SLAC announces upcoming season

Salt Lake Acting Company has announced its upcoming season and, as usual, it's filled with new plays covering a mix of topics.

Kicking off the season will be "The Overwhelming," by award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers. The play, which was developed at SLAC and premiered in London, is a powerful drama about a man who takes his family to Rwanda just as the country is heading toward genocide.

Other offerings include:

"Six Years," by Sharr White. When Phil Granger, a World War II vet, finally decides to turn up, after disappearing, his wife must take in a very different man from the one who left six years earlier.

"Dark Play (or stories for boys)" by Carlos Murillo. Inspired by his teacher's description of a theatrical game, where one player knows the rules and the other doesn't even know they're in the game, a teenage boy begins a role-playing fiction online that tumbles into the real world.

"End Days," by Deborah Zoe Laufer, is an apocalyptic comedy about faith, love and hope. Meet the Steins: Mom has taken Jesus into her life — literally (he's in the kitchen); Dad hasn't been out of his pajamas since 9/11; and daughter Rachel is a Goth and means it. With the world scheduled to end on Wednesday, enter neighbor Nelson. He has a serious crush on Rachel and a penchant for dressing like Elvis and, he's their brightest hope.

As a special presentation, SLAC also offers, "A Slight Discomfort: My Prostate Diaries," by Jeff Metcalf. This is a one-man piece based on the writer's experiences as he went through the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Commissioned and developed by SLAC, the work approaches the topic with wit and humor.

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