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The Roommate The Roommate

The Roommate

October 1 - 26, 2025

Utah Premiere

Details

Playwright Jen Silverman
Director Teresa Sanderson
Play Dates October 1 - 26, 2025
Running Time 95-minutes, no intermission
Show Type Utah Premiere
Cast Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin* (Sharon), Annette Wright (Robyn), Jensie Anderson (Sharon Understudy), Nan Weber (Robyn Understudy)
Creative Team

Teresa Sanderson (Director), Spencer Potter (Set Designer), Jesse Portillo** (Lighting Designer), Elizabeth Webb (Costume Designer), Jessica Graham (Props Designer), Cynthia L. Kehr Rees** (Sound Designer), Tahra Veasley* (Production Manager/Stage Manager), and Bridgette Lehman* (Production Manager/Asst. Stage Manager).

Other Notes *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. **Represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.

Accessibility Considerations

Open Captioned Performance

Sunday, October 19th, 2025 at 6 PM

Audio Described Performance

Sunday, October 26th, 2025 at 6 PM

Sensory Performance

Saturday, October 25th, 2025 at 2 PM

ASL Interpreted Performance

Saturday, October 25th, 2025 at 2 PM

Description

A coming of a certain age comedy about an unexpected, transformative friendship between two distinctly different women. Being bad never felt so good in this riveting one-act about second acts.

“It’s a story about how we keep discovering who we are and what we need as we age and how vital and powerful and dangerous it is, in a good way, to listen to your instincts instead of listening to the voices that are telling us societally and culturally what we should be and how we should age.” – Jen Silverman

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REVIEWS:
"One could not ask for a more stellar season opener for SLAC... very funny but also very enlightening." | The Utah Review | Les Roka

"Two women—one restless, one resigned—stir old regrets into new possibilities." | Rhetorical Review | Keolanani Kinghorn

"The Dangerous Seduction of Becoming New Infuses SLAC’s Production of  The Roommate With Wit, Risk, and Reinvention" | Front Row Reviewers | Alisha & Jason Hagey

"The Roommate depends a lot on the performances and chemistry of the two leads, and the two veteran actors are more than up to the task." | City Weekly | Scott Renshaw

PRESS:

Click Here to Watch Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin* and Annette Wright's Appearance on Good Things Utah with Deena Manzanares.

Click Here to Check Out SLAC and The Roommate's Appearance on The New York Times Must-See Shows this Fall!

Click Here to Learn More About the Cast & Creatives Bringing The Roommate to SLAC's Stage.