Salt Lake Acting Company - Passing Strange

April 6 - May 15, 2022
Utah Premiere

Playwright: Stew, Heidi Rodewald, and Annie Dorsen
Director: Todd Underwood
Running Time: 2 Hours 10 Minutes with one intermission
Cast: Carleton Bluford*, Latoya Cameron*, Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin, Brian Kinnard*, Kandyce Marie, Lee Palmer*, and Jamal A. Shuriah* | Understudy Program at SLAC: Chris Curlett, Mack, and Taylor Wallace | Passing Strange Band: Alex Marshall (Musical Director/Keys/Guitar), Alec Powell (Associate Musical Director), Andres Reyes (Guitarist/Keyboardist), Zaza Historia VanDyke (Bassist), Wachira Waigwastone (Drummer)
Creative Team:
Todd Underwood (Director/Choreographer), Alex Marshall (Musical Director/Keyboardist/Guitarist), Alec Powell (Associate Musical Director), Halee Rasmussen (Scenic Designer), Rebecca Luke** (Costume Designer), Jesse Portillo** (Lighting Designer), Erik Reichert (Props Designer/Construction Supervisor), Daniel Jacob Hill (Wig Designer) Sarah Shippobotham (Dialect Coach/Intimacy Coach), Theresa Martinez and Annie Isabel Fukushima (EDI Dramaturgs), Shelby Noelle Gist (Assistant Director), Alaina Kotchey (Assistant Set Designer), Bett Shouse (Assistant Costume Designer), Tanner Sase* (Assistant Stage Manager), Alix Walburn (Covid Safety Manager), and Jennie Sant* (Production Stage Manager)
Other Notes: *Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States | **The Lighting Designer and Costume Designer for Passing Strange are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.
Open Captioned Performance:
May 1st at 6pm
Audio Described Performance:
April 27th at 7:30pm
Sensory Friendly Performance:
April 30th at 2pm
ASL Interpreted Performance:
May 7th at 2pm

Book and Lyrics by Stew
Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald

Created in Collaboration with Annie Dorsen

April 6 - May 15, 2022

Utah Premiere

Join SLAC for a Utah premiere nearly 15 years in the making! A 2008 Tony Award and Drama Desk winner, Passing Strange is a poignant, one-of-a-kind storytelling experience. Through powerful music and soulful lyrics, Passing Strange transcends theatrical genres and follows a Black artist simply referred to as “The Youth” around the world on a bohemian journey of self-discovery. Don’t miss this rarely-produced gem from the brilliant minds of Stew, Heidi Rodewald, and Annie Dorsen.

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