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Welcome �� 6 HAND TO GOD.................................................................................................. 7 Acknowledgements......................................................................................... 8 Cast of Characters........................................................................................ 11 Corporate Partners ��12 In the Room with Playwright Robert Askins.................................................. 14 Director's Notes............................................................................................ 16 Who’s Who ��18 Coming Next: SATURDAY'S VOYEUR................................................................. 20 University Professional Theatre Program....................................................... 27 Sponsors, Friends and Supporters................................................................ 28 Salt Lake Acting Company Staff ��32 Board of Trustees ��33 Chapel Gallery.............................................................................................. 35 For Our Audience ��36

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Welcome Welcome to HAND TO GOD by Robert Askins! Salt Lake Acting Company prides itself on bringing together the best of the best in local artists to serve our plays. After building the perfect team for HAND TO GOD, we realized that most of the key players have strong University of Utah ties. Director, Chris DuVal is the Head of the Actor Training Program; Set Designer, Gage Williams is the Department Chair; Sound Designer, Jennifer Jackson is an Adjunct Instructor and Sound Design Faculty Advisor; Actor, Alexandra Harbold is an Adjunct Instructor. The expertise that they bring to the table enhances the SLAC experience, not only for our audiences, but for everyone involved in putting this hilarious tale on its feet. We’re very fortunate that their devotion to this art form extends beyond being an educator in a classroom. They are an inspiration to their students, working tirelessly to fully prepare these emerging artists who dream of making theatre their life’s work. This ideal is the basis of SLAC’s University Professional Theatre Program, comprised of many U of U students. (See page 27 for more details!) We extend our thanks to the theatre department at the University of Utah for their generosity, sharing the talents of such superb educators and students with our community. And, as always, we thank you – our beloved audience. Your open and adventurous spirit inspires us to reach new heights in realizing brave, new plays. With love, Cynthia Executive Artistic Director

(Left to Right: Christopher DuVal, Jennifer Jackson, Cynthia Fleming, Alexandra Harbold, Gage Williams)

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HAND TO GOD By

Robert Askins Director/Fight Director

Christopher DuVal

Set Design

Light Design

Costume Design Props Design

Gage Williams**

James M. Craig**

Puppet Design

Sound Design

S. Glenn Brown Linda L. Brown

Philip R. Lowe

Jennifer Jackson

Dialect Coach

Adrianne Moore

Janice Jenson

Production Stage Manager

Justin Ivie*

University Professional Theatre Program

Assistant Director/ Assistant Fight Director

Ava Kostia

Assistant Sound Designer

Aaron Hoenig

Assistant Puppet Designer

Mary-Helen Pitman

APRIL 12 — MAY 14, 2017 * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States **The lighting and set designers of HAND TO GOD are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE

HAND TO GOD was developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Youngblood Program at Southampton Arts in July 2011 and received its world premiere production at The Ensemble Studio Theatre in October 2011. Off-Broadway Premiere at the MCC Theater March 10, 2014. Artistic Directors: Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey & William Cantler, Executive Director: Blake West Originally produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Broadway Global Ventures, CMC, Morris Berchard, Mariano V. Tolentino Jr., Stephanie Kramer, LAMS Productions, DeSimone/Winkler, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Timothy Laczynski, Lily Fan, Ayal Miodovnik, JAM Theatricals, Ensemble Studio Theatre, MCC Theater HAND TO GOD is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Services, Inc., New York.

Acknowledgements The 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 success and vitality.

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Funds Salt Lake County Cultural Facilities Support Program National Endowment for the Arts Utah Division of Arts & Museums Salt Lake City Arts Council The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Emma Eccles Jones Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation B.W. Bastian Foundation John & Marcia Price Family Foundation Terence Kearns Stephens Charitable Fund Edgerton Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation National New Play Network Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation McCarthey Family Foundation Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation Anonymous S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundaion R. Harold Burton Foundation The Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Utah Humanities Weinholtz Family Foundation Whittenburg Foundation The Dramatists Guild Fund

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.

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Cast of Characters JASON/TYRONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riley O’Toole* MARGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Harbold* TIMOTHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Vaughn+ JESSICA/JOLENE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Ware* PASTOR GREG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Beecher * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States + University Professional Theatre Program

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Corporate Partners 2016/2017 Salt Lake Acting Company sincerely thanks the following Corporate Partners who make the 2016/2017 Season possible:

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In The Room with Playwright Robert Askins A phone interview with SLAC’s Cynthia Fleming and Erika Ahlin: Cynthia: This is your first comedy and it is the most produced play in the nation. That must feel pretty good. Robert: Yes, it certainly does. The funny thing is the first round of reviews are chancy, then the audiences really loved it and then Kevin Moon picked it up and thought it could go to Broadway. The little play that could is now the play that is everywhere. And that is a special thing. Erika: How many productions of HAND TO GOD have you been able to see? Robert: Out of the 51 professional and non-professional productions I have only been able to see four of them. I have seen Chicago, DC, Houston, and Boston.

the emotional core of the piece. It’s that, and the rowdy sex scenes between humans and puppets. It has been a joy to watch the actors rise to the challenge of the puppet. One of the things we underestimate is the ability that we as humans have to do things live on stage. Fuck all the special effects, that is one of the great things about live theatre; you are in a room with an actor, live. As a playwright, I do anything I can to force people do to hard things to delight the audience. Erika: You grew up in Cypress, Texas and your personal journey was a big inspiration for this play. Is there anything in particular that made you want to write this play?

Robert: You know, I had been struggling with my personal journey. My father passed when I was sixteen, and I had a Erika: Of those that you saw, what difficult time dealing with that within the aspects stay the same between confines of the church. Clearly my father productions? was not a perfect person, but my father Robert: That is actually a harder question was living a life, he had a good job and than what was different between all he was good with everyone. Everyone in of them. I think the productions have the church just kept saying, “God has a had different solutions to different plan, it’s God’s plan.” It made me very problems. I really liked Boston because angry when I was young. Because I was they had a completely different take told that if you do these certain things, of the show. They were really into the it will help you live a good and fulfilled horror of the show and the question life, and it hasn’t. It is a complete and of whether Jason is possessed or not. total failure of goodness, and it helps They were like, “Yes, Yes he is, he is one along the road to a complete, the devil.” That was pretty rowdy. The destructive nihilist, which in some ways Chicago production was pretty similar to Tyrone represents. I had to come to what we had done on Broadway and the terms with what it means to write about D.C. production was an environmental Texas and the South. These are people production. The Alley downstairs theater who are not hyper-educated liberals was really interesting. It was fun to from New York. So how does one write a watch how the comedy changed in the world in which Chick-fil-A is where one different spaces. But the thing that stays eats and Walmart is where one shops? the same is the relationship between The dominant culture events are church the mother and son. That sort of forms and a movie. So you get Hand to God.

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Erika: Have you been to Salt Lake City before? Robert: No I have not but I am so excited. Erika: We are kind of in a religion dominated culture. I think it will be exciting for our audiences to see this play because there are parallels they can make. Do you think our audience will react to this play differently than other cities? Robert: The play enjoys a large amount of indulgence, in my experience, from believers and non-believers. The play is outrageous enough to thread a needle

so people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel, until the scene between Margery and the Pastor, like it is attacking religion. The play is talking about how hard it is within that system to grieve, and how the emotions get squeezed within the mechanics within the church. I will find it as interesting as anyone else to see how people from the Mormon Church take this in. I cannot wait to sit in the audience and listen. I wonder if people will see this just as Lutherans in Texas. People use those minor distinctions to shield themselves from other parts of the greater whole. So I have absolutely no idea how people will take this and I am very excited.

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Director's Notes

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Hand to God offers us a world of vibrancy and visceral characters that are recognizable, complex, and also contradictory – not cardboard cutouts. They are all up to their eyeballs in pain, and within that pain, they also have an equal measure of hope. As Mel Brooks has said, “Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you.” The characters in the play are in their moment of “tragedy.” The moment in their lives that they will look back on as the precipice from which they almost fell. For us, however, we recognize their innate innocence, their innate faith and hope that their lives will not always remain chaotic, and the lengths that we all go to avoid looking at our true selves. It is a story that is irreverent, bold, at times disturbing, and always humanly recognizable in its complexity of what actually constitutes good and bad, and as Shakespeare aptly reminds us, ultimately “there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so”. It’s a twisted puppet-from-hell filled version of a Chekhovian comedy: it’s funny because it’s so human. And humans go to extraordinary depths to relieve themselves from anything that feels uncomfortable, only to find that cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face is not an ideal solution. Through the lens of this play we see more clearly our ability to laugh at our own foibles, our own pains, our own loneliness, and our own extraordinary potential for remarkable clarity and hope.

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Announcing Salt Lake Acting Company’s 47th Season! SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY

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by Chisa Hutchinson September 6 – October 15, 2017 Director: Alicia Washington Assistant Director: Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin

by Taylor Mac February 7 – March 11, 2018 Director: TBA

In an under-funded African-American school in Newark, New Jersey, a twelve-year old Bible-toting, motherless outcast with a photographic memory meets a sixty-year old childless woman who works in the school cafeteria. Against all odds, together they teach and learn the real meaning of life.

Chaos reigns in this gender bending comedy about the most dysfunctional family in America. A dishonorably discharged vet returns home to a mother liberated from an oppressive marriage, a sister on “mones” in the process of changing genders, and a father asleep in a clown costume. And nobody is doing the dishes anymore.

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by Steve Yockey Developed in SLAC’s New Play Sounding Series October 11 – November 12, 2017 Director: Shannon Musgrave

music by Jeanine Tesori, book & lyrics by Lisa Kron based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel April 4 – May 6, 2018 Director: Jason Bowcutt Musical Director: David Evanoff Choreographer: Penelope Caywood

Sunlight though the kitchen window… everything looks so lovely. So normal. Just Fine. Everything is just fine. Except that people are disappearing, there’s blood, oceans of blood, bears in the back yard and Mercury is in retrograde. A horror comedy of outrageous proportions.

THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS! by Paul Gilvary, Robert Kauzlaric, William Rush based on the book by John Scieszka and Lane Smith Children’s Show Add-On December 1 – 29, 2017 Director/Choreographer: Penelope Caywood There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania’s Trial of the Century, he finally gets his say. But whether he’ll get a fair trial in a corrupt piggy court is anyone’s guess. Will the pigs’ splashy puppet show make a puppet out of justice, or is the wolf’s catchy song and dance about a sneeze gone wrong all razzle-dazzle? Enter the jury box and decide the fate of Big ‘n’ Bad in this musical adaptation of the hit children’s book.

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This Tony Award-winning musical, set in three stages of a woman’s life, tells a universal detective story about a child’s search to discover what is really going on with her parents as they hold up the perfect family façade. Heart-gripping songs about sexual awakening, repressed emotions, deep secrets, yearning, resentment, love. Home.

SATURDAY’S VOYEUR by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht June 27 – September 2, 2018 Director/Choreographer: Cynthia Fleming Celebrate VOYEUR’s 40th birthday! 40 years of satirizing the bizarre realities of this place we lovingly call home. SLAC is the only theatre company in the nation that has a play written for us, about us, every year. Pack your picnic and join the party!

WHO’S WHO RILEY O’TOOLE* (Jason/ Tyrone) This is Riley’s

first production with Salt Lake Acting Company, and he looks forward to getting to know audiences in Salt Lake City. Regional credits include Guthrie Theater: THE LION IN WINTER, JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK; Minnesota Jewish Theatre: THE WHIPPING MAN; Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: RICHARD III, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS; Arizona Theatre Company: OF MICE AND MEN; Milwaukee Repertory Theater: OF MICE AND MEN, REP LAB, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, DREAMGIRLS; Upcoming: Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: MACBETH, YOU NEVER CAN TELL. Riley is a graduate of the University of Minnesota/ Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program.

ALEXANDRA HARBOLD* (Margery) is thrilled

to return to Salt Lake Acting Company. Previously at SLAC, she acted in TWO STORIES, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, SIX YEARS, and ICE GLEN, and directed last season’s TRIBES and CLIMBING WITH TIGERS (SLAC, Flying Bobcat, & the Red Fred Project), in addition to the premieres of (a man enters), and THE PERSIAN QUARTER. Recent projects include dramaturging THE LAST SHIP and AN INSPECTOR CALLS (Pioneer Theatre Company) and directing SELF DEFENSE, OR DEATH OF SOME SALESMEN (U of U Studio 115) and PICNIC (The Grand). Upcoming: directing ION (The Classical Greek Festival 2017). Alexandra is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Utah and the Co-Founder/ Co-Artistic Director of Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory.

NATHAN VAUGHN (Timothy) is an Ogden born actor, newly relocated to Salt Lake City after a short stint of living out of a van in California. He is currently a freshman in the Actors Training Program at the University of Utah. HAND TO GOD is Nathan’s first show with SLAC, and he’s extremely excited to be a part of this all-star cast. Some of his credits include: Link Larkin, HAIRSPRAY (Ziegeld); Roger, RENT (Weber State) Bouley, DAMN YANKEES (Weber State); Jack, INTO THE WOODS (Ziegfeld); Bobby, CABARET (Utah Rep); Ensemble, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Ziegfeld); Ensemble, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Centerpoint); and Ensemble, SPAMALOT (Ziegfeld). Special thanks to his dear friends, who have always unwaveringly supported the pursuit of his passions. Thank you for coming and enjoy the show.

AMY WARE* (Jessica/ Jolene) is very excited

and honored to be returning to Salt Lake Acting Company’s stage in this provocative and hilarious piece. Previous performances include; BUS STOP at Centerpoint Legacy Theater as Cherie; PICNIC at the Grand Theater as Millie; TRIBES at Salt Lake Acting Company as Sylvia; STRANGERS, LOVERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS as part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival as Annie/Joan; GODSPELL at Westminster College as Amy (Learn Your Lessons Well); TEMPEST at Westminster College as Spirit; HECUBA with the Classical Greek Festival as Polyxena; THREE SISTERS at Westminster College as Irina. She would love to thank her family and friends for always supporting her in all her endeavors.

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WHO’S WHO DANIEL BEECHER (Pastor additionally worked as a professor, guest Greg) attended the Actor teacher, AEA actor, and fight director

Training Program at the U of U. SLAC audiences may remember him from COURSE 86 B IN THE CATALOGUE and THE CARETAKER. He has most recently been seen locally in STAGE KISS with Wasatch Theatre Co., TWELFTH NIGHT at Salt Lake Shakespeare, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY with Utah Rep and Silver Summit, and at the Grand Theater in NOISES OFF, OUR TOWN, and DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Other local credits include PETER PAN, MACBETH, KING LEAR, and ROSENCRANZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Pioneer Theatre Company, and many others.

ROBERT ASKINS (Playwright) was born

in Cypress, Texas. His Tony-nominated, Obie Award-winning play HAND TO GOD finished its run on London’s West End (Olivier-nominated for Best New Comedy) after it opened on Broadway in April 2015, following two criticallyacclaimed runs at Ensemble Studio Theatre and MCC Theater, where it was named a NYTimes Critics’ Pick and called “the most entertaining show of 2014.” His newest play PERMISSION made its world premiere off-Broadway in spring 2015 at MCC Theater. His play FISH DISPLAY was part of the 2012 Ojai Playwrights Conference and PERMISSION was part of the 2014 conference. Rob has received two EST/Sloan grants, the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award, and an Arch and Bruce Brown Award for Playwriting. Rob is an I-73 and Youngblood alum and a graduate of Baylor University

CHRISTOPHER DUVAL (Director) is an Associate Professor and the incoming Head of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. He has

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at universities, training programs and regional theatres throughout the country - including 17 years at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where he acted or fight directed in 40 productions including NOISES OFF, COMEDY OF ERRORS, TWELFTH NIGHT, HENRY V, HENRY VI PARTS 1 - 3, HAMLET, LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST, OTHELLO, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, CHERRY ORCHARD, THREE SISTERS, WINTER’S TALE, AS YOU LIKE IT, DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE, FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HEDDA GABLER, THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD, MERCHANT OF VENICE, ROOM SERVICE, PRESENT LAUGHTER, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, and many others. He has also worked at such theatres as the Dallas Theatre Center, Sacramento Theatre Company, Grand Theatre, Utah Opera, Laguna Playhouse, Shakespeare Orange County, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Syracuse Stage, Idaho Repertory Theatre, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and at South Coast Repertory which included appearing in the World Premiere of Wit. He serves as the Resident Fight Director at Pioneer Theatre Company. Chris is recognized as a Master Teacher with Dueling Arts International, a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, and holds a 2nd degree black belt in Aikido. He is the author of “Stage Combat Arts: an Integrated Approach to Acting, Voice and Text Work + Video”, published by Bloomsbury Methuen. www.stagecombatarts.weebly.com

GAGE WILLIAMS (Set Design) is making his SLAC debut. Elsewhere, Gage was the Resident Set Designer at Idaho Shakespeare Festival in 1995-2008. Other regional theatre set design credits include Great Lakes Theatre Festival,

COMING NEXT SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2017 by Allen Nevins & Nancy Borgenicht

June 21 – Aug. 27, 2017 World Premiere Utah’s favorite summer celebration, SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2017 by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht, will close out the season with a bang. SLAC is the only theatre company in the nation that presents a new play written for us, about us, each year. Pack your picnic and join the party!

WHO’S WHO Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Childsplay, Pioneer Theatre Company, and Utah Opera. For television he has art directed productions for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Disney, VH-1, and MTV. He is a professor and chair of the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah.

JAMES M. CRAIG (Lighting Design) has designed the lighting for more than 50 shows at Salt Lake Acting Company since 1997, most recently for STUPID F**KING BIRD, TRIBES, BLACKBERRY WINTER, SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2015, MR. PERFECT, RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2014, GRANT & TWAIN, GOOD PEOPLE, VENUS IN FUR, SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2013, and THE EXIT INTERVIEW. He has also designed lights for Plan-B Theatre, Utah Contemporary 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, U of U Youth Theatre, U of U Lyric Opera Ensemble, The Sundance Film Festival and Theatre Inc. Currently Jim is the Technical Director for the Park City Institute. He holds a BS in Theatre from Weber State University, and is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. http://jamesmcraig.tumblr.com/ JENNIFER JACKSON (Sound Design) is

excited to return for another season with SLAC. Previous design and/or original music credits include ROMEO AND JULIET (Yale Repertory Theatre); BULL SHARK ATTACK, STREETLIGHT WOODPECKER, BLACKBERRY WINTER, TWO

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STORIES (Salt Lake Acting Company); TWELFTH NIGHT, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, HENRY IV, PART I (Salt Lake Shakespeare); and THE ORPHAN (Children of an Idle Brain Theatre Company - of which she is a founding member). Her sound installations have been exhibited at the Yale University Art Gallery and the University of Utah. Jennifer holds a MFA from Yale School of Drama and is on the faculty of the University of Utah Department of Theatre where her credits include GOOD KIDS, SCHOOL FOR LIES, THE OWL GIRL, AND ROMEO AND JULIET. jenjacksonsound.com

PHILIP R. LOWE (Costume Design) has

been the Director of Costumes and Wardrobe for Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre for the past 5 years.

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WHO’S WHO Phil’s SLAC credits include SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2006, TRIBES, and BULL SHARK ATTACK. He is a MFA graduate of Utah State University and the 2002 recipient of the Kennedy Center’s National Barbizon Award in Costume Design. Phil currently serves on the Region 8 design respondent panel for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

JANICE JENSON (Prop Design) has worked at Salt Lake Acting Company for the past 6 years as stage manager, Company Manager, and Associate Producer and currently serves as SLAC's Producing Director. Janice is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and has stage managed over twenty shows at SLAC, including the last six SATURDAY’S VOYEUR’s. Previously, Janice has worked at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre, Dark Horse Company Theatre, Plan-B, and Tuacahn Center for the Arts. In 2008 Janice was selected as a USITT Stage Management Mentee, where she stage managed THE HISTORY OF DRAG. Janice is a graduate of BYU in Theatre Arts Studies with an emphasis in stage management and is currently working on her Masters of Community Leadership at Westminster College. STEVEN GLENN BROWN (Puppet Design)

received his MFA from the University of Utah in Theatre, and a BA from Westminster College in Art. He is excited to be a board member of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. When he isn’t creating art, he is building puppets, writing plays, and the Co-Artistic Director of the Theatre of Perpetual Non-Reality. He is thrilled to work with Salt Lake Acting Company again.

LINDA L. BROWN (Puppet Design) received her MFA in Directing from the University of Utah, and is a licensed Drama teacher for ages K-12. She is a board member of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. Linda enjoys building puppets, designing, and managing Brown’s House, which develops books for English Language Learners. She, along with Glenn are Co-Artistic Directors of their company, the Theatre of Perpetual Non-Reality, or TOPNR. Linda is excited to be working with Salt Lake Acting Company again. ADRIANNE MOORE (Voice/Dialect Coach)

has served as dialect coach on many previous SLAC productions including STREETLIGHT WOODPECKER, TRIBES, GOOD PEOPLE, VENUS IN FUR, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, RED, ANGELS IN AMERICA, CHARM, THE CARETAKER, SKIN IN FLAMES, I AM MY OWN WIFE, POLISH JOKE, and MEMORY OF WATER. Directing credits for SLAC include RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, 4,000 MILES, HOW TO MAKE A ROPE SWING, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION and HOLD PLEASE. Adrianne has also coached dialects for the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company (most recently CHARLES III), Utah Contemporary Theatre, The Egyptian Theatre Company, Pygmalion Theatre, Old Lyric Repertory Company, and Tuacahn Center for the Performing Arts. Film includes THE REDEMPTION OF SARAH CAIN and the AMC pilot GALYNTINE. Adrianne is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.

JUSTIN IVIE* (Stage Manager) is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. He is thrilled to be a part of SLAC’s 46th season! This is Justin’s third time Stage Managing for SLAC (STREETLIGHT WOODPECKER, WINTER), and SLAC audiences may recognize him from his acting work as

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WHO’S WHO Dev in STUPID FUCKING BIRD, Jones in TOO MUCH MEMORY, and an eight-time cast member of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR (including a turn as Heavenly Father in 2016.) Justin has also directed SLAC’s readings of GRANT & TWAIN and BANGBANG (PAUSE) BANG. His acting credits include many appearances with Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah Musical Theatre, Egyptian Theatre Company, Old Lyric Repertory Theatre and others - both locally and in Chicago. As a director, he has staged DRIVING MISS DAISY and many seasons of THE SENIOR THEATRE PROJECT and SENIOR STAGES for WalkOns, Inc. He has also directed Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE for The OtherSide Players and JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL for OurSpace Theatre Company. A Weber State alumnus, Justin earned his MFA in Acting at Northern Illinois

University. He has taught theatre and communications at LDS Business College, NIU, Triton College, and Weber State. Justin also designs scenery, props and theatrical masks, writes an occasional play, and sometimes even plays his banjo (when he’s pretty sure no one is listening).

AVA KOSTIA (Assistant Director/Assistant Fight Director) is a recent graduate of

the BA Musical Theatre Program at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Since graduating she has certified in numerous weapon styles of stage combat, Assistant Fight Directing and performing in professional productions within Utah and outside of the state. Recent performance and stage combat credits include: MAN OF LA MANCHA (Utah Opera), The U.S. Professional

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WHO’S WHO Premier of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (Pioneer Theatre Company), HENRY IV (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (The Grand Theatre). Ava is also a teaching assistant of Stage Combat for the University of Utah’s Actor Training Program.

MARY-HELEN PITMAN (Assistant Puppet Designer) is a sophomore in the Actor

Training Program at the University of Utah. She worked on her first professional show last season with Salt Lake Acting Company as the Assistant Puppeteer for Blackberry Winter and is so excited to be back. Special thanks to SLAC, the University Professional Theatre Program, and Glenn and Linda Brown for taking her on board again for this production.

AARON HOENIG (Assistant Sound Designer)

is excited to work with SLAC for the first time. Aaron is a sophomore at the University of Utah and is currently double majoring in Biology and Theatrical Sound Design. Aaron has assisted sound for Bring It On and was the mix engineer for Dogfight at the University of Utah. Along with sound design Aaron has also taken and interest in stage managing and was an assistant stage manager for Die Fledermaus with the University of Utah’s opera department.

CYNTHIA FLEMING (Executive Artistic Director) has been in the world of

dance and theatre professionally for over 37 years, during which time she performed in the Broadway, National and International companies with A CHORUS LINE. Since 1995 she has worn many hats at SLAC, including Choreographer, Director, Box Office Manager and Director of Audience Services. She developed SLAC’s high quality customer service

titled: Mayberry meets Space Odyssey, which is the foundation for the record breaking number of subscribers. She conceived and created the position of Director of Communication and Audience Development and assembled the communication team to generate a renewed energy and excitement about the theatre. In 2010 she became CoExecutive Producer and is now honored to be SLAC’s Executive Artistic Director. Cynthia remains a working artist in the theatre and has choreographed many SLAC productions including SATURDAY’S VOYEUR for 15 years and directed/ choreographed this musical for 5 years. Cynthia is proud to serve SLAC and its mission to engage and enrich community through brave contemporary theatre.

SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY – Salt Lake Acting Company is celebrating its 46th season, and continuing its mission is to engage and enrich community through brave contemporary theatre. Founded in 1970, SLAC is a not-forprofit 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 a SPT Actors Equity Association contract and is a Constituent Member of Theatre Communications Group (a national organization for nonprofit 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).

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WHO’S WHO ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)

– founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

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University Professional Theatre Program SLAC is delighted to partner with local universities to heighten theatre students’ educational experience by taking them out of the classroom and hiring them at a professional theatre. During HAND TO GOD, we would like to welcome Aaron Hoenig, Mary-Helen Pitman, Ava Kostia and Nathan Vaughn as a part of the University Professional Theatre Program.

Ava Kostia and Christopher DuVal

“The skills that I will gain from this program will make me an even more valuable member of a cast/creative team, as I will be able to fully appreciate all the detailed planning and hard work behind the scenes that goes into making a production possible before an actor can even set foot on the stage.” -Ava Kostia | Assistant Director/Assistant Fight Director | University of Utah “I am looking at this as a good start to my career outside of the academic sphere, and a way to experience my career choice in the professional world.” -Aaron Hoenig | Assistant Sound Design | University of Utah

Jennifer Jackson and Aaron Hoenig

Mary-Helen Pitman and Linda Brown

Nathan Vaughn and Christopher DuVal

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“By the end of the production of Hand to God, I hope to not only gain new skills for how to build the puppets for the show, but also to observe how a production team of professionals can come together to work the design of the show until the designs are finalized by the team.” -Mary-Helen Pitman | Assistant Puppet Design | University of Utah “I am incredibly excited to have the experience to work with a professional theater and this all-star cast!" -Nathan Vaughn | Actor | University of Utah

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Sponsors, Friends and Supporters Salt Lake Acting Company is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional theatre, and as such depends on the generosity of the following individuals, corporations, and public agencies who make the theatre's work possible and invest in its future. The giving tiers below are for donations received as of March 20, 2017 We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your contribution to and partnership with SLAC! For information about SLAC’s Giving Program, and to correct any information below, please call Olivia Custodio at 801.363.7522 or email olivia@saltlakeactingcompany.org. R. Harold Burton Foundation Carolyn Pedone and John Rose Noemi and Daniel Mattis $100,000 and above Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts and Parks Program

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Sponsors, Friends and Supporters Pete Gibbs Becca and Andrew Hall Gail and Alyssa Hickman Lee and Audrey Hollaar Steve and Patricia Horton Deborah Jackson Elaine Jarvik Richard Justice Karen and Steven Kelly Gerald Krueger Diana Lady and Lynn Dougan, in memory of Helen Sandack, Avrom Wally Sandack, and Gail Hickman Dave and Sandy Lamb Vicky Larsen Roger and Julia Lester Harla and Ken MacQueen Eb Madson Peggy McElvain Dan McKnight Bonnie and Robert Miller Janet Minden in memory of Diana Felt Michaela Mohr Judy Parker J.J. Palmer Terry and David Peak Peck, Hadfield, Baxter and Moore Kim Pederson Terry Pendley Stan Penfold Kathy Peterson Mark Pfitzner Glenn Prestwich and Barbara Bentley Samuel and Colleen Quigley Razoo Foundation April Reynolds Ken Roach and Cindy Powell Elizabeth and Tim Roush Greg Ruther and Michelle Reilly Evan and Lorraine Sanders Osman Sanyer E. William and Martha Scott George Severson Margo Simmons Val and Barbara Singleton Jane Sinton Kenneth and Claudia Sperling Scott Stites Tina Straley Harvey and Freida Sweitzer Michelle Trush Brad and Kathy Wallin Elaine Weis Henry Whitesides and Karol Kumpfer Robin Wilks-Dunn Sheila and Andy Yorkin Tamara Young

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Salt Lake Acting Company 2016/2017 Cynthia Fleming

Executive Artistic Director

Janice Jenson

Shannon Musgrave

Producing Director

Associate Artistic Director

Erika Ahlin

Director of Marketing & Audience Development

Nick Fleming

Christian Stringham

Olivia Custodio

Development Manager

John Downing

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Salt Lake Acting Company is elated to continue our partnership with Art Access during the run of HAND TO GOD. Art Access is a community-focused organization that strives to demonstrate that the arts are a universal vehicle for drawing out our similarities, celebrating our differences, and ultimately connecting us to each other. Through its philosophy of inclusion, Art Access serves people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Child’s Play, an exhibit of work by artist Daren Young, is a series of allegorical illustrations that depict the childish way we often behave in our adult interactions with each other. These drawings look like they might be drawings from a children’s book—colorful, whimsical, and yet slightly twisted. This exhibit is meant to amuse and entertain, but also allow you to reflect on your own humanity and the many relationships that are part of our collective life experience.

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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 801-3637522 or visit us online at saltlakeactingcompany. org. Box office hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, with extended hours during run of show.

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Group Sales:

Discounts are available to groups of 10 or more. Call 801-363-7522 to discuss seating availability or Green Room reservations 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 during the first appropriate break.

Wheelchair Accessibility:

The Upstairs Theatre is not wheelchair accessible, please call for further details. An ADA approved restroom is available in the lobby. The use of film, video or audio recording equipment in the theatre during a performance is expressly prohibited. Please turn off all cell phones.

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