Salt Lake Acting Company - Very Like a Whale

by Troy Deutsch
September 30 - October 25, 2026
Co-World Premiere
A Co-World Premiere with Cadence Theatre Company (Richmond, Virginia), in collaboration with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory. Whales in the Great Salt Lake. A busty mermaid portrait. A dance for the seagulls. A farcical comedy tackling grief, lineage, and a planet in crisis.
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Playwright: Troy Deutsch
Director: Alexandra Harbold
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Cast: Mack Barr (Sophia), Olivia Custodio, Devoree Ellis* (Max), M. Scott McLean* (Chester), Sarah Shippobotham (Miss Penelope Dickinson), Robert Scott Smith* (Greg), Yolanda Stange* (Old Woman), Ben Young (Old Man), and Kelsie Jepsen (Megan U/S).
Creative Team: Alexandra Harbold (Director), Erik Reichert (Set Designer/Construction Supervisor), Timothy Swenson (Lighting Designer), Cynthia L. Kehr Rees** (Sound Designer), Niamh Helwig (Costume Designer), Arika Schockmel (Props Designer), Bridgette Lehman* (Production Stage Manager), Adriana Lemke (PTP Asst. Director/Fight & Intimacy Director), and Cynthia Fleming (Executive Artistic Director).
Other Notes: Co-World Premiere with Cadence Theatre Company (Richmond, Virginia)
Open Captioned Performance: Sunday, Oct. 18 at 6 PM
Audio Described Performance: Sunday, Oct. 25 at 6 PM
Sensory Friendly Performance: Saturday, October 24 at 2 PM
ASL Interpreted Performance: Saturday, October 24 at 2 PM

The Great Salt Lake is disappearing—and so is this family’s sanity. This comedy follows the eccentric Sharp family as they reunite to sell their late father’s lakeside home. Chaos erupts as they’re forced to confront their legacy and the truth that lies beneath the salty water just outside their window.