Season: 2008-2009

  1. Production 1The Overwhelming

    by J. T. Rogers

    September 17 - October 12, 2008

    In an attempt to save his teaching career, a naive and desperate American brings his family to Rwanda just as the country careens toward an unspeakable horror. This SLAC developed drama premiered in London and New York and now shares its remarkably powerful and important story with you. From the author of WHITE PEOPLE, SEEING THE ELEPHANT and MADAGASCAR.

  2. SpecialA Slight Discomfort

    by Jeff Metcalf

    A Special Presentation in the Chapel Theatre

    October 1 - October 19, 2008

    A one-man piece based on writer Jeff Metcalf's experiences as he went through the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Metcalf approaches the sobering topic with great wit and humor, offering up a frank and insightful tale of a man at a life-altering crossroads. A storytelling marvel, commissioned and developed by the Salt Lake Acting Company.

  3. Production 2Six Years

    by Sharr White

    November 12 - December 7, 2008

    Phil Granger hasn't come home with the other boys from World War II. He's alive, but no one knows where. When he finally does appear, his wife Meredith must take in a very different man from the one that left six years before. A searingly intimate journey through the booming, hopeful, riotous and devastating epochs of the '50's, '60's and '70's. SIX YEARS is a masterful and moving love story from the untold side of the Greatest Generation.

  4. Production 3Dark Play or Stories for Boys

    by Carlos Murillo

    January 28 - February 22, 2009

    Inspired by his teacher's description of a theatrical game called "dark play", where one player knows the rules and the other doesn't even know they're in the game, a teenage boy begins a role playing fiction online that tumbles into the real world and ultimately twists the need for love into a dangerous and potentially deadly obsession. A wry and razor sharp tale of rudderless youth looking for real meaning in a virtual world.

  5. Production 4End Days

    by Deborah Zoe Laufer

    April 1 - April 26, 2009

    Meet the Steins. Mom has taken Jesus into her life--- literally--- He's in the kitchen. Dad hasn't been out of his pajamas since 9/11 and daughter Rachel is a Goth and means it. With the world scheduled to end on Wednesday, enter new neighbor Nelson Steinberg, who has a serious crush on Rachel and a penchant for dressing like Elvis. Believe it or not, he may be the family's brightest hope. An apocalyptic comedy about faith, love and hope.

  6. Production 5Saturday's Voyeur 2009

    by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht

    June 3 - August 16, 2009

    The fresh and fabulous chronicles of "life elevated" at its satirical best. Singing, dancing and edgy stuff you can't get anywhere else!