CAST OF CHARACTERS

Subaru Sorensen, Lady 2, Heather, Cambree, Mr . McTouchy, Janna, Post Malone

Brigh Bird, Rita Book, Thayne, Man 2, Chad

Gordy, Lamar Burgess, Volunteer Braxton, Tyler, Jarom, Phil

Mike Lee the Trash Person, Cookie Creature, Volunteer Kyson, Luke, Kevin, Leo, Teddy

Eleanor, Volunteer Linda, Lady 1, Emma, Annie, Lucy

Bob Nood the Science Dude, Mr . Roberts, Ken Sunders, Volunteer Bob, Zoom Boss, Angry Dad, Preston

Tesla Hale, Snatchma Wig, Man 1, Roger, Jessop, Oaklynn

Mrs . Hopper, Volunteer Dallen, McKay, Christine, Aspyn, Maria, Eve, CEO Gwen

Understudy Program at SLAC

Eleanor, Volunteer Linda, Lady 1, Annie, Lucy

Gordy, Lamar Burgess, Volunteer Braxton, Jarom, Phil

Mike Lee the Trash Person, Cookie Creature, Volunteer Kyson, Luke, Leo, Teddy

Subaru Sorensen, Lady 2, Cambree, Mr . McTouchy, Janna

Tesla Hale, Snatchma Wig, Man 1, Jessop

* Member, Actor’s Equity Association

^ Professional Theatre Program for Emerging Artists

The Band:

Michael G . Leavitt – Keys (July 12 – 16)

Zach Hansen – Keys (July 19 – August 20)

Archibald

Bird

Sean J . Carter*

B

Dean*

Wendy Joseph

David Knoell*

James Wong^

Yamazaki^

Michelle^

Spencer Kellogg – Soprano, Alto, and Digital Saxophones

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SCENES & SONGS

Act I

Scene 1 - Let’s Save UBS!

UBS

Scene 2 - Sagebrush Street

Our Upsetting Stats

Scene 3 - UBS Swag

Thanks For Calling

Scene 4 - Junk in the Trunk

I Hope It’s Joseph

Scene 5 - Zoom!

Zoom!

Scene 6 - Thanks for Calling UBS

Scene 7 - Sagebrush Street: Bob Nood the Science Dude

Bob Nood the Science Dude

Goin’ Green

Livin’ On a Prayer

Act II

Scene 1 - It’s You We Like

It’s Such a Good Feeling

It’s You We Like

Scene 2 - Mr. Roberts’ Neighborhood

Mr. Roberts’ Neighborhood Intro

People In Our Neighborhood

Fucked Up Price

Scene 3 - Zoom! Part Two

Scene 4 - You Don’t Have to Take My Word For It!

Scene 5 - Reading Rainbows

Reading Rainbows Intro

Read, Kids

Books Are Okay

Scene 6 - UBS Commercial

Scene 7 - Sagebrush Street: How the Cookie Crumbls

Put Down the Cookie

Scene 8 - UBS Finale

Living in Utah

Green Room Gallery

SLAC’s Green Room Gallery is a celebration of visual art. SLAC’s Summer Show: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, is a love letter to our community. That is reflected by the 22 community based artists represented in the gallery. The Green Room Gallery is a space for conversation, enjoyment, and reflection, but most importantly, it is another way for SLAC to support Utah artists and be a community resource.

Green Room Gallery artists: Anne Albaugh, Liza Anderson, Mary Attridge, Ric Blackerby, Laurie Bray, Kathy Castleton, Benjamin Childress, Caro Ciet, Judy Elsey, Darryl Erdmann, Adriane Fenner, Rosemary Gioielli, Emma Goldgar, Cara Jean Hall, Ethan Hoenig, Danielle Horlacher, Dorian Lee, Grace McJack, Hunter Parkinson, Rowan Pheysey, Terence K. Stephens, Ilana Tobin, Anqi Yang, and Elizabeth Yost.

DAISY ALI ALL* is a genderqueer makeup artist and actor who has loved the theatre all of her life. She is grateful for this and every opportunity to be on stage. Recent credits include last year’s SLACabaret: Down the Rabbit Hole and Good Company Theatre’s Queer the Stage: the Golden Age. She would like to thank her family, for supporting her through each endeavor, and her husband, Aaron for being there every step of the way.

MADISON ARCHIBALD is delighted to be back performing at Salt Lake Acting Company! She previously performed with SLAC in Elephant & Piggie: “We are in a Play!” as one of the very excitable Squirrelles. Madison graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting where she starred in roles as Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Raymonde in A Flea in Her Ear and Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Madison has also cultivated an audience of over 500k on her TikTok but couldn’t be happier to be back where she’s happiest: on stage! Follow her journey on TikTok and Instagram @the.marchie

TREVOR BIRD is very excited to make his Salt Lake Acting Company debut! A long time fan and patron of SLAC, he is honored to work with this creative team and share the stage with his talented cast mates! He was last seen as the titular character in Winnie the Pooh (Parker Theater) and earlier this year as Ross in Macbeth (New World Shakespeare). Favorite past roles include Preminger in Barbie’s Princess & the Pauper (Mask Club) and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Highland Players). Many thanks to his family for always supporting his silliness, his voice teacher, Kim, who urged him to audition even when he thought it was too late, and to the cast of

Macbeth for their encouragement when he thought he wasn’t good enough to audition. Take THAT imposter syndrome!

SEAN J. CARTER* is over the moon about returning for SLACabaret this year. SLAC audiences may remember Sean as Dorian in last year’s production and as a member of a couple of casts in the New Play Sounding Series. He also graced the SLAC stage in their most recent production of Angels in America as Belize. Sean has performed on stages across the Wasatch Front to include Hale Centre Theatre, The Egyptian Theater (Park City), and The Grand Theatre. His other favorite stage credits include Papa Ge in Once on This Island (HCT, The Grand), Willie Johnson in Miss Evers’ Boys (The Grand), and in Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA (HCT). Sean works as the executive assistant to the Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. Originally from Pennsylvania, Sean has a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Southern Utah University and earned his undergraduate degree from Penn State University. Many thanks to the entire SLAC family for trusting me with this role. Thank you to Adison for all the love and support as I took this on. And thanks to you for coming and supporting locally produced art. Enjoy the show!

TREVOR B. DEAN* was first introduced to the stage and the world of puppetry by his mother over 30 years ago. He has performed in countless productions. Based in the Rocky Mountain region, he studied Musical Theatre at WSU. Trevor is excited to be back at SLAC! He has performed in several productions here starting with his first appearance in Saturday’s Voyeur 2011. He was most recently seen as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid at Hale Center Theatre Sandy. Some of his other favorite roles include Jamie (The Last 5 Years) Man in Chair (The Drowsy Chaperone), Igor (Mel Brooks: Young Frankenstein), Seymour

(Little Shop of Horrors), and Sir Lancelot (Spamalot).

WENDY JOSEPH is an actor based out of Salt Lake City where she went to school at the University of Utah. She just recently played Sherri in Hairy and Sherri at SLAC and participated in the reading for the show two years prior to production. With SLAC she’s also done SLAC Cabaret 2021; Four Women Talking about the Man Under the Sheet; Elephant and Piggie: We’re in a Play; and SLAC Cabaret: Down the Rabbit Hole. She was the reader for Tip Top Triangle with Plan-B Theatre. This fall, Wendy will be playing Squeak in Plan B Theatre’s upcoming kids show, Squeak. Last year, Wendy ventured into film shooting two movies, Winter Summer Spring or Fall and Cinderella in the Caribbean, both will be premiering within this next year. She also starred in a short film, Liminal Revelations, which will be released at the end of the year. In her free time, she enjoys being with her family, being outdoors in the sun, reading, and doing arts and crafts.

DAVID KNOELL* is happy to be back performing at Salt Lake Acting Company. He was previously seen in this season’s Hairy and Sherri by Adrienne Dawes. Other local acting credits include Great Salt Lake Fringe – Small Box with a Revolver by Dustin Hageland (2022) and One Man, One Guitar, Superstar (2021). Backstage, David was the AEA stage manager for Mestiza, or Mixed by Melissa Leilani Larson at Plan-B Theatre. Screen credits include local commercials and Love’s Portrait (Hallmark, 2022). CHICAGO (acting): Any Other Name by George Brandt and The Goldilocks Zone by Ian August (Equity Library Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Oak Park Festival Theatre). Chicago Directing: The Second City Training Center, Chicago Dramatists, Athenaeum, The Playground, Stage 773, The Pub Theater and others. ORLANDO (acting): Everyman, Bus Stop, Major Barbara, An Inspector Calls,

Amadeus (Mad Cow Theatre), Treasure Island, Robin Hood (Orlando Repertory Theatre). David earned his MFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Central Florida and his BA from the University of Nebraska. David also serves as the Production Manager for the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah. Love to my family in Nebraska and Washington and to my wife, Stephanie.

TRUE LEAVITT is thrilled to be involved in his first production at Salt Lake Acting Company. True is a student in the Actor Training Program at U of U. Recent Salt Lake performances include Winnie the Pooh (Parker Theatre), The Sweet Science of Bruising (Babcock Theatre), Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days (Studio 115), and Everything is About Something (Kid Sister).

Brandwynn

MICHELLE is excited for her first show with Salt Lake Acting Company. Most recently she could be seen on the stage With WVCArts in Puffs...as the Narrator and at The Empress in Company as Marta. She has been acting and singing for over 25 years and is thrilled to be a part of this year’s summer show.

LAUREL MORGAN is thrilled to be making her Salt Lake Acting Company Debut. Laurel is currently training in the University of Utah’s Actor Training Program where she has recently been seen as Bartley in Old Man and the Old Moon and worked as a Dramaturg for Sweet Science of Bruising. Notably, she has also been as Clopin in Hunchback of Notre Dame (West Jordan Theatre) and Tiger/Owl in Winnie the Pooh, Poppy in The Empress New Phone, and Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing (Parker Theatre).