WHO’S WHO OLIVIA CUSTODIO* (Caren, Pioneer Lady) has appeared on the SLAC stage in three iterations of Saturday’s Voyeur, Elizabeth in Streetlight Woodpecker, the Museum Director in Art Dog, as the understudy for Sue Mengers in I’ll Eat You Last, and various roles as a part of the New Play Sounding Series. You may have seen her elsewhere in town as The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (Grand Theatre), Ana in Burn (Sackerson), and on KUER as a part of Plan B’s Radio Hour. A budding playwright, Olivia’s one-act play, Driver’s License, Please received its premiere at Plan-B Theatre and her digital short, If It’s Good Enough For Costco premiered as a part of SLAC’s digital shorts series. A lover of all things comical, Olivia studied improv at The Second City in Chicago and hopes to one day get famous for being David Duchovny’s much younger girlfriend. Olivia holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters in Music from the University of Utah, and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.
PEDRO FLORES (Airport Worker, Understudy) is immensely happy to be making his debut on Salt Lake Acting Company’s stage. You may recognize him for his various roles and work with Good Company Theatre as Sonny in In the Heights and Narrator in Catharsis II. Mr. Flores is also a final year student at Weber State University, where he will #SLACabaret 2021
be earning his BA in Theatre Arts, his emphasis being Acting and Directing. His original short play, Mutant Space Tigers, was featured in Region 8’s Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival earlier this year to great acclaim. Pedro would like to thank everyone who has helped him get to where he is today. With special thanks to his Mother.
MICHAEL HERNANDEZ* (Hudson, Jen Shah) is thrilled to be making his SLAC debut this summer! The adventures of the pandemic brought him back to Utah after performing at Walt Disney World and Seaworld in Orlando. You can also catch him dancing in The Viva La Diva show here in SLC throughout the year. He has performed at many local theatres, as well as Lagoon and toured internationally with Disney Live stage productions. Welcome back to the theater!
WENDY JOSEPH (Airport Worker, Understudy) This is Wendy’s first live performance with Salt Lake Acting Company. Earlier this year, she appeared as the Reader for Harry & Sherri in SLAC’s Digital New Play Sounding Series. Her most recent works include Peter and the Starcatcher as Smee and Elizabeth Eckford and Society in The Patriot Act, a student directed one act of Layton High Acting Company for which she was named Best Actress in the region. In her free time, Wendy enjoys
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