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Salt Lake Community College and the Grand Theatre are proud to serve as the community’s home for compelling artistic experiences, including theatrical, musical and dance performances, captivating lectures, engaging screenings, and culturally-significant offerings. As the home of The Grand, the stunning Center for Arts and Media serves as a vital educational hub, combining the latest digital arts technology with the unique and varied talents of our remarkable faculty. Whether you are a community member enjoying a performance or a student embarking on a career, you are always welcome at this state-of-the-art facility. As Salt Lake Community College prepares to celebrate its 75th year in 2023, the Grand and Center for Arts and Media serve as prime examples of our dedication to truly engaging and celebrating our community. Enjoy the show!

Deneece Huftalin, PhD President, Salt Lake Community College

FROM THE DEAN’S DESK

The Grand Theatre seeks to engage, inspire and connect with our community through exceptional and accessible production. Housed in Salt Lake Community College’s unique Center for Arts and Media, The Grand utilizes professional and local talent to create theatre that excites our audiences year after year. The Grand’s shows are just some of the many artistic and cultural events you’ll find here at the Center for the Arts and Media. Our talented students participate in a wide variety of offerings, including concerts and performances by our band, choir, and dance ensembles, engrossing art displays, screenings for thought provoking films and documentaries, and powerful productions in our Black Box Theatre. We’re excited to serve as the largest venue in Salt Lake City for the annual Sundance Film Festival, where you can join fellow film lovers to appreciate the very best cinema from around the world. You’ll also find professional exhibits in our Eccles Art Gallery, free screenings and discussions with our professors on classic films, and stimulating lectures and presentations.

Art is “doing” and at the South City Campus we are “Doing”! I hope you can continue to join us throughout the 2020-2021 Season.

Richard Scott Dean, School of Arts, Communication and Media Salt Lake Community College www.slcc.edu/arts-comm www.grandtheatrecompany.com

From The Artistic Director

Thanksfor visiting us here at the Grand Theatre. We pride ourselves on being the “Community’s Professional Theatre.” In which we are committing to the community to provide exceptional theatre filled with local artists at an affordable price. By working with local talent, we are able to celebrate our community and provide an exceptional theatrical experience for our audiences all while committing to presenting productions that will entertain and engage our audience in new dynamic ways. As you enjoy our productions, please remember to spread the word; it is because of amazing patrons like you that we exist as we continue to bring you the best our community has to offer. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Seth Miller

Artistic and Executive Director The Grand Theatre

From The Stage Director

In the Heights comes to us as the early work of the amazing Lin Manel Miranda, known to many as the writer and star of the musical Hamilton. Lin wrote In the Heights as a school project and it turned into a Broadway hit. As a show, it’s set in a specific area in New York City, the upper island of Manhattan, with characters not related necessarily by blood, but my home, community, friendship, hopes, and dreams. I think anyone can relate to calling the community and people who surround you as “home”. Though the show’s heart is centered around a specific Latin community, this story will resonate with anyone’s culture: “Family comes first,” although family doesn’t mean the people you are “related to,” but the human beings you call when are you down. These humans remind you that you ARE “Home,” to “Just Breath,” and yes, that you take your coffee with “a little bit of cinnamon!”

As the director of a piece I am so passionate about, I have been honored to share this story with the beautiful people of Salt Lake City. The wonderful people I met here have welcomed me with open arms and showed me the true meaning of acceptance. That’s love!! Beyond that, the cast of characters (meaning the extremely talented actors) on this stage have given their all at every single rehearsal to show SLC the meaning of “FAMILIA!” It’s been an honor being in the same room as each and every one of them.

I hope everyone will be touched with the spirit of In the Heights. That’s your laugh along with this funny cast of characters. You will get emotional, and yes, even dance to this amazing music. Enjoy and “Alabanza!” Oh and “WEPA!!

Vincent Ortega Stage Director and Choreographer In the Heights