Body of Work

SLAM SHOWCASES PLAN-B'S SHORT ORDER ACTING, PRODUCTION SKILLS
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May 24, 2004, Barbara Bannon, The Salt Lake Tribune

Five local playwrights pulling titles out of a hat and having to construct 10-minute plays about them overnight; five directors matched to the playwrights in reverse alphabetical order; groups of three actors randomly assigned to the plays; directors and actors given a few hours to rehearse in various spaces around the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center; actors desperately trying to learn lines as the day draws rapidly to a close; casts performing the plays that same evening.

Plan-B is infamous for taking risks, but could they possibly pull this off?

Happily, the answer is yes.   Just producing something coherent would have marked an accomplishment, but SLAM turned out to be an intriguing smorgasbord of theatrical voices and styles:   some political commentary, a dash of outrageous comedy, and allegorical looks at the values and lack thereof in contemporary American life.

Plan-B plans to make SLAM an annual event.   With such an auspicious start, audiences can already start looking forward to next year.