Sun Lakes Community Theatre Needs You! Kate King-Turner Who says you can’t try something new at your age? Maybe you’ve always thought you might want to be the star of the show. Maybe you’ve been interested in sound technology but never had a chance to learn about it. Maybe you’re handy around the house but…
Chandler High Entertains On Feb. 12 the Theatre Arts Departments of Chandler Unified School District joined Sun Lakes Community Theatre membership and many of their neighbors at the San Tan Ballroom to show off their amazing talent. From monologs to full-on song and dance numbers, the students had the crowd cheering and applauding for more.…
The ImproVables Will Perform at IronOaks on April 1 The ImproVables, Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s hilarious comedy improv group, will once again bring their wildly successful show to the IronOaks ballroom on Tuesday, April 1! The show is appropriately called “April Fools,” and hijinks and laughter will abound. A delicious dinner is included in the…
Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) presented their fall production, Exit Laughing, on Nov. 6 through Nov. 10 in Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom. Audiences were continually laughing (and often howling) as the cast of four women and one man ably performed the comedy. The plot dealt with three women of a certain age and one woman’s…
Every Monday morning, The ImproVables comedy improv troupe of Sun Lakes Community Theatre meets in a classroom at Cottonwood to practice their improv skills. “We work on our improv skills, such as listening and being in the moment,” states Phyllis Novy, director of The ImproVables. “Not only that, but we laugh for two hours. It…
Jeanne Becker, Foundation Treasurer The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation has donated $6,000 to Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) to replace a 15-year-old lighting console, which at the last theatrical production at Oakwood, simply quit working. They were able to finish the show by borrowing the console owned by CWPV and stored at the Cottonwood…
The Chordaires lived up to performance theatre’s motto, “The show must go on,” with a lively, sold-out performance show in April. Just three weeks earlier, their director informed them he was unable to continue due to severe health issues. The timing of the director’s withdrawal was difficult, not only because it was only three weeks…
Sandy Pallett Old Horton the elephant has hatched his last egg of the Dr. Suess Season! Ten of SLCT’s Children Theatre members headed out each week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) to entertain kindergarten and 1st grade students at 23 schools in the Chandler Unified School District. They performed Dr. Seuss’s story of Horton Hatches the…
Sharon Gerdik On Feb. 8, prior to the general meeting of the Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT), the members in attendance were treated to some delightful entertainment. Actors, singers, dancers, improv, and members of their high school theater groups were invited from six local Chandler high schools. They included Basha, Casteel, Chandler, Hamilton, Perry, and…
The ImproVables, Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s comedy improv troupe, will bring their brand of laughter and hijinks to the IronOaks ballroom (located adjacent to Stone & Barrel) on Tuesday, April 9. Aptly entitled “Spring Into Laughter,” the event ticket price will be $30 per person and includes a delicious buffet dinner with the show. The…