Shaun Barrowes, who we featured in Issue 5, will kick off his Live for Music tour at 7:00 p.m. on September 8 and 9 at Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork, Utah. Tickets are $10. Go to Reverbnation for more information about tickets and other upcoming locations.

Each performance includes students from the hosting high school for a local flair. The schools receive 75% of the profits, and the other 25% goes to Child Cause, a support system for teens that have been affected by substance abuse. Be sure to check out the tour website for more information.

I Am Jane is Margaret Blair Young’s award-winning stage play about Jane Manning James, an early black LDS pioneer who survived the mobs at Nauvoo, the westward trek to the Salt Lake Valley and the societal prejudices of an unforgiving era with unyielding faith, courage, and tolerance. Historically accurate, the play explores the challenges Jane and other black Mormons faced within the LDS Church, especially during the settlement and establishment of what is now Utah.

For an extensive review by Mahonri Stewart, see A Motley Vision.

For thoughts from the playwright, see Dawning of a Brighter Day.

For tickets, visit http://www.coveycenter.org.

If you’re in the Provo area, be sure to check out Melissa Leilani Larson’s new play A Flickering, which closes this weekend.

Quoting from the press release: “Set against the turbulent early twentieth century, A Flickering is the story of a young woman, Max Edwards, trying to break into the infant movie industry while her best friend, Samantha, is on her way to a theatrical acting career. Controversy fuels the success of Max’s first picture, but at the risk of Samantha’s reputation — and their friendship.”

When: Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 2:30pm and 7:30pm, and Monday @ 7:30 pm
Where: 105 E 100 N, Provo, UT
How much: $12 general, $10 student/senior
Tickets: http://www.provostage.org
Photos: A Flickering