
Photo courtesy of SLAC “SLAC used the pandemic-related shutdowns to ‘build back and build better.'”

She says that not only was this a holiday tradition, but “it was by far the most precious way could express herself, in her limited condition of confinement, and it will always be one of the fondest memories we have.” However, Amberlee used a wheelchair as a means of mobility, and while Shauna “moved mountains to provide Amberlee with access to productions throughout Salt Lake City … access/accessibility was very much an obstacle,” Fleming says.ĭespite these barriers, Shauna brought family and friends every year to help carry Amberlee into the Upstairs Theatre. Alongside her mother, Shauna Rasmussen Hatton-Ward, she attended SLAC’s holiday children’s production every year.

At the heart of this project is Amberlee Hatton-Ward and the safe space live theater provided her.
