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