Two shows open Friday night, one closes Saturday, and six more are already running. Here is the Wasatch Front weekend of September 11 and 12, 2026 — every date read off the theater’s own box office this morning.
One thing buried in the listings deserves to come first, so we have pulled it out below.
🤟 There is an interpreter working this weekend
Pride and Prejudice at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater in Pleasant Grove is ASL-interpreted on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM and again on Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 PM.
We want to be straight with you about the catch, because it is a real one. The Ruth asks that reservations for interpreted performances be made at least one week in advance. If you are reading this the day it went up, that window has closed for both weekend dates. Call the box office anyway and ask — 801-226-8600 or boxoffice@theruth.org — because a “no” from a person is better information than a “probably not” from us.
And if this weekend does not work, book one of these now, while there is plenty of room in the window:
- Pride and Prejudice — The Ruth, Pleasant Grove. ASL-interpreted Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 PM, Saturday, October 10 at 7:30 PM, and Saturday, October 24 at 12:30 PM.
- Our Town — Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy. ASL-interpreted and audio described, Saturday, September 26 at 12:00 PM.
- John Proctor Is the Villain — Pioneer Theatre Company. ASL-interpreted Monday, September 21 at 7:00 PM.
That is three interpreted performances and one audio-described performance in the next six weeks, at three different theaters. It is worth saying out loud that The Ruth designates interpreted dates for every mainstage production in its season — five of them for this show alone. That is not the norm, and they should hear about it from the people it is for.
🆕 Opening Friday
Dear Evan Hansen — CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, Centerville
September 11 – October 15, 2026. Mountain America Main Stage. $29–$49. Runs 2 hours 35 minutes including intermission. Directed by Bre Welch.
This is a newly adapted version that removes the strong language — CenterPoint’s own wording — which makes it a different proposition for families than the version you may have seen on tour. The venue calls it “appropriate for ages 13+” and notes it “addresses mental health, bullying, and teen suicide with an emphasis on hope and redemption.” Take that at face value; it is a heavy show even cleaned up.
It is double cast, and this one matters when you book. One cast plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday; the other plays Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. If someone has told you to go see a particular performer, check the night.
One gap we could not close: CenterPoint does not publish curtain times anywhere we could reach, and its ticketing page will not load without JavaScript. Call 801-298-1302 for times. Also note that at least one national listing site has this show as September 12 – October 3; the venue says September 11 – October 15, and the venue wins.
John Proctor Is the Villain — Pioneer Theatre Company
September 11 – October 3, 2026. PTC’s 65th season opener.
⚠️ Check the address before you drive. This is not at PTC’s usual house. It plays at the Jay W. Lees Courage Theater, Westminster Performing Arts Center, 1248 East 1700 South, Salt Lake City.
- Times: Monday–Thursday 7:00 PM; Friday and Saturday 7:30 PM; Saturday matinee 2:00 PM.
- Advisory: recommended for mature teens and older, with “strong adult language and mature themes including discussions of sexual assault, grooming, sexual harassment, and a brief mention of suicide.”
- ASL-interpreted performance: Monday, September 21 at 7:00 PM.
- “Curtain Call for All” — PTC sets aside select tickets starting at $15 for every performance. Call 801-581-6961 to book those; they are not on the website.
PTC had online ticket sales temporarily paused for technical reasons when we checked this morning. If the site will not sell you a seat, the box office still will: 801-581-6961.
⏳ Closing Saturday
Avenue Q — Ziegfeld Theater, Ogden
Two performances left: Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 PM. Then it is gone.
Our executive committee saw this one last week and has not stopped talking about it. It asks a company to act, sing and puppeteer simultaneously and land comic timing that only works if everyone is exactly together, and the Ziegfeld company pulled it off.
⚠️ Strictly 18 and up. The Ziegfeld’s box office sets a hard minimum age and rates it “R for Strong Language, Adult Themes, and Sexual Content.” There are also flashing lights and fog. This is not a family outing, and the theater is not being coy about it.
🎵 Also playing
The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Washington Terrace
Through September 26. This weekend: Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
It is double cast and the rotation splits Saturday: the Friday performance and the Saturday matinee are one cast, the Saturday evening is the other. Tickets run $18–$25 depending on section, with reduced prices for seniors, students, military and children 12 and under.
The venue publishes no age recommendation or content advisory for this title. This is the darker stage adaptation rather than the animated film, so if you are bringing children, ask the box office before you buy.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Our Town — Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy
- Joseph — through October 24, on the in-the-round Centre Stage. Adult $79–$85, youth 5–17 $39–$42. Runs about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Our Town — through October 19, on the Beehive Stage. Adult $63–$71, youth 5–17 $31–$35. Runs 2 hours 25 minutes with two intermissions. ASL-interpreted and audio described September 26 at 12:00 PM.
Hale is dark on Sundays and plays Monday through Saturday. Centre Stage evenings are at 7:30 PM and Beehive evenings at 7:00 PM, with weekday and Saturday matinees on both stages. No children under 5 are permitted in either house, and Hale notes that its productions often use atmospheric haze and smoke — front-row patrons can ask to be reseated.
We could confirm the run dates and the weekly pattern from Hale’s own box office pages, but not an individual Friday or Saturday performance record — their calendar would not open to us. Both dates sit inside the run and inside the Monday–Saturday pattern. Confirm your time at 801-984-9000.
Pride and Prejudice — The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, Pleasant Grove
Through November 7. Friday and Saturday this weekend at 7:30 PM, both ASL-interpreted (see above). Double cast on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday rotation.
Weekend evenings run $33–$79 for adults and $26–$60 for children 4–17; midweek and matinee performances are a few dollars less. Seniors 65+ and military get $5 off any performance, and students get half off same-day with ID. Children under 4 are not admitted. Advisory: “Contains gunshot sound effects, haze, and theatrical lighting effects.” Runs 2 hours 40 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
Scooby Doo: Even Stranger Things — Desert Star Playhouse, Murray
Through November 7. Desert Star’s original family-friendly musical parody, recommended by the venue “for children 5 years and older.” Infants and toddlers are not admitted, since every attendee needs a paid seat.
Desert Star publishes its showtimes and prices only as images, and its ticketing system is closed to us, so we cannot confirm a Friday or Saturday performance time. Call 801-266-2600, weekdays 10 AM to 5 PM. Note also that desertstar.biz is a stale site still advertising a 2024 show — the live one is desertstarplayhouse.com.
One correction to something you may have read
A listing has been circulating for an ASL production of Next to Normal at the Ziegfeld, September 18–26. We went looking for it specifically, because an ASL-integrated production would be the best accessibility story in Utah this month and we wanted to tell you about it.
It is not on the Ziegfeld’s books. Their box office lists three productions: Avenue Q through September 12, Little Shop of Horrors October 16–31, and A Christmas Story: The Musical December 4–22. There is nothing at all between September 12 and October 16.
We would be glad to be wrong about this — if it is real and simply unlisted, tell us and we will run it at the top of next week’s post. But we are not going to send a Deaf or hard-of-hearing family to Ogden on a listing the theater itself does not have.
How we check these
Every date, time and price above came off the theater’s own website or its own box office this morning. Where a venue’s system would not open to us, we have said so in plain italics and given you the phone number instead of a guess. Where a national listing site and a venue disagreed, we went with the venue.
Two practical notes. Buy from the theater’s own website — several Utah houses get listed by resellers at a significant markup, and the resold ticket is often not cheaper for having a bigger discount on it. And if a show has moved on us, tell us. We will fix it the same day.
Why a foundation keeps a list like this
Gene C. McCombs taught speech and theatrical arts at Granite High School in South Salt Lake for about thirty years. The foundation that carries his name exists so that the room stays open — for the student who cannot afford the tuition, for the program that cannot afford the royalties, and for the person in the audience who needs an interpreter to be in the room at all.
That is why the accessibility section sits at the top of this post rather than the bottom. It is also why we fund the Gene C. McCombs Memorial Scholarship, and why we make grants to schools, districts, community theaters and nonprofits across Utah — workshops, guest artists, royalties, scripts, sets, costumes. The letter of inquiry takes about ten minutes and the board reviews them quarterly.
If you would like to help pay for it, there are two ways to give and they do different jobs. And if this is not the season for that, go buy a ticket to something above. That helps too.