SLCT’s Children’s Theatre Preps for 2026 School Performances
Kindergartners and first graders will thrill to the sights and sounds of Horton Hatches the Egg through much of Spring, 2026. The volunteers who will delight them have been assembled to don the costumes and play the parts needed to enchant the kids in this adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic.
For nearly two decades, Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) members have provided this free and educational performance to thousands of children in the CUSD schools, and with budgets as tight as they are, schools welcome them with open arms. For most kids, it is their first experience of live theatre, something that SLCT hopes will encourage them to seek out in future years.
Appearing this year will be the following SLCT members: Sharon Admonson, Roxanne Banta, Illya Belanger, Barbie Bergerson, Jo Birlin, Sandy Bocynesky, Ann Buckheister, Lew Crawford, Dennis Dannahl, Cindi Decker, Roger Edmonds, Diane Jaber, Jim Janowski, Michelle Panard, Susan Schlessinger, Sue Stills, Kathy Tomasewski, Pam Wortman, and Mimi Zoeller. The director is Mike Martin, with assistance from Sandy Bocynesky who is turning over the reins after multiple years of directing the shows.
Children’s Theatre is part of the community outreach that Sun Lakes Community Theatre offers annually, three times a week for two full months. “Helping young minds see the written word come to life is an important part of educating our youth,” says SLCT President Kate King-Turner. “We hope they will go on to explore all the opportunities and enrichments that theatre arts can bring.”
SLCT is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that brings affordable live theatre arts to the local community. For more information on Children’s Theatre and other activities, visit www.slctinfo.com.
The ImproVables are thinking hard about their New Year’s resolutions!
New Year’s Resolutions Show at the Cottonwood Country Club Saguaro Room
The ImproVables, Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s improv troupe, are starting the new year off right! The troupe will present their hilarious antics in a brand-new show entitled “New Year’s Resolutions”! The show will be performed at Cottonwood Country Club in the Saguaro Room and will include a dinner buffet. Doors will open at 5 p.m., dinner will be at 5:30 p.m., and the show will begin at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $30 for both the dinner and the show. Online ticket sales will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at www.slctinfo.com.
We have all made resolutions each new year: Eat less, exercise more, and so on. This year, let us make these resolutions: Have fun, enjoy life, and laugh a lot. All of these are guaranteed to happen when you are in the audience of an ImproVables show! The show will feature zany antics, scenes based on audience suggestions, and brand-new, never-performed-before games.
The October show at Cottonwood Country Club was a sold-out, solid hit! As an audience member stated, “This was my first time seeing your show! You guys were hilarious!”