Title: Happy Hour at Pink Place Benefit Performance

Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Time: 7:30 pm

Tickets: start at $18

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Description:  Join us for a special one-night-only Benefit Performance of Happy Hour at Pink Place, Highlands Lakeside Theatre’s original competition piece by Laura Byron Wade, as we prepare to represent our community on the national stage at AACTFest 2025!

This exciting evening is your last chance to see the show before our cast and crew take it on the road to the national theatre competition. Act One will be presented in full competition format — a thrilling 10-minute setup, a fast-paced 60-minute performance, and a precise 10-minute teardown. After intermission, enjoy a staged reading of the brand-new second act, a work in progress set to debut on our Main Stage in January 2026. Your feedback and energy are part of helping this original play grow!

About the Play

Happy Hour at Pink Place is a sharply funny, unexpectedly moving story of five very different women who find themselves tethered together at a cocktail party in a pink-themed living room. As the drinks flow and secrets unfold, laughter and heartache mix in equal measure, creating a deeply human portrait.

Support the Journey

Every dollar raised, from ticket sales to drinks and tips at the lounge, goes directly toward competition expenses, including travel, accommodations, and registration. This is your chance to support local artists making waves on the national level!

Special Highlights

• Quilt Raffle Drawing at Intermission – Winner of the custom Pink Place quilt will be announced live! Buy your entry HERE
• Exclusive Preview of Act Two before its world premiere in 2026
• All proceeds benefit the competition team

Come celebrate the passion, artistry, and ambition that fuel community theatre. Help us reach new heights — and be part of the story every step of the way.

Reserve your seats now and join us for an unforgettable night of laughter, inspiration, and theatre magic!

Title: FREE Patriotic Revue

Date: July 4, 2025

Venue: Lakeside Playhouse

Tickets: FREE

Times: 30-minute show every hour 11 am – 3 pm

Description: Celebrate Independence Day with music, food, and community spirit at our annual Patriotic Revue Scholarship Fundraiser! Enjoy free, family-friendly 30-minute patriotic performances on the hour—11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 PM—in our cool, air-conditioned theatre.

Before or after the show, we’re serving up classic holiday fare including hot dogs, bratwursts, chips, coleslaw, and cold beverages—including beer and cocktails from Anthony’s Lounge. All food and drink sales benefit HLT’s Scholarship Fund, which supports continuing education, theatre workshops, college tuition assistance, and more.

This is our only fundraiser for the scholarship program—and to date in 2025, we’ve already awarded 20 scholarships! Your participation helps ensure we can continue to uplift and support our talented performers and volunteers.

Come for the show, stay for the cause, and help us reach our goal of $5,000!

Title: Storyteller: Dad Slam!

Date: July 19, 2025

Venue: Thakkar Family Theatre

Tickets: start at $10 adult, $5 student with ID

Times: 7:30 pm

Description: Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening where real dads and father figures take the mic to share true, personal stories about the joys, struggles, surprises, and lessons of fatherhood. From heartwarming to hilarious, raw to reflective, each 5-minute story offers a glimpse into the lived experiences that shape the men who’ve shaped us.

Inspired by The Moth storyslam format, Dad Slam is a judged storytelling competition where audience members help crown the night’s winner—who will receive a cash prize and a slot in our upcoming Grand Slam finale.

Whether you’re telling a story or cheering from the crowd, this event promises connection, laughter, and maybe even a few tears. Come celebrate the many voices of fatherhood in a night that honors storytelling, community, and the impact of dads everywhere.

Presented in partnership with the Mending the Gap Responsible Fatherhood Program.

Content Advisory:
The stories shared during Dad Slam are true, personal accounts told in the authentic voice of each storyteller. As such, some stories may contain mature themes or language that may not be suitable for young children or sensitive audiences. Listener discretion is advised.