
"Farewell to Eden" runs Jan. 15-25 at the Provo Theatre, 100 N. 105 East, Provo. Shows are Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., with Saturday matinees available. Tickets are $9-$12.
Here are the rest of this week's openings:
"Six Degrees of Separation," Wasatch Theatre Company, Jan. 14-30, Rose Wagner, 138 W. 300 South.
There is a theory that everyone in the world is connected to everyone else by a chain of no more than six people. This play tells the real-life story of David, a con man who convinced people that he was related to actor Sydney Poitier. The production stars JC Carter, Mary Lee Anderton, Trevor Jerome and David Bohnet.
Shows are Thursday through Saturday, 8 p.m., with Saturday matinees. Tickets are $15 (801-355-2787 or www.arttix.org).
"The Miracle Worker," Jan. 15-Feb. 6, Heritage Theatre, 2505 S. Hwy. 89, Perry.
The play is based on real-life story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, who is hired to teach the child discipline, and ultimately, a way to communicate with her hands.
Shows are Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., with matinees available. Tickets are $8-$9 (435-723-8392 or www.heritagetheatreutah.com.
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