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(Formerly Thank You Theobromine)

An Eye-Opening Journey
​Within
a Sensory Dance-Theatre Environment
​​Plus chocolate

Closed Halloween, 2021
​Lila Studio, SLC, UT


​"The Chocolatier is designed to erode your comfort zone... Be prepared for the cast to flirt with you, share some secrets or turn you into an accomplice."
     -Salt Lake Magazine
​"Triumphant and marvelous... Enveloping and Entrancing... Simply put, The Chocolatier is delicious."
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-Utah Theatre Chat

TASTE

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Various forms of chocolate and cacao are offered before entering. The Chocolate Conspiracy produces a fine chocolate from bean to bar without roasting; sweetened with local raw honey

SEE

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There is no proscenium. There is no map. You choose who to follow, and sometimes, they choose you

HEAR

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Sound bleeds throughout like melted chocolate through the cracks in a bar press. Don't worry, it's delicious.

SMELL

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In here, the air is made of chocolate

FEEL

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Artistic Team

Created by Graham Brown and company
Choreographed by Graham Brown and cast
Written by Rick Curtiss, Mara Lefler, Graham Brown, Morag Shepherd, Michael Watkis, Molly Chrisman, and cast
Acting Coach Mara Lefler
Scenographer Joseph Wheeler
Composer Nick Foster
Chocolate Conspiracy Owner AJ Wentworth
Lila Studio Keeper Chanda Way
Cast
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THE HERO
​Emma Sargent
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THE REJECTOR
​Edison Corvera
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THE ALTRUIST
Severin Sargent-Catterton
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THE LIBRA
​Chris DelPorto
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THE DIVINE
​Danell Hathaway
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GRANDPA JOE
​Jack Foriska
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SPORT
Kai Jones

Originating Cast
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THE HERO
​Michael Watkiss

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THE REJECTOR
Rick Curtiss

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THE ALTRUIST
Lauren Payne

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THE LIBRA
Rebecca Aneloski

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THE DIVINE
Elizabeth Golden

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THE GRANDPARENT
​Sarah Shippobotham

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​THE CHILD
​Bella Estrada-Brown

PRESS

Press from The Chocolatier (2021):

REVIEWS
  • Salt Lake Magazine
  • Utah Theatre Chat

Press from Pre-COVID Previews (March, 2021)

  • Utah Review - Top 10 moments of The Utah Enlightenment in 2020
  • Utah Review - Review​

Press from Thank You Theobromine (2019):

FEATURE
  •    STUDIO the official magazine of the U of Utah College of Fine arts
REVIEWS
  •    The Utah Review
  •    Utah Theatre Bloggers Association
  •    Lovedancemore
PREVIEWS
  •    Salt Lake Tribune
  •    The Utah Review
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"Fascinating, enigmatic, captivating"

     -The Utah Review


​"Layered with both sweet and bitter notes"

     -Salt Lake Tribune

​"Kept me in thought for days"

     -Utah Theatre Bloggers Association; Excellence of 2019
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Some Audience responses on social media:

A great work that is unique and exciting in our city!
     -Ai Fujii Nelson


The dancing, the acting, the story, the characters play with your heartstrings all throughout.
    -Juan Carlos Claudio

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A gripping, chaotic, brilliant, sometimes disorienting production. Loaded with gut-wrenching moments and beautiful movement that illustrate the complexity of a shattered life. I could see myself in every character in a sometimes startling way, and each moment provided an invitation for self-reflection. I can't recommend this show highly enough.
     -Jaylyn Palmer
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  • private events
  • Shows
    • Hemingway & The Byrd
    • Through Yonder Window
    • The Chocolatier
    • THE CAROUSEL
    • Sonder
  • Graham Brown