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ISSUE 316 | OCTOBER, 2020
Salt Lake Acting Co. announces its 49¾th season Salt Lake Acting Company announced its lineup of 20/21 programming, comprising the theatre company’s “49¾ Season.” “This fall was to have launched our 50th anniversary season, and while we’ve decided to push that by one year to allow such a milestone to be honored appropriately, we also feel that ‘49¾’ is a fitting nod to the unique hybrid of a season we’re prepared to offer our adventurous audiences,” said Executive Artistic Director Cynthia Fleming. The roster includes several productions offered in a digital-only format: either as a gift to season subscribers or a pay-whatyou-can option for single ticket buyers. Beginning in Spring 2021, all productions will resume traditional ticket pricing; however, the option to attend in person (COVID-19 willing) and via streaming will remain through a special partnership with local filmmaking incubator, The Davey Foundation. “Our 20/21 season is a year full of
historic firsts. It’s our first foray into inhouse short film creation, the first time we’ll be presenting a filmed production from our archives, and the first time we’ll offer a combination of streaming/ in-person theater,” Fleming said. “It’s a challenging but thrilling time. “The year ahead of us is a chance for SLAC to do what it has always done best: rise to the occasion, adapt, and thrive in adversity,” Fleming continued. “The past six months have strengthened and emboldened our team. We are hitting the ground running and are more determined than ever to propel Salt Lake Acting Company into its next 50 years.” The season opens with a Salt Lake Acting Company first: an all-new digital series titled SLAC DIGITAL SHORTS. The 10-part series features works by staff members Justin Ivie and Natalie Keezer, in addition to seven crowdsourced scripts (selected from 150 submissions) written by either local playwrights or playwrights
with Utah ties. They are Olivia Custodio, Nicholas Dunn, Troy Deutsch, Ava Kostia, Tito Livas, Heather Nowlin, and Jerry Straley. Each author received a $500 stipend for their short script and provided artistic input during their respective video’s pre-production phase. The first video of the series, “Online” with lyrics by Justin Ivie, premieres on SLAC’s YouTube channel on September 18, with the subsequent nine videos being released throughout the fall. From October 14–18, SLAC will offer its audiences an interactive virtual production of AMERICAN DREAMS by Leila Buck. One of the first digital productions of its kind in the nation, AMERICAN DREAMS portrays a world in which the only way immigrants can gain entry to the U.S. is through an online gameshow — with an optional audience-participatory twist. AMERICAN DREAMS is a production of New York’s Working Theater in
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