 In 2002 he adapted the musical classic "Show Boat" for a Hollywood Bowl performance.In May 2009 Saltzman's play "Setup and Punch" premiered at The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles.His play "Rocket City" had its world premiere in April 2008 as part of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Southern Writers' Project, which has a mandate to encourage "plays that delve into Southern issues and the African American experience" and to contribute "nationally significant works to the American theater canon."