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Show x r f 1' J h i I Ir y- A i n jamie ga deito iMlw 1 u i : , f j . ili!1 r n I JjM: n T ff II V i1 : ' j! j : J 1 ' 1 : ! - j: tl ; 1 j- j: ttPuMfe tosmm IJtaittgfi) uiix? m ml MO V r Jacob Johnson's mother had few words of encouragement to offer her son upon the eve of his first rehearsal with the Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC). Although the Grantsville nativeand recent University of Utah graduate had established a rather substantial resume from his work on previ ous plays, this particular upcoming production came loaded with controversial baggage. An actress her- self, Mrs. Johnson supported Jacob's decision to pursue his craft, but she simply had a hard time stomaching the fact that her own flesh and blood would be participating in a vehicle so clearly estab- lished in opposition to their Mormon heritage. The play in question was none other than I. "Saturday's Voyeur," a SLAC production that has earned s V i ! "So, when does your QmU sfomy start?" , , i r5 y ? i'7) ; 1 i M J ! V si 3,1 J f 4UILC u emula- tion for being notoriously I ruthless in its parody 7l of Utah's dominant subculture. Now in its 24th year, the hilarious satire continues to confront religious and political issues surrounding the land of Zion. the Beginning... "Jesus In Jammies," fry polygamy and guns. sauce and Family Home Evening fun. Ghost town Sundays and cycling men in black Mr. Mac slacks. Private club memberships, 3.2 and liquor stores locked down by 1:00 a.m. Modest women lacking in style. The absence of Jim Beam in the grocery store aisle. College campuses without caffeine. High- school gym weddings and prematurely married Jell-- teens. There are myriad existing stereotypes surrounding Utah's culture, and surely many of them have been distorted by unsubstantiated speculation. However, the majority of those stereotypes are rooted in fact. Anyone who lives here can attest to the barrage of cultural oddities invading his or her private life on a daily basis. In 1978, Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht, current executive producers at SLAC, collected observa- tions of their personal experiences from living under a Latter-Da- y shadow and poured them into a The was result script. "Saturday's Voyeur," a project that would eventually become one of the most popular stage shows in Salt Lake City. d Nevins' and Borgenicht's satirical earned its moniker as an amiable homage to the wildly popular yet critically panned LDS spiritual musical, "Saturday's Warrior." The innovative duo had originally aimed at poking fun at the weird rites, rituals and decrees issued by the Mormon church. However, over the years the production has love-chil- light-hearte- d f 1 T ) 1 Lon Lamr- consp''? , - ii; . Uti'thV y R4 j June 19, 2002 I ' Ar -- " . RED Magazine POOE |
