ANNE CULLIMORE DECKER (MARIA CALLAS) has performed on nearly every stage in Utah. She has a long history of SLAC credits, including THE CLEAN HOUSE, RABBIT HOLE, K-MILLE, MASTER CLASS, THREE TALL WOMEN, and the world premieres of SEEING THE ELEPHANT and MADAGASCAR. She recently performed at Pioneer Theatre Company in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, and at the Grand Theatre in THE SPITFIRE GRILL and MORNING’S AT SEVEN. She also has been seen at the Utah Shakespearean Festival in MORNING’S AT SEVEN and MY FAIR LADY. With Utah Symphony/Opera, she has performed in THE GONDOLIERS, THE MERRY WIDOW and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. She received the 2009 Governor’s Individual Merit Leadership in the Arts Award for her extraordinary example of artistic dedication and excellence on-stage and off, as well as The Governor’s Mansion Artist Award. She crosses many boundaries as an actor, director, and educator.

NATALIE BLACKMAN (SOPRANO—SOPHIE) is a Senior in the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah where she is the recipient of an Honors at Entrance scholarship and holds a 4.0 GPA. She is also a classically trained soprano, and trained with Circle in the Square Theatre School and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, both in Manhattan.

At the U, she’s been seen in URINETOWN, MEDEA, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, TREASURE AND RING ROUND THE MOON. She appeared in A FUNNY THING … FORUM at the Grand Theatre and The Egyptian Theatre’s production of THE MUSIC MAN where she served as Dance Captain to choreographer Janet Muse Gray. Natalie made her feature film debut in THE JERK THEORY last winter and is represented by McCarty Talent.

DR. PAUL DORGAN (THE ACCOMPANIST) is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Music at the University of Utah where he teaches classes for singers, and coaches singers and pianists. A native of Ireland, Dr. Dorgan studied at the Dublin College of Music; at the Mozarteum in Salzburg; and at the Ohio State University, where he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Dr. Dorgan has published numerous articles on operatic subjects, has adjudicated for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and for NATS, and lectures and presents master classes for singers and accompanists throughout the US. He was associated with the Irish National Opera and, in America, with the Cincinnati Opera and with Virginia Opera, among other companies. In 1992 he became Principal Coach at Utah Opera, where he helped establish the Young Artist and Studio Artist programs and instituted “Preludes”, a series of pre-performance talks. He has performed as soloist and accompanist in Europe, Canada and the US, and performs frequently in Salt Lake City as a concerto soloist, chamber musician and accompanist.

SHANE HAAG (TENOR–TONY) studies with the acclaimed tenor Dr. Robert Breault at the University of Utah where he is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in vocal performance. Most recently, Shane has performed with the Salt Lake Symphony as a tenor soloist in excerpts of RIGOLETTO and LA CENERENTOLA and with Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble as Laurie from Adamo’s LITTLE WOMEN.

Other recent performances include the title role in Bernstein’s CANDIDE where he was hailed as delivering a “powerful” and “utterly convincing” performance by Edward Reichel of the Deseret News. He was also the tenor soloist in Murray Symphony’s MESSIAH as well as Beethoven’s CHORAL FANTASY and Bach’s SAINT MATTHEW’S PASSION with the University of Utah’s Philharmonia and Choirs. Shane has also performed the role of Hermosa in THE ISLAND OF TULIPATAN with Zero Budget Productions and Gastone from LA TRAVIATA with La Musica Lirica under maestro Joseph Resigno. You can also see Shane this January in the chorus of Utah Opera’s CARMEN and as Hilarion in Zero Budget Productions’ performances of PRINCESS IDA.

STEFANIE LONDINO (SOPRANO—SHARON) is a recent graduate of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. A native of New Jersey, her Utah credits include Much Ado About Nothing and Tristan and Yseult at the Babcock Theatre; Wasatch Theatre Company’s CABARET; Hale Centre Theatre’s AIDA; and, most recently, Pioneer Theatre Company’s DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER and ROMEO AND JULIET.

Ms. Londino spent two summer seasons with Starlight Mountain Theatre in Idaho, and received the David P. Gardner and Kennecott Scholarships through the ATP.

JOSH MARTIN (STAGEHAND) is making his stage debut as The Stagehand in SLAC’s production of MASTER CLASS. He has been on the technical crew at SLAC for the past three seasons in the role of Master Electrician. He was previously M.E. for the Grand Theatre.

TERRENCE MCNALLY (Playwright) has received four Tony Awards, two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has been a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild since 1970 and has served as vice-president since 1981. His most recent credits include the plays UNUSUAL ACTS OF DEVOTION, DEUCE, SOME MEN, DEDICATION OR THE STUFF OF DREAMS and THE STENDHAL SYNDROME. His Tony Awards were for his plays MASTER CLASS and LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! and his books for the musicals RAGTIME and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. His other plays include CORPUS CHRISTI; A PERFECT GANESH; LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART; THE LISBON TRAVIATA; FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE; and IT’S ONLY A PLAY, all of which began at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Earlier stage works include BAD HABITS, THE RITZ, WHERE HAS TOMMY FLOWERS GONE?, AND THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, NEXT and the books for the musicals CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER’S LIFE, THE FULL MONTY, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE and THE RINK. For San Francisco Opera he wrote the libretto for an opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s DEAD MAN WALKING, with music by Jake Heggie. Mr. McNally has written a number of TV scripts, including Andre’s Mother, for which he won an Emmy.

DAVID MONG (Director) most recently directed A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT for SLAC and has also directed ICE GLEN, DUKE OF THE WEST in THE WATER PROJECT, SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS, DUST EATERS, LOBBY HERO, FROM RALPH @ PHILLY.COM FR JONAH @ SLC.COM and THE UNSETTLING for 2001’s CABBIES, COWBOYS AND THE TREE OF THE WEEPING VIRGIN, GUN-SHY, LAST LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER, FOREPLAY in MERE MORTALS and 1998’s MASTER CLASS. David was Literary Manager at SLAC from 1994 to 2008, also producing the New Play Sounding Series and directing a number of those readings. He spent eighteen years in Seattle, Washington working as a professional actor. In that time he performed at nearly all of the northwest theatres; as well as regionally at New Mexico Rep, Virginia Stage Company and the Westbeth Theatre Space in New York. David was a member of the Human Ensemble Theatre for a number of years before leaving Salt Lake, where he directed, acted and wrote a couple plays.

KEVEN MYHRE (Set Design, Producing Director) is in his 16th season as Salt Lake Acting Company’s (SLAC) Producing Director and Resident Designer. He was chosen to receive the Mayor’s Artist Award in the Performing Arts for 2009. Keven was awarded the 2008 City Weekly Award for directing THE CLEAN HOUSE and MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS at Salt Lake Acting Company. His other directing credits at SLAC are THE OVERWHELMING, RABBIT HOLE, I AM MY OWN WIFE, BAD DATES, KIMERBLY 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 sixteen years. He also designed sixteen sets for The Grand Theatre, including ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, JOHNNY GUITAR, MY FAIR LADY, SONG OF SINGPORE, MORNING’S AT SEVEN, and GODSPELL. ACCORDING TO COYOTE, WEST SIDE STORY, CROW AND WEASEL, and SOUTH PACIFIC were designed for Sundance Theatre. His designs have also been seen at Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Utah Musical Theatre, Egyptian Theatre, Kingsbury Hall and the Babcock Theatre. His work 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.

JAMES M. CRAIG (Lighting Design) has designed the lighting for 35+ shows at SLAC since 1997, most recently for THE CARETAKER, SATURDAYS VOYEUR

2009, END DAYS, SIX YEARS, BILLION DOLLAR BABY, ICE GLEN, and THE WATER PROJECT. James has also designed lights for Plan-B 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, Coachella Valley Theatre and Theatre Inc. Currently James is the Technical Director for the Park City Performing Arts Foundation. James holds a B.S. in Theatre from Weber State University, and is a member of United Scenic Artist Local 829.

BRENDA VAN DER WIEL (Costume Design) As always, Brenda is happy to be working for SLAC. 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 and for SLAC. Recent works include NOISES OFF, THE FOREIGNER and YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU for Pioneer Theatre Company; TROJAN WOMEN, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and COMEDY OF ERRORS for Alabama Shakespeare Festival; THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE for the Babcock Theatre, and SIX YEARS, THE CLEAN HOUSE, ROUNDING THIRD and END DAYS for SLAC. She also designed several of the recent SATURDAY’S VOYEUR productions, including SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2009, and all but one of the University of Utah’s Classical Greek Festival productions for the last eighteen years. Before moving to Utah, Brenda also worked at the Seattle Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.

DAVID EVANOFF (Sound Design) is owner operator of David Evanoff Sound Designs. His recording studios have been recording and producing music for film, TV and special events for over 20 years. David has produced and written musical entertainment from coast to coast including Disneyland, Universal Studios Theme Park Florida, The Orange Bowl and Parade and The 2002 Olympic Games.

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL (Stage Manager) is pleased to be stage managing again, having last S.M.’d A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT with David Mong also at SLAC. Other SM credits include Mike Dorrell’s TALKING WALES III for Utah Contemporary Theatre and A CHRISTMAS CAROL at USU. Arika is a proud member of Actors Equity, most recently seen as an actor in SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2009. Besides acting, she is a USU trained artist and designer, having designed props, makeup or dressed sets for SLAC, ETC, Old Lyric Repertory Co., USU, Utah Festival Opera, Pyg, and Smoke Productions, to name a few. Arika is also the director of Commodity del’Arte~ the Acting Artists Boutique, located at SLAC.

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