Meet Our New Board Members!

President:  Derrick Schlumbrect

Derrick performing and being involved in shows at Slidell Little Theatre in 1987. He has been seen in Fiddler on the Roof, The Pajama Game, Cole, Into the Woods, Ragtime, and Neil Simon’s Rumors. Most recently he was in the fantastic production of Little Shop of Horrors as Mr. Mushnik.. During his 34-year career in theater, he has had the chance to perform professionally in productions of Les Misérables as John Valjean and the understudy to Valjean. He was also in two regional productions of The Music Man as Oliver Hix. Derrick has been involved in all aspects of theater, including directing an award-nominated version of Fiddler on the Roof in Northwest Indiana. His love for theatre has continued to grow over the years and he is proud to be back where he started.

As president, Derrick wants to focus on reuniting and reconnecting with the surrounding community. He wants to give back to the theater and the community what was given to him, what shaped him, and what provided him what he considers to be the most wonderful thing he has experienced in his life. Live theater.

Vice President of Marketing: Tianna Pourciau Sykes

Tianna is a dance educator, choreographer, and performing artist with experience spanning 20 years. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Kennesaw State University. Tianna’s choreographic works have been presented across the country and selected for Drapinski Dance Company's Catharsis Series, Southern Voices in New Orleans, "SHE Created IT" Dance Festival, and tour the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival, the Dance Gathering Houston, and Dance Canvas Atlanta. She has also directed and presented public arts events and dance productions regionally, and is currently the Artistic Director of NOLA Contemporary Ballet and dance educator in the Dance and Musical Theatre departments at The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts,

Board Member at Large: Amber Ortiz

Board Member at Large: Lee Dukes

Here Comes the Y.A.T.S.!

Summer is in full swing with the Young Actors Theatre of Slidell (Y.A.T.S.) up and running. The first Mini-YATS session in is progress and this week will see other YATS programs gearing up and casting shows. Stay tuned throughout the summer and be sure to get your tickets and come out to watch the next generation of SLT members take the stage!

Early Bird Pricing Extended Through June

Invest in SLT's future by becoming a member, patron, or business patron 
Pricing for students and seniors
See the SLT website for full details

For prices and perks visit:

https://www.slidelllittletheatre.org/membership?pageid=167627

Don't Miss the SLT ReUnion...

        with 6 Great Mainstage Shows

 

  The Annual General Membership Meeting  
 
Monday, May 10 at 7 pm. 

The President and Board of Directors plans to host this meeting both in-person at SLT and as a virtual component. The agenda and virtual link will be provided a few days before the meeting date.

                   We look forward to seeing you at the Annual meeting.

 

 May the 4th is GIVE NOLA DAY 2021. 

Make a difference by joining SLT and along with all area non-profits for 24 hours of giving. Now in its 8th year, GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Together, let’s inspire people to give generously so that we can make our region stronger and creating a theatre community for all.
This year, SLT will direct all of its donations to help repair and replace our roof - a much-needed capital improvement project.

Let's Raise the Roof together!!
Online Donations open April 20th
To donate: go to Give NOLA/SLT

Sailin' Away...with Rave Reviews and Marvelous Memories!! 

Thanks to the cast and crew of Once on This Island for giving SLT audiences a trip to paradise! It was a fantastic production led by Director Jennifer Baptists and Music Director Aaron Turnipseed and filled with a multitalented cast. A Standing O to all!

...and coming soon to the SLT Mainstage
            Have your seen our 2021-2022 Season yet?

(Dates are tentative and subject to change)

So run - don't walk to get your Season Membership
                                        Early Bird pricing until June 1st!

Invest in SLT's future by becoming a member, patron, or business patron 
Pricing for students and seniors
See the SLT website for full details

For prices and perks visit:

https://www.slidelllittletheatre.org/membership?pageid=167627

Opening Tomorrow!

Opening Tomorrow!

Friday, April 16th

Once on This Island

                by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty

 

Limited Seating

Reserve Your Tickets Now!

 

 Take a Leading Role                                                

Slidell Little Theatre is looking for a few committed volunteers to join our Board of Directors. Directors serve a 3-year term and must be members of the organization (You must have or obtain a paid membership in SLT). You need not be a “theatre person.” We need people from diverse backgrounds and/or with a variety of practical or managerial skills to provide direction and support to guide SLT into the future. These are challenging but rewarding positions. Candidates will be interviewed in advance of the annual May elections. Terms begin July 1. 

Open positions: 

            President 

            Vice President for Marketing 

            At-Large Positions (2) 

For more information, or to nominate yourself or others contact 

            Adam Landry at vpoperations@SlidellLittleTheatre.org

May the 4th is GIVE NOLA DAY 2021. 

Make a difference by joining SLT and along with all area non-profits for 24 hours of giving. Now in its 8th year, GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Together, let’s inspire people to give generously so that we can make our region stronger and creating a theatre community for all.

This year, SLT will direct all of its donations to help repair and replace our roof - a much-needed capital improvement project.

Let's Raise the Roof together!!

Online Donations open April 20th

To donate: go to Give NOLA/SLT

 

Renew Your SLT Membership Now!

Early bird membership prices open April 16th. 

Renew, Retain and Recruit New members Now!

Invest in SLT's future by becoming a member, patron, or business patron 
Pricing for students and seniors
See the SLT website for full details

For prices and perks visit:

https://www.slidelllittletheatre.org/membership?pageid=167627

Broadway Bakin'

Applesauce Cinnamon Ornaments from Once On This Island’s Hailey Kilgore
Not a food but a fun family tradition for the kitchen!!

How to:

Mix 2.5 cups of Applesauce and Cinnamon (if the dough is too soft keep adding cinnamon until desired stiffness occurs). Roll out dough onto parchment paper. Cut out shapes with your favorite Christmas cookie cutters! Make sure to poke a hole at the top of every ornament before putting it in the oven. Bake at 200 degrees for two hours. Let the ornaments cool and fill your house with a pretty holiday scent. String the ornaments and hang em up!

...And to Wash it Down!...

 An Island Breeze

This is a vodka cocktail mixed with pineapple juice and a splash of cranberry. It has the perfect amount of sweet and tart flavor. It goes down like juice, which can be a bad thing in the hot midday sun. Or a good thing, depending on how you look at it.

Garnish it with a cherry and pineapple wedge (or even a slice of lime) and you’ve got a gorgeous cocktail for any party (of one). Or, make this as a punch for a party. That’s what I’m planning to do at our next pool party – I’m going to mix vodka, pineapple juice, and cranberry with some diet soda to make a delicious punch.

 In The Wings...

We Can Feel the Tropical Breezes Swaying already...

            Once on This Island Opens April 16th!

                Limited Seating. Get your reservations now at www.SlidellLittleTheatre.org

Take a Leading Role                                                

Slidell Little Theatre is looking for a few committed volunteers to join our Board of Directors. Directors serve a 3-year term and must be members of the organization (You must have or obtain a paid membership in SLT). You need not be a “theatre person.” We need people from diverse backgrounds and/or with a variety of practical or managerial skills to provide direction and support to guide SLT into the future. These are challenging but rewarding positions. Candidates will be interviewed in advance of the annual May elections. Terms begin July 1. 

Open positions: 

            President 

            Vice President for Marketing 

            At-Large Positions (2) 

For more information, or to nominate yourself or others contact 

            Adam Landry at vpoperations@SlidellLittleTheatre.org

May the 4th is GIVE NOLA DAY 2021. 

Make a difference by joining SLT and along with all area non-profits for 24 hours of giving. Now in its 8th year, GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Together, let’s inspire people to give generously so that we can make our region stronger and creating a theatre community for all.

This year, SLT will direct all of its donations to help repair and replace our roof - a much-needed capital improvement project.

Let's Raise the Roof together!!

Online Donations open April 20th

To donate: go to Give NOLA/SLT

 

Renew Your SLT Membership Now!

Early bird membership prices open April 16th. 

Renew, Retain and Recruit New members Now!

Invest in SLT's future by becoming a member, patron, or business patron 
Pricing for students and seniors
See the SLT website for full details

For prices and perks visit:

https://www.slidelllittletheatre.org/membership?pageid=167627

Broadway Bakin'

Broadway Brownie Bars

OK - so they are not an actor's recipe...but they're a HIT every time!

Ingredients

• FILLING:                                                                     
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• BROWNIE:
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• TOPPING:
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• FROSTING:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients until smooth; set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and chocolate. Remove from the heat and let cool. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Add sugar, flour, baking powder and nuts, stirring until blended.
• Spread batter in a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Spread filling over batter. For topping, in small bowl, combine chocolate chips and nuts; sprinkle over filling.
• Bake until almost set, about 28 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows; bake 2 minutes longer.
• For frosting, in a large saucepan, heat butter, milk, cream cheese and chocolate until melted, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Immediately drizzle over marshmallows. Chill well; cut into bars.

And to wash it down, we give you:

The Leading Role Cocktail        

    

Ingredients

• 3/4 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey
• 3/4 oz. 12-year Glenfiddich
• 1/2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1
• 3/4 oz. lime juice
• 1/2 oz. agave syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Preparation

1. Combine all ingredients and shake over ice.
2. Double strain into a coupe glass, garnish with a lime slice and enjoy!

 Thank You to Our Audiences, Cast & Crew!!

Thanks to everyone who made our first post-Covid production of 

Little Shop of Horrors

such a GREAT success!

We had fun, and we hope you did too!

We Can Already Feel the Tropical Breezes Blowing!

The cast and crew of Once on This Island, under the direction of Jennifer Baptiste, are sailing "full steam ahead" on the next SLT Productions, Once on This Island, which opens April 16th. Stay tuned for details on how to reserve your seats soon!

Speaking of seating...

Slidell Little Theatre will soon be kicking off its 2021-2022 season Membership Drive. Membership does indeed have its privileges - including advanced preferred seating and recognition in production programs, depending on the category of membership. There is a season membership for every price range. Best of all, you will be doing your part to keep live theatre alive in our community. Be a part of our reunion of friends and family in 2021-2022. 

YATS Registration Opens April 1st! 

Get your young actors signed-up quickly. 
 Enrollment limited due to COVID-19 precautions. 

We now have a Donation page on our website. We are grateful to those who wish to make a tax-deductible donation to SLT or to remember friends and family of the SLT community as a memorial gift. You can set up a specifically-directed gift or donate to the general operating fund by scrolling down on the SLT main website or by using this link:
https://www.slidelllittletheatre.org/general-donations?pageid=168542

PANDEMIC PICKS

Moulin Rouge!

 Nicole Kidman earned her first Oscar nomination as Satine in Moulin Rouge!, opposite Ewan McGregor as Christian. The Baz Luhrman musical follows the couple’s love affair as the Moulin Rouge attempts to stay afloat by putting on a musical, funded by a rich and jealous client, The Duke. Richard Roxburgh plays The Duke with Jim Broadbent as Harold Zeigler and John Leguizamo as Toulouse-Lautrec.

BROADWAY BAKIN'

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Audrey II Cupcakes

Author: Kathleen Siegle
Serves: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 3 tbsp strawberry jam or preserves
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh strawberries
• 1¼ cups flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1¼ tsp baking powder
• ¾ cup of sugar
• ½ cup of unsalted butter, softened
• 3 egg whites
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 4 drops pink food coloring
• ⅓ cup milk

Vanilla Buttercream

• 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter
• 6-8 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 drops green food gel dye

Instructions

Cupcakes

1. Set oven to 350 F.
2. In small bowl mix together fresh chopped strawberries and preserves.
3. In another bowl mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. In another bowl cream together butter and sugar.
5. Add egg whites, vanilla extract, and food coloring into fully incorporated.
6. Add dry ingredients with milk, beating on low speed.
7. Fold in strawberries and preserves.
8. Fill cupcake liners to ¾ full and bake for 25 minutes.

Vanilla Buttercream

1. With your paddle attachment of your electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy.
2. Add 6 cups of the powdered sugar with cream and vanilla.
3. Mix slowly until its blended well, then beat on high for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add more sugar one cup at a time until desired consistency.
5. Beat in green food dye.
6. Sprinkle with oreo crumbs and monster strawberries

...AND TO WASH IT DOWN