Fall Arts: SLAC's 53rd Season

Salt Lake Acting Company continues its momentum with more brave, contemporary, professional theatre of regional and world premieres and the return of the annual Summer and Children’s shows.

Announced shows include:

WHITELISTED by Chisa Hutchison, a regional premiere running from Oc2 2 through 27. Workshopped in SLAC’s 22/23 New Play Sounding Series, it is a haunting comedy. Rebecca Burgess is living her life when weird, supernatural shit starts happening to her for no reason she can think of. Of course, the fact that she can’t think of the reason is probably why it’s happening. This heart-pounding, suspenseful, highly theatrical piece is a cautionary tale that considers the possibility of cosmic justice in the absence of social justice.

THE ROBERTASSEY by Kathleen Cahill, a world premiere, runs from Feb. 5 to Mar. 2. Workshopped in SLAC’s 18/19 New Play Sounding Series, the show is a comedy about grief. Roberta arrives in Dublin, but her suitcase — which contains her father’s ashes — doesn’t. Her trip turns into a magical mystery tour, and the lost suitcase becomes a symbol of her life. This lyrical and intoxicating comedy tests forgiveness, love, and our trust in the universe.

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL, story and book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe, running Apr. 9 to May 4. Making its return to SLAC’s stage after 20-years, this musical comedy/horror sensation is based on the “cult story” published in The Weekly World News about a half boy/half bat creature discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. This campy, heartfelt musical is a satirical commentary on prejudice and tolerance in America. Recipient of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.

SLAC’S SUMMER SHOW, a world premiere, runs from June 25 to Aug. 17. You know the drill: Bring your friends to the best summer party in town! Don’t miss out on the fun. Join in on the laughter and treat yourrself to a good time.

More information is at saltlakeactingcompany.org