Our Annual Summertime Smash Hit is Back. Next Stop: The Gaslight Zone!
Introducing the cast of SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone by Olivia Custodio, Austin Archer, and Penelope Caywood. Directed by Cynthia Fleming and music directed by Zach Hansen, the show will run June 24th through August 16th, 2026!
The cast of nine will be made up of returning SLAC alums: Scotty Fletcher*, Becky Jeanne Knowles*, Marc Nielson*, Bryce Romleski*, Harrison Timm, Sophie Jean White, and Akina Yamazaki. Making their SLAC debuts will be Angel Martinez and Makayla Palos Radriguez.
Does the daily news cycle leave you feeling like you're slowly losing your grip on reality? If so, then you might already be in The Gaslight Zone. Inspired by the storylines of the legendary 1960s series, The Gaslight Zone will transport you into a world where today’s headlines meet satire and a well-timed dance break... So pack your favorite snacks and get ready to laugh!
Tickets and more information are available online or by contacting the Box Office at (801) 363-7522.
Get to Know the Cast:
Scotty Fletcher* (he/they/she)
Jenna Say-Kwah, also known as Scotty Fletcher, is very excited to be making her drag debut in the Salt Lake Acting Company Summer Show! As Scotty, they have performed at SLAC in You Will Get Sick, Bat Boy: The Musical, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, and the NPSS staged reading of Beloved King. Although this won’t be their first time in heels and glitter on the SLAC stage, they are excited to share their passion for drag and for rebellious queer art. “Currently trying to trademark becoming the worst version of myself!” You can follow Jenna @JennaSayKwah and Scotty @ScooterFletch on Instagram.
Becky Jeanne Knowles* (she/they)
Becky is delighted to return to Salt Lake Acting Company, where audiences may remember her from Saturday’s Voyeur (2016 & 2017) and as Julia the Lawyer Pig in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. She has appeared in 40+ productions across Utah with incredible companies including Hale Centre Theatre, The Ziegfeld Theater, Hart Theatre Company, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Utah Opera, Salt Lake Acting Company, and the Park City Egyptian Theatre. Favorite roles include Lady of the Lake (Spamalot), Katherine (Freaky Friday), The Drowsy Chaperone (The Drowsy Chaperone), Marguerite (The Scarlet Pimpernel), and Gloria Matienne in Hale Centre Theatre’s 2025 U.S. premiere of The Magician’s Elephant. When she’s not onstage, Becky works behind the scenes as a freelance producer and designer, developing theatrical collaborations across the Wasatch Front, and currently serves as Day Manager and Business Liaison for the Park City Egyptian Theatre. @BeckyJHunt
Angel Martinez (he/him)
In 2000, Angel began his acting career reenacting his favorite scenes from The Matrix and Shrek with his father in the living room. Following graduation, he got a taste for performing on an NYC stage during the 2016 Jimmy Awards. In 2018, Martinez completed a year of classical training in LA, CA, and now dabbles in Jazz Crooning for various retirement homes! Angel sincerely thanks you for supporting live theatre. "Actors are merely people in the light who show those in the dark what it's like to be human." - Anonymous | @TheBoxiest
Marc Nielson* (he/him)
Time can be so disconcerting. Every year that goes by, I find myself marveling at how little I’ve accomplished, and I feel a sense of deep self-satisfaction. When I was a child, I was asked by my parents what I wanted my long-term goals to be, and I said, “Trains!” So they waited a few more years and asked me again. This time, I told them that what I wanted most out of life is to never be remembered for doing anything ever, and I’ve stuck to that. Nobody remembers the time I scored the winning touchdown at the 2018 Super Bowl, or when I was the first human ever to boogie board across the Atlantic Ocean, or even the time when I was the only person to fly a solo mission to the moon for NASA. Nobody remembers because I wasn’t there, and those things didn’t happen. So, as you are watching this performance, I would ask you to remember that the actor on stage is not me, I am not here, and none of this is happening. God Bless.
Makayla Palos Rodriguez (she/her)
Makayla is beyond excited to be making her SLAC debut this summer! Recent & favorite credits include: Company member/ Pilar u/s in Legally Blonde (University of Utah), Julia Webb in Corners Grove (University of Utah), Ella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s: Cinderella (Trinitas Arts Conservatory), and Rona Lisa Pretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Open Door Productions). Makayla is wrapping up her second year in the Musical Theatre BFA Program at The University of Utah, where she loves getting the chance to grow as a performer and person. She remains incredibly grateful to her family, friends, mentors, and professors for their constant support, love, and belief in her journey — wish you all enough! @Makayla.PalosRod
Bryce Romleski* (he/him)
Bryce is so grateful to be returning to Salt Lake Acting Company for another summer. Previous credits include: The Secret Lives of the Real Wives in the Salt Lake Hive, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, Close Encounters in the Beehive, Elephant and Piggie's: "We Are In A Play!", A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Salt Lake Acting Company); Into the Woods, Cabaret (University of Utah); Head Over Heels (The Grand Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Little Shop of Horrors (KMC Onstage). Bryce is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah and a co-founder of Salt Lake City's Theatre for the Very Young. He would like to thank his partner, family, and friends for all of their unwavering love and support. @BryceRomleski
Harrison Timm (he/him)
Harrison is thrilled to be back for another summer at SLAC! A graduate of the University of Utah’s Actor Training Program, Harrison has recently appeared in Ten Brave Seconds (Pioneer Theatre Company), Legally Blonde (Meldrum Theater), Spring Awakening (Babcock Theater), Xanadu (Meldrum Theater), The Tempest (Babcock Theater), Jersey Boys (The Lights Theater) and last year’s Summer Show, The Secret Lives of the Real Wives in the Salt Lake Hive (SLAC). Harrison would like to thank his family and friends for their endless support in his acting career, and hopes you enjoy the show! @HarrisonCTimm
Sophie Jean White (she/her)
Sophie is thrilled to step beyond the veil of the ordinary and into the dimension of imagination for this performance. She's a proud graduate of the University of Utah’s Actor Training Program and thrilled to be returning to SLC after getting to rock out in Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience. Outside of SLAC, she spends time "luring" her friends into non-optional hangouts under the clever guise of self-produced theatre. Favorite projects include Strategic Love Play (Emily's House), Radiant Vermin (SLAC’s Making Space for Artists Program), Sender (self-produced), Dire Straights (independent film), The Old Man and the Old Moon (University of Utah), New Work: Liminal (Flying Bobcat Theatre), and writing and directed an original musical A Night to Dismember!, which won Outstanding Original Script at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival.
Akina Yamazaki (she/her)
Akina is thrilled to be returning to the SLAC stage for her second summer show! Previous credits include: The Tempest (Miranda) at The Fellowship Theatre, 5’2: 25 Plays in 50 Minutes at The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella) at the Babcock Theatre, You On The Moors Now (Jo March) at the Babcock Theatre, The Tempest (Antonio) at the Babcock Theatre, A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood at Salt Lake Acting Company, and The Old Man and The Old Moon (Cookie) at the Babcock Theatre. Akina is also excited to be in Truth Hill, a new vampire fantasy series coming to YouTube TV and Amazon Prime for purchase in 2027! Akina is a 2025 graduate of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. She would like to thank her family, friends, and partner for their continuous support! @Akina.Yamazaki @Truth.Hill27
