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Mr. Perfect

by William Missouri Downs

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Table of Contents

Welcome �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 In The Room with William Missouri Downs..................................................... 7 Acknowledgements ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Mr. Perfect ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 Cast of Characters........................................................................................ 11 Playwrights' Lab............................................................................................ 12 Who’s Who ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Corporate Partners ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������19 Coming Next................................................................................................. 23 45th Season 2015-16..................................................................................... 24 NPSS Harbur Gate.......................................................................................... 26 Green Room Gallery...................................................................................... 27 Sponsors Friends and Supporters................................................................. 28 Salt Lake Acting Company Staff ���������������������������������������������������������������������32 Board of Trustees ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������33 University Professional Theatre Program �������������������������������������������������������34 For Our Audience ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36

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Welcome

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elcome to the World Premiere of MR. PERFECT by William Missouri Downs. SLAC is thrilled to produce Bill’s new play after experiencing his raucous comedy, THE EXIT INTERVIEW, which quickly sold out, two years ago. Since then, we’ve read two of his plays in our New Play Sounding Series, MAD GRAVITY, and most recently, HOW TO STEAL A PICASSO, which ended with a lively and revealing audience discussion. SLAC is now officially ‘in a relationship’ with William Missouri Downs.

It’s Renewal Time here at SLAC, also known as Our Favorite Time of the Year. It’s when we ask our 3,035 Subscribers to join us in celebrating SLAC’s 45th season in flight. In SLAC’s 45th Season, we will strive for excellence as we present four World Premieres and three Regional Premieres. Please renew/subscribe, we can’t do this without you. You’ll find the listing of the plays in this program.

SLAC is ready to soar with tremendous support from our community. This support has allowed us to rise to a new level, culminating in a record breaking number of subscribers and the addition of four more performance dates. Our commitment to play development has been expanded with two new programs: Salt Lake Acting Company Playwrights’ Lab and David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists partnership. Our Arts Education programs are going strong and inspiring more and more students. We value and love our relationships with our community partners and non-profit organizations, honoring SLAC’s goal to be a resource to this community.

SLAC is in flight with our Subscribers, so spread your wings and enjoy the adventure.

In gratitude, Cynthia and Keven Executive Producers

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In The Room With Playwright

William Missouri Downs Mr. Perfect is a comedy about four people who are trying to find their story. Through religion, romance novels, self help books, plagiarism and chance events they struggle down the conveyor-belt of life, desperate to make sense of it all. Dostoyevsky said we humans crave “miracles, mystery, and authority.” To this I add we also want an itinerary - something to tell us where we are, where we have been, what to do next, and what it all means.

Back in college my writing professors told me that every character needed a goal - sometimes they called it a “through-line.” Stanislavski called it a “super-objective.” It was beaten into my brain that every action, every tactic, every insignificant detail must push the story’s itinerary forward or it was superfluous.Maybe this is why we line up at movie theatres for the chance to spend a few pop-corned minutes watching people whose lives, unlike our own, lack superfluous moments.

In reality, existence is nothing but superfluous moments. Life hits us with multitudinous indecipherable messages, it comes at us all at once, it has no super objective, and no patience for anyone who tries to find one. In spite of this, we must learn to select and arrange life, as an artist does, in order to find, or better yet, create our life’s story.

The story we come up with will never be perfect, it would for sure earn an “F” from my college writing professors, but if we work at telling a good story, we might outwit the messiness of existence and find theme, meaning and purpose.

Playwright William Missouri Downs, Director John Caywood and the cast workshopping MR. PERFECT.

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Acknowledgements The Salt Lake Acting Company gratefully acknowledges the following foundations and government agencies for their very generous sponsorship.

Their support is truly essential to SLAC’s success and vitality.

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Funds Salt Lake County Cultural Facilities Support Program National Endowment for the Arts Utah Division of Arts & Museums Salt Lake City Arts Council The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Emma Eccles Jones Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Anonymous B. W. Bastian Foundation John & Marcia Price Family Foundation Terence Kearns Stephens Charitable Fund Edgerton Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation R. Harold Burton Foundation The Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation McCarthey Family Foundation Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Utah Humanities Council The PI Fund Manners / Golden Rule Foundation Mark Family Foundation Whittenburg Foundation

This project is supported in part by Salt Lake County’s Zoo Arts and Parks program, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

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presents

World Premiere

MR. PERFECT By

William Missouri Downs Director

John Caywood

Set Design

Light Design

Keven Myhre

James M. Craig

Costume Design

Sound Design

Brenda Van Der Wiel

Jessica Greenberg

Dialect Coach Manager

Production Stage Manager

Sandra Shotwelll

Janice Jenson*

APRIL 8–MAY 3, 2015 MR. PERFECT is presented by special arrangement with Beacon Artist Agency, Inc., NY.

Cast of Characters RALPH/PRIEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darrin Doman* DONNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Howell* JEFFREY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryon Sharette* ZOOEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emilie Starr *Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

(Back) Director John Caywood, Assistant Director Trent Cox, (Front) Darrin Doman, Â Emilie Starr, Ryon Sharette and Stephanie Howell during rehearsal.

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Recapping the first annual Salt Lake Acting Company Playwrights’ Lab… The week of February 23 – 27, SLAC’s theatres and rehearsals rooms were filled with local and national artists, all gathered here to lend their creative minds, bodies, and spirits to the investigation of two new plays by Kathleen Cahill and Jon Tuttle.

This building was alive with passionate, fearless, supportive collaboration. It was an incredibly successful launch of a program that beautifully encapsulates what SLAC is here to do.

“The experience of the Lab was incredibly rejuvenating. I came back to NYC, back into processes that are on-going with more creative thinking, more simple thinking and certainly more patience. It reminded me that the bottom line is that we are ALL storytellers. And telling a good story in the best way possible, is all we need to keep our eye on. SLAC rocks!” ~Tamilla Woodard, Director “It’s so hard to put it into words but I’ll try. The SLAC Lab was one of (possibly THE) most transformative experiences of my theatre career. I feel like I have a completely different view of my work, a view that values risk-taking and bold choices, and I hope I’m able to keep that in the front of my mind as I go on to other theatre projects. Thanks so so much for making this happen and for making me feel at home and valued at SLAC.” ~April Fossen, Actor

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WHO’S WHO “I think a process like this is so invaluable in the creation of a new piece of art - what an incredible privilege it is to partake in someone else’s process. We all know how challenging and lonely at times a creative process can be and to work collaboratively in helping someone else shape their work is extraordinary.” ~Charlotte Boye Christensen, Choreographer “I felt from Day One that there was a tremendous feeling of giving, of support, respect, trust, passion, a love of the work ahead and a joy in committing to do the work we all love to do. I felt those things from the other actors, directors, dramaturgs, writers, resource artists, crew and SLAC staff.Everyone.As an outsider coming in I felt embraced, welcomed, and valued for what I could bring to the table.My heartfelt

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thanks to everyone at SLAC for making this happen.” ~Tony Campisi, Actor “As a young theatre-maker, it is revitalizing to know that a company like SLAC is ambitiously and successfully committing itself to the development of new works. It gives me hope and confidence in my profession.” ~Cohen Ambrose, MFA Directing Student

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WHO’S WHO DARRIN DOMAN*

(Ralph/Priest) Darrin is Double D-lighted to be returning to the SLAC main stage in the world premiere of MR. PERFECT. Actually conversing with the playwright of a new work and being the first to portray a brand new character is truly a rare treat. Darrin made his Salt Lake Acting Company debut as Ben in SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2005. Other SLAC stage credits include Dick Fig in THE EXIT INTERVIEW, Alan Raleigh in GOD OF CARNAGE and Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (understudy) in I AM MY OWN WIFE as well as appearances in SLAC’s New Play Sounding Series—Reader, (a man enters); Dad, TRENCH COAT IN COMMON; Bart, THE THUGS; Mike, 14 and Reader, MAMMOTH. Additionally, Darrin served as Musical Director for SLAC’s productions of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, CLICK CLACK MOO: COWS THAT TYPE and

HOW I BECAME A PIRATE. He has particularly fond memories of playing Cosme McMoon in SOUVENIR for Utah Contemporary Theatre where he had the chance to act, sing and play the piano all in the same production.

He works full-time at the University of Utah Hospital and recently completed a quest to see the 7 New Wonders of the World. Darrin is currently open to suggestions for future travel plans. Many thanks to the production staff, crew and cast for their hard work.

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STEPHANIE HOWELL* (Donna)

Stephanie is thrilled to return to SLAC after performing as Jean in last season’s GOOD PEOPLE. Most recently, She appeared as Evelyn in Pygmalion Theatre Company’s SPARK. At

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WHO’S WHO Plan-B Theatre Company she performed in 3, BORDERLANDS, THE END OF THE HORIZON, THE ALIENATION EFFEKT and BASH, as well as all 10 ‘slam’s (Plan-B’s annual 24hour theatre festival). Other local credits include ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, BIG RIVER, FORUM and SOUTH PACIFIC at Pioneer Theatre Company, as well as productions at The Grand Theatre, The Emily Company,The Egyptian Theatre Company, Repertory Dance Theatre and Aerial Arts of Utah. Stephanie is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Theatre Arts and is a member of Actor’s Equity.

RYON SHARETTE*

(Jeffrey) Ryon is honored to be welcomed back to SLAC this season after having played Ingersoll last year in GRANT & TWAIN. A recent graduate of the University of Utah Actor Training Program, Ryon performed for Pioneer Theatre Company’s internship program as Robert Martin in EMMA and as Adrian in THE TEMPEST. For The Classical Greek Theatre Festival, his credits include Oedipus in OEDIPUS THE KING, The Herdsman in IPHIGINIA IN TAURUS, Admetos in ALCESTIS and Pentheus in THE BAKKHAI. Credits in The Babcock Theatre include Valentine in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, Antipholus of E. in COMEDY OF ERRORS, Chris in ALL MY SONS, Banquo in MACBETH, Jesus in THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, Riff Raff in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Trigorin in THE SEAGULL and Borachio in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Notable roles for Salty Dinner Theatre include John Watson in SHERLOCK HOLMES, Clyde in BONNIE AND CLYDE and Frederick in PIRATES OF PENZANCE.

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WHO’S WHO EMILIE STARR

(Zooey) Emilie is crazy

excited to be a part of the Mr. Perfect cast and loves being a part of the SLAC family whether she is house managing, selling concession, or having the honor to be preforming on the main stage.

Emilie is a very successful starving actress in Utah. Some of her favorite roles include Skittle Sister in SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012 , Docent in SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2013, Alice in CLOSER with Wasatch Theatre Company, Cavale in COWBOY MOUTH with Good Company Theater, Diana in NEXT TO NORMAL at the Zigfeld Theatre, Sarah in GRACE with Utah Rep & ATG Theatre, Ivy in BARE: A POP MUSICAL with Utah Rep, & June in MUSICAL OF MUSICALS THE MUSICAL with Old Lyric Rep. She also can be found performing Utah schools with Intermountain Health Care’s “Live Well Tour”. She would like to thank her loving Mom, Dad and sister Jennie for always support her terrible theatre habit.

Also she would like to thank her entourage Eric, Tracy and Olivia for hanging around, some day she would like to have coat tails worthy of such an awesome entourage.

WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS

(Playwright) William Missouri Downs is the author of THE EXIT INTERVIEW, which was produced here at the SLAC as part of a Rolling World Premiere from the National New Play Network in 2013. His other new comedy WOMEN PLAYING HAMLET is the winner of a second Rolling World Premiere and will be produced this spring by the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, the New Theatre in Miami, and the Harrisburg Shakespeare Company in Pennsylvania.

Bill has had over a hundred and fifty productions of his plays, won numerous playwriting awards, written four books on the art of theatre, playwriting and screenwriting and served as a freelance and staff writer on several NBC television shows.

JOHN CAYWOOD

(Director) is pleased to return to SLAC following earlier

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productions of THE EXIT INTERVIEW, GOD OF CARNAGE, BATBOY, INCORRUPTIBLE and six versions of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR. John landed in SLC in 1987 from New York City for a one season residency at Pioneer Theatre Company. After 13 seasons with the company, John became Producing Artistic Director at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre Company. Other Utah directing assignments include The Grand, Tuacahn,, Sundance Summer Theatre and Utah Musical Theatre.

Favorite projects include BATBOY, THE MUSICAL RUTHLESS, THE MUSICAL, and of course, MR. PERFECT. It is fairly clear that he prefers Utah to New York.

JAMES M. CRAIG (Lighting Design)

James has designed the lighting for more than 50 shows at Salt Lake Acting Company since 1997, most recently for RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2014, GRANT & TWAIN, GOOD PEOPLE, VENUS IN FUR, SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2013, THE EXIT INTERVIEW, MANNING UP, and BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON. He has also designed lights for Plan-B Theatre, Utah Contemporary Theatre, Utah Musical Theatre, The Egyptian Theatre Company, Peery’s Egyptian Theatre, Odyssey Dance Theatre, The Grand Theatre, Weber State University, The Emily Company, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Stage Company, The Generic Theatre, Little Theatre of the Rockies, U of U Youth Theatre, U of U Lyric Opera Ensemble and Theatre Inc. Currently Jim is the Technical Director for the Park City Institute. He holds a BS in Theatre from Weber State University, and is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

JESSICA GREENBERG

(Sound Designer) Jessica’s work as a designer has taken her to many venues in New York and around the country, with diverse projects in theatre, dance, and opera. New York designs include productions with New Opera NYC, Alivewire Theatrics, Red Fern Theatre, Castillo Theatre, Two Headed Calf, Midlantic Theatre, Heiress Productions, The Exchange/Orchard Project, and Epic Theatre Ensemble Education Programs. She has also served as a lecturer or

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WHO’S WHO guest designer at Hampshire College, Endicott College, Amherst College, Smith College and Yale University. Jessica is currently Assistant Professor of Lighting & Sound Design at Weber State University in Ogden, UT. She holds a BA from Hampshire College and a MFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. www.jessicagreenberg.com.

BRENDA VAN DER WIEL

(Costume Design) As always, Brenda is happy to be working for Salt Lake Acting Company.

Brenda is part of the design faculty for the University of Utah Theatre Department.

She designs regularly for that department as well as for Pioneer Theatre Company and for SLAC. Previously she has designed for RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, DR. SEUSS’S THE CAT IN THE HAT, GOOD PEOPLE, THE EXIT INTERVIEW, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, (A MAN ENTERS), HOW I BECAME A PIRATE, IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE, CHARM, MASTER CLASS, SIX YEARS, THE CLEAN HOUSE, ROUNDING THIRD and END DAYS for SLAC. She has also designed costumes for several of the recent productions of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR. Recent work includes RENT, A CHRISTMAS STORY, NOISES OFF, THE FOREIGNER, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU and EMMA for PTC. She also designed for MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and COMEDY OF ERRORS for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. She has designed for all but one of the U of U’s CLASSICAL GREEK FESTIVAL PRODUCTIONS for the past 19 years. Before moving to Salt Lake City, Brenda also worked at the Seattle

Opera, the Santa Fe Opera and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.

SANDRA SHOTWELL

(Dialect Coach) received an M.F.A. in Acting from The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, an Advanced Diploma in Voice and Speech, with Distinction, from London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, is a Certified LabanBartenieff Movement Analyst, and is currently working toward Meisner Teacher Certification with the True Acting Institute. Sandra is very pleased to return to SLAC after dialect coaching The Persian Quarter, God of Carnage, and The Exit Interview.She has dialect coached numerous shows with Pioneer Theatre Company. She recently directed a SLAC staged reading of Bull Shark Attack, by Troy Deutsch.

Sandra is a professor with the University of Utah, Department of Theatre, teaching acting, voice, speech, and text, and she loves being a foster “mom” for dogs with the Humane Society of Utah.

JANICE JENSON*

(Stage Manager) Janice is excited to be returning to Salt Lake Acting Company after stage managing SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. She also stage managed THE EXIT INTERVIEW, HOW TO MAKE A ROPE SWING, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, COURSE 86B IN THE CATALOGUE, DOTTIE: THE SISTER LIVES ON, GOD OF CARNAGE and CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION. Other stage management credits include TICK, TICK...

BOOM!, REEFER MADNESS, A NEW BRAIN, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (Dark Horse Theatre Company), SAM I WAS (SLAC Fringe Festival), HAIR, FAME, THE AWESOME 80’S

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WHO’S WHO PROM, RENTED CHRISTMAS and DANNIE AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (Egyptian Theatre). Janice is a graduate of BYU and was selected as a USITT 2008 Stage Management Mentee, where she stage managed THE HISTORY OF DRAG. She would like to thank Max for his support.

KEVEN MYHRE*

(Director, Executive Producer, Set & Props Designer) Keven received the Mayor’s Artists Award in the Performing Arts in 2009. He was awarded the 20008 City Weekly Award for directing THE CLEAN HOUSE and MOONLIGHT AND MAGOLIAS at Salt Lake Acting Company. His other directing credits at SLAC include GRANT & TWAIN, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, RED, ANGELS IN AMERICA: PARTS I & II, THE OVERWHELMING, RABBIT HOLE, I AM MY OWN WIFE; BAD DATES, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, GOING TO ST. IVES, WATER LILIES, THE MEMORY OF WATER, TWO-HEADED, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, C’EST MOI in MERE MORTALS and THREE DAYS OF RAIN. Keven has designed

all of SLAC’s sets and many of the costumes for the last 18 years. He has also designed 16 sets for The Grand Theatre. He designed sets for ACCORDING TO COYOTE, WEST SIDE STORY, CROW AND WEASSEL, and SOUTH PACIFIC at Sundance Theatre. His designs have also been seen at Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Utah Musical Theatre, Egyptian Theatre, Kingsbury Hall and the Babcock Theatre. His for the Utah Arts Festival includes site design for the 20th anniversary. He received a BFA from the University of Utah and a MFA in Theatre from the University of Michigan.

CYNTHIA FLEMING (Executive

Producer) has been in the world of dance and theatre professionally for over 36 years, during which time she performed in the Broadway, national and International companies with A CHORUS LINE. In 1978 as a U of U Theatre student, her performing relationship with SLAC began. Since 1995 she has worn many hats at SLAC, including Choreographer, Director, Box Office Manager and Director of Audience

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WHO’S WHO Continued from page 18 Services. She conceived and created the position of Director of Communication and Audience Development and assembled the communication team to generate a renewed energy and excitement about the theatre before taking on her current position as Executive Producer. Cynthia remains a working artist in the theatre and has choreographed SATURDAY’S VOYEUR for 16 years and directed the musical for five years. She has choreographed many SLAC productions including THE PERSIAN QUARTER; GO, DOG. GO!; BAT BOY THE MUSICAL; AND WATER LILIES from CABBIES; COWBOYS; and THE TREE OF THE WEEPING VIRGIN. Cynthia is proud to serve SLAC and its mission to develop and produce vital new work.

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SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY’S 45TH SEASON IN FLIGHT (2015/2016) BLACKBERRY WINTER

by Steve Yockey September 16 – October 25, 2015 NNPN Rolling World Premiere Initially hiding behind insomnia-fueled baking and a polite smile, stories about her mother leave Vivienne Avery’s inner turmoil quietly laid bare on stage. BLACKBERRY WINTER juxtaposes these stories, large theatrical gestures, and a childlike Alzheimer’s “creation myth” to recount one woman’s witnessing of the inevitable.

TRIBES

by Nina Raine October 21 – November 15, 2015 Drama Desk Award-Outstanding Play Regional Premiere Billy, born deaf into a hearing family, has adapted brilliantly to his family’s unconventional ways, but they’ve never returned the favor. It’s not until he meets Sylvia, a young woman on the brink of deafness, that he finally understands what it means to be understood.

STREETLIGHT WOODPECKER

by Shawn Fisher February 10 – March 6, 2016 World Premiere Presented in SLAC’s New Play Sounding Series Mett Benji, a Marine who has returned to his Philadelphia neighborhood after being critically injured during battle. Bearing not only the medals he earned but also the scars, and he must, now face the emotional wounds he avoided by going to war.

STUPID ******* BIRD

by Aaron Posner April 6 – May 1, 2016 Regional Premiere In this very funny, irreverent, and contemporary adaptation of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL, an aspiring young director rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation. A nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be.

SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2016

by Allen Nevins & Nancy Borgenicht, Salt Lake City Playwrights June 22 – August 28, 2016 World Premiere In its 37th year, this annual musical satire connects SLAC to the community like nothing else. SLAC is the only theatre company in the nation that presents a new play written for us, about us, each year.

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CHILDREN’S PLAY–ADD-ON PERFORMANCE

ART DOG

December 4 – December 23, 2015 Based upon the book by Thacher Hurd Adapted by John Olive Composed by Susan Ennis By day, Arthur is a mild-mannered museum guard; by night, his alter ego, Art Dog, is a mysterious artist who makes the city his canvas. However, when Leonardo Dog Vinci’s Mona Woofa goes missing from the Dogopolis Museum of Art, Art Dog is a prime suspect.

SPECIAL ADD–ON PERFORMANCE

CLIMBING WITH TIGERS

March 2016 Adapted for the Stage by Troy Deutsch Based on the Book by Dallas Graham and Nathan Glad In collaboration with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory and the Red Fred Project The Red Fred Project is a collaborative, story-making endeavor to publish 50 books created by 50 children with critical illnesses across the 50 states.

World Premiere Sitting on a branch, alone in a tree, a little black bird named Blue dreams of one day being able to fly. Thanks to his new friends, The Jolly Troop, Blue’s dreams might be closer than be thinks, but first he must face his fears and overcome challenges along the way; first he must go Climbing With Tigers...

Dallas Graham and Nathan Glad

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The Green Room Gallery We are thrilled to present the work of Willamarie Huelskamp who is not only a gifted visual artist, but has been a longtime supporter of SLAC and one of our very own subscribers. Spring renewals bring a lively energy, and the vibrant and whimsical work of Willamarie becomes a visual reminder of the diverse and brave artists, audiences, friends and supporters that allow us to exist.

Willamarie’s work lives in the realm of the messy and tactile.

Where paint is transformed into a micro-universe of her very own, and texture, rhythm of line, and pattern of form are at play.

Her paintings come from the heart. Where it would be easy to edit out the overly sentimental, complicated, or just plain crazy leaving those elements in creates a deeply personal visual language.

“The subject of my work sometimes reflects the outer world of my life with my family but more accurately is a reflection of the inner experience of this mad and joyful journey called my life. I wonder about this humanness I share with all the people who have come before me and who will come after me.

Through deceptively simple images and rich layering of texture, my paintings speak beyond culture and time and location. Employing a personal symbolic language they explore the places where my consciousness overlaps and merges with the consciousness of others and my search for wholeness and connection.”

-Willmarie Huelskamp

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Sponsors, Friends and Supporters Salt Lake Acting Company is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional theatre, and as such depends on the generosity of the following individuals, foundations, corporations, and public agencies who make the theatre’s work possible and invest in its future. The giving tiers below are for donations received as of March 30, 2015 We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your contribution to and partnership with SLAC. For information about SLAC’s Giving Program, and to correct any information below, please call Olivia Custodio at 801.363.7522 or email olivia@saltlakeactingcompany.org.

$100,000 and above

David Felt & Lynda Wendel Robert & Marcia Harris Chris & Peter Helfrich in memory of Tony & Marie Larimer $50,000-$99,999 Henrie’s Dry Cleaning Salt Lake County Cultural Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Facilities Program Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Hiaring + Smith Richard Hirschi $20,000-$49,999 Holland & Hart LLP Anonymous Janet Hough Emma Eccles Jones Marian Jacobsen Foundation Roy & Anne Jespersen George S. and Dolores Doré Omar Kader Eccles Foundation Jocelyn Kearl & Lisa Killpack The National Endowment for KeyBank Foundation the Arts Pat Legant & Tom Parks Terence K. Stephens Les Olson Company Utah Division of Arts and Howard Lundgren & Andrea Museums Alcabes Donna & Michael Weinholtz Marghie Mannos $1,000-$2,499 Jane & Tami Marquardt $5,000-$19,999 A & L Goodbody Maschoff & Brennan B. W. Bastian Foundation Ron & Ann Allen Morgan Stanley Foundation Baldassin Pianos American Express Gerry Nichols & Marcia James Dabakis Daneta & Jim Bardsley Henderson Edgerton Foundation Karen Okabe Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Ken Barfield Byron Barkley & Debbie Zelie Pforzheimer Family Foundation Kotter Barkley Joann & Gary Rieben John & Marcia Price Family Bruce Bastian Salt Lake Roasting Company Foundation Rick & Janis Bennion A. Wally and Helen Frank Larry H & Gail Miller Family Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Sandack Foundation Learning Program Savage Scaffold & Equipment Larry H Miller Charities Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee David Borgenicht & Suzanne Jeff Shreeve Simons Heather Sneddon Foundation Snell & Wilmer Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Mark Boschert & Maureen Giggy James M. Steele Sally Murray Stephen Boulay Suzanne Stensaas & Richard Polly Nevins in memory of Glenda & Jim Bradley in Kanner W. Allen Nevins from his memory of Tony Larimer Diane & Sam Stewart family Kate & Bert Bunnell The Sarah Target Foundation Rio Tinto's Kennecott Utah Beth Coyote Foundation The PI Foundation, Inc. Copper C. Comstock Clayton TraskBritt, P.C. Salt Lake City Arts Council Foundation Utah Humanities Council Don & Colleen Sorensen Callister, Nebeker & Gary Whiting McCullough Whittenburg Foundation $2,500-$4,999 Kim Caramelli & Michael Wilkinson Ferrari & Co. Anderson & Karrenberg Walker Judy Wolfe Anonymous Nancy Borgenicht in support Stanna Frampton & Cliff $500-$999 Coury of the Tony Larimer Diana Lady & Lynn Dougan in Kim & GeorgeAntonsen Performing Arts Award memory of Helen Sandack Martha Amundsen & Lisa Joan & Steve Brinton Altman Diana Lady & Lynn Dougan in Dorsey & Whitney LLP Margaret Anderson In memory of Avrom Wally Durham Jones & Pinegar memory of Joseph Sandack Especially For You Anderson Dramatists Guild Fund Cynthia & Jeff Fleming Art Works for Kids Joan R. & Eugene F. Erbin Brett Johnson Frank & Preston Ball Joanne & Ray Fadel Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program

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Donna & Ross Milley Janet Minden in memory of Diana Felt Ken Morgan & Nancy Douglas David & Jann Nelson Allen Nevins & Nancy Borgenicht Chuck Norlin & Marcia Feldkamp John Ogilvie JJ Palmer Stephanie Pappas Kay Papulak & Dean Rowell Peck, Hadfield, Baxter & Moore Robert Pendleton & Melinda Bell Stan Penfold Kathy Peterson Mark Pfitzner Glenn Prestwich & Barbara Bentley Joan Proctor Kurt Proctor & Joe Welsch Elizabeth & Tim Roush Charles Saltzman & Ingrid Nygaard Arnold Sanchez Lauren Scholnick & Steve Cook E. William & Martha Scott Oren Shepherd Val & Barbara Singleton Jane Sinton Martin Skupinski Gibbs & Catherine Smith Douglas Smith & Mary Denslow Smith's Food & Drug Stores Kathy & David Sorensen Mary O.Stanley George Sumner & Tina Hose Harvey & Freida Sweitzer Barbara Tharp David Toussaint Wanda Updike Vickie Venne Paul & Bonnie Weiss John Wiegel Paul & Charlyne Wozniak

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Sponsors, Friends and Supporters

Ken McArthur Michael and Gerri McDonald Celeste McDonald Grace Mary & Edward McDonough Tyler McNeil Esther Medina In Honor of Marion Raish Colleen Mellor Steve Mikita Rose Ann Milano & Joe Dayney Robert & Sue Millard Sally Monson Kathryn Morris Kimball & Tonya Mosier Preston & Sandra Motes Shane Mozaffari Dorothy Mullins Dr. Jed P. & Amy Naisbitt Michael Norris North Crest Condo Association In honor of Gail Hickman Dianne Northrop Cynthia & Bill Obermann Todd Olsen Ann Olsen & Ron Oakley Bill Orchow & Janet Martineau Carol Osborn & Dan Hindert Robert & Marilynn Paine Nancy Parker John M. Parrish Eric Parrish Terry & David Peak Terry Pendley Bette B.Penney Marge & ArtPett Barbara Polich & Val Antczak Elizabeth & Victor Pollak Joni Pratt Meredith Price & Richard Kaplan Stefan Pulst Samuel & Colleen Quigley Rick & Helen Rappaport Earnest & Louise Redfearn Gary & Nicole Reimer April Reynolds Wallace Ring Ken Roach & Cindy Powell Hal & Kathleen Robins JT Rogers Lynn Rohland Robert & Diane Rolfs Ann Olsen & Ron Oakley Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rosenfield in honor of Kirstie Rosenfield Betsy Ross & Rick Anderson Dean Rowell Ira Rubinfeld & Willamarie Huelskamp Robert Rudd & Pam Phillips Brent Rushton Greg Ruther Lorraine & Evan Sanders Osman Sanyer Thomas Sawyer & Michael Shuping

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David Anson In Honor of Christine Moore Karen Nielsen-Anson’s 30 Matthew Moore years of contributions to Brenda Moore live theatre in Utah and Susan Morelli the McGillis school Joe & K. C. Muscolino Orly Ardon Jed & Lana Musgrave Gina Barberi Angela Domichel Nelden Andrea Barnes Ray Nelson Nicole Baum David & Maureen Norwood Kathy L. Bell Terry Outzen Traci Blair William & Mary Ann Payne Victoria Bournes Barbara Pence & Harold Koch Jason Bowcutt Una Pett & Lou Brancourt Roxanne Bowers April & Michael Pheysey Diane Bradford Peter Pigott Shannon Brennan Lisa K. Broadhead John & Gail Rapp Anne Brower Dominick Rappazzo Lisa & Michael Rassmussen Mary Brown Isabelle & Lawrence Buhler Dick & Jean Raybould Carolyn & Robert Burgener Polly Reynolds Victoria Burgess Alejandro Roark Tia Byington Cathleen Romig Alice Calahan Genevieve M. Rosol Terry Callahan Sandy & Wilf Rudert Sue Carter Eugene Scoggins Helen Cartwright Laura Shafer Robyn L.Carver Margaret Simmons John Caywood Brad Simons Laurie Chandler Carol Sisco Marybeth Clark Zachary Sloan Majorie Clark Scott Clayton Terrell Smith Russell & Marcie Collett Elizabeth Smith Sach Combs Russell Speirs Dennis M. Cook Diane Spurgeon Sid Cowand Jennifer Stauffer James M. Craig Frank & Vickie Steffey Judy Cullen Nancy Stevenson Patrick De Freitas Scott Stites Ed & Teresa Dieringer Jim Struve & Jeff Bell Lily Hye Soo Dixon Jane B. Sullivan Darrin Doman Stephen Sutherland Nicholas Dunn Carol Sutton Natalia Efros Sonny & Kathy Tangaro Lynette Elliott Jeffrey Taylor Mary Ann Erickson Tracy Vayo Gina Esposito Michael Evans Doug Vilven Patricia Fabert Susan Walker John Fischer Sally Ware Kathryn Fleming Stephani Widmer Molly Fowler Nicki & AlexWight Paula Fowler CarolWithrow JoLynn Fratto-Oyler James H.Wolcott Logan Froerer Michael Wolfe Mark & Claudia Fruin Ruth Wood Susan & Charles Furca Ann Woodbury Bernadette & Chuck Gerace Mary Ann Wright Claudia Gerard & Scott Daryce Young Fechner Ralph Glatfelter $49 and under William F. Gowski Erika Ahlin Janet Gray Phillip Aizaga Tam Guy Amy Allred Nell Gwynn Judith Amsel Kimbell A. Hale Shelby Andersen Angelina Harward-Collard Shirley Andersen

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Rohit Raghaven Karla Reading Rebecca Raybould David Reed Brittany Restrepo Chuck Richardson Michele Rideout Martha Jay Rieser Anthony Robbin John Robbins Deanna Rosen and Rick & Josh Dunie in honor of Helen Sandack Cameron Estella Rowe Susan Sandack Heidi Schmidt Ingrid Schmidt Pamela Schroeder Fred Schwab Alicia Scotter Alice Shafer Karen Shepard Sarah Ann Shippobotham Janet Silotti Danielle Sloan Jordan Smith Krista Smith Dale Smith Paul Stach Susan Stevens Kerry Steward Cori Sutherland Robert & Barbara Svee Catherine Taylor Danny Thomas Sheri Thompson Debbie Thompson & Reanna Bame Marjorie C.Tucker Jessica Turco RexUnderwood Cheryl P. Varoz Joseph Walker Stephanie Weaver Heather Welch Betsy West Mary Anne Wetzel Barbara Wicks Lauryn Wingate Emilie Winslow Gail Wix Laurie Wood Gloria Wurst

SPECIAL THANKS

Tom Colvin, Colvin Engineering Associates Especially for You David Evanoff Henries Dry Cleaners George Maxwell Ninth Avenue Salon Jesse Portillo Red Rock Brewing Company Salt Lake Roasting Company So Cupcake University of Utah Theatre Department

168 West 500 North, SLC, UT 84103 Administration 801-363-0526 Box Office 801-363-SLAC (7522) www.saltlakeactingcompany.org www.facebook.com/saltlakeactingcompany

Salt Lake Acting Company 2014/2015

Keven Myhre

Cynthia Fleming

Executive Producer

Shannon Musgrave

Executive Producer

Janice Jenson

Associate Producer/ Director of New Play Development

Erika Ahlin

Associate Producer

Ric Tuttle

Director of Marketing

Director of Development

Nick Fleming

John Downing

Audience Services Manager

Accountant

Bobby Cody, Samantha Matsukawa, Olivia Custodio Audience Services

McKenzie Barkdull, Ellesse Hargreaves, Stewart Fullerton, Dolan Lucero, Tracie Merrill, Riley Nevins, Cesar Restrepo, Kildem Soto, Amy Ware, Hayden Warzek, Annette Wright House Managers & Front of House Staff

Production Staff

Shea Madson Brittany Restrepo Sound

Julie Fife

Master Electrician

Scenic Artist

Rex Barlow, Misha Hintze, Mike James, Jason Jensen, Darren McLaughlin, Eric Reichert, Max Selenrich Stage Technicians

Ninth Avenue Salon

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Jessie Marker Wardrobe

David Evanoff & J. T. Rogers Artistic Associate

Nancy Borgenicht & Allen Nevins Artist in Residence

Kathleen Cahill & Julie Jensen Playwright in Residence

Matt Hall

Cover Design

Mills Publishing, Inc., Jackie Medina Graphic Design

David Daniels, dav.d photography Photographer

Dr. Carol Osborn & Dr. Osman Sanyer House Physicians

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Board of Trustees 2014/2015 Executive Committee:

Marian Jacobsen President Burn Pattern Analysis, Inc. Brian Wilkinson Vice President Wilkinson Ferrari & Co

Aida Detry Treasurer Red Rock Brewing Company Colleen Sorensen Secretary

COSO Consulting, LLC

Don Sorensen Past President CPA, Sorensen Vance

Byron Barkley Board Member at Large Wilson-Davis & Co.

Ken Barfield DFG/Scott Sports

Dru Damico

Sedgwick Management Group, LLC

Bruce Granath

Gerry Nichols NJRA Architects

Karen Okabe

Okabe Consulting, Inc.

Joann Price

MagicSpace Entertainment

District Supervisor, SLC School District

Sheryl Ivey

George Severson

Brett Johnson

Heather Sneddon

Salt Lake County – Volunteer Services General Counsel. StorageCraft Technology

Jillian S. Lessner

Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Kyle Mantas

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Barbara Tharp

Miller Sports Properties

Dan Whittenburg

Wells Fargo Bank

Lincoln Financial Advisors

Kimberly Neville

Terilyn Whittenburg

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Sheila Yorkin

Westminster College

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WHO’S WHOProfessional Theatre Program University

Sarah Roge rs

Lydia Pearce

Trent Cox

Katy Mikel l

A le x T h e d ell

SLAC is delighted to partner with local universities to heighten theatre students’ educational experience by taking them out of the classroom and hiring them at a professional theatre.

During MR. PERFECT we are thrilled to have an Assistant Director, Assistant Dialect Coach, two Assistant Sound Designers and an Assistant Costume Designer at SLAC. We would like to welcome Trent Cox, Katy Mikell, Alex Thedell, Lydia Pearce and Sarah Rogers as part of the University Professional Theatre Program.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to Assistant Direct MR. PERFECT through the University Professional Theatre Program. It’s thrilling to be involved in the community while finishing my degree.I graduate this semester with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting/Directing from Weber State University. To have my toe in the door of a professional theatre while closing the one on my collegiate career makes me feel like all the time spent on my education was worth it, and that I did something right along the way. I am ecstatic to be a part process. Thank you to SLAC, and everyone involved for this opportunity.”

–Trent Cox | Assistant Director | University of Utah "Working at SLAC through the University Professional Theatre Program has been an amazing experience. As an assistant dialect coach, I've had the chance to explore new career possibilities while applying the training I received through my acting degree. I've also learned a lot about the rehearsal process at a professional theatre company, and I've gotten to see some amazing artists at work. I'm so grateful for this opportunity."

–Katy Mikell | Assistant Dialect Coach | University of Utah “It is so refreshing for a chance to remove my student hat and participate as an paid intern in a professional theatre setting at the Salt Lake Acting Company. I am so excited for the opportunity to test the skills I am obtaining as a technical theatre major from Weber State University and learn new skills to take back after the production of MR. PERFECT.” -Alex Thedell | Assistant Sound Designer | Weber State University

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University Professional Theatre Program “I am incredibly excited to have the chance to work on MR. PERFECT through the University Professional Theatre Program. This opportunity gives me the chance to take what I have learned at Weber State University and apply it in a professional setting with an experienced production company. I am beyond thrilled to enhance and improve my skills with evertalented Salt Lake Acting Company.”

-Lydia Pearce | Assistant Sound Designer | Weber State University "The opportunity that SLAC has given me through the University Professional Theatre Program has really helped me branch out. It is great to have the chance to work with this local theater, and its creative team. Now, by working with SLAC, I can learn more about local theater and continue my education of the costume design process. I’m so excited to work as the Assistant Costume Designer on Mr. Perfect, and continue to learn about the designing process. As a junior in the Performing Arts Design Program at the University of Utah, I’m always eager to be further evolved in the theater world."

–Sarah Rogers | Assistant Costume Designer | University of Utah Sponsors: The John & Marcia Price Family Foundation, Terence K. Stephens, Roy Jespersen, Marian Jacobsen, Zelie Pforzheimer and Mark Family Foundation.

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You make everything possible.

Tickets:

For tickets call the SLAC Box Office at 801-3637522 or visit us online at saltlakeactingcompany. org. Box office hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, with extended hours during run of show.

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Emergency Exits:

Please identify the exit closest to your seat in case of emergency.

Late Patrons:

Late patrons will be seated by the House Manager during the first appropriate break.

Wheelchair Accessibility:

The Upstairs Theatre is not wheelchair accessible, please call for further details. An ADA approved restroom is available in the lobby.

The use of film, video or audio recording equipment in the theatre during a performance is expressly prohibited. Please turn off all cell phones.

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