'Voyeur' extends its run

Salt Lake Acting Company extends its run of "Saturday's Voyeur 2010: The Year That Was" through Sept. 12. The musical satire interprets choice headlines from Utah newspapers from the past 15 months, including kissing on Main St. Plaza, Rep. Jason Chaffetz's effort to ban whole-body imaging at airports and Sarah Palin's visit to the Beehive state to read at Costco.

When • Through Sept. 12; Wednesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m.

Where • SLAC, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City

Info • $39-$54 (discounts available for groups of 10 or more), at 801-363-SLAC or www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.

A tamer 'Shrew' at BYU

Brigham Young University's department of theater and media arts will perform Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." It's the classic story of Petruchio, who tries to win the love of Kate, a bad-tempered and sharped-tongued woman. In this production, directed by David Morgan, audience members will decide if Petruchio's methods are the best way to win over Kate. The play has been adapted for kids 2-11 and will last just an hour, and be presented as a circus act with clowns, slapsticks and puppets.

When • Sept. 8-18, 7 p.m.

Where • Harris Fine Arts Center's Nelke Theatre, Brigham Young University, Provo

Info • $6, $4 for kids, at 801-422-4322 or online at www.byuarts.com.

A new play: 'Yellow'

Spotlight Productions presents a new original play "Yellow," by local playwright Brittany Bullen. The play chronicles the story of Harriet Foster, who has recently died of cancer. Her daughter Greta narrates snapshots from the past via a memoir her mother left behind. Greta learns new and difficult truths about her family and must decide how to come to terms with the past.

When • Friday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 11, 2 and 7 p.m.; and Monday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.

Where • Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, Salt Lake City

Info • $6 at www.sorensonunitycenter.org, or $7 at the door.