Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) is holding auditions for the fall production of Sex Please, We’re Sixty on Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. at Cottonwood Country Club ballroom. For those unable to attend Tuesday’s auditions, another audition will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. Both auditions will take place in the Phoenix Room at…
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Clubs & Classes, July 2022
Getting to Know our SLCT Members
Sharon Gerdik This month I sat down with Rich Paladino. If you saw the previous SLCT play Catch Me If You Can, you’ll recognize him as Detective Levine. This man has done so much in his life that it was difficult to capture it all. I needed to do a two-hour movie instead of a…
Front Page, June 2022
SLCT Stirs Up a Tasty Treat for Summer
July will be heating up in more ways than one with the upcoming Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) production of the comedy The Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens. Set in Sweetgum, Texas, three cousins, Peaches, Gaynelle, and Jimmie Wyvette (played by Joyce Recupido, Phyllis Novy, and Ginger Henry), are in the midst of planning…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Getting to Know Our SLCT Members
Sharon Gerdik Let me introduce you to a couple who never sang or acted before moving to Sun Lakes. Jim Janowski was born and raised in Moline, Ill. Judie, his wife, was raised on a farm in Kirkland, Ill. She learned to drive a tractor before she was old enough to drive a car. Jim…
Generals, October 2021
SLCT Audition Notice
This is a Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) audition notice to anyone who lives in Sun Lakes. Don’t be shy. This is your opportunity to get involved and find your inner child. Auditions for the SLCT’s production of Catch Me If You Can will be held on Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. in Room A-6 in…
Front Page, October 2020
Laughter Is the Best Medicine: Outdoor Theater Coming to Oakwood
William Becker Have you had it? Staying home, watching Netflix, reading, eating, doing puzzles, taking naps, etc. Well, the Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) is about to change all of that! We are giving you what you all need—a big dose of laughter! In late October/early November, Sun Lakes Community Theatre will be presenting Laughter…
Front Page, June 2020
Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Awards Grant to Sun Lakes Children’s Theater
Bill Becker The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation was established to enhance the quality of life for the older population in the East Valley, including Sun Lakes residents, in the areas of health, education, and culture. Each year, the foundation accepts grant applications from local organizations to assist them in furthering their community service projects.…
Generals, March 2020
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Opens March 4-8
Bill Becker, SLCT Publicity You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown opens at the Oakwood Ballroom on Wednesday, March 4, and runs through Monday, March 8. This show features either lunch or dinner before each performance. On Wednesday, March 4; Thursday, March 5; and Friday, March 6, there will be a dinner at 6 p.m. and show…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
SLCT’s Spring Show Is a Musical!
Andrea Hummel For those residents who have wished Sun Lakes Community Theatre group would produce a musical, your day has arrived. Get ready to enjoy You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, is based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles Schulz, and features the beloved characters…
Generals, January 2020
Preparations for SLCT’s Spring Musical Show: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Bill Becker Preparations are underway for SLCT’s spring musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, coming to the Oakwood Ballroom on March 4, 5, and 6 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday evenings at 7 p.m.) and March 7, 8, and 9 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday matinees at 1 p.m.). Co-directors Howard Hummel and Penny Petersen have already cast…