Salt Lake Acting Company - Road to Eden

In this developmental play laboratory, the work is writer-focused and writer-driven. Equipped with a generous and talented creative team, playwrights have the opportunity and support to go deep into the exploration of their new scripts. The Lab is truly developmental in that there is no final reading or showcase. The work is solely about process. It is a rare experience for a playwright to be given so many resources without also having the pressure of impending audiences, ticket sales, and reviews. The SLAC Lab’s use of what we call ‘resource artists’ – specialists in various artistic mediums (storytelling, musical composition, dance, visual art, etc.) who are available to the playwrights as they explore and experiment – is another unique component of this program. The SLAC Lab has lovingly been called “theatre camp for grown-ups” and we think that’s pretty apt. The rigorous week-long SLAC Lab includes dedicated rehearsal time, daily community meals, and presentations and workshops from each of the resource artists, which gives the playwrights opportunities to consider various artistic avenues they might not normally explore. SLAC is very proud of this venture and its huge contributions to the exciting world of new plays. SLAC gratefully acknowledges the Weinholtz Family Foundation for their support of the 2015 and 2016 SLAC Lab, and the National New Play Network for their support of the 2017 and 2018 SLAC Lab. 2018 SLAC Lab | February 19 - 25, 2018 SPARKS FLY UPWARD by Eleanor Burgess Director - Tlaloc RivasDramaturg - Megan Monaghan RivasActors - Latoya Cameron, Tony Campisi, Merry Magee, Topher Rasmussen, William RichardsonStage Manager - Ash Crystal DEATH OF A DRIVER by Will Snider Director - Kareem FahmyDramaturg - Alexandra HarboldActors - Cassandra Stokes-Wylie, Patrick SsenjovuStage Manager - Jennie Sant Resource Artists: Adam Booth (Storyteller)Mark Bly (Dramaturg)David Kranes (Playwright/New Play Specialist)Camille Litalien (Movement Specialist)Shannon Robert (Scenic Design)Steffan Soule (Stage Magician) 2017 SLAC Lab | February 19 - 25, 2017 MAGIC CITY (QUEEN OF BASEL) by Hilary Bettis Director - Michel HausmannDramaturg - Tlaloc RivasActors - Elena Dern, Ana Grosse, Thony MenaStage Manager - Jennie Sant SILENT DANCER by Kathleen Cahill Director - Lyndsay BurchDramaturg - Phaedra ScottChoreographer - Peter ChristieActors - Austin Archer, Tyson Baker, Carleton Bluford, Trent Cox, Samantha Matsukawa, William Richardson, Katryna WilliamsStage Manager - Morag Shepherd TREES IN THEIR YOUTH by Dominic Finocchiaro Director - Adrianne MooreDramaturg - Julie JensenActors - Flo Bravo, Justin Ivie, Michael Scott Johnson, Tristan Johnson, Gavin YehleStage Manager - Ash Crystal NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN by Winter Miller Director - Tracy CallahanDramaturg - Megan Monaghan RivasActors - Latoya Cameron, Sarah Nina Hayon, Matthew SincellStage Manager - Annie Brantley Resource Artists: Milbre Burch (Storyteller)David Kranes (Playwright/New Play Specialist)Corinne Penka (Dance/Movement)Steffan Soule (Stage Magic)Jeff Wirth (Improv Artist) 2016 SLAC Lab | February 20 - 27, 2016 BULL SHARK ATTACK by Troy Deutsch Director - Tamilla WoodardDramaturg - Patrick TovattActors - April Fossen, Michael Scott Johnson, Cassandra Stokes-WylieStage Manager - Valerie Kittel READY STEADY YETI GO by David Jacobi Director - Larry L. WestDramaturg - Martine Kei Green-RogersActors - Nicole Cardoni, Luis Galindo, Tito Livas, Will Manning, William Richardson, Jasmine St. ClairStage Manager - Jennie Sant WILD GOOSE DREAMS by Hansol Jung, composer - Paul Castles Director - Leslie Swackhamer/Rich RiceDramaturg - Megan Monaghan RivasActors - Latoya Cameron, Vichet Chum, Lily Hye Soo Dixon, Julienne Hanzelka Kim, Dan Larrinaga, Tito Livas Stage Manager - Bobby Cody LAURA AND THE SEA by Kate Tarker Director - Michael RauDramaturg - Cohen AmbroseActors - Daniel Beecher, Anne Louise Brings, Tony Campisi, Robin LeMon, Topher Rasmussen, Joleen WilkinsonStage Manager - Trent Cox Resource Artists: Charlotte Boye Christensen (Choreographer)Bill Harley (Storyteller/Songwriter)Ricklin Nobis (Musical Composer)J. Ranelli (New Play Specialist)Kenny Raskin (Improv Artist/Clown)Richard A. Rice (New Play Specialist)Shannon Robert (Visual Artist/Scenic Designer) 2015 SLAC Lab | February 22 - 27, 2015 HARBUR GATE by Kathleen Cahill Director - Tamilla WoodardDramaturg - Erik RamseyActors - Colleen Baum, Daniel Beecher, Nicole Cardoni, Will Manning, Topher Rasmussen, Joleen WilkinsonStage Manager - Shannon Musgrave BOY ABOUT TEN by Jon Tuttle Director - Robin Wilks-DunnDramaturg - Martine Kei Green-RogersActors - Austin Archer, Toni Byrd, Tony Campisi, April Fossen, Breean TaylorStage Manager - Janice Jenson Resource Artists: Charlotte Boye Christensen (Choreographer)Bill Harley (Storyteller/Songwriter)Kenny Raskin (Improv Artist/Clown)Richard A. Rice (Musicologist)Shannon Robert (Visual Artist/Scenic Designer)

Salt Lake Acting Company - Road to Eden

NPSS: Road to Eden