Saturday's Voyeur @ SLAC (SLC: June 30 - Sept 5)

SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY PRESENTS SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2010 WRITTEN BY ALLEN NEVINS AND NANCY BORGENICHT, DIRECTED BY CYNTHIA FLEMING.

“Here comes ‘The Year That Was.’ We’ll tell it like it was. Laugh at the news, no way to lose, if you laugh it away…”

Salt Lake Acting Company is delighted to present SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2010: The Year That Was written by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht and directed and choreographed by Cynthia Fleming. This year’s show is ripped straight from the headlines of Utah newspapers from the last 15 months. Scenes and musical numbers inspired by headlines such as: Men arrested after kissing on Main Street Plaza; Orrin Hatch, a Mormon, pens Hanukkah song; Congressman Chaffetz seeks to ban whole-body imaging at airports; ‘Maverick’ Sarah Palin to sign new book at Salt Lake City Costco; Blanding arrests made in sale of Indian artifacts; Gary’s glitzy gala: Herbert raises $1M in elaborate fundraiser; Kevin Garn resigns in wake of hot tub confession; Wife blindfolded husband for ‘surprise,’ beat him with hammer; GOP opposes Ethics Initiative; and many more, make up SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2010.

“We collect the news every day all year long, and the information tells us what to do,” says Nancy Borgenicht. “This year, we were still totally engaged in many events that occurred over a year ago and decided to do a kind of David Frostesque That Was the Week That Was, but for the year. We’ve never done a chronological account of the past year that all of us as a community have lived through. The connections are rich and layered; a tribute to Utah’s newspapers and all the press professionals who collect and report our news. It’s very full, very political and a lot of fun. The cast is incredible.”

Executive Producers Keven Myhre and Cynthia Fleming said: “Producing SATURDAY’S VOYEUR is an exciting time for SLAC. It’s a celebration of the brave new work this theatre is known for. Thousands of people come to see this play, written for our community, about our community. We have the opportunity to promote our 2010/11 Season to this significant audience and to connect with future subscribers. As we laugh at SATURDAY’S VOYEUR: The Year That Was we can look forward to a remarkable year ahead with a vibrant season of plays.”

The cast features Alexis Baigue, Stephanie Chace Bass, Ashley Gardner Carlson, Steven Fehr, Kent Harrison Hayes, Justin Ivie, Shannon Musgrave, Victoria Elena Nones, Jesse Pepe, Jeanette Puhich, Brock Smith and Aaron Swenson. Four of the cast are Voyeur virgins this year, and the other eight have clocked up more than 30 Voyeurs between them.

SATURDAY’S VOYEUR runs Wednesdays through Sundays June 30 to September 5 at SLAC and is recommended for mature audiences.

SLAC NOTES
Tickets range from $39- $54 depending on performance, discounts available for groups of ten or more. Subscribers pay the lowest price, $35.

For tickets call 801-363-SLAC, visit www.saltlakeactingcompany.org,
or in person at 168 West 500 North, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103

FACT SHEET

SLAC PRODUCTION SATURDAY’S VOYEUR

PLAYWRIGHTS Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER Cynthia Fleming

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/ARRANGER Kevin Mathie

CAST Alexis Baigue, Stephanie Chace Bass, Ashley Gardner Carlson, Steven Fehr, Kent Harrison Hayes, Justin Ivie, Shannon Musgrave, Victoria Elena Nones, Jesse Pepe, Jeanette Puhich, Brock Smith and Aaron Swenson


SET DESIGN Keven Myhre

COSTUME DESIGN Brenda Van Der Wiel

LIGHTING DESIGN Jim Craig

SOUND DESIGN Kevin Mathie and Josh Martin

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER John Geertsen

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Jacob Johnson

DATES Previews: June 30 and July 1, 2010
Opening: July 2, 2010
Closing: September 5, 2010

TIMES Previews: Wed & Thurs- 7:30 p.m.
Regular: Wed & Thurs- 7:30 p.m.
Fri & Sat- 8:00 p.m.
Sun- 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

SLAC was founded in 1970 and is 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 is a Constituent Member of Theatre Communications Group, a national organization for non-profit professional regional theatres, and the National New Play Network.