WELCOME
To our Subscribers and those about to become Subscribers, One of my favorite parts of my job is attending every performance of our spring show and personally renewing subscriptions. I’m not sure there’s another Executive Artistic Director who does this, but for me, the opportunity to connect with you face-to-face is invaluable. I get to tell you how much you mean to this company, not only through your subscriptions, but through the many ways you support SLAC. And in return, you tell me what SLAC means to you. These conversations are priceless. Hearing your stories validates the passion and hard work of our staff, board, and artists. It reminds us why we do what we do. I’ve heard things like: “I found my people here.” “I don’t care what plays you’re producing, I know the shows will be good if I’m seeing them at SLAC.” “Thank you for what you do! We need SLAC.”
For those of you who have been part of SLAC for as long as, or even longer, than I have, you hold a special place in my heart. I often joke that you’ve watched me grow up. The truth is, you have, and we’ve shared decades of stories, artists, triumphs, and challenges together, and I’m deeply grateful.
If you’re not a Subscriber and you’re reading this, you already know SLAC. You know what it feels like to gather in a room full of the loveliest humans on this planet, and experience something together that can make you laugh out loud, shed a tear, or see the world a little differently. I’d love for you to take one more step: become a Subscriber and be part of this company. In turn, you will get a season of unforgettable stories, meaningful connections, and extraordinary theatre. And next spring, I look forward to personally thanking you and renewing your subscription.
SLAC has enriched my life in countless ways, especially through the relationships I’ve built with you.
With love and gratitude,
Cynthia Executive Artistic Director
Salt Lake Acting Company’s
55 Years of Keeping Salt Lake Interesting
Treat yourself to a season of extraordinary theatre and experience plays you won’t find anywhere else in Utah. Only at SLAC.
Very Like a Whale
by Troy Deutsch
In collaboration with Flying Bobcat
Theatrical Laboratory
World Premiere
Sept. 30 - Oct. 25, 2026
The Great Salt Lake is disappearing—and so is this family’s sanity. This comedy follows the eccentric Sharp family as they reunite to sell their late father’s lakeside home. Chaos erupts as they’re forced to confront their legacy and the truth that lies beneath the salty water just outside their window.
The Thin Place
by Lucas Hnath
Utah Premiere
Feb. 3 - 28, 2027
What’s really going on in the space just behind and a little above your eyes? The thin place, that fragile boundary between our world and the next. This intimate and surprising séance will have you questioning what you hear and what your mind might be capable of.
Lizzie
By Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt
Utah Premiere
Apr. 7 - May 2, 2027
You know the rhyme. Now hear her side.
In the sweltering summer of 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife are found murdered in their house. The main suspect? Lizzie Borden. This electrifying all-woman rock musical rewrites the narrative. Lizzie cracks open a legend and lets it scream.
SLAC’s Summer Show 2027
World Premiere
June 23 - Aug. 15, 2027
Your favorite summer party is back. Grab your food, pour a drink, and get ready to laugh at the peculiar, the passionate, and the downright perplexing parts of life in the Beehive State. Created fresh each year by Utahns, for Utahns — because no one roasts us quite like we do.
Children’s Show Season Add-on
The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!
Based on Books and Characters by Mo Willems
Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems and Adam Tobin
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz
Dec. 4 - 29, 2026
When Mo Willems’ characters get together for the holidays, it’s bound to be the biggest extravaganza ever! The Unlimited Squirrels deck the halls and Elephant and Piggie come ready to celebrate! But will The Pigeon join in the festivities, or will he run all the way to the North Pole in search of the greatest gift ever? Terrific tunes, silly stories, goofy gifts, audience antics: it’s all in this brand-new musical party that sleighs!
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presents
SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone
By Olivia Custodio, Austin Archer, & Penelope Caywood
Director/Choreographer: Cynthia Fleming
Music Director Zach Hansen
Set Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer Erik Reichert Jesse Portillo** Dennis Hassen
Props Designer
Sound Designer & Engineer
Videographer & Editor
Erika Ahlin Bird Calvin J. Vinson Kenny Riches
Video Programmer Fight/Intimacy Director Assistant Stage Manager Joshua Legate Adriana Lemke Tahra Veasley*
Production Stage Manager Bridgette Lehman*
Executive Artistic Director Cynthia Fleming
Professional Theatre Program:
Asst. Props Designer
Asst. Costume Designer Abigail “Gabi” Cottam Natalie Pulsipher
Actor
Asst. Director & Asst. Choreographer Makayla Palos Rodriguez Ella Mei Williamson
Special Thanks to Veterinary Orthopedic Services for Their Support of this Production
World Premiere
June 24th - August 16th, 2026
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 vitality and success .
FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
SALT LAKE COUNTY ZOO, ARTS & PARKS PROGRAM
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION
TERENCE KEARNS STEPHENS CHARITABLE FUND
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
UTAH DIVISION OF ARTS AND MUSEUMS
GEORGE S. & DOLORES DORÉ ECCLES FOUNDATION
MARRINER S. ECCLES FOUNDATION
MCCARTHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
LAWRENCE T. & JANET T. DEE FOUNDATION
JOHN & MARCIA PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATION
LARRY H. AND GAIL MILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
JARVIS & CONSTANCE DOCTOROW FAMILY FOUNDATION
ANONYMOUS
B.W. BASTIAN FOUNDATION
SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL
SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION
SEMNANI FAMILY FOUNDATION
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOUNDATION
HERBERT I. & ELSA B. MICHAEL FOUNDATION
HENRY W. & LESLIE M. ESKUCHE FOUNDATION
S.J. & JESSIE E. QUINNEY FOUNDATION
Salt Lake Acting Company sincerely thanks the following Corporate Partners who make the 2025/2026 season possible:
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If your business is interested in becoming a corporate sponsor, please visit the Box Office or contact Erika Ahlin Bird at Erika@SaltLakeActingCompany .Org
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.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Broad Sterling .......................................................................................................... Scotty Fletcher*
McKartynee, Nurse Rutter, Redact-O-Pen Spokesperson, Marjorie, Model #3, Woman 1, Erika, Mom .................................................. Becky Jeanne Knowles*
Miguel, Nurse Smith, JD Vance, Tism-Free Spokesperson, Model #1, Jesus, Funeral Dancer, Billionaire 1 ............................................ Angel Martinez
Delivery Driver, Doctor Benson, Trump, Spencer Cox, Dancer 4, Customer 3, Announcer .....................................................................Marc Nielson*
Tayslee Jo, Kynsington, Aide 2, Child 2, Stage Manager, Dancer 1, Woman 1, Gun Salesman ......................................... Makayla Palos Rodriguez
Canyon, Nurse Brigham, RFK Jr., Child 1, ChatGPT, Funeral Dancer, Receptionist, Billionaire 2 ...................... .Bryce Romleski*
Jaxxton, Nurse Padmore, Stephen, Child #3, Man 1, Pastor Johnson, Customer 2, Man 2, Creep ................................ Harrison Timm
Braylynne, Nurse Karlov, Karoline, Jane, Child, Dancer 3, Kid, Patient ...................................................................................... Sophie Jean White
Emily, Nurse Adams, Aide 1, Model #2, Makeup Artist, Dancer 2, Customer 1, Immigrant, Doctor .................................................. Akina Yamazaki
THE BAND
Keyboard: Zach Hansen
Woodwinds & Guitar: Spencer Kellogg
Cast of SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone
SCOTTY FLETCHER*
(He/They/She)
Jenna Say-Kwah, also known as Scotty Fletcher, is very excited to be making her drag debut in SLAC’s Summer Show! As Scotty, they have performed at SLAC in You Will Get Sick, Bat Boy: The Musical, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, and the NPSS staged reading of Beloved King. Although this won’t be their first time in heels and glitter on the SLAC stage, they are excited to share their passion for drag and for rebellious queer art. “Currently trying to trademark becoming the worst version of myself!” You can follow Jenna @JennaSayKwah and Scotty @ScooterFletch on Instagram.
BECKY JEANNE KNOWLES*
(She/They) is delighted to return to Salt Lake Acting Company, where audiences may remember her from Saturday’s Voyeur (2016 & 2017) and as Julia the Lawyer Pig in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. She has appeared in 40+ productions across Utah with incredible companies including Hale Centre Theatre, The Ziegfeld Theater, Hart Theatre Company, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Utah Opera, Salt Lake Acting Company, and the Park City
Egyptian Theatre. Favorite roles include Lady of the Lake (Spamalot), Katherine (Freaky Friday), The Drowsy Chaperone (The Drowsy Chaperone), Marguerite (The Scarlet Pimpernel), and Gloria Matienne in Hale Centre Theatre’s 2025 U.S. premiere of The Magician’s Elephant. When she’s not onstage, Becky works behind the scenes as a freelance producer and designer, developing theatrical collaborations across the Wasatch Front, and currently serves as Day Manager and Business Liaison for the Park City Egyptian Theatre. @BeckyJHunt
ANGEL MARTINEZ (He/Him) In 2000, Angel began his acting career reenacting his favorite scenes from The Matrix and Shrek with his father in the living room. Following graduation, he got a taste for performing on an NYC stage during the 2016 Jimmy Awards. In 2018, Martinez completed a year of classical training in LA, CA, and now dabbles in Jazz Crooning for various retirement homes! Angel sincerely thanks you for supporting live theatre. “Actors are merely people in the light who show those in the dark what it’s like to be human.” - Anonymous | @TheBoxiest
Scotty Fletcher* Becky Jeanne Knowles* Angel Martinez Marc Nielson* Makayla Palos Rodriguez
Bryce Romleski*
Harrison Timm Sophie Jean White Akina Yamazaki
MARC NIELSON* (He/Him) Time can be so disconcerting. Every year that goes by, I find myself marveling at how little I’ve accomplished, and I feel a sense of deep self-satisfaction. When I was a child, I was asked by my parents what I wanted my longterm goals to be, and I said, “Trains!” So, they waited a few more years and asked me again. This time, I told them that what I wanted most out of life is to never be remembered for doing anything ever, and I’ve stuck to that. Nobody remembers the time I scored the winning touchdown at the 2018 Super Bowl, or when I was the first human ever to boogie board across the Atlantic Ocean, or even the time when I was the only person to fly a solo mission to the moon for NASA. Nobody remembers because I wasn’t there, and those things didn’t happen. So, as you are watching this performance, I would ask you to remember that the actor on stage is not me, I am not here, and none of this is happening. God Bless.
MAKAYLA PALOS RODRIGUEZ (She/ Her) is beyond excited to be making her SLAC debut this summer! Recent & favorite credits include: Company member/Pilar u/s in Legally Blonde, Julia Webb in Corners Grove (University of Utah), Ella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s: Cinderella (Trinitas Arts Conservatory), and Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Open Door Productions). Makayla is wrapping up her second year in the Musical Theatre BFA Program at The University of Utah, where she loves getting the chance to grow as a performer and person. She remains incredibly grateful to her family, friends, mentors, and professors for their constant support, love, and belief in her journey — wish you all enough! ∆12 @Makayla.PalosRod
WHO’S WHO
BRYCE ROMLESKI* (He/Him) is so grateful to be returning to Salt Lake Acting Company for another summer. Previous credits include: The Secret Lives of the Real Wives in the Salt Lake Hive, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, Close Encounters in the Beehive, Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Salt Lake Acting Company); Into the Woods, Cabaret (University of Utah); Head Over Heels (The Grand Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Little Shop of Horrors (KMC Onstage). Bryce is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah and a co-founder of Salt Lake City’s Theatre for the Very Young. He would like to thank his partner, family, and friends for all of their unwavering love and support. @BryceRomleski
HARRISON TIMM (He/Him) is thrilled to be back for another summer at SLAC! A graduate of the University of Utah’s Actor Training Program, Harrison has recently appeared in Ten Brave Seconds (Pioneer Theatre Company), Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening, Xanadu, The Tempest (University of Utah), Jersey Boys (The Lights Theater), and last year’s SLAC’s Summer Show: The Secret Lives of the Real Wives in the Salt Lake Hive. Harrison would like to thank his family and friends for their endless support in his acting career, and hopes you enjoy the show! @HarrisonCTimm
SOPHIE JEAN WHITE (She/Her) is thrilled to step beyond the veil of the ordinary and into the dimension of imagination for this performance. She’s a proud graduate of the University of Utah’s Actor Training Program and thrilled to be returning to SLAC after getting to rock out in Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience. Outside of SLAC, she spends time “luring” her friends into non-optional hangouts under the clever guise of self-produced theatre. Favorite projects include Strategic Love Play (Emily’s House), Radiant Vermin (SLAC’s Making Space for Artists Program), Sender (selfproduced), Dire Straights (independent film), The Old Man and the Old Moon (University of Utah), New Work: Liminal (Flying Bobcat Theatre), and writing and directing an original musical A Night to Dismember!, which won Outstanding Original Script at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival.
AKINA YAMAZAKI (She/Her) is thrilled to be returning to the SLAC stage for her second Summer Show! Previous credits include: The Tempest (Miranda) at The Fellowship Theatre, 5’2: 25 Plays in 50 Minutes at The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella), You On The Moors Now (Jo March), The Tempest (Antonio), The Old Man and The Old Moon (Cookie) at the University of Utah, SLAC’s Summer Show: A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood at Salt Lake Acting Company. Akina is a 2025 graduate of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. She would like to thank her family, friends, and partner for their continuous support! @Akina.Yamazaki
CREATIVE TEAM
OLIVIA CUSTODIO (She/Her)
(Head Writer) is an actor and playwright based in Salt Lake City. As a playwright, she has served as the head writer of SLAC’s Summer Show for the past four years. Most recently, her show with collaborator Kelsie Jepsen, Welcome to Fat School, won Best of Fringe (FFF) at the 2025 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. Olivia has appeared on Utah stages in numerous productions and staged readings, with Front Row Reviewers lauding her as “Utah’s Tina Fey” for her natural comedic gifts. Favorite roles include The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, Domina in A Funny Thing Happened..., Eleanor in The Antipodes, and Sue Menger in I’ll Eat You Last. She has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Vocal Performance and a Master of Music from the University of Utah. “Poverty is here and now. Hunger is here and now. Racial tension is here and now. Pollution is here and now. These are the things that scream for a response. And if we don’t listen to that scream - and if we don’t respond to it - we may well wind up sitting amidst our own rubble, looking for the truck that hit us - or the bomb that pulverized us. Get the license number of whatever it was that destroyed the dream. And I think we will find that the vehicle was registered in our own name.” -Rod Serling
AUSTIN ARCHER (He/Him) (Playwright)
Writing: The Warehouse Phase (Peacock), The Secret Lives of the Real Wives in the Salt Lake Hive (SLAC), JUMP, Swipe Left-Swipe Right (Plan-B), Marty Has Cancer (Prufrock Productions), Thick Metal Ball (Weber State University). Acting: Horizon: An American Saga (Warner Brothers, Newline Cinema), Riddle of Fire (Yellow Veil Pictures), Salt & Honey (Angel Studios) Rabisu (King Cup), The Night Clerk (Saban Films), Criminal Minds (Paramount+), Mindhunter (Netflix), Blood & Oil (ABC). Austin is also a well-known internet content creator with close to 2M followers across various social media platforms. He is also a singersongwriter with multiple albums of original music available to stream or download at www.AustinArcherMusic.BandCamp.com, “All my love to my fellow writers Olivia and Penny,
the SLAC team, our insanely talented cast, my family, and my incredible partner.”
PENELOPE CAYWOOD (She/Her) (Playwright/Lyricist) is delighted to return to Salt Lake Acting Company as lyricist for this year’s SLAC’s Summer Show. Known primarily for her work as a director, choreographer, educator, and composer, Penelope serves as Artistic Director of Youth Theatre at the U and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Teaching at the University of Utah. Recent directing credits include Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, The Robertassey, and Yoga Play (SLAC), Fremont Junior High is NOT Doing Oklahoma! (Good Company Theatre), and Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days and The Book Club Play (University of Utah). Through her work with young artists, she regularly develops original scripts, songs, and devised theatre projects, and is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with this talented creative team.
WHO’S WHO
CYNTHIA FLEMING
(She/Her)
(Executive Artistic Director/Director/ Choreographer) has been an integral part of Salt Lake Acting Company since 1998 and was named Executive Artistic Director in 2015. Over the years, Cynthia has lovingly shaped Salt Lake Acting Company into what it is today–creating and implementing SLAC’s Arts Education Programs (Title I Arts Education Program, Professional Theatre Program), deepening SLAC’s commitment to New Play Development through the Playwrights’ Lab, establishing a culture of community through the Making Space for Artists Program, outreach, and partnerships with other organizations. Under Cynthia’s leadership, SLAC has continually set the standard for accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion; in 2020, SLAC launched The Amberlee Fund, a capital campaign to make SLAC’s historic building wheelchair accessible. To date, Cynthia has produced over 100 plays.
ELLA MEI WILLIAMSON
(She/Her)
(Asst. Director & Asst. Choreographer) is a Seattle and SLC-based actor and creative, as well as a recent graduate of the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre Program. She is so excited to be working on her first production with Salt Lake Acting Company! Creative credits: Legally Blonde (Associate Director, Meldrum Theatre) and SpongeBob Jr. (Assistant Choreographer, Kingsbury Hall). Favorite performance credits: Little Sally in Urinetown (Babcock Theatre), Ten Brave Seconds (Pioneer Theatre Company), Xanadu (Meldrum Theatre), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Studio 115). She is also a teacher with Youth Theatre at the U. Lots of love and gratitude to the SLAC’s Summer Show cast & creative team, friends, family, roommates, and her dogs <3
ZACH HANSEN (He/Him) (Music Director/Keyboard) is a pianist, music director, and orchestrator working across educational, community, professional, and Off-Broadway productions, including multiple credits with the University of Utah’s musical theater department, Salt Lake Acting
Company, and Desert Star Playhouse. Zach previously music directed SLAC’s 2024 & 2025 Summer Shows and returns for his third season. Zach served as orchestrator, arranger, and keyboardist for Little Piece of You, with performances and industry presentations at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Sadler’s Wells Theatre, with further development ongoing. His orchestration work also includes the Off-Broadway production and upcoming cast album An Axemas Story: A Bloody Sappy New Musical.
ERIK REICHERT (He/Him) (Set Designer) is a Set and Properties Designer based in Salt Lake City. Set Design includes Murder Ballad, SLAC’s Summer Show 23, 24, 25 , and 26, Whitelisted, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, Sankofa, This Journey: Go Back and Get It!, A Year With Frog and Toad, Stags Leap, The Wolves, The Dance and the Railroad, A Dolls House, Part 2 . Asst. Set Designed form of a girl unknown. Props Design includes Hairy & Sherri, Sleeping Giant, SLAC Cabaret: Down the Rabbit Hole, Passing Strange, Egress, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, Four Women Talking About The Man Under The Sheet . Erik holds a B.F.A. from Cal State Fullerton in Music Composition. He currently works as the Construction Supervisor at SLAC and Traveling Lead & Specialist for Trade Shows across America.
JESSE PORTILLO** (He/Him)
(Lighting Designer) is a Lighting Designer based in Los Angeles, and an Associate Professor of Theatre at Cal Poly Pomona. Previous SLAC credits include Passing Strange, Pete The Cat, Saturday’s Voyeur, Climbing with Tigers, and Harbur Gate among many others. Additional credits include productions for South Coast Rep, Pioneer Theatre Company, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Ancram Opera House, LOOK Musicals, New Century Dance, Repertory Dance Theater, Samba Fogo, PURE Theatre, Mobile Opera and Plan-B Theatre Company. He holds an MFA from Indiana University, and has previously served on
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WHO’S WHO
the faculty of the University of Utah and the College of Charleston. He is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, and an active member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, where he is the Co-Commissioner for Lighting Design and Technology. He is a founding member of La Gente: The Latinx Design Network, and works to make all aspects of live entertainment more diverse, equitable and inclusive by deploying anti-racist approaches in all aspects of his work.
KENNY RICHES (He/Him)
(Videographer & Editor) was born in Toyota City, Japan; raised in Salt Lake City, Utah; and currently resides in Miami, Florida. He holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah. His 2015 feature film, The Strongest Man, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by AMC International and Kino Lorber. He has received generous support from the Sundance Institute, Sun Valley Film Lab, US in Progress, the Knight Foundation, White Elephant Group, and PBS. His upcoming release, Mouse, premiered at Brooklyn Film Festival where it won awards for Best Feature Film and the Grand Jury Award. Mouse will be released in theaters this fall. His producer credits include My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020, Tribeca Film Festival) and Sanzaru (2020, Slamdance Film Festival). He is a co-founder of The Davey Foundation, a grantgiving organization for filmmakers founded in memory of David Fetzer. He is also a partner in the production company, Dualist.
JOSHUA LEGATE (He/Him)
(Video Programmer) is a Lighting and Projections Designer who is thrilled to contribute to his first production with Salt Lake Acting Company. Previous theatre work includes collaborations with Nashville Repertory Theatre, Area15, Galumpha Dance Company, Theatre22, The Village Theatre, Khunum Productions, The Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts, Utah Lyric Theatre, and many more. Joshua received his MFA from the University of Washington with a specialization in Lighting and Projection Design, and has
lectured at Central Washington University, Yakima Valley Community College, Flathead Valley Community College, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado State University, and The Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Joshua is currently the Head of Graduate Design at Utah State University’s Department of Theater Arts where he is teaching and mentoring in Lighting and Projection Design.
CALVIN J. VINSON (He/Him)
(Sound Designer) is excited to be making his debut as a lead designer here at SLAC. Some of his favorites from his recent work: Murder Ballad (Asst. Sound Designer & A1) Sunny In The Dark (Asst. Sound Designer) here at SLAC, The School for Scandal (Sound Designer & Composer) with the University of Utah’s Department of Theatre, OMNIA (Lighting & Sound Designer) with Foreground Movement Collective, Machinal (Sound Designer & Composer) with The College of Southern Idaho, and The Deer and The Antelope (A1) with The Ephemerates Theatre Collective. He is entering his senior year in the University of Utah’s Performing Arts Design Program (Sound Design emphasis) after completing his first two years of studies at The College of Southern Idaho. He’d like to thank his mentors, Jennifer Jackson and Cynthia Kehr Rees, for helping him learn and grow so much in his time here.
DENNIS HASSAN (He/Him)
(Costume Designer) Professor of Design and Head of the Graduate Theatre Design Program at Utah State University, Dennis has designed over 300 productions for theatres from Hawaii to Maine. He also designs sets, properties, corporate events, immersive experiences and puppetry. Dennis is delighted to return to SLAC where he has previously designed costumes for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, SLAC’s Summer Show: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in the Salt Lake Hive, Whitelisted, Frog & Toad, Pete the Cat, and sets for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Egress, Streetlight Woodpecker, Winter, Fun Home, and Silent Dancer
WHO’S WHO
NATALIE PULSIPHER (She/Her)
(Asst. Costume Designer) is very excited to join the team as the costume assistant for the SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone! She is a current student in the costume department at Utah State University. Prior shows she has worked on include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, and Merry Wives of Windsor.
ERIKA AHLIN BIRD (She/Her)
(Props Designer) is excited to be in the dimension of The Gaslight Zone! Previous design credits at SLAC include: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience! SLAC’s Summer Show: Secret Lives of the Real Wives in the Salt Lake Hive, Bat Boy: The Musical, You Will Get Sick, Co-Design for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, SLAC’s Summer Show: Close Encounters in the Beehive, Bald Sisters, SLAC’s Summer Show: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. She has been working administratively at SLAC since 2012, and is currently Director of Development.
ABIGAIL “GABI” COTTAM (She/Her)
(Asst. Prop Designer) Gabi is a sophomore at Weber State majoring in Technical Theatre. Some of her favorite shows she worked in the past include Clue and Mamma Mia as stage crew and ASM, and The Yellow Boat as Stage Manager. When she’s not at school or work, she likes to spend her free time reading, writing, or training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
ADRIANA LEMKE (She/Her) (Fight/Intimacy Director) is a Salt Lake City based theatre-artist and movement professional. Previous Salt Lake Acting
Company productions include Murder Ballad, Bat Boy: The Musical, The Roommate, Whitelisted, Hairy & Sherri, Sleeping Giant, Surely Goodness & Mercy, and The Wolves Other fight and/or intimacy direction credits include The Sweet Science of Bruising, As You Like It, and Julius Caesar (UofU). At the Bottom (Pinnacle Acting Company), Ion (The Classical Greek Theatre Festival), Head Over Heels (The Grand Theatre), Twelfth Night (Salt Lake Shakespeare), Man and the Moon (Good Company Theatre), and Hamlet (Sun Valley Shakespeare).
BRIDGETTE
LEHMAN* (She/Her)
(Production Stage Manager/ Production Manager) Favorite select stage management credits include: Hairy & Sherri, You Will Get Sick, The Robertassey, Close Encounter in the Beehive, R+J: Star-Cross’d Death Match (SLAC); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Good Company Theatre); Orpheus in the Underworld (Utah Vocal Arts Academy). Favorite select assistant stage management credits include: Bald Sisters, Whitelisted, The Roommate, Bat Boy, The Secret Lives of The Real Wives in The Salt Lake Hive (SLAC). She is also a sound designer, including credits: Five Carols for Christmas, Shrek The Musical (Ogden Musical Theatre); and various Zoom projects.
TAHRA
VEASLEY* (She/Her)
(Assistant Stage Manager/Production Manager) Off-Broadway: The Bleeding Class (59E59). SLAC credits include: Murder Ballad, The Roommate, SLAC’s The Summer Show: The Secret Lives of The Real Wives in The Salt Lake Hive, Whitelisted, Bald Sisters, Can I Say Yes To That Dress?. Assistant Stage Management credits at SLAC: Hairy & Sherri,
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WHO’S WHO
and A Year With Frog & Toad. Favorite Stage Management credits: Once on This Island, Mamma Mia!, Cagney, and Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Pioneer Theatre Company). Dating Comprehension (CH Productions), The Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards 2025 (Eccles Theatre), Senior Stages Play Tour Series (Plan-B Theatre Company) Dreamgirls, Noises Off, In The Heights, Fate? (Grand Theatre), and Eclipsed (KCACTF).
SPENCER
KELLOGG (He/Him)
(Woodwinds & Guitar) is thrilled to be back for another unforgettable SLAC’s Summer Show. A true multi-instrumentalist, he plays woodwinds, guitar, bass, mandolin, and banjo. Over the past 30 years, Spencer has performed nearly every genre of music alongside incredible musicians, and in recent years he’s loved bringing that versatility into the world of theatre. His past theatre credits include Saturday’s Voyeur, SLACabaret, and
multiple SLAC’s Summer Shows (SLAC); A Chorus Line and Daddy Long Legs (Empress Theatre); and numerous productions of Bright Star throughout the Salt Lake City and Provo areas.“Do something for someone else today, and don’t get caught!”
SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY
is celebrating its 54th Season and continuing its mission to engage and enrich community through brave contemporary theatre. Founded in 1970, SLAC is a not–for–profit 501(c)3 professional theatre dedicated to producing, commissioning, and developing new works and to supporting a community of professional artists. SLAC has been nationally recognized by the Shubert Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Edgerton Foundation, among others. SLAC operates under an SPT Actors Equity Association contract and is a Constituent Member of Theatre Communications Group (a national organization for non–profit professional regional theatres), and the National New Play Network (a national alliance of non–profit professional theatres that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays).
20th Anniversary Revival
October 22 – November 8
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
Founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity is a member of the AFL–CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www. ActorsEquity. org #EquityWorks.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
**Represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.
An unforgettable journey of faith and family.
by CAROL LYNN PEARSON
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PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM FOR
EMERGING ARTISTS
Through the Professional Theatre Program for Emerging Artists (PTP), SLAC provides opportunities for students and early-career theatre artists to gain meaningful, fully-paid experience.
“I’m excited to learn about how a professional theatre works and how it’s different from how a high school works. I’m also excited to expand my knowledge base specifically in terms of lighting and props!” - Abigail “Gabi” Cottam - Asst. Props Designer
“I am thrilled to work with Dennis and the extremely talented people here at SLAC! They have spent so much time preparing and rehearsing for the show, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it!” - Natalie Pulslpher - Asst. Costume Designer
“I am beyond excited about the opportunity to work at SLAC this summer! As a current college student, I’m eager to learn from experienced theatre professionals, gain new knowledge of the creative process behind a new work, build connections with my cast mates, as well as gain hands-on experience that will challenge me and help me develop as an actor” - Makayla Palos Rodriguez - Actor
“I am so excited to be working and learning alongside director Cynthia Fleming. Having developed a love for creative leadership throughout college, I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to refine my abilities in a professional setting that prides itself on a strong sense of community and humor!”
- Ella Mei Williamson - Asst. Director & Asst. Choreographer
Our thanks to the following funders for their generous support of this program: Terence Kearns Stephens Charitable Trust
The John and Marcia Price Family Foundation B.W. Bastian Foundation
Abigail “Gabi” Cottam & Erika Ahlin Bird
Makayla Palos Rodriguez & Ella Mei Williamson
Natalie Pulsipher & Dennis Hassan
Ella Mei Williamson & Cynthia Fleming
SPONSORS, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
Salt Lake Acting Company is a 501©3 non-profit professional theatre, and depends on the generosity of individuals, corporations, and public agencies who make the theatre’s work possible. Thank you for believing in the magic of theatre, and investing in SLAC. The giving tiers below are for cumulative donations $50 and above received from June 4, 2025-June 3, 2026.
For information about SLAC’s Giving Program, or to correct any information below, please call Erika Ahlin at 801.363.7522 or email erika@saltlakeactingcompany.org.
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Special Thanks: The Grand Theatre
GREEN ROOM GALLERY
The Green Room Gallery is a space for conversation, enjoyment, and reflection, but most importantly, it is another way for SLAC to support Utah artists. During the run of SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone, we are excited to showcase the artwork of Katie Mansfield.
Katie is the designer behind this year’s subscription T-shirt, and her work is the perfect reflection of the 2026 edition of SLAC’s Summer Show: funny, timely, and at times, biting. To purchase a piece of art visit the Box Office!
Katie Mansfield is an artist here in Salt Lake City. She is the creator of Tragic Girls, an art and apparel brand inspired by retro comics and pop art. Her work explores everyday problems through a humorous, often sarcastic, feminist lens.
GROUP TICKETS & PERKS
Planning a group outing? SLAC makes it easy (and rewarding). Purchase 10 or more tickets to get up to 20% off the ticket price.
Make your theater outing a party! Group Space Reservations are available all season long. Book our Green Room or Deck for your pre-show gathering at no extra cost. Contact the Box Office to learn more or reserve your group today.
Subscribe Today and Snag Your Subscriber Gift!
Choose a tote bag or t-shirt (while supplies last), featuring original artwork by local artist Katie Mansfield of Tragic Girls Co. Check out her work at @TragicGirlsCo
Subscribe in person, online, or over the phone—our team is happy to help secure your spot for a season of plays you won’t find anywhere else in Utah.
Thanks for showing up for local art. We couldn’t do this without you.
SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY
Cynthia Fleming Executive Artistic Director
Executive Staff
Erika Ahlin Bird Nick Fleming Adriana Lemke Director of Development Director of Ticketing Director of Audience Engagement
Senior Staff
Joseph Paul Branca Latoya Cameron John Downing Public Relations & Social Media
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accountant & Human Resources Coordinator Accessibility Dramaturg, & Patron Service Team
Bridgette Lehman* Tahra Veasley* Production Manager & Production Manager & Resident Stage Manager Resident Stage Manager
Front of House Staff
Anna Blaes, Noelani Brown, L . Canfield, Presley (PJ) Caywood, Sandy Detweiler, Kallie Filanda, Karen-Christina (KC) Jones, Max Ricks, Emily Tatum, Lucy Urquhart, Taylor Wallace, Nan Weber, Ben Young
Cynthia Kehr Rees Erik Reichert David Smith Forest Ethington House Audio Construction Supervisor House Electrician Head Electrician
Lynn Brisco, Abigail “Gabi” Cottom, Eli Ghaeini, Mary Grenda, Michael Larson, Madeleine Phann, Val Tholen, Dylan Watson Electricians
Steven Baker, Forest Ethington, Dylan Watson Carpenters
Madeleine Phann, Lynn Brisco Lynn Brisco, Abish Noble
Calvin J . Vinson Light Board Operator Forest Ethington, Sound Board Operator Scenic Painters
Nick Fleming Production & Publicity Photographer
Tahra Veasley*
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SLAC’s Summer Show promotional artwork created by Trey Bird
Salt Lake Acting Company’s mission is to engage and enrich community through brave, contemporary theatre.
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FOR OUR AUDIENCE
Your presence at Salt Lake Acting Company is met with sincere gratitude. You make everything possible.
Tickets:
For tickets call the SLAC Box Office at (801) 363-7522 or visit us online at SaltLakeActingCompany.org. Box Office hours are 11 AM – 5 PM Monday-Friday, with extended hours during the run of a show.
Ticket Exchanges:
Season Subscribers can always exchange their tickets, and it’s free! Just call (801) 363-7522.
Group
Sales:
Discounts are available to groups of 10 or more. Call (801) 363-7522 to discuss seating availability or email Info@SaltLakeActingCompany.Org for your party. We’d love to take care of you and your friends.
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 at the appropriate time.
NEW PLAY SOUNDING SERIES
Wheelchair Accessibility:
We offer various accessible accommodations including: ADA parking, ramped main and rear entry, automatic doors, elevator access.
Accessibility Considerations
• ASL-Interpreted Performances
• Open Captioned Performances
• Audio-Described Performances
• Sensory Friendly Performances
• Accessible Seating and Restroom
• Assistive Listening Devices
• Digital Programs
• Sensory Support Tools
• Support Animal Access
For a full overview of our accessibility offerings, please visit SaltLakeActingCompany.org
The use of film, video or audio recording equipment in the theatre during a performance is expressly prohibited.
Please turn off all cell phones.
Please join us Monday, July 27 at 7 PM for the NPSS free reading of Mary in the Looney Bin: The Fanciful History of Mary Todd Lincoln’s Confinement by Larry West. Was Mary Todd Lincoln crazy, clairvoyant or a Cassandra? Her son, Robert, had her committed to a sanitarium for disturbed women in 1875. Based on a smattering of actual facts and abundant flights of fancy, Mary in the Looney Bin is a cockamamie account of the First Lady’s confinement.
Contact the Box Office at (801) 363-7522 or visit our website to book your tickets. While the reading is free, tickets are required to reserve your spot.
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