Craig Paxton Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) A group of ex-mormon's and post mormon's and non-believers in general are getting together next week to see "Saturday's Voyeur 2012" on Thursday the 9th of August.Since I'm all about inclusion...I thought I'd post an invitation here to anyone intersted in joining us.Anyone interested?http://www.saltlakea...eason/voyeur-12Tickets are normally $45-$55 each, but the theater will give us a discounted price of only $35/ticket. It takes place at the Salt Lake Acting Company, located at 168 West 500 North, SLC. You'll just have to identify yourself as part of the ex-post-nom-Mormon group in order to get your discount or don't and pay full price.I honestly hope some of you will consider coming...we'll probably meet for dinner and drinks before hand...and of course you're welcome to attend that as well...As the late Rodney King once said..."Can't we all just get along?" I'm hoping we can...Cheers Craig Edited August 2, 2012 by Craig Paxton
KevinG Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Alcohol and lampooning of Mormons. Sounds dreamy but I'm afraid I'm taking my LDS Boyscouts to the Chick-fil-a for a rally that night. 3
Ron Beron Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Me neither...I'm having my fingernails yanked out.
volgadon Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Me neither...I'm having my fingernails yanked out.With lovely bits of bamboo.
MorningStar Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 I'm shaving my head with a cheese grater that night.
volgadon Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 I'm just kidding. Thanks for the invite, even if not my cuppa.
Buzzard Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Gotta wash my wife's hair. But I will be able to read all about it Friday AM in the Trib.
Tacenda Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) I saw the original play with the same actors in the video shown on PBS. Dumb question here but is this a spoof of Saturday's Warrior, or something else altogether? Edited August 4, 2012 by Tacenda
Calm Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 I read a Deseret News article a bit ago on it. I think it is just the name that is a play on SW. IIRC, the theme is the news in review for the past year.
KevinG Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 OH so like a Mormon version of the Capitol Steps.Do they lampoon the Mormons in particular or just do general news acts?
Calm Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) Deseret News seemed positive about it IIRC, so probably primarily general Utah....but obviously the name itself is a parody of a uniquely Mormon musical. I would assume since it is about Utah there is a high percentage of LDS themed moments. Edited August 4, 2012 by calmoriah
Craig Paxton Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 Well I tried...just wanting to be inclusive...but I guess you all have better things to do...
volgadon Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Well I tried...just wanting to be inclusive...but I guess you all have better things to do...And I appreciate that.
Buzzard Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 I saw the original play with the same actors in the video shown on PBS. Dumb question here but is this a spoof of Saturday's Warrior, or something else altogether?It's a crass but artistically stylish parody of all things Mormon, and highly topical. For example, when Steve Young was quarterback of the 49ers and single into his 30's, they did a skit speculating he was gay called "Steve Youngs' tight ends". It's safe to say that 70% of this years editions will be Romney stuff, with most of the rest going after the Utah state government.And my wife's hair will be very dirty, I swear.
Calm Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Really? Surprising DN was positive about it then.Here is the article I had read: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700043310/Saturdays-Voyeur-shows-humor-in-news.html?pg=allIf you happened to have a year's worth of newspapers kickin' around, pick them up and thumb through the headlines. What you'll have are snippets of "Saturday's Voyeur 2010: The Year That Was," written by long-time collaborators, Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht.This year's installment is ripped right from the headlines from the past 15 months. Join the talented cast on a trip down memory lane visiting such stories as the two men arrested for kissing on Main Street Plaza, a Mormon writing a Hanukkah song, a "Maverick" signing books at Cosco, and a hot tub confession."The connections are rich and layered; a tribute to Utah's newspapers and all the press professionals who collect and report our news," Borgenicht said in a press release. Sounds like a we'd better strap in for a wild ride. Starring Alexis Baigue, Stephanie Bass, Ashley Carlson, Steven Fehr, Kent Hayes, Justin Ivie, Shannon Musgrave, Victoria Nones, Jesse Pepe, Jeanette Puhich, Brock Smith and Aaron Swenson. Edited August 5, 2012 by calmoriah
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