Shockheaded Peter
SHOCKHEADED PETER
Created for the stage by Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott. Original music and lyrics by The Tiger Lilies. Originally conceived and produced by Michael Morris for Cultural Industry, London.
Starting October 13, 2017 @ The Art Factory
211 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
A smattering of cautionary tales pulled from the popular German children’s book Struwwelpeter, featuring live music and dead children. A silly and sinister evening for the Halloween season. Come, join us in the “withdrawing room” before Shockheaded Peter meets its end.
Articles / Reviews
- 10/20 – Gephardt Daily – “REVIEW: Shockheaded Peter Delivers Darkly Twisted Fun”
- 10/18 – The Utah Review – “REVIEW: The devilish and good in children: Sackerson’s Shockheaded Peter”
- 10/16 – Utah Theatre Bloggers – “REVIEW: Shockheaded Peter is Macabre, Merriment, and Mirth”
- 10/6 – The Utah Review – “Sackerson to present regional premiere of deliciously devilish Shockheaded Peter”
- 10/6 – Salt Lake Tribune – “Naughty children beware in Salt Lake theater’s sinister Halloween show”
Blog Posts
- 10/17 – What is Shockheaded Peter?
I’m playing according for Shockheaded Peter by sackerson_co through Nov 4. Here are some behind the scenes photos I’ve taken. #utahtheatre #shockheadedpeterslc
Conrad learns the consequences of thumb sucking...
😏Psssssssssssssthsssssst!
Phil says: "Come a little closer"
Sarah Shippobotham is:
Brenda dances like a dream.
It's a cabaret!
Les than 20 tickets left for Friday. Saturday is sold out. Love to see you this weekend! Link in bio.
Teeth make a difference... #ShockheadedPeterSLC
"But are you coming to see the show this Friday?"
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If the Brothers Grimm, Roald Dahl, Tim Burton, and Frederico Fellini joined forces to impregnate Marlene Dietrich, the result would be this play. You really must see it. Many kudos to SackersonTheatre Company. #ShockheadedPeterSLC sackerson_co
This has been years in the making.
100% of everyone who comes to see this show says "PERFECT for Halloween" -- come see SHOCKHEADED PETER tonight, Mon, or Tues for Halloween!
These ghouls are back tomorrow night! ✂️👹
These nasty pretties ❤️
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IT'S FRIIIIIIDAAAAAY!!!
SHOCKHEADED PETER
Spent the spookiest of holidays seeing #shockheadedpeterslc. What a wonderful show! It runs one more weekend. Go see it if you have the chance.
Shawn says: "I'm Shawn!"
You should go see #shockheadedpeterslc for Halloween by sackerson_co. Spooky. Funny. Weird. So amazing.
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The fun starts again on Friday! Trust us...
You guys. This piece of theater was right up my alley. If Brecht and Tim Burton had had a baby, it would be this show. So good!! Bravo to all involved. 👏🏻👏🏻 sackerson_co #shockheadedpeterslc
Had a phenomenally creepy time watching #shockheadedpeterslc last Saturday!!! It fed my withered soul and shippobotham was to DIE for!! ❤️👹
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
2017: six shows
Closing Night Tonight
Closing Night Tonight
Family: isn't it about time?
Monday mornings like:
"We only have two weekends left--are you going to buy your tickets, or what?
"Augustus was a...hearty lad"
Closing weekend! Both showings are already 50% sold out -- snag your tix quick before it's gone forever!
Not too late to buy tickets for tonight's 8pm show...(Cheaper online than at the door. Discounts for couples and groups online too!)
It’s weird how you wake up in the morning weirdly not knowing you’ll wind up somewhere weird in the evening. Shockheaded Peter at The Art Factory is recommended. Three shows left I think! #ShockHeadedPeterSLC
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Now playing through Nov 4 -- tix: Sackerson.org
*whispers* ~friday is pub night at Shockheaded Peter.~ Come see the show then grab drinks with the cast and crew afterwards. 😏🍻
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The Emcee
See her take these bulls by the balls this Friday. A Halloween delight!
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SHOCKHEADED PETER returns tomorrow night! (do you have your 🎟 yet?)
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Hint: discounts online for groups--$5 off per ticket for groups of 4+
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We open TOMORROW NIGHT!
Get tix at sackerson.org
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Ready to rock the show
SHOCKHEADED PETER
is a carnivalesque cabaret of Halloween horror featuring: Some of my favorite actors and musicians ever. Puppets. Blood. Footlights. Songs by the Tiger Lilies. Meta-theatricality. Juvenile humor. Dark comedy.
Come see it if you're into any/all of those things.
This weekend! (+more weekends if we sell enough tix)
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SECRET: Discount online for groups! $5 off per ticket with a group of 4+
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Shockheaded Peter is back onstage tonight 🤕😂✂️
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Opened tonight--thank you to our generous audience (a full house!)
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Illustration: Conrad and the Tailor by dawghands
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(which means: "I'm in this show--are you coming to see me?")
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Tonight: $10 tix if you come in costume 👻🎃
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--Sonder--
--Train Tracks--
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--Hamlet--
--Little Prince--
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Many thanks to the bold audiences that adventured with us in 2017 ❤️
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Cast Information
The Actors
Sarah Shippobotham (MC) is a Professor in Acting, Dialects and Voice at the university of Utah as well as the Head of the Actor Training Program there. Sarah trained as an actor at The Welsh College of Music and Drama in Wales before gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Voice Studies from The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Recent acting credits include: Ann Putnam and Sarah Good in THE CRUCIBLE for Pioneer Theatre Company; the Adult Women in SPRING AWAKENING at the U of U; THE SYRINGA TREE for Utah Contemporary Theatre, and Vivian Bearing in W;T for the U of U. Dialect and Voice coaching credits include fourteen seasons with the renowned Shaw Festival (Canada) and Pioneer Theatre Company where she has coached shows including ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. 2011/12 Sarah spent 7 months in New Zealand working as Additional Dialect Coach on The Hobbit films. Sarah has directed many shows for the U of U Theatre Department including: ROMEO & JULIET, ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE, HAY FEVER, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, RING ROUND THE MOON AND THE DUCHESS OF MALFI.
Leviticus Brown (PLAYER) is proud to be returning to the theater with Sackerson after his long hiatus in china. He is currently finishing a degree at Utah Valley University and has also worked extensively with the Grassroots Shakespeare company.
Brenda Hattingh (PLAYER) bio forthcoming.
Emily Nash (PLAYER) is a Junior in the Actor’s Training Program at the University of Utah. Favorite roles include Carmen in THIS GIRL LAUGHS, THIS GIRL CRIES, THIS GIRL DOES NOTHING (Arizona State) and co-devisor/ensemble in RESIDUE and I MARRIED A TIGRESS (Who’s Louis?). Next you’ll see her in UP: THE MAN IN THE FLYING CHAIR at the University of Utah..
Shawn Francis Saunders* (PLAYER) holds a bachelor of science degree in theatre from Utah Valley University. Shawn’s favorite roles include Doug in GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES (UVU), Mephistopheles in DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Grassroots Shakespeare Company), Hermit in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Sackerson), and THE WORST THING I’VE EVER DONE (Sackerson). Shawn is thrilled to be working with Sackerson again. “Friendship saves the world.”
The Band
Ashley Wilkinson (SINGER) joins SHOCKHEADED PETER as her first theatre project since moving to Salt Lake 2 years ago. Next you’ll see her as Helen in Salt Lake Acting Co’s production of 2015’s Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, FUN HOME, in the spring of 2018. Before moving to Salt Lake, she was involved in several theatre productions in Southern California, including Performance Riverside’s GREY GARDENS as Big Edie/Little Edie, and Golde/Constable in an 8-person production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF for Riverside Rep. Aside from other numerous acting credits over the last 20+ years, Ashley has coached dialects for university, professional, and community theatre. She earned her degree with an Acting Emphasis from Brigham Young University.
Ellen Nicole Allen (ACCORDION) bio forthcoming.
Brooke Bolick (BASS) bio forthcoming.
Jill Hancey Hoover (DRUMS) bio forthcoming.
*Resident Artist with Sackerson