Tag: Community Circle Players

They took the cake – The Mafioso Murders a huge success

  Andrea Molberg Under the direction of Susan Sterling, Community Circle Players (CCP) brought seven performances of The Mafioso Murders to sold out crowds in SaddleBrooke One’s Vistas and SaddleBrooke TWO’s Ballroom. The hilarious dinner theatre mystery was well received, and producer Shawne Cryderman praised the professional food and beverage staff of both HOAs for all…

Meet Black Widow Betty from The Mafioso Murders

Andrea Molberg There will be lots of clues, surprises, and fun at Community Circle Players’ new dinner theatre show The Mafioso Murders. In the cast of the mystery dinner production at SaddleBrooke One’s Vistas April 8-11 and at SaddleBrooke TWO’s MountainView Ballroom April 12-14 is Kathleen “Casey” Domalewski playing Black Widow Betty. Seventeen years ago,…

Tickets available for the  Mafioso Murders

  Andrea Molberg Tickets for this April’s new mystery dinner The Mafioso Murders are now available and going fast. SaddleBrooke’s theatre group Community Circle Players (CCP) is bringing mobsters, mols, murder, and bootleg hooch to the Vistas dining room and MountainView Ballroom for your entertainment. Sort out the clues dropped by actors moving among the diners…

More Mafioso Murders cast and production clues

Andrea Molberg This April, Community Circle Players (CCP) presents the live mystery dinner treat Mafioso Murders with actors moving among the diners dropping clues at CCP’s latest “whodunit.” Ticket sales are expected to be lively, because almost 900 attended last year’s dinner murder mystery. Tickets went on sale February 7 at the respective administration buildings and…

Meet the newest Community Circle Players for April production

Andrea Molberg This April, CCP (Community Circle Players) will give SaddleBrooke a live mystery dinner treat – Mafioso Murders. Actors will be moving among the diners dropping clues at CCP’s latest “whodunit.” Last year almost 900 attended CCP’s first dinner mystery, so plan early. Tickets for Mafioso Murders, which include the performance and an Italian themed…

CCP’s Dinner Mystery has been cast

Andrea Molberg Start planning now to attend Community Circle Players’ new dinner mystery Mafioso Murders. Many fine CCP performers plus two newcomers, one from SaddleBrooke Ranch, turned out for auditions held mid-November. CCP’s Director Susan Sterling just revealed the cast members are Ron Andrea – Mickey D’Goon, Fran Berman – Black Widow Betty, JP Blount…

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…

Community Circle Players

Andrea Molberg Get involved with SaddleBrooke’s live theater group, Community Circle Players! In February 2017, CCP’s first murder mystery dinner theater 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…

Community Circle Players announces its Asst. Director

Director Susan Sterling (left) and assistant director Carol Merlini

Andrea Molberg Meet Carol Merlini, the new assistant director of Community Circle Players (CCP). Besides her involvement with CCP, she’s active in golf and the SB Off Road Bunch, volunteers at PACC, sings with Sonoran Singers and plays Canasta, Mah Jongg and Marble Chase. Andrea: Carol, I’ve had the privilege to see and work with you…

A clue to SaddleBrooke’s Mystery Theatre (CCP) success

Susan Sterling, Shawne Cryderman, Tim Morsani

Andrea Molberg Today I interviewed Tim Morsani about live theater in SaddleBrooke. Tim is the new treasurer of Community Circle Players (CCP) and a life-long thespian. Ande: Live Theater continues to be very successful in SaddleBrooke – Why do you think that is? Tim: “There are several reasons – All modesty aside, the quality is…