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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Can I Say Yes to That Dress?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Foundation and Government Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Corporate Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cast of Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 British References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 From the Playwright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Who’s Who. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Professional Theatre Program for Emerging Artists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 52nd Season Subscriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sponsors, Friends, and Supporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Salt Lake Acting Company Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 For Our Audience/Accessibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Coming Next at SLAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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WELCOME Welcome to Salt Lake Acting Company’s 52nd Season! With great excitement, we bring you the world premiere of Can I Say Yes To That Dress? by Sarah Shippobotham. Whether you’re a long-time subscriber or a first-time visitor, we promise you an experience that will resonate long after it’s over. Sarah’s affiliation with SLAC started in 2000; through the years, she seamlessly transitioned from actor, dialect coach, intimacy director, and director, and now it’s an honor to support her as a playwright. Creating and performing in a one-person play is an act of remarkable bravery. It’s an exploration of the self and an invitation to connect with an audience in the most intimate way possible. Sarah is an artistic gem in our community, and we’re thrilled she said yes to SLAC. We hope you join us for the rest of our season. Our commitment to the art of storytelling remains as strong as ever. Please expect to be transported, challenged, and enchanted by the talent of our exceptional artists and creative teams, all local. Your presence in our audience makes Salt Lake Acting Company truly come alive, and we can’t wait to share this extraordinary season with you. Thank you for your unwavering support, and your passion for the arts. In appreciation and gratitude, Cynthia Executive Artistic Director

From left: Jamie Rocha Allan (Director), Cynthia Fleming (Executive Artistic Director), Sarah Shippobotham (Playwright), Camden Barrett (Asst. Director), Tahra Veasley (Stage Manager)

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Jamie Rocha Allan Lighting Designers

Jessica Greenberg** James M. Craig**

Scenic Designer

Cara Pomeroy

Costume Designer

Spencer Potter

Sound Designer

Props Designer

Cynthia L. Kehr Rees**

Arika Shockmel

Dramaturg Alexandra Harbold Production Stage Manager Tahra Veasley*

September 27–October 29, 2023 Professional Theatre Program for Emerging Artists Assistant Director Camden Barrett

Assistant Lighting Designer Hunter Jex-Josie

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. **The Lighting Designer for Can I Say Yes to That Dress? is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2023/24 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 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS UTAH DIVISION OF ARTS AND MUSEUMS | UTAH LEGISLATURE GEORGE S. & DOLORES DORÉ ECCLES FOUNDATION SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION TERENCE KEARNS STEPHENS CHARITABLE FUND ANONYMOUS B.W. BASTIAN FOUNDATION JOHN & MARCIA PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATION SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL MARRINER’S. ECCLES FOUNDATION NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK MCCARTHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION LAWRENCE T. & JANET T. DEE FOUNDATION JARVIS & CONSTANCE DOCTOROW FAMILY FOUNDATION R. HAROLD BURTON FOUNDATION S.J. & JESSIE E. QUINNEY FOUNDATION HENRY W. & LESLIE M. ESKUCHE FOUNDATION HERBERT I. & ELSA B. MICHAEL FOUNDATION

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2023/24 Salt Lake Acting Company sincerely thanks the following Corporate Partners who make the 2023/2024 season possible:

1WIRE ALBION FINANCIAL GROUP ASSIST INC. COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER BEEHIVE DISTILLERY CITYHOMECOLLECTIVE MAZZA MILLS PUBLISHING, INC RED ROCK BREWING COMPANY SALT LAKE ROASTING COMPANY SMITH’S FOOD & DRUG STORES SUGAR FIX TEA ZAANTI THIRD SUN PRODUCTIONS VETERINARY ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES

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

SÎAN JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Shippobotham* *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. BRITISH REFERENCES Pol Roger: A champagne. Cricket: British equivalent to American Baseball, but with less running. Weetabix: A breakfast cereal. Andy Murray: Scottish/British tennis player, and survivor of the Dunblane massacre. (HP) Brown Sauce: British equivalent of A1 Steak Sauce. Cream Crackers: A biscuit for cheese. Custard Creams: A sweet biscuit, reminiscent of a golden Oreo. The Emmanuels: Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer. Temberley and Jenny Packham: British wedding dress designers. Michael Maloney: British film and theatre actor. Mills and Boon: Publisher of British romance novels. Rough Guides: British distributed travel guide. Wet Wet Wet: Popular Scottish band who infamously covered “Love is All Around Us” featured in the end credits of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT

wrote the very first part of Can I Say Yes to That Dress? way back in 2012 when I was at a clown workshop. We were tasked with making a short piece, in 15 minutes, that explored rhythm and patterns that we would then share with the rest of the class. The piece could be physical or verbal – our choice. I had been toying with an idea about marriage and what made the perfect partner for a while so this felt like a wonderful opportunity to experiment with it. I sat outside our classroom on some steps and the words poured out. I would say things aloud to check if the effect they were having were as I intended and then go back to scribbling. At the end of our 15 minutes, we went back into class and shared. I have very strong memories of a lot of laughter when I did my piece and I remember my clown teacher almost falling out of his chair with pleasure. I was thrilled by the reception, and was reminded why I became an actor. For various reasons the piece went into a drawer only to be talked about as the one-woman show I wanted to write. Various friends tried to help me write the show, but my supreme ability to procrastinate always defeated me (and them). Finally, I got the pushes I needed to commit to finishing this piece. In 2022, I cavalierly applied to the Great Salt Lake Fringe without a finished script and a very kind friend challenged me as to why I would drag the beginning of the show out to read to people without ever writing more. This friend asked did I only want momentary validation, or did I actually have something to say? The sting I felt at that left no more room for excuses, plus I had been accepted by Great Salt Lake Fringe and paid money to be able to participate, so I had to buckle down and get on with it. Three weeks later, I had a first draft, a wedding dress from the internet, a music stand, and a chair, and two dates on which to perform the piece. I found I have a lot to say about feminism, relationships, perfection, love, strong language, sexual references, body confidence, body hair, and aging. When the time to perform came, I had to do it script in hand because the writer refused to stop writing it, the actor never learned it, and the director was pretty useless! (They were all me by the way). Luckily the people who came to hear the piece were very positive about it and Cynthia Fleming invited me to do a New Play Sounding Series reading of it in February which gave me the chance to develop the script further with the help of a good director, and dramaturg. People who came seemed to like the piece too and SLAC opted to produce the show! What has been particularly lovely is that this piece, aimed at women of my generation and inspired by the young people I have been fortunate to teach, seems to speak to more identities than I thought possible. I am glad that it is more relevant than I thought it would be. I hope it gives people a laugh as well as giving them room to think. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to do this in such a supportive, creative environment. What a joy to get to practice what I teach! –Sarah Shippobotham, Playwright

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WHO’S WHO SARAH SHIPPOBOTHAM* (Playwright/Sîan Jones) is an actor, dialect coach, intimacy consultant, and Professor in Acting, and Dialects at the University of Utah. Sarah trained as an actor at The Welsh College of Music and Drama in Wales before gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Voice Studies from Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Acting credits in Utah include: Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester in Henry VI parts 2 and 3; The Duchess of York in Richard III; Lychorida and The Bawd in Pericles; and The Abbess in The Comedy of Errors for The Utah Shakespeare Festival; Abe in SLACabaret: Down the Rabbit Hole and Beth in Tribes for Salt Lake Acting Company; Mrs. Shears/Mrs. Gascoyne in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Free Newspaper Woman/Ensemble in King Charles III, Anne Putnam and Sarah Good in The Crucible for Pioneer Theatre Company; and The Syringa Tree, an award-winning one-woman show, playing 20 different characters. Dialect/Voice coaching credits include eighteen seasons with the Shaw Festival (Canada), over 25 shows for Pioneer Theatre Company, and shows for Salt Lake Acting Company including Passing Strange. 2011/12 Sarah spent 7 months in New Zealand working as a Dialect Coach on The Hobbit films. JAMIE ROCHA ALLAN (Director) Jamie is a Freelance Theatre Director specialising in the Classics and New writing, he completed his MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck College London. Jamie has worked with numerous theatres, companies, and universities both in the UK and US. He is also Artistic Director of Umbrella Theatre company. (www.umbrellatheater.org)

CARA POMEROY (Scenic Design) is a graduate from the University of Utah Theatre department where she earned a BA in Theatre Studies with a focus on Scenic Design. Previous SLAC designs include Bull Shark Attack and HIR. Other scenic design credits include Perdida and First Date for the Grand Theatre, and Of Color and The Audacity for Plan-B Theatre Company. CYNTHIA L. KEHR REES** (Sound Design) was thrilled to be asked to be a part of the collaborative team Salt Lake Acting Company assembled to bring to stage Sarah Shippobotham’s Can I Say Yes to That Dress? Past collaborations with Salt Lake Acting Company include Sleeping Giant, Mercury, Winter, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City, Charm, Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches, and Madagascar. Other theatres where you may have heard Ms. Rees’ work locally include Utah Musical Theatre, Park City Egyptian Theatre Company, and The Grand Theatre. Her regional design credits include designs for Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The National Theatre in Washington D.C., and Seaside Music Theatre. Cynthia received a BFA in Theatrical Design and Technology from Otterbein College, and an MFA in Sound Design from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Rees is a member of USA local 829 designers union. ARIKA SHOCKMEL (Props Designer) Arika has worked extensively in props and costume crafts for theatre, television, and film, and is very pleased to be back at SLAC to collaborate on this amazing premiere. She is currently the Prop Manager for the U of U Department can i say yes to that dress?

WHO’S WHO of Theatre, an Adjunct Prop and Design Instructor, and regularly designs props and costumes for Plan-B Theatre Co. In her decades as a theatre artist, Arika has also designed locally for USU, The Grand, UOpera, UFOMT, The Egyptian Theatre, Utah Contemporary, Dark Horse, Voodo Productions, and Lyric Rep to name but a few. Proud member of S.P. M., the Society of Prop Managers. Other projects include stage management, music, emceeing, acting in film, voiceovers, podcasting, television, and the occasional stage acting gig. She sends her deepest gratitude to her partner, Keefer, for keeping their life with 12-year-old Charli together while she makes magic with recyclables all over the city. TAHRA VEASLEY* (Production Stage Manager) Tahra is excited to be back at SLAC! Favorite Stage Management credits include In The Heights ( The Grand Theatre), Sankofa, This Journey: Go Back and Get It, (SLAC) She Kills Monsters, ( Kingsbury Hall) Noises Off, ( The Grand Theatre) Chess The Musical, (Marriott Center for Dance) Our Country’s Good, (Babcock Theatre) & Eclipsed ( Studio 115/ KCACTF). Favorite ASM credits include Hairy & Sherri Frog & Toad (SLAC) Once on This Island, Mamma Mia!, Cagney, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Pioneer Theatre Company) First Date, West Side Story (The Grand Theatre) Animal Farm, Twelfth Night (Babcock Theatre), & Steel Pier (Marriott Center for Dance).

Little Pigs. Shenandoah Conservatory Winchester, Virginia (costume) – The Roads To Home, Die Fledermaus. The Lyric Repertory Company Logan, Utah (costumes) The Odd Couple, (set) Wait Until Dark, Singin’ In The Rain, Noises Off, And Then There Were None, Tons Of Money, The Woman In Black, and Steel Magnolias. Tuacahn Ivins, Utah (costumes) – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Aladdin (asst.) Cape May Stage Cape May, New Jersey (set): Sidekicked, Billy Bishop Goes To War, Buyer And Cellar, The Whipping Man, The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life, Red Hot Patriot, Blithe Spirit, How To Make A Rope Swing. spencerpotterdesign.com JESSICA GREENBERG** (Lighting Design). Jessica is thrilled to be back at SLAC for another production.

SPENCER POTTER (Costume Design) is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Westminster College and a freelance costume/set designer working between the Western and Mid-Atlantic regions. Spencer’s design credits include: Salt Lake Acting Company (costumes) –The Cake, Hir, The True Story Of The Three SaltLakeActingCompany.org

WHO’S WHO Previous SLAC credits include Mr. Perfect Stupid F*ing Bird, Bull Shark Attack, Surely Goodness and Mercy, The Cake, form of a girl unknown Alabaster and Sleeping Giant. New York designs include productions with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, The Adjusted Realists, A.R.T. New York, 59E59, Flux Theatre Ensemble, Wandering Bark, and Epic Theatre Ensemble Education Programs. Locally, she frequently works with SLC companies SB Dance & RirieWoodbury Dance, and she recently did a series of architecture projection mapping art installations at The Monarch in Ogden. Jessica serves as Associate Professor of Theatre & Chair of the School of Performing Arts at Weber State University, and is a member of USA 829. Awards include the Design Arts Utah Juror’s Award and the WSU Presidential Teaching Excellence Award. www.jessicagreenberg.com JAMES M. CRAIG** (Lighting Design) has designed the lighting for more than 50 shows at Salt Lake Acting Company since 1997, most recently for Mercury, Saturday’s Voyeur 2017, Hand to God, Winter, Saturday’s Voyeur 2016, Stupid F**king Bird, Tribes, Blackberry, and Saturday’s Voyeur 2015. He has also designed lights for The Deer Valley Music Festival, Park City Institute, 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 Director for the Val A. Browning Center at Weber State University. He holds

a BS in Theatre from Weber State University and is a United Scenic Artists Local 829 member. HUNTER JEX-JOSI (Assistant light designer) ALEXANDRA HARBOLD (Dramaturg) Previous projects with Salt Lake Acting Company include directing The Wolves, Death of a Driver, Tribes, The Persian Quarter and a man enters. and acting in Hand to God, Two Stories, Circle Mirror Transformation and Six Years. Recent projects include directing the remount of The Wreck of Queen Thomasina for Footpath Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (U of U), the NPSS reading of Let Down Your Hair (SLAC), the Play-by-Play reading of Will It Go Round (PTC); The Sweet Science of Bruising (U of U), To Saints and Stars (Good Company Theatre); co-creating To See Beyond Our Time with Daniel Charon (Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company); and serving as dramaturg for What the Constitution Means to Me (Pioneer Theatre Company). Upcoming projects include serving as dramaturg for The Lehman Trilogy. Harbold is Resident Director for Footpath Theatre, the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory and Assistant Professor with the Department of Theatre. She is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and a member of Actors’ Equity Association and LMDA. alexandraharbold.com CAMDEN BARRETT (Assistant Director) (they/them) is a student at the University of Utah as part of the Actor Training Program and Modern Dance Department. Most recent credits include: Radiant Vermin (University of Utah/Director) Queer the Stage: The Golden Age (Good Company can i say yes to that dress?

WHO’S WHO Theatre/Performer), and As You Like It (University of Utah/Rosalind). Additionally, they have worked preprofessionally as an assistant director and intimacy coordinator for Salt Lake Acting Company and The Grand Theatre. Past assistant directing credits include: The 39 Steps (The Grand Theatre/dir. Jamie Rocha Allan) A Year With Frog and Toad (SLAC/dir. Penelope Caywood) The Old Man and the Old Moon (U of U/dir. Jamie Rocha Allan) Matilda Jr. (U of U/dir. Alicia Washington), and Storm Still (U of U/ dir. Alexandra Harbold). Camden is the co-founder and co-artistic director of KID SISTER Theatre Collaborative, a non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City. KID SISTER is a laboratory space for theatre makers and community members to satiate their hunger to play and make theatre that

encourages us to dream. KID SISTER most recently produced a devised work called Kite Flyer at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival garnering an award for “Outstanding Ensemble.” CYNTHIA FLEMING (Executive Artistic Director) has been on the administrative staff at Salt Lake Acting Company since 1998. During this time, she has overseen multiple departments including Marketing, Communications, Development, Production, and Audience Services. In 2015, Cynthia was named to her current role as Executive Artistic Director. Prior to arriving at Salt Lake Acting Company, Cynthia performed in the Broadway, National, and International companies of the original run of A Chorus Line, directed by Michael Bennett. Cynthia remains a working artist in the

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WHO’S WHO theatre and continues to direct and choreograph works both at SLAC and elsewhere. Those credits include SLAC’s Summer Show: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, SLACabaret 2022 & 2021, Silent Dancer, Saturday’s Voyeur (16 years as Choreographer, 7 as Director/Choreographer), Bat Boy, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, as well as guest directing the MFA Playwrights’ Workshop—a partnership with the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival, Stanford University, and the National New Play Network. She has also served as a visiting professor for the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre program. Outside of her theatre-related pursuits, Cynthia is a member of the Women’s Democratic Club of Utah, as well as 100 Women Who Care SLC. Cynthia is proud to serve SLAC and its mission to engage and enrich the community through brave, contemporary theatre. SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY (SLAC)’s mission is to engage and enrich the community through brave, contemporary theatre. Founded in 1970 by Edward Gryska, 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 proud member of the National New Play Network (a national alliance of nonprofit professional theatres that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays). For more information, visit SaltLakeActingCompany.org.

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ** Lighting Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.

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PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

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 by integrating them into the production cycle. This production’s PTP participants are Camden Barrett (Asst. Director), Hunter Jex (Asst. Lighting Designer).

“Being in the room with Sarah, Jamie, and Tahra has tremendously altered how I perceive play development. It has been a valuable exercise of presence, asking questions, and giving attention. I have learned attention is the most generous practice I can enliven for this work.” - Camden Barrett, Asst. Director 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 MILLS PUBLISHING, INC. Dan Miller, President; Cynthia Bell Snow, Office Administrator; Jackie Medina, Art Director; Ken Magleby, Graphic Design; Patrick Witmer, Graphic Design/Web Developer; Paula Bell, Dan Miller, Advertising Representatives; Transcript Bulletin, Printer. Printed On “Recyclable” Paper. PLEASE RECYCLE. The Salt Lake Acting Company playbill is published by Mills Publishing, Inc.,772 East 3300 South, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Phone: 801.467.8833 Email: advertising@millspub.com Website: millspub.com Mills Publishing produces playbills for many performing arts groups. Advertisers do not necessarily agree or disagree with content or views expressed on stage. Please contact us for playbill advertising opportunities. Copyright 2023.

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You Will Get Sick By Noah Diaz REGIONAL PREMIERE February 7 –March 3, 2024 Meet a young man holding onto a secret and the stranger he pays to listen. This joyous, fantastical, and funny tale explores what it means to live within your own body as you struggle with the hard parts of being human.

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SPONSORS, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS Salt Lake Acting Company is a 501©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 from September 1, 2022-September 10, 2023 We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your contribution to and partnership with SLAC! 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.

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FOR OUR AUDIENCE Your presence at Salt Lake Acting Company is met with sincere gratitude. You make everything possible.

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Wheelchair Accessibility:

For tickets call the SLAC Box Office at 801-363-7522 or visit us online at SaltLakeActingCompany.org. Remote box office hours are Monday-Friday 11am-5pm, with extended hours and in-person availability during run of show.

We offer various accessible accommodations, including: elevator access to the Upstairs Theatre, an ADA approved restroom in the lobby, four different accessible performances for each production, assisted listening devices, and more.

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• Assistive Listening Devices • ASL-Interpreted Performances • Open Captioned Performances • Audio-Described Performances • Sensory-Friendly Performances • Digital Programs • Accessible Seating and Restroom • Support Animal Access For a full overview of our accessibility offerings, please visit SaltLakeActingCompany.org

Season Subscribers can always exchange their tickets, and it’s free! Just call 801-363-7522.

Group Sales: Discounts are available to groups of 10 or more. Call 801-363-7522 to discuss seating availability or email Natalie@SaltLakeActingCompany.org 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.

Accessibility Considerations

The use of film, video or audio recording equipment in the theatre during a performance is expressly prohibited. Please turn off all cell phones.

Coming Next at SLAC Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in A Play!” December 1–30, 2023 Best friends Gerald and Piggie party with the Squirrelles, three singing squirrels who love to have a good time. And so begins a day where anything is possible! This holiday season don’t miss the chance to delight the children in your lives (as well as your own inner child) with this vaudevillian musical adventure about friendship.

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