''Saturday's Voyeur'' is an annual musical satire formerly produced by
Salt Lake Acting Company
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Utah
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. Each year a new show is written to parody contemporary life, politics, and religion in Utah. Saturday's Voyeur was created in 1978 by Michael Buttars &
Nancy Borgenicht
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. In 1990, Allen Nevins joined the team writing team, and continued to co-write the show each year with Borgenicht. The pair opted to take ''Saturday's Voyeur'' from Salt Lake Acting Company in 1992 and 1993, but then returned to Salt Lake Acting Company the following year, where it remained until 2019.
The name Saturday's Voyeur is itself a parody of the production ''
Saturday's Warrior
''Saturday's Warrior'' is a religious-themed musical written by Douglass Stewart and Lex de Azevedo about a family who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The musical tells the story of a group of children ...
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Lex de Azevedo
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the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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being prevalent in Utah culture it often becomes a dominant topic in the annual production. Poking fun at the doctrine, customs, and church figures of the religion through musical satire is used as comic relief for church members and non-members alike.
In July 2020, Salt Lake Acting Company announced it would no longer produce ''Saturday's Voyeur''. Borgenicht and Nevins retain the rights to the property.
Productions
Eliot Hall at Salt Lake First Unitarian Church
* 1977: ''Saturday's Voyeur''
Glass Factory Theatre
* 1978: Roadshow '78
* 1979: Roadshow '79
* 1980: (name?)
Marmalade Hill Center
* 1982: (name?)
Salt Lake Acting Company
* 1987: 10th Anniversary Roadshow
* 1988: Christmas Roadshow '88
* 1989: Christmas Roadshow '89
* 1990: Summer Roadshow
Green Street at Trolley Square
* 1992: (name?)
* 1993: (name?)
Salt Lake Acting Company
* 1995: Spirit of the Hive
* 1996: Phatman of the Opera
* 1997:
Jordan River
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dance
* 1998: 20th Anniversary Cruise
* 1999: The Zoodoo Voodoo Follies
* 2000: Saturday's Voyeur 2000
* 2001:
Mahana You Ugly
* 2002: The Sorghum Chronicles
* 2003: Saturday's Voyeur 25th Anniversary
* 2004: Saturday's Voyeur 2004
* 2005: Saturday's Voyeur 2005
* 2006:
Bendover, a Tale of Two Cities
* 2007: The
Rocky
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show
* 2008:
* 2009:
* 2010: The Year That Was
* 2011: The Wackos are Coming!
* 2013:
* 2014:
* 2015:
* 2016:
* 2017: The Sh*t Show
* 2018: Saturday's Voyeur 40th Anniversary
* 2019: Dark Light
References
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* In This Week SLC http://www.inthisweek.com/view.php?id=2421562
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The Salt Lake Tribune
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History
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Deseret News
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External links
Official website of the Salt Lake Acting Company
Events in Utah
Latter Day Saint plays and pageants
Latter Day Saint movement in Utah
1977 musicals
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