Thursday, March 27, 2025

State Team Info!

 Hi everyone!

First - congratulations on a HUGELY successful Region competition.  Struiks and I are SO proud of you all and excited to think about the next step - STATE!!!

Please see the info/dates/reminders below:

1 - MOST IMPORTANT! State competition will be held on Saturday, 4/19.  We will leave in the morning on a bus, like we did for Region.

2. ALSO MOST IMPORTANT! - We have a mandatory team meeting on Tuesday, April 15 from 2:30 - 4 pm in the Little Theatre where you will get info about State competition and run your pieces for each other (like in our Region meeting) in costume and with set/props.

3. If you haven't gone over your Region ballots with Struiks, do that ASAP please - ideally tomorrow right after school.

4. I (Cline) have added several sign-up times to work with IEs on 4/1 and 4/2.  We will meet and work in the PAC lobby.  Even if you don't work with me, the PAC lobby will be open for you to rehearse your IEs on those days from right after school until 4 pm.  You can sign-up for a time with me by scrolling to the bottom of the sign-up sheet, linked HERE.

5. You should work on your IE piece at least 3 times between going over your ballots with Struiks and our mandatory meeting on 4/15.  At least one of those times should be with your coach.  

You all had a great Region competition - keep up that focus, momentum, and productive work so that you put yourself in the best spot you can to have a fun and successful State competition as well!

Feel free to email me with any questions - appreciate you all!

-Cline

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Free UHMTA tickets to see and support Tessa!

 Hi everyone!

As you know, our very own Tessa Osborne is a Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards FINALIST for best actress in her role of Miss Honey.

Tessa and the other nominees will perform during the awards ceremony before winners are announced and our school has a block of free tickets available to students who were involved in Matilda!

The awards show is formal - so a great excuse to get dressed up! - and is held at the Eccles Theatre in downtown Salt Lake.  This awards show will be on April 12th at 7 pm.  If you want to attend, you'll need to coordinate your own ride because we will not be taking a bus.

I'd love for as many people to attend as possible - obviously to support Tessa and also to see some awesome performances - it's such a cool event!

If you are going to attend (and I hope you do!) please sign up on the Google Sheet linked HERE.  We have a total of 28 tickets available, so they are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.  If you are going to attend with one of our free tickets, you MUST sign up on this sheet by 3pm on Monday, 3/31.

For those that do sign up, keep an eye out next week for more information about coordinating plans to meet beforehand, eat, and pick up tickets. :)

Thanks!

-Cline

Monday, March 24, 2025

Murder Mystery Dinner Sign-Ups

 Hi everyone,

We are SO excited for our Murder Mystery shows on Friday!  While Kason's parents are taking care of LOTS of the food elements for the shows, we are in need of parent/guardian support to supply some items and to help prepare the food (this will be done in the foods room on the 2nd floor in the main building - room 2410).

As a reminder, you are eligible for reimbursement for your purchases - we just need extra hands to pick things up and get them here :)

Access the sign-up sheet for food and help needs HERE.  If you are able to help or supply food, please sign-up - we couldn't do this awesome improv experience every year without your help.

For reimbursement - have your student drop off a paper copy of your receipt to the folder on the Little Theatre callboard.  On the back of your receipt, please include your full name, phone number, and address.

Thank you and appreciate you all!

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Murder Mystery Final Cast

Hello everyone!

Thank you SO much for bringing your awesome energy and talent to Murder Mystery auditions today. You made casting this show incredibly difficult with all of your incredible talent! Seriously - thank you to all who auditioned and we are so excited to start rehearsals! Please check emails TONIGHT with further announcements if you are on the list below. 

- Kason Seamans (Director)

- Izzy Ragonese (Assistant Director)

- Cline/Struiks (Emotional Support Adults)


Servers:

Niv Raz (Head Server) 

Megan Carlson 

Jett Smith 

Audrey Bluth 

Emiline Johnson

Avilyn Macey 

Audrey Grace Grigg

Layna Johnson

Reagan Buchmiller

Maizy Murphy

Rowan Denney

Preston Smith 

Ruh Peirce 


Performers:

Leah Memmott 

Mercedes Nye

Brynlee Trout 

Ever Hiramoto 


Main Cast: 

Braden Mark

Cara Barnes 

Taylor Fairbourn 

Sofia Eyzaguirre 

Jacob Wilson

Addi Covington 

Kaylee Cannon

Ethan Regan 

Kate Eberhardt 


Make sure to check your emails and all cast members are called for our first rehearsal on tomorrow - THURSDAY, 3/20 at 2:35 pm in the Little Theatre! 


And now... the moment you've all been waiting for...

The theme for the Murder Mystery is...

GREEK HALF-BLOOD WEDDING!!!!!

Monday, March 17, 2025

UHSMTA Finalist!!!

 A huge congratulations to Tessa Osborne for earning a nomination as a top 10 UHSMTA Finalist for "Best Actress" as Miss Honey in Matilda!

Show Tessa some extra love when you see her and know that she will perform with the other nominees at the Eccles Theatre on April 12th!  More info to come on ticket/seat reservation and availability - we will want as many folks as possible show up and show out for her that evening!

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Final Region 2025 Competition Team!

Congratulations to all of you and your hard work these past few weeks!  I was very pleased to see so much growth on everyone's region piece and can't wait to keep working with you the next two weeks to get things ready for competition. I wish we could take all of you to compete.  It was really difficult to make some of the cuts needed, but I wanted to let those who are not on this final list know that you are still a part of team and valued!  It came down to fractions of points- please reach out for individual feedback as desired. Even if not on this list, you are welcome to attend region and cheer on the team/help as needed.  If you do not wish to do so, please just let me know by next Tuesday (3/11) and I will remove you from the excusal list. 

REMINDER:  Grades for Term 3 MUST be eligibility approved.  You must have a 2.5 or above and no more than 1 F on the final grades... plus, you must have attendance in shape.  If this is NOT the case it will disqualify from you from State and you MUST be eligible for region AND state to compete.... KEEP GRADES UP STARTING NOW! 

Also, below are important date reminders AND your group numbers for those moving on to the competitive rounds.  You should use these instead of your names and school in the slate starting tomorrow- do NOT use your names and school at competition and PLEASE practice slates ahead of time.

Important Dates:

Team Days 

 - 3/7 TECH CHECK after school - I will be checking all of your projects and going over how to present your material. Have your projects with you ON FRIDAY!  You will present your projects for judging on March 11th at Olympus HS, so you will need to bring everything with you that day.

- 3/11 One-Act Competition Day at Olympus High School.  We will meet in the Little Theatre between 6:50-7am and then load the bus at 7am with ALL costume pieces.  Set pieces will be loaded the night before. We will head to Olympus HS and spend the day there.  I will know at the end of the week what time we will be back - it will be between 4:30-5:30pm. 

- 3/17 TEAM DAY at 2:30pm till 4:30pm in the Little Theatre; costumes mandatory!  

Competition Date - 

- 3/18 Region IE Competition Day at Alta HS! You will be there that evening until around 9pm, so plan accordingly. You will be called from class at 1pm for set-up, changing, warm-ups, etc. and then rounds begin at 3:30pm sharp. Please plan to be there the ENTIRE time for all rounds you compete and awards. We WILL sell pizza, chips, candy, and drinks for $1 each that evening. BRING CASH or your own meal! 

You CAN rehearse on other days - and SHOULD.... recall someone is here after school most days according to the list Cline made for y'all.  Reminder - plan to get picked up most days by 4:30pm. 

Below are the numbers and final casting - again, we wish we could take everyone! 

Humorous Monologue
NumberNameTitle of Monologue
A-101Kate EberhardtLudlow Fair
A-102Kason Seamans Laughing Wild 
A-103Kaylee Cannon Naomi in the Living Room
A-104Braden MarkPeter and the StarCatcher 

Dramatic Monologue
NumberNameTitle of Monologue
A-201Nate Coleman Summer and Smoke
A-202Aubree HewlettBlue Window 
A-203Ethan Regan The Minutes 
A-204Cara Barnes Home, I'm Darling

Classical Scene
NumberNameNameNameTitle of Scene
A-301Kendra Jones Mercedes NyeMary Stuart
A-302Reagan BuchmillerLayna JohnsonMaster Builder 
A-303Hallee Wasden Izzy RagoneseMrs. Warren's Profession
A-304Remy ParkerSofia EyzaguirreTartuffe

Contemporary Scene
NumberNameNameNameTitle of Scene
A-401Megan CarlsonJoshua GrahamChristian HolyfieldPassage 
A-402Niv RazPreston SmithA Lovely Impulse of Delight 
A-403Chloe Hineman Ruby Swallow Mary Jane
A-404Emmy ChipmanLilly HarrisonBrighton Beach Memoirs 

Pantomime
NumberNameNameTitle of Pantomime
A-501Avilyn MaceyAddi Covington Lost in the Looking Glass 
A-502Emiline JohnsonJacob WilsonUp to Snow Good
A-503Maizy MurphyBen WilsonSandwich Crash 
A-504Ever HiramotoJett Smith and Rosie Luxem Black Swan 

Musical Theatre
NumberNameNameNameNameTitle of Scene
A-601Tessa Osborne My Days from The Notebook 
A-602Ainsley Cardall Good and Evil from Jekyll and Hyde
A-603Shelby BetensonLeah MemmottAlyssa ReadAt the Ballet from A Chorus Line
A-604Taylor Fairbourn Donny Novitski from Bandstand

Costume DesignScenic Design
NumberNameTitle of PlayNumberNameTitle of Play
A-801Mya DidericksenThe Secret Garden A-901Millie Rawson The Lottery
A-802A-902Oliver KassingThe Lottery
A-803A-903
A-804A-904

Monday, March 3, 2025

Parent Region IE help needed!

Hello wonderful parents!

We are in need of a few helping hands to help pick up and sell some pizza for us on March 18th.  We would sell for all of the schools coming to Region Competition as a fundraiser, but also as a way to FEED the masses when they are constantly competing.  I told them we could buy chips, candy, sodas, and waters ahead and then pick up Costco Pizza the night of the event. I would like to sell between 5:30-7:30pm, so we would need to preorder pizzas earlier that week and pick them up around 5pm. I DO have a Costco card for pick up if needed, but if there are any out there who have one, that would be ideal and easiest. 

If any of you are available and willing, I would love to find 4-6 parents to help!  Please send me an email and we can coordinate... thank you in advance!

 - Struiks    Email: linze.struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org