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"Though She Be But Little, She is Fierce!": A First Look at FORM OF A GIRL UNKNOWN
Salt Lake Acting Company--Utah’s leading destination for brave, contemporary theatre--presents the world premiere of FORM OF A GIRL UKNOWN by Charly Evon Simpson from October 16 through November 17, 2019. Amali is twelve years old, she is wise, and she is fascinated – by A Midsummer Night’s Dream; by her…
New Play Sounding Series Continues Record-Breaking 25th Year with SWIMMING POOL by Will Snider
Salt Lake Acting Company Presents Free Reading of New Play from DEATH OF A DRIVER Playwright Summer, 1998. Once popular, Arrowhead Community Pool has seen membership decline for years. Retired pool president Dorothy Wilson blames video games and air-conditioning. But when new pool president Freddie Rosedale abolishes Dorothy's longstanding…
Introducing Salt Lake Acting Company’s New Producing Director, Justin Ivie
As we launch into our 49th season, we’re doing so with a new Producing Director, Justin Ivie. He succeeds longtime SLAC employee Janice Jenson, who recently accepted a new post at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. How do you “introduce” Justin Ivie? The answer is, you don’t need…
Meet Our Community Partner: Volunteers of America, Utah's Youth Resource Center
SLAC is proud to partner with Volunteers of America, Utah’s Youth Resource Center. During the run of form of a girl unknown (October 16-November 17, 2019), we are gratefully accepting feminine hygiene product donations for young women at the Center, so please help us by bringing your contribution to…
"Doing Good": Production Photos from DEATH OF A DRIVER
SLAC's 49th season recently kicked off with Will Snider's political thriller, DEATH OF A DRIVER. The production was workshopped in SLAC's 2018 Playwrights' Lab and returns for a full production after its Off-Broadway world premiere this past spring. Reprising their roles from the lab production are Cassandra Stokes-Wylie* (Sarah) and…
Playwright Will Snider on the Utah Premiere of DEATH OF A DRIVER
Note: The following remarks by DEATH OF A DRIVER Playwright Will Snider originally appeared in the production's playbill under the title "In the Room with Will Snider" Salt Lake Acting Company and DEATH OF A DRIVER By 2017, DEATH OF A DRIVER was dead. I wrote the first…
Cast & Creative Team Announced for Utah Premiere of Lucas Hnath's A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
Casting has been finalized for A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 by Lucas Hnath. The sequel (of sorts) to Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE makes its Utah premiere after a successful run on Broadway that was nominated for eight 2017 Tony Awards. Nora Helmer leaving her husband and children at the end…
Cast & Creative Team Announced for World Premiere of FORM OF A GIRL UNKNOWN
Casting has been finalized for Salt Lake Acting Company’s world premiere production of form of a girl unknown by Charly Evon Simpson. Amali is twelve years old, she is wise, and she is fascinated – by A Midsummer Night’s Dream; by her changing body; by the story of the children…
Discover the Production Artwork for Our 49th Season
As we prepare to launch our historic 49th season, we're excited to unveil the artwork for the year's line-up of Utah premieres. With the exception of PETE THE CAT, which was designed by the book's creator James Dean, all artwork was designed by Salt Lake City-based branding agency Third Sun.…
Announcing Our New 30 & Under SATURDAY'S VOYEUR Rush Ticket Policy
Are you 30 years of age or younger? Now, you can see SATURDAY'S VOYEUR for just $25! Look, it's not easy to be a young professional trying to make ends meet. Theatre is at times a luxury, although our biased opinion is that it's a necessity in coping with the…
Mohemian Rhapsody: A First Look at SATURDAY'S VOYEUR 2019
Utah's favorite summer tradition runs now through September 1st. The 41st-annual SATURDAY’S VOYEUR by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht is now open and is delighting Utahns who are in need of a good laugh at themselves. This year’s production once again lampoons our fine state's culture and politics with biting…
