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…
Andrea Hummel Eighty-four members made the Sun Lakes Community Theatre Christmas party the best ever! Held at Palo Verde, with festive decorations made of local pinecones by Jo Birlin, the food and service were top notch. Something new this year was entertainment by T. A. Burrows, a professional singer, D.J. and celebrity impersonator. This festive…
Roger Edmonds Come one come all, the first meeting of the Sun Lakes Community Theatre for the new season is October 13 in the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood. Cocktails are at 6:00 p.m., meeting is at 6:30 p.m. The different atmosphere that will be created in the Ballroom that evening will surprise you! In…
Andrea Hummel For the November 8-12 SLCT play, Dearly Departed, Director Howard Hummel has pulled out all the stops. If you regularly attend Sun Lakes Community Theatre plays, you know to expect a bit of reasonably priced theater close to home, many times featuring your friends and neighbors on stage. You also know that the…
Andrea Hummel The fall play in the Sun Lakes Community Theatre season will be Dearly Departed, a comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones. Tickets will be sold October 8 at the Cottonwood Open House and online at slctinfo.org and will continue at sites to be announced in the Splash. Tickets are $16 and the…