Tim Morsani Community Circle Players, the SaddleBrooke theater group, is preparing to present a comedy March 8 through 15, 2020. The play, well written and very funny, is a political satire—perfect for an election year. The characters, four men and three women, are both interesting and challenging. The show will be presented in a dinner-theater…
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January 2019
Ranch Players debut performance receives rave reviews
Leslie Gordon The Ranch Players presented their premiere performance Sherlock Holmes and Murder in the Casbah under the direction of Josephine Zara. The two shows in November were SRO (standing room only) for audiences of nearly 100 people each evening. The Ranch Players is a new club offering chamber theater performances. This comprises a small group…
October 2018
CCP preparing for 2019 season
Andrea Molberg During the hot summer months Community Circle Players are still busy. Those of you who enjoyed this year’s performances of The Mafioso Murders and last year’s Eat, Drink, and Be Deadly! are probably wondering, “What’s next?” Some decisions for the upcoming 2018-2019 season have been made. Shawne Cryderman and Susan Sterling, co-founders of the live…
July 2018
CCP’s second performance a smashing success
Andrea Molberg Did you guess who murdered the godfather and his daughter at CCP’s dinner theatre April 2018 show The Mafioso Murders? This second production of SaddleBrooke’s new theatre company, Community Circle Players, was a huge hit and lots of fun. Congrats to director Susan Sterling, assistant director Carol Merlini and producer Shawne Cryderman, plus…
July 2018
The Mafioso Murders supports a church
Nan Nasser and Shawne Cryderman It is not often that a church can admit it has been assisted by a series of criminal actions, but Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church in Catalina has been such a recipient. Community Circle Players, founded in 2016 by Susan Sterling and Shawne Cryderman, has produced two dinner theatre murder mysteries,…
July 2018
Newest CCP performers loved the experience
Andrea Molberg Community Circle Players sold out all its shows of The Mafioso Murders held at SaddleBrooke One’s Vistas and SaddleBrooke TWO’s MV Ballroom in April. Some are already thinking about becoming a part of next year’s production. SaddleBrooke’s live theatre group boasts it has veteran and new performers alike. What was it like to join…
November 2017
Lights, Camera, Action…do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to produce a show?
Shawne Cryderman Of course, you need a director, an assistant director, a stage manager, actors/actresses and…. Who are all those unsung heroes who don’t perform on stage but are definitely needed to put on a quality live community theatre show? The producer is someone who begins working on the production long before the curtain goes…
October 2017
Join the Community Circle Players!
Andrea Molberg Get invoved with SaddleBrooke’s live theatre group, Community Circle Players! In February 2017, CCP’s first murder mystery dinner theatre production Eat, Drink and Be Deadly was such an overwhelming success that additional performances were added to accommodate the demand for tickets. Almost 900 were served great food and entertainment at the dinner mystery, making…
Front Page, February 2017
Come solve the Eat, Drink and Be Deadly Dinner Mystery
Andrea Molberg Gather with friends at SaddleBrooke’s dinner theatre and solve the delightfully funny mystery. Was there a suicide, accident or murder? SaddleBrooke’s new acting group, Community Circle Players (CCP), is presenting the dinner theatre “whodunit” Eat, Drink, and Be Deadly! on February 19 and 20 in MountainView Ballroom and on February 26 and 27…