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The excitement surrounding the return of Bat Boy: The Musical is electric! After 21 years, the energy is truly something special. If you experienced it two decades ago, prepare to be surprised and entertained all over again. I had the privilege of choreographing the original production, and the original cast has been on my mind. I reached out to them, and it was heartwarming to hear just how much this production continues to mean to them. Here are some of their reflections:
Arika Schockmel (Ned/Ruthie) “I will always remember the magic of locking in the music for “Comfort and Joy”, the “actor cave” for quick changes under the band platform, throwing rubber bats at Brenda, and the double whammy flu and blizzard that truncated our run. This show holds a special place in my heart, and I am so excited to experience it again.”
Kim Blackett (Sheriff) “I’m looking forward to be seeing the show from the audience…no memorizing. I’m honored to have Doug Irey take the “Sheriff baton. And as I always text Doug before any show he’s in: “Don’t #### up!” Break legs!”
David Spencer (the once and former Dr Parker) “Sending all my love and best wishes to the company. Have a wonderful run, break legs, and may Bat Boy hold and save you all! Special greetings to Robert Scott Smith as he moves to the dark side and takes on Dr. Parker! He’ll be terrific, I’m sure!”
Polly Seale (Meredith) “Loved my time playing Meredith and belting those high notes every night! Glad you are doing the show in a warmer season so you won’t have to worry about the snow and the flu epidemic… get your flu shots everyone! Best part of doing the show (other than the high F’s) was working with Cynthia and my dear stage daughter Faith.”
Brenda Sue Cowley (Ron/Maggie the Mayor/ a Shadow Woman who gives birth to Bats)
“I’m planning on singing really LOUDLY through the whole performance. Forever Bat Boy!”
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With love and gratitude, Cynthia Executive Artistic Director
Story
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe
Director/Choreographer Eric Sciotto
Music Director Set Designer Lighting Designer Alex Marshall Jo Winiarski** Jesse Portillo**
Sound Designer Co-Costume Designer Co-Costume Designer
Joe Killian Sofia Paredes-Kenrick
Elizabeth Webb Kennington
Production Stage Manager Fight/Intimacy Director Props Designer
Jennie Sant*
Adriana Lemke
Erika Ahlin Bird
Assistant Executive Assistant Director/ Stage Manager Artistic Director Choreographer
Bridgette Lehman* Cynthia Fleming Jordan Cruz
April 9 – May 4, 2025
Jordan Cruz – Assistant Director/Choreographer Timothy Feroah – Actor
Elizabeth Webb Kennington – Co-Costume Designer
Original New York production produced by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Riot Entertainment, Robyn Goodman, Michael Alden, Jean Doumanian and the Producing Office.
Original cast recording available on RCA/ Victor.
Bat Boy: The Musical was developed in New York City at The Directors Company, Michael Parva, Artistic/Producing Director.
Bat Boy: The Musical had its initial production at The Actors’ Gang in Los Angeles. CA.
*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 IATSE
The Authors wish to acknowledge the generous support provided through the Richard Rodgers Development Award and the Richard Rodgers Production Award. The Richard Rodgers Awards are administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Bat Boy: The Musical is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)
NOTE TO AUDIENCE: The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is a violation of United States Copyright Law and an actionable federal offense.
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
MARRINER S. ECCLES FOUNDATION
MCCARTHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
LAWRENCE T. & JANET T. DEE FOUNDATION
JOHN & MARCIA PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATION
JARVIS & CONSTANCE DOCTOROW FAMILY FOUNDATION
ANONYMOUS
B.W. BASTIAN FOUNDATION
SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL
SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION
SEMNANI FAMILY FOUNDATION
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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 2024/2025 season possible:
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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.
BAT BOY (EDGAR) .....................................................
Julian R. Decker*
MEREDITH PARKER .................................................... Adrien Swenson
DR. PARKER ........................................................
Robert Scott Smith*
SHELLEY PARKER .......................................................
Jackie Marshall
SHERIFF REYNOLDS, VOICE OF FATHER, FOREST ANIMAL ............. Doug Irey*
REV. BILLIE HIGHTOWER, BUD, LORRAINE, DOCTOR, FOREST ANIMAL ...............................................
Chris Curlett*
RICK TAYLOR, DAISY, ROY, FOREST ANIMAL ........................ Timothy Feroah PAN, RON, NED .......................................................... Scotty Fletcher
MAGGIE, RUTHIE, MR. DILLON, VOICE OF MOTHER, DOCTOR 2, FOREST ANIMAL ........................................... Micki Martinez*
CLEM, MRS. TAYLOR, INSTITUTE MAN, FOREST ANIMAL .................
Justin Ravago
Alex Marshall: Keys 1, Conductor Trevor Jex Coons: Conductor Sub, Keys Sub
Zach Hansen: Keys 2
Jeff Jensen: Bass
Andres Reyes: Guitar
Wachira Waigwa-Stone: Drums
JULIAN R. DECKER* (He/Him) Broadway: Sunset Boulevard (Myron/Choreographer), Les Misérables (Joly). Off Broadway: Mack and Mabel (Encores) National Tour: Love Never Dies (Phantom u/s) Regional: Atlantis (Kaden) Ragtime (Younger Brother); Ogunquit Playhouse, Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo u/s; La Jolla and Papermill Playhouse), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo; Tuacahn), Bye Bye Birdie! (Hugo Peabody; The Muny), Singin’ In The Rain, Les Misérables, Hello, Dolly! (The Muny). AudioBooks: Coffee and Cedar, d’ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical (Harry Houdini). Co-Writer of Beethoven: a musical tragedy. Featured vocalist with the Indianapolis Symphony (Yuletide), Oklahoma Symphony (Classic Radio Hits). Owner/ CEO of First you Dream, LLC (an entertainment services organization) Proud graduate of CCM. Love to Stalwart Management, D and J & J and J @JuJDecker
ADRIEN SWENSON (She/Her) is thrilled for her SLAC debut in such a compelling piece and with a first-class team. She has performed in productions across the country, as well as concerts, voiceover, and film. She was recently seen as Grizabella in UFOMT’s production of Cats. Adrien received a degree in Acting/Directing from Southern Utah University, and is a voice coach at Rich Music Studios. Credits include Miss Bassett in the National Tour of Finding
Neverland and 9 seasons as Connie Lou in The Forgotten Carols tour and recent film. Other favorite roles include Alice in Bright Star, Fantine in Les Misérables, Narrator in Joseph…, Judy in 9 to 5, Nancy in Oliver!, Louise in …Patsy Cline, Lucille in Parade, Amneris in Aida, Kala in Disney’s Tarzan, and Madame Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities. “Thanks, and love always to Matt for your constant support and love!”
ROBERT SCOTT SMITH* (He/Him)
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory, Associate Professor and Area Head of the BFA Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. As a professional actor, NYC credits include Kreutzer Sonata (United Solo Festival), Keeping Ishmael (Workshop); Pericles (SLANT); SLC acting credits include Close Encounters In The Beehive, Sleeping Giant (World Premiere), Saturday’s Voyeur, Climbing with Tigers, Rapture Blister Burn, Good People, Charm (World Premiere) and Bat Boy, (Salt Lake Acting Company); Gold Mountain (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Murder On The Orient Express, Mary Stuart, The Crucible and Two Henrys (PTC); A Streetcar Named Desire, Our Town (The Grand Theatre); and Ice Front (World Premiere), Kreutzer Sonata (World Premiere) and Bash (Plan-B). Film credits include AESOP (Episodic Series), Kill the Babysitter (UK FrightFest 2020), Jewtah, Wildlife (Official Selection
Cannes Métrage Selection 2015) Blessing, and Animae.
JACKIE MARSHALL (She/Her) is thrilled to be joining this incredible cast for her first production at Salt Lake Acting Company! She received her B.F.A. from the University of Utah Department of Theatre Musical Theatre Program. Selected theatre credits include Peter’s Mother (The Magician’s Elephant, United States premiere), Sis (Last Lists, workshop reading), Jovie (Elf: the Musical), Jane (Tarzan), and Wendla (Spring Awakening). Many thanks and much love to Alex, Kimi, Henry, and Penny!
DOUG IREY* (He/Him) is thrilled to be making his SLAC debut in Bat Boy. Doug has performed in Utah for the past 30 years at Pioneer Theatre Company, Tuachan, Park City’s Egyptian Theatre, West Valley Arts, and Hale Centre Theatre. Favorite roles include Walter Hobbs in Elf the Musical, Father in Ragtime, Edward Bloom in Big Fish, Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can, Fredrik Egerman in A Little Night Music, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, George Banks in Mary Poppins, Thomas Jefferson in 1776, and Miss Texas in Pageant the Musical. Doug holds a BFA in Music Dance Theatre from BYU and is originally from Miami, Florida.
CHRIS CURLETT* (He/Him) Chris Curlett’s life is a captivating blend of stage and therapy. With a history in film, television, and equity theatre, his performance career has shaped an empathetic worldview. From Los Angeles to his current base in Utah, Chris brings a unique perspective, informed by years of storytelling and character development. His professional journey includes extensive work in front of the camera and on stage, honing his ability to connect with diverse audiences. This experience fuels his passion for understanding human behavior and fostering meaningful connections. While his primary focus includes a strong background in the performing arts, he also utilizes his training in trauma therapy, psychoanalytic therapy and crisis intervention, to help people. Especially children and youth. Chris uses the power of creative expression in all of his work, both on and off stage. A true advocate whether he is performing, or helping those in need. Social media: Chris_Rahx
TIMOTHY FEROAH (He/Him) is so excited to be making his SLAC debut! He is currently finishing
up his final semester in the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah, where you might have seen him as Percy in The Lightning Thief, and Melchior in Spring Awakening. Tim is very grateful to have worked alongside such a talented cast and production team, and he’d like to thank his family and friends for their endless support.
SCOTTY FLETCHER (He/They) is extremely excited to return to the SLAC stage. They graduated from the BFA Acting program at Utah State University back in 2020. Recent credits include: You will Get Sick at Salt Lake Acting Company; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Zebulun) at the Eccles Theatre; James and the Giant Peach (Ladahlord) at Hale Centre Theater Orem; West Side Story (Bernardo) and In the Heights (Sonny) at the West Valley Performing Arts Center; Beauty and the Beast, The Nutty Professor, The Light in the Piazza, Hello, Dolly!, Treasure Island, and The Little Mermaid (Jetsam) at Hale Centre Theatre Sandy. You can also find Scotty performing with Hale Centre Theatre’s educational outreach program, The Story Weavers, and monthly in the Viva La Diva celebrity impersonation and drag show at Metro Music Hall. Scotty would like to thank their loving partner for all his support, their generous family for all their time, and their professors and mentors for their patience and goodwill. Lastly, Scotty would like to thank their father, Russell, who has always found time to sit through a show or coach a game.
MICKI MARTINEZ* (She/Her) is so excited to be back for her fourth show at SLAC! Other credits include Close Encounters in the Beehive, Pinkalicious, and Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly. Martinez holds a BFA from the University of Utah, and is thrilled to be working on this project with THREE of her favorite teachers! Other credits include: The Rocky Horror Show, The Prom, Something Rotten, Elf the Musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, La Cage Aux Folles , In the Heights (Pioneer Theatre Company), In the Heights (West Valley Arts). Martinez would like to thank her mom for reading her Stellaluna many times as a child…it really prepared her for this show! @Micki_Martinez
JUSTIN RAVAGO (He/Him) Justin is grateful to return to the stage at Salt Lake Acting Company after working backstage as the Light Board Operator for Whitelisted and Bald Sisters. Notable roles include Chip Tolentino in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Good Company
Theatre and Frog/Toad swing in A Year With Frog and Toad at Salt Lake Acting Company. He sends love to Mom, Dad, Bianca, and Pretzel.
ERIC SCIOTTO (SDC) – Director/Choreographer (He/Him) is thrilled to make his SLAC directorial debut! He has directed at numerous regional theaters, summer stocks, and educational programs around the nation. He is resident choreographer for Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara’s duo-concert that debuted at Carnegie Hall, and will be touring to various symphonies this year. Some of Eric’s Dir/Chor work includes: Into the Woods, The Foreigner, Xanadu, Freaky Friday, The Drowsy Chaperone, Steel Magnolias, Bright Star, The Wizard of Oz, In Pieces, The Prom, Mean Girls, RENT, The Full Monty, Rock of Ages, and 9 to 5. Later this summer he will helm his 4th production of Something Rotten (MTWichita) and also Head Over Heels (Orbit Arts). Eric has also been a performer for over 30 years, featured in numerous regional productions, WDW, concerts, benefits, TV appearances, cast albums, 12 Broadway shows, and most recently SLAC’s world premier of The Robertassey. www.EricSciotto.com
ALEX MARSHALL – Music Director, Keys 1, Conductor (He/Him) is thrilled to be back at Salt Lake Acting Company for this production of Bat Boy: The Musical. He is currently the music director for the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah and Music Supervisor/Resident Music Director at Hale Centre Theatre. He is also an active member of the professional musical community in Utah, directing and performing with premier institutions such as the Utah Symphony, Pioneer Theatre Company, Hale Centre Theatre, and many other organizations throughout Salt Lake. International performance credits include New York (Carnegie Hall), London (The U.N. Ballroom at Ten Trinity Square), France, and Taiwan. Recording credits include Passion of the Soul and David Park Plays Fritz Kreisler with Centaur Records. Recent theatre credits include The Prince of Egypt and The Magician’s Elephant (U.S. premiere) with Hale Centre Theatre, Souvenir with Pioneer Theatre Company, and Spring Awakening with the University of Utah. He holds degrees in Instrumental Conducting (M.M.), piano performance (B.M.), and Biomedical Engineering (B.S.). Much love to Jackie, Kimi, Henry, and Penny.
JO WINIARSKI** – Set Designer (She/ Her) OFF-BROADWAY: The Fears; HYPROV; Accidentally Brave; The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; and Love, Loss, and What I Wore REGIONAL THEATRE: Pioneer Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, Arizona Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival (49 shows), The Old Globe, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center and Geva Theatre. OTHER: Wishes for Disney Cruise Line. TELEVISION: Late Night with Seth Meyers (original art director on episodes -844). FILM: Accidentally Brave on HBO. Jo was nominated for an Emmy for Art Direction for The Colbert Christmas Special.
JESSE PORTILLO** – Lighting Designer (He/ Him) 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 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.
KILLIAN – Sound Designer (He/Him) holds a BFA in Sound Design and Stage Management from the University of Utah and currently serves as SLAC’s House Sound Engineer. In addition to event management, Mr. Killian is a free-lance designer of sound effects, soundscapes and arranged music for film, video games and the performing arts. His work has been heard in a variety of venues, including SLAC, Kingsbury Hall, Utah Pride Fest, Utah Arts Festival, Plan-B, The Grand Theatre, the Edinburgh Festival and Utah Lyric Opera.
Co-Costume Designer (She/They) is delighted to assist in costuming Bat Boy at Salt Lake Acting Company! Sofia most recently costumed Salt Lake Acting Company’s TYA show Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! The Musical! and was previously seen on the SLAC stage in the 2023 TYA show Elephant & Piggie’s: “We Are In A Play!” as Squirelle 1. She was recently nominated for a Regional Broadway World Award for her costume work on Tooele Valley Theatre’s production of Arsenic and Old Lace and is the costume coordinator for the Youth Theatre At The U program. Sofia is so excited to continue pursuing one of their greatest passions in this production, and expand their knowledge and horizons. Thank you to SLAC for the incredible opportunity.
Co-Costume Designer (She/Her) is excited to be working with Salt Lake Acting Company for the first time! Previously, Elizabeth designed costumes for the University of Utah Department of Theatre in Everybody, Into the Woods (Co-
Design), Cabaret, Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days, and The Book Club Play. Elizabeth holds a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts Design from the University of Utah, and currently works as a Production Assistant for the Properties Department, and as a Stitcher. Other credits include Costume Crafts Artisan at The Utah Shakespeare Festival (2022, 2023, 2024), and Puppet Fabricator for the Tuacahn Amphitheater production of Wonderland (2022).
ERIKA AHLIN BIRD – Props Designer (She/ Her) is terrified to be on the creative team for this production. Previous design credits at SLAC include: 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, and Assistant Props designer for Yoga Play. She has been working administratively with the organization since 2012, and is currently serving as Director of Development. In her free time, Erika plays bass in SLC based band, NADEZHDA.
ADRIANA LEMKE – Fight/Intimacy Director (She/Her) is a Salt Lake City based theatre-artist and movement professional. Previous Salt Lake Acting Company productions include Whitelisted, Hairy & Sherri, Sleeping Giant, Surely Goodness & Mercy, and The Wolves. Other fight and/ or intimacy direction credits include The Sweet Science of Bruising (UofU), As You Like It (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), Julius Caesar (UofU), and Hamlet (Sun Valley Shakespeare).
JENNIE SANT* – Executive Production Manager/AEA Production Stage Manager (She/Her) is an AEA Stage Manager based in Salt Lake City. Previous favorites include Whitelisted, SLAC’s Summer Show 2024, Sleeping Giant, Passing Strange, Elephant & Piggie’s: “We Are in a Play!”, Pete The Cat, Saturday’s Voyeur 2019, Surely Goodness and Mercy, Harbur Gate, and Stupid Fucking Bird. She also stage manages Making Space For Artists, NPSS readings and SLAC’s Playwrights Labs. Other credits include, The Utah High School Musical Awards, Golden Spike 150, Gold Mountain, Odyssey Dance Company’s Thriller, The Petite Palace Wonderland and Princess Wendy, Copa Theatre, Annie, Pioneer Theatre Company (AEA ASM) Next To Normal, (1 st ASM) Les Misérables, The Producers, Paint Your Wagon, Doubt, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Foreigner and Vertical Hour. She has also worked for Salt Lake Shakespeare and Utah Contemporary Theatre.
BRIDGETTE LEHMAN* – Stage Manager (She/Her) is happy to be back at SLAC for another season! Favorite Stage Management credits include The Robertassey, Hairy & Sherri, A Year with Frog and Toad!, Elephant & Piggie’s: “We Are in a Play!”, You Will Get Sick, SLAC’s Summer Show 2024 (SLAC), Sherlock Holmes and the
Final Problem (Plan-B Theatre and KUER), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Good Company Theatre). Favorite Assistant Stage Management credits include SLAC’s Summer Show 2023, and Whitelisted. When she isn’t stage managing she works as a sound designer, credits include Shrek! The Musical, Little Women, Five Carols for Christmas (Ogden Musical Theatre), and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Good Company Theatre).
JORDAN CRUZ – PTP Assistant Director/ Choreographer (She/Her) is so excited to join the SLAC family! She is currently a senior at the University of Utah, and will graduate with a BFA in Musical Theatre in May. During her time in college, Jordan has appeared in many productions with Pioneer Theatre Company including Elf, The Prom, The Rocky Horror Show, Bonnie & Clyde, and she also played Francine in Jersey Boys. Her most recent performance was as Melpomene in Xanadu at the University of Utah. Jordan would love to thank her family, friends, and Eric for always believing in her!
JEX COON – Conductor/Keys Sub (He/Him) Trevor is in his ninth year working in the Musical Theater department at the University of Utah and his fifth as a music director. Previous productions under his direction include Illyria, Songs For A New World, Nine, and Cabaret. Other credits include Vocal Arranging and Score Writing for a new work in 2024 titled Fate. He is also a local jazz and pop/rock musician and enjoys cooking, hiking, and camping in the desert. He would like to extend his thanks to Anaïs Chantal, Melonie Shore, Alex Marshall, and his loving parents for the support and opportunities that got him to where he is today.
HANSEN – Keys 2 (He/Him) is a pianist, music director, and orchestrator working across educational, community, professional, and Off-Broadway productions. His keyboard credits include Desert Star Playhouse (three years),
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Salt Lake Acting Company, and the University of Utah’s Musical Theater Department. Recently, Zach served as second keyboard for Little Piece of You: An Atypical Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which he also orchestrated and arranged. This production is set for a UK regional tour. Zach music directed SLAC’s Summer Show 2024 and will be returning as Music Director for the SLAC’s Summer Show 2025. His orchestration work includes the Off-Broadway production An Axemas Story: A Bloody Sappy New Musical.
JEFF JENSEN – Bass (He/Him) is excited to make his Salt Lake Acting Company debut as a musician for Bat Boy: The Musical. A versatile performer, Jeff has been seen on stage and in the pit across the Salt Lake Valley. Acting credits include John Truitt in Meet Me in St. Louis, Laertes in Hamlet, and Ren in Footloose, as well as numerous productions at Desert Star Playhouse. As a musician, he has played for American Idiot, Bring It On, Dogfight, Chess, Steel Pier, and more at the University of Utah. Jeff is also an active member of the live music scene, perform-
ing with The Strawberry Fields Band (a Beatles tribute) and Seven Bridges Road (an Eagles tribute). Outside of theater, he works as a music producer and engineer, helping local artists bring their projects to life.
ANDRES REYES – Guitar (He/Him) is a jazz guitarist based in Salt Lake City. He has worked and performed with all sorts of acts in the past 13 years. Some of his most notable performances include: being in the house band for Avant Groove, the musical Passing Strange, Bop Night at Hopkins, a Pat Metheny tribute concert, and working in the bands of Dan Jonas and Tom Call. In addition to performing multiple nights a week, Andres is an educator and advocate for jazz education. He is an adjunct professor of guitar at Salt Lake Community College and UVU, a teacher at Gifted Music School, and runs local jazz jams for young musicians.
WAIGWA-STONE – Drums (He/ Him) is an accompanist, performer, composer, session player, and teacher. He holds a master’s
degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Utah. He has toured the country and had his music performed internationally. He currently works as an accompanist for Tanner Dance and the School of Dance at the University of Utah. Credits include drums and percussion for Altar Boyz, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Songs For a New World, Hair, Life Relegated, Passing Strange, and The Lightning Thief
CYNTHIA FLEMING – Executive Artistic Director (She/Her) 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.
KEYTHE FARLEY (Story & Book) directed the original production of Bat Boy: The Musical . He is a member of the Actors’ Gang and a graduate of UCLA.
BRIAN FLEMMING (Story & Book) has written for the Independent Spirit Awards and written for and voice-directed Rugrats. He has appeared on Beverly Hills 90210, Sisters, and the HBO movie, And the Band Played On.
LAURENCE O’KEEFE (Music/Lyrics) His credits include the New York tours of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the children’s musical The Magic Sparrow (Primary Stages and Ubu Rep). As a member of L.A.’s Actors’ Gang: Imaginary Invalid (Theatre L.A. Ovation Award), Euphoria (“L.A. Weekly” Awards for Musical of the Year and for Music, Ovation Awards for same) and Bat Boy: The Musical (“L.A. Weekly” Award, Musical of the Year, “Backstage West” Award for Music). A graduate of USC’s graduate film scoring program, he has composed several scores
for films including Every Night and Twice on Sundays Accidentally, the musical/mockumentary of Dorothy McHugh, the Ziegfeld girl who returned to show business at age eighty-five with Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! Twice on Sundays won Best Documentary at several film festivals. The Prince Music Theatre premiered his short musical The Mice (lyrics by Nell Benjamin) as part of 3HREE, produced by Harold Prince.
– is celebrating its 53rd 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).
–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.
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. This production’s PTP participants are:
Jordan Cruz (Asst. Director/Choreographer)
Timothy Feroah (Actor)
Elizabeth Webb Kennington (Co-Costume Designer)
“I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing professional team at SLAC. This will be the first time I will be assisting with direction and choreography, so getting to do that in such a supportive environment is very special!” – Jordan Cruz
“I’m so thrilled to make my SLAC debut in such a wild, hilarious show. I hope it makes people laugh and brings people joy!” – Timothy Feroah
“I am excited to be able to collaborate with so many talented artists, and to work together to bring this show to life. This show offers particular design challenges with the fast pace and fantasy elements, and it is exciting to be able to work with the other designers and technicians to realize the vision of the Director.” – Elizabeth Webb Kennington
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
Our Chapel Gallery is a collective endeavor between community and artists. In keeping with SLAC’s mission to nurture our local, creative community, we celebrate the reinforcements born between the visual and performing arts. Throughout the run of Bat Boy: The Musical we are proud to showcase artwork curated by Art Access.
Art Access works to increase accessibility to the arts through opportunities for artists with disabilities and education for the community and cultural organizations.
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 donations received from March 24, 2024-March 23, 2025
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.
$50,000 and above
Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks Program
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Terence Kearns
Stephens Charitable Fund | In memory of Dede Stephens & James D. Stephens
Utah Division Of Arts & Museums
$10,000-$49,999
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
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Julian Ontiveros
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Steve Yockey
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$10-$99
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Jayne
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Brooks
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Whitfords
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Reese
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Springer
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Special Thanks: Genevieve Chang
Do’nel Ault at Pioneer Theatre Company
Tanner Sase at Pioneer Theatre Company
University of Utah Department of Theatre
The Roommate
by Jen Silverman
Utah Premiere
Oct. 1 - 26, 2025
A coming of a certain age comedy about an unexpected, transformative friendship between two distinctly different women. Being bad never felt so good in this riveting one-act about second acts.
by Elaine Jarvik
World Premiere
Workshopped in SLAC’s 23/24
New Play Sounding Series
Feb. 4 - Mar 1, 2026
15-year-old Sunny wonders about the universe, God, and her own creation story. But when a DNA test reveals a complicated truth, her journey gets...well...complicated. Sunny in the Dark is a play about mysteries, yearnings, and lies. Oh, and astrophysics!
Murder Ballad
Regional Premiere
Conceived by and with Book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan
Music and Lyrics by Juliana Nash
Apr. 8 - May 3, 2026
A chamber rock musical about a love triangle that goes wrong. Sexy with a sharp wit and the driving force of a noir thriller, Murder Ballad, explores the complications of love, the compromises we make and the betrayals that can ultimately undo us.
World Premiere
June 24 - Aug. 16, 2026
The same Summer Show experience you’ve known and loved for decades. Pack up your food and drink and laugh at the quirky, peculiar, sometimes infuriating, always entertaining life and culture of the Beehive State, written every year by Utahns for Utahns.
Season Add-on
Dec. 5 - 30, 2025
Every year, SLAC’s Children’s Show brings joy to both the young and the young at heart! Stay tuned for more information on this year’s production; you can look forward to a professionally crafted musical inspired by a beloved children’s book.
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