Sandy Bocynesky Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation recently granted the Sun Lakes Community Theatre, Children’s Theatre, a grant of $2,000. This money will be vital in order to support our ongoing productions of children’s shows which are performed for kindergarten and first grade students in the Chandler Unified School District. Children’s productions first started with the…
Marcia Stevic The Sun Lakes Community Theatre spring show will be Murder at the Tony/Lou Awards Show … an interactive mystery dinner show, running March 20-24, 2018. This all takes place at a prestigious awards ceremony … actually, a spoof on all award shows … however, no politics will take place … just fierce competition,…
Jerry Vance On January 6, the Sun Lakes Tennis Club hosted SunBird for a day of fun and tennis. We started at 8:30 a.m. and finished at 2:30 p.m. with lots of matches played. It appeared SunBird may have won a few more matches, but everyone had a great time. The Sun Lakes Club provided…
Marcia Stevic Congratulations are in order for our very own Sun Lakes Community Theatre upon receiving our first competitive grant, the Community Investment Grant, from the Arizona Commission of the Arts. The grant will provide $5,000 to support theatrical productions, presentations and educational programs within SLCT. The highly-competitive Community Investment Grants are awarded to arts…
Lots of tickets were sold, with two nights completely sold out! From the moment the stage lights came up, the audiences were mesmerized by the superb acting skills, unbelievable set, fantastic sound and lighting and great costumes. There was not a weak link in this production, and if you missed it, what a shame!
Roger Edmonds On May 10, Sun Lakes Community Theater presented their annual Theater Arts scholarship to Emma Wang from Hamilton High School. Each year, SLCT awards a scholarship to a graduating senior from the Chandler School District. Emma, who will major in Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska, began performing when she was three…
The Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s summer play will be The Hallelujah Girls, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and directed by Linda Caton. Eight of the funniest characters you’ve ever seen will take the stage in the San Tan Ballroom starting Sunday, July 23 (2:00 p.m. matinee). The show will be dark on…
Roger Edmonds There will be a very special meeting for the Sun Lakes Community Theatre. We will gather for cocktails in the San Tan Ballroom in Cottonwood on March 9 at 6:00 p.m. and begin the meeting at 6:30 p.m. The entertainment for the evening will be a presentation of Horton Hears a Who by SLCT’s…
Marcia Stevic, Publicity Hail to the Crew . . . Our SLCT creative crew is the best! There are nearly 45 individuals working behind the scenes. Many are experienced actors in their own right. Even the smallest cast requires the same number of creative crew working to make the show a success . . . from…
Roger Edmonds The monthly SLCT meeting will be Thursday, February 9, at the San Tan Ballroom, in Cottonwood. Cocktails will start at 6:00 p.m., and the meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will include an entertaining and insightful discussion about the totality of the theatre experience, led by Rod Hayward. Rod is, among…