Description
Join us for Utah's most irreverent summer bash! SATURDAY'S VOYEUR is written for us, about us, every year in celebration of the peculiarities of this place we lovingly call home. Pack your picnic and come party!
CONTENT ADVISORY: This play contains adult themes.
Creative Team
ALLEN NEVINS (Playwright) has been writing for SATURDAY'S VOYEUR the last 30 years. He came to the Salt Lake Acting Company in 1989 as the Literary Manager and in 1990 he formed a writing and business partnership with Nancy Borgenicht. In 1993, their partnership, Saturday's Voyeur, Inc., became the management company and the Executive Producers of the Salt Lake Acting Company. As Executive Producers they expanded and re-built the Upstairs Theatre, designed and built the Chapel Theatre as an alternative performing space, unionized SLAC's acting pool and re-instituted SATURDAY'S VOYEUR as the annual summer fundraiser for the Salt Lake Acting Company. In their 12 years as Executive Producers, they produced over 70 full-length plays, 40 public readings, and developed multiple new works for the American stage. Since his retirement in 2005 as an Executive Producer, he has focused on maintaining SATURDAY'S VOYEUR as an outlet for discourse, dissent, irreverent humor, cheap shots at elected officials; and of course, political in-correctness in all its forms.
NANCY BORGENICHT (Lyricist) has been an integral part of the Salt Lake Acting Company since 1974. She conceived and created SATURDAY’S VOYEUR in 1978. She is extremely proud of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR’S place in the community over these forty plus years. Borgenicht is working on the continued development of STAG’S LEAP, a Pulitzer Prize winning book of poems by Sharon Olds and will be directing A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 for SLAC in February 2020.
CYNTHIA FLEMING (Director) has been in the world of dance and theatre professionally for over 38 years, during which time she performed in the Broadway, National and International companies with A CHORUS LINE. Since 1995 she has worn many hats at SLAC, including Choreographer, Director, Box Office Manager, and Director of Audience Services. She developed SLAC’s high quality customer service titled: Mayberry meets Space Odyssey, which is the foundation for the record-breaking number of subscribers. She conceived and created the position of Director of Communication and Audience Development and assembled the communication team to generate a renewed energy and excitement about the theatre. In 2010 she became Co-Executive Producer and is now honored to be SLAC’s Executive Artistic Director. Cynthia remains a working artist in the theatre and has choreographed many SLAC productions including SATURDAY’S VOYEUR for 16 years and directed/choreographed this musical for six years. Cynthia is proud to serve SLAC and its mission to engage and enrich community through brave contemporary theatre.
MICHAEL G. LEAVITT (Music Director), a native of Las Vegas, NV, has performed all over the world as a pianist, band director, and conductor. Recently Michael wrote a new 1 act opera setting of CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL that was premiered at the Grand Theater by the University of Utah Lyric Opera. In April 2012, Michael had the great opportunity to work closely with internationally acclaimed conductor Don Chan to create virtual orchestral recordings of Bernstein’s WEST SIDE STORY for the Leonard Bernstein Foundation. As the associate conductor Michael worked with Tony award winning soprano Audra McDonald for the Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of 110 IN THE SHADE. In addition, Michael has been the pianist, music director, and/or conductor for many musical theater and opera productions including: DIE FLEDERMAUS, AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, LE NOZZE DE FIGARO, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, OKLAHOMA, AIDA, GUYS AND DOLLS, and many more.
WILLIAM RICHARDSON* (Assistant Director/Choreographer) has got that inner pizzazz to be back at SLAC for #VOYEUR41 after playing Doc Bornstein in THE SHIT SHOW two years ago! This year he also played Michael and served as dance captain for SILENT DANCER and as light board operator for THE CAKE. Directing: REEFER MADNESS!, RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, A NEW BRAIN (Dark Horse Company Theatre); an original musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT and 13 (Egyptian YouTheatre); THE LAST 5 YEARS (In The Now Productions). Choreography: Poe’s The Bells with original music by Rob Hartmann in con•tem•POE•rar•y (Meat & Potato Theatre); CHICAGO, GYPSY, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (DHCT); JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with Ted Neeley (Egyptian Theatre Company); IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS (Classical Greek Theatre Festival); as well as modern dance pieces e pluribus unum? and The Morning Sessions (Desert Dance Theatre). B.A. Musical Theatre, Weber State University. Many thanks to this incredibly generous cast and team!! More info at theatrebywill.com.
MICHAEL J. HOREJSI (Set Design) is returning for his fourth year as Set Designer for SATURDAYS VOYEUR. He is an Assistant Professor in the Performing Arts Design Program in the Department of Theatre at The University of Utah, where he teaches Lighting Design, Video/Multi Media Design, and Drawing & Rendering. He has an MFA in Design and Technical Theatre from The University of Minnesota. Michael has extensive national and international touring experience with arena and theater shows, as well as sporting spectaculars such as The NBA All Star Jam Session and The USA Swimming Olympic Trials.
HEIDI ORTEGA (Costume Design) is Associate Professor of Costume Design for Murray State University in Murray KY. She earned her Master of Arts Degree in Theatrical Design & Production from Humboldt State University and her MFA in Costume Design at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been designing for over 20 years across the country, and even in Beijing China! She designs for film, theatre, dance & for the Jr. Miss America Pageant. She loves coming back “home” each summer and being a part of the VOYEUR party! A few of her favorite shows over the years include: HAIR (Egyptian Theatre), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, (YouTheatre at Egyptian Theatre Co.), ANTIGONE (Traveled in KY and IN), VOLUME OF SMOKE (World Premiere, VCU), A FLEA IN HER EAR and THE JUNGLE (MSU), SMASH and PLAYING FOR TIME (Westminster), AN EVENING OF DARIO FO & FRANCA RAME (HSU), & THE UNDERPANTS (Redwood Curtain Theatre). She couldn’t do it without the love of her wonderful husband Daniel and the joy she gets from her delightful children. Thank you Mica and Guadalupe for always giving me hugs when I need them!
JESSE PORTILLO** (Light Design) is happy to return to SLAC for his ninth season. Previous SLAC productions include HIR, THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER AND A FLY, CLIMBING WITH TIGERS, STREET LIGHT WOODPECKER, TWO STORIES, RED, THE PERSIAN QUARTER, HOW TO MAKE A ROPE SWING, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. Recent designs include GUYS AND DOLLS for Arizona Broadway Theatre, URINETOWN for the College of Charleston, SWEAT, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, and A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 for Pure Theatre (Charleston, SC). He has also worked with Plan-B Theatre, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater, Pioneer Theatre Company, Samba Fogo, Egyptian Theatre Company, LOOK Musical Theatre, Idaho State University, Baylor University, Millikin University and Mobile Opera. Portillo holds an MFA in Lighting Design from Indiana University, and will join the faulty at Cal Poly Pomona in the fall, and has previously taught at the College of Charleston and the University of Utah. He is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology and United Scenic Artists Local 829.
MAXWELL SELTENRICH (Sound Design) has worked on and off for Salt Lake Acting Company since 2012. He has worked as an electrician, carpenter, audio engineer and audio consultant. This is his second SATURDAY’S VOYEUR as Sound Designer. He is Technical Director for the Park City Institute as well as an on call Technical Director for Salt Lake County Arts and Culture. Maxwell also works as a live audio engineer for many of the local Salt Lake based live audio companies and venues.
DWIGHT CAMILLUCCI (Projection Design) is a technical director and set and lighting designer. He earned an MFA from Utah State University, after graduating summa cum laude from the University of Montana Western with a BA in modern history. He has been actively involved in theatre for almost ten years, including every single production at USU during his graduate school career. Dwight’s credits include set design for ANNA KARENINA, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, and SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL, and technical direction for HELLO DOLLY at Trollwood Performing Arts School in Moorehead, Minnesota. He will begin teaching set and lighting design as an Assistant Professor at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania this fall.
KATHERINE JELTE (Assistant Costume Design) is thrilled to be assisting on this year’s production of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR. She’s a recent film and theatre design graduate from the University of Utah. Her theatre credits include costume design work for JULIUS CAESAR (Studio 115), COMPANY (Babcock Theatre), and THE RIVALS (Babcock Theatre), assistant set designer for CHESS (Marriott Center for Dance) and assistant prop artisan for BIG LOVE (Babcock Theatre). Film credits include her role as production designer for the short films Salty Plastic (Avant Garden Films), and A Stanger Comes Knocking, and costume designer for Reality (Pristine Productions LLC).
JORDAN MARIA BENTON (Assistant Light Design), a Charleston South Carolina native, is a Lighting Designer with Assistant/Associate credentials, a Programmer, and on site Electrician. Jordan is currently entering her Senior year at the College of Charleston double majoring in Dance and Theatre. She has been Assistant Lighting Designer for college mainstage musicals: RENT ‘17, INTO THE WOODS ‘18, and URINETOWN ‘19 and Lighting Designer for CHORE MONKEYS ‘18, and WITNESS ‘18. Outside of the college Jordan designed for the Spoleto premiere of PRINCESS DIANA ’17, and productions of ALICE AND WONDERLAND ’17, OH FOLLY NIGHTS! ‘17, THE LITTLE MERMAID ‘17, and SWEET CHARITY ‘17. Jordan has also worked with Annex Dance Company through their residencies at The College. Jordan is excited to work with SLAC in partnership with the College of Charleston’s Student Research Program this summer.
TOPHER RASMUSSEN* (Voyeur Research) has been thrilled to take part in the celestial glory of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR this year. By day, he serves SLAC as the Grants & Education Coordinator. Before that, he spent 2 years caring for young children in the domestic violence shelter at YWCA Utah and caring for SLAC’s patrons in the Box Office at night. As an actor at SLAC, Topher appeared in COURSE 86B IN THE CATALOGUE, R&J: STAR CROSS’D DEATHMATCH, HARBUR GATE, and FUN HOME, and has had the great fortune to help develop new plays through the New Play Sounding Series and the Playwright’s Lab. Other credits include THE ICE FRONT, ADAM AND STEVE & THE EMPTY SEA, BORDERLANDS (Plan-B); DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, and THE PRIVATE EAR (Sting and Honey). He is currently completing an Integrated Studies BS in theatre and psychology. Proud member, Actor’s Equity Association.
JANICE JENSON* (Producing Director & Production Stage Manager) has worked at Salt Lake Acting Company for the past eight years and currently serves as SLAC’s Producing Director and designs props for every show. She is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and has stage managed over twenty shows at SLAC, including the last eight SATURDAY’S VOYEURs. Previously, Janice has worked at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre, Dark Horse Company Theatre, Plan-B, and Tuacahn Center for the Arts. In 2008 Janice was selected as a USITT Stage Management Mentee, where she stage managed THE HISTORY OF DRAG. Janice holds a BA in Theatre Arts Studies from BYU and an MA in Community Leadership from Westminster College. She also currently teaches stage management at Utah State University.
JENNIE SANT* (Stage Manager) Previous shows at SLAC include THE CAKE, PINKALICIOUS, SATURDAYS VOYEUR 2018, HIR, SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY, REYKJAVIK (reading), PLAYWRIGHTS LAB 2016 & 2017, HARBUR GATE, BULLSHARK ATTACK, STUPID F***ING BIRD, TWO STORIES, BLACKBERRY WINTER, I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, VENUS IN FUR, MANNING UP, PERSIAN QUARTER and, ANGELES IN AMERICA I & II. Other credits include: GOLD MOUNTAIN (Spike 150); THRILLER (Odyssey Dance Company); WONDERLAND and PRINCESS WENDY (The Petite Palace); ANNIE (COPA Theatre); NEXT TO NORMAL, LES MISERABLES, THE PRODUCERS, PAINT YOUR WAGON, DOUBT, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, THE FOREIGNER and VERTICAL HOUR (Pioneer Theatre Company). She has also worked for Salt Lake Shakespeare and Utah Contemporary Theatre.
KATELYN LIMBER* (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working with SLAC again. Her previous credits with SLAC include MERCURY (Assistant Sound Designer), THE WOLVES (Assistant Stage Manager), SILENT DANCER (Assistant Stage Manager) and four heightened readings she sound designed: GRAB THEM BY THE PUSSY, REYKJAVIK, REMARKABLY NORMAL, and THE DANCE AND THE RAILROAD. She has also sound designed for Pinnacle Acting Company (THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, TITUS ANDRONICUS, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, GIDEON'S KNOT), Utah Repertory Theater (ANGELS IN AMERICA), The Classical Greek Theatre Festival (PROMETHEUS BOUND) and Westminster College (OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, LOVE AND INFORMATION, and DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR.). katelynlimber.com
NICK FLEMING (Guitar) is thrilled to play in the SATURDAY’S VOYEUR band for his third year. In addition to playing guitar in SATURDAY’S VOYEUR, you can find him shredding all around the West Coast with his band, Wicked Bears. Find them on Spotify or Apple Music. He spends his days changing the WiFi password and performing satanic ticketing rituals as Director of Technology and Ticketing at Salt Lake Acting Company.
SPENCER KELLOGG (Woodwinds, Guitar & Banjo) is thrilled to partake in another production of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR with the Salt Lake Acting Company. Spencer is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in the woodwind families and the guitar families. During the academic year, Spencer works at the McKay Music Library in the School of Music at the U of U.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
**The light designer of SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2019 is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the IATSE.
