SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY PRESENTS: SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012: The Mormon Moment

SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY PRESENTS:

 SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012: The Mormon Moment

Created by, ALLEN NEVINS and NANCY BORGENICHT

Directed by, CYNTHIA FLEMING

      “No question the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ‘having a moment.”

-Newsweek

The Salt Lake Acting Company’s record breaking season will close with the biggest summer party in Utah- SATURDAY’S VOYEUR by Allen Nevins & Nancy Borgenicht, directed by Cynthia Fleming. For 34 years this poignant and upbeat musical satire written for us and about us from scratch every year, has given Utah a voice. Political. Liberating. Always hilarious. One Voyeur 2011 fan said, “Being at VOYEUR is like watching the clouds part on a grey day.”

SATURDAY’s VOYEUR 2012 comes to you live from downtown SLC. Our Protagonist, Bud ‘Moroni’ Rasmussen narrates his wild fever dream that begins on the pivotal night of Obama’s inauguration in 2009. We are taken through the levels of the Church Office Building, experiencing all the hubbub leading up to 2012- Mitt Romney’s Presidential Nomination, the unveiling of City Creek, and Trax making its way ta’ the airport! We are taken on a journey beneath Main Street to discover the secrets that dwell in the tunnels that connect downtown’s Church Campus. Through magical means of conveyance we meet our favorite local celebs and take a humorous look at the nation’s fascination with the LDS Church.

In true Voyeur style, through song and dance, we discover…

·         What happens when you choose to be a Democrat in the LDS Church

·         What happens to Mormon girls who kiss girls

·         Why the Eagle Quorum has so much power on the hill

·         Why Mitt Romney’s tithe makes the world go around

·         How to be a Latter Day Gay

...and so much more.

This year’s cast features six Voyeur alum (Austin Archer, Alexis Baigue, Steven Fehr, Justin Ivie, Kelsie Jepsen, and Jacob Johnson) and six first-timers (Trent Cox, Trevor Dean, Elena Dern, Lauren Noll, Emilie Starr, and Kalyn West.)

SLAC Executive Producers Cynthia Fleming and Keven Myhre say: “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 2012/13 Season to this significant audience and to connect with future subscribers. As we laugh at SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012, we can look forward to a remarkable year ahead with a vibrant season of plays.”

SATURDAY’S VOYEUR runs Wednesdays through Sundays June 27 to September 2, 2012 at SLAC and is recommended for mature audiences.  

SLAC NOTES

Tickets range from $40- $55 depending on performance and seating. 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 come to the box office at 168 West 500 North, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103

FACT SHEET

SLAC PRODUCTION                                  SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012

BOOK                                                            Allen Nevins

LYRICS                                                         Nancy Borgenicht, Allen Nevins

Kevin Mathie, M Spaff Sumsion

           

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER              Cynthia Fleming

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/ARRANGER        Kevin Mathie

                                   

CAST                                                              Austin Archer, Alexis Baigue, Trent Cox, Trevor Dean, Elena Dern, Steven Fehr, Justin Ivie,  Kelsie Jepsen, Jacob Johnson, Lauren Noll, Emilie Starr, Kalyn West

SET DESIGN                                                 Keven Myhre       

COSTUME DESIGN                                     Brenda Van Der Wiel

LIGHTING DESIGN                                    James M. Craig

SOUND DESIGN                                          Josh Martin

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER             Shannon Musgrave

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER          Janice Jenson

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER               Penny Pendleton

DATES                                                           Previews: June 27 and 28, 2012

                                                                        Press Opening:   July 6, 2012

                                                                        Closes:    September 2, 2012

TIMES                                    Previews:         Wed & Thurs- 7:30 p.m.

                                                Regular:           Wed – Sat- 7:30 p.m. 

Sun- 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. (New earlier Sunday performances!)

                                               

SLAC is a not-for-profit 501(c) 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 operates under a STP Actors Equity Association contract. SLAC is a Constituent Member of Theatre Communications Group, a national organization for non-profit professional regional theatres, and the National New Play Network.