The official season meetings may have ended, but there is still plenty going on with the Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT). Members celebrated at Palo Verde with a well-attended happy hour event that cataloged attendance of the last three shows and previewed the upcoming summer production and beyond. Vice President Robin Murray reported a total…
Kate King Turner On April 20 veteran Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) member Mario Carranza was the proud recipient of several awards at the Chandler Police Department’s Volunteer Appreciation Banquet. Mario was recognized as a Platinum Award winner for his 6,000-plus hours of volunteer service with the CPD. He also was granted the Longevity Award…
Roger Edmonds On April 17 Sun Lakes Community Theater (SLCT) presented their annual Theater Arts scholarship to Sara Gwen from Hamilton High School. Each year, SLCT awards a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from the Chandler Unified School District. Sara will major in performing arts at Northern Arizona University. She has been very active…
Director Merrie Crawford and her assistant director Nancy Patterson had a tough job choosing among the talented actresses who auditioned for Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s upcoming summer production of The Sweet Delilah Swim Club. “Everyone who auditioned could have played any one of these parts,” Merrie said afterward. “I have never seen such a strong…
Volunteering with Sun Lakes Community Theatre provides a great opportunity to enrich your life. Here are just a few of the benefits of volunteering with a community theater like SLCT: Give back to your community. Community theaters are often the lifeblood of their communities, providing a place for people to gather, entertain, and learn. By volunteering…
Kate King-Turner Audience members were treated to a riotous romp in the recent Sam Club, Private Eye, in the Case of the Malted Falcon, directed by Sandy Pallett. Sam, the clueless but fervent PI, was portrayed by Jim Janowski, and he nailed the part. Mary Vandergriff was fabulous and flirty as Velma Vavoomski, Sam’s addiction-ridden…
At the March 9 general meeting of Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT), the attending members voted to elect John Zoeller and Kate King-Turner to serve three-year terms as board members. The board had previously appointed the two to fulfill positions vacated by Jim Brown and Jo Birlin, respectively. Both Zoeller and Turner ran unopposed for…
Sharon Gerdik On Feb 16, prior to the general meeting of the Sun Lakes Community Theatre, the members in attendance were treated to some delightful entertainment. Actors, singers, and dancers, members of their high school theatre groups, were invited from local Chandler high schools. This year we had Basha, Chandler, Hamilton, Perry, and the new…
Jeanne Becker, Foundation Treasurer The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation (GSLCF) has awarded the Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) a grant totaling $2,000 for their comedy troupe The ImproVables, which performs unrehearsed skits in their comedy shows throughout our Sun Lakes and East Valley communities. The intent of the grant funding is to enable the…
Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) is already gearing up for its summer mainstage production scheduled for July 18-22 on the San Tan Ballroom stage. Auditions for The Sweet Delilah Swim Club will be held on Sunday, March 26, at 2 p.m. in Room A-3 (Men’s Card Room) in Cottonwood. The play features five Southern women whose…