“‘All You Get,’ a play from Barbara Lindsay about getting what you want out of life, will be Zoomed on Saturday, August 15 at 7 pm by Silver City Community Theatre (SCCT),” according to Phyllis McQuaide, SCCT Board President. “We had a great response to our July Zoom production. And, we had a good time too! So we’re doing it again and even planning Zoom events through the end of the year.”
“To see ‘All You Get’ enter https://zoom.us/j/92518043928 in your web browser between 6:30 and 7 pm on Saturday, August 15,” McQuaide says. “Then sit back and enjoy the show!”
“‘All You Get’ features Chellee Chase and William Knuttinen, who have taken on the challenge of social distance performing, that is performing in separate locations, due to the pandemic,” according to McQuaide. “Also, Chellee and William are both members of the SCCT Board.”
Chellee Chase, a writer and a Life Happiness/Success Coach, says she has a passion for the Silver City community and working with local nonprofits. “I got involved in theatre for the first time last year, playing Mrs. Dickens (and Jacob Marley) in Joe Shea's "Scrooge and Dickens." My second performance was in "A Scene from the Border," by Andy Payne. Playing June in "All You Get" is my third gig and performing on Zoom is very different.” Chellee says, I intend to act in local theatre for as long as they'll have me!”
William Knuttinen says his debut with SCCT was in 2015 when SCCT was short an actor in “Next of Kin,” a dinner murder mystery, hosted by the Silver City Rotary Club. He volunteered to fill the role and got to know his fellow actors. Soon after he was asked to join the SCCT Board and quickly nominated to be Treasurer since he’s a CPA. After that, he auditioned and was cast in “And Then There Were None” a full-length play in which he not only acted but also saw behind the scenes from set design to props and costumes. In January 2017 William acted in another dinner murder mystery, “Mafia Murders,” In December 2018, when the second week of “Death Trap” was about to be cancelled due to an actor’s family emergency, William volunteered to fill in the role, but he says, “I did not realize it was the male lead! Thankfully, I didn’t have to memorize but learning all the blocking and props in one day was very nerve racking. Suffice to say, the second weekend of the production was not cancelled …The Show Must Go On!” If not on stage, William says he can be found working backstage and in front greeting guests and taking tickets. In 2019, he took an SCCT class on writing a ten-minute play, and in October SCCT William’s play was chosen for SCCT’s ‘An Evening of Ten-Minute Plays.’ Of this experience William says, “I was both actor and director. Never a dull moment in SCCT. There is something for everyone, just need to volunteer.”
“SCCT’s third Zoom play, ‘Just a Song at Twilight,’ will take place on Saturday, September 19, at 7 pm.” McQuaide said. “Send your email address to contact@silvercitycommunitytheater.com, and we’ll send you the information SCCT’s upcoming event. Or, check SCCT’s Website, Facebook and Instagram, the newspapers and community schedules.”
“Be the Community in Community Theater—join SCCT! Individual and family memberships receive tickets and admission to opening night parties and workshops. Family memberships are $35; individual memberships, $20. Additionally, we have great community sponsors and recognize them in programs and other publications,” according to McQuaide.
A home-grown theater company, SCCT grew out of a series of acting classes presented by The Western Institute for Lifelong Learning (WILL). Several class members joined forces to create the Silver City Community Theatre. Now after 6 years and many productions, SCCT’s mission continues: to enrich, educate and entertain the Silver City and Grant County communities by providing a broad range of live theater experiences on a recurring, seasonal basis.
SCCT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.