Hadestown - Set Piece Pickup!

 If you have yet to hear, the musical for our Fall 2025 season is...... HADESTOWN!

Our Spring Show is equally exciting --> THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG! 

We are exceptionally excited about this incredible season and can't wait to get started. Well, I guess we can take on the summer with equal excitement... :) 

That said, we are need of a parent with a truck to get four large blocks from Crescent Middle School (right down the road from us) to Alta High School. If there is ANYONE who has a little time this week, we can coordinate a time and make it happen.  Please email me (Struiks) ASAP: linze.struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org 

Let's make Hadestown happen! 

Link to Announcement Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XmurPHWfXRKELQT3DBU-o987zMZNP6GX/view?usp=sharing 

Musical Clue #6... Tune in May 23rd for the Announcement!

Here is the SIXTH (and FINAL) clue in the four week series for discovering the musical for the 2025-2026 school year. 

The answer will be revealed on May 23rd at our end of the year celebration banquet in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm and the theme is Alice in Wonderland! 

You may speculate and guess with each other, but I will not be answering questions or giving additional information. I will also NOT be saying yes or no.

My hint is not to be deceived by appearances... 

 - Struiks

Shakespeare IE's 2026

 Hi everyone!

Thank you for such a fun afternoon of Shakespeare auditions - you all did a great job and I am so excited to continue working with you through the summer and next fall on your pieces!

Please see the monologue/scene breakdown below, followed by some initial information that we will talk more about tomorrow:

Monologues

Chloe Hinman - Katharine from Henry VIII (Act 4, Scene 2)

Kaylee Cannon - Princess of France from Love's Labour's Lost (Act 2, Scene 1)

Layna Johnson - Julia from Two Gentlemen of Verona (Act 1, Scene 2)

Leah Memmott - Imogen from Cymbeline (Act 3, Scene 4)

Reagan Buchmiller - Jaques from As You Like It (Act 2, Scene 7)

Scenes

Addi Covington and Audrey Grace Grigg - Gravediggers from Hamlet (Act 5, Scene 1)

Emiline Johnson, Jett Smitt, Maizy Murphy - Dogberry and the Watch from Much Ado About Nothing (Act 3, Scene 3)

Peter Wilkins, Braden Mark, Sofia Eyzaguirre - Rosencrantz, Gildenstern, and King from Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2)

Taylor Fairbourn and Izzy Ragonese - Ferdinand and Miranda from The Tempest (Act 3, Scene 1)

Reminder that we have a mandatory team meeting from 2:45 - 3:45 pm tomorrow in the Little Theatre!! We will talk in more depth about your pieces, character assignments, challenge rounds, and prep/rehearsals.  So excited for tomorrow!

- Cline and Lyndsey 

Musical Clue #5!

Here is the FIFTH clue in the four week series for discovering the musical for the 2025-2026 school year.  There will be six clues total!  The last clue will be released on Thursday of this week. 

The answer will be revealed on May 23rd at our end of the year celebration banquet in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm and the theme is Alice in Wonderland! 

You may speculate and guess with each other, but I will not be answering questions or giving additional information. I will also NOT be saying yes or no.

My hint is the picture itself... nothing more, nothing less. Enjoy guessing!

 - Struiks

Musical Clue #4 and Banquet Info! (Buy your ticket by Friday!)

 Here is the FOURTH clue in the four week series for discovering the musical for the 2025-2026 school year.  There will be six clues total - one the first week, two this and last week, and one the final week leading up to the banquet.  

The answer will be revealed on May 23rd at our end of the year celebration banquet in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm and the theme is Alice in Wonderland! Tickets are available already for $5 in the main office and will include a night of entertainment, fun announcements about next season, performances from Struiks & Cline, a message from the seniors, and a fun, fancy catered dinner.  Banquet tickets will only sell until 2:45pm on May 16th, so get yours today! I hope you can all make it! 

You may speculate and guess with each other, but I will not be answering questions or giving additional information. I will also NOT be saying yes or no.

My hint to look beyond the words... 

You're welcome and happy guessing!

 - Struiks

Musical Clue #3 and Banquet Reminders!

Here is the THIRD clue in the four week series for discovering the musical for the 2025-2026 school year.  There will be six clues total - one last week, two this and next week, and one the final week leading up to the banquet.  

The answer will be revealed on May 23rd from 5-7pm at our end of the year celebration banquet in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm and the theme is Alice in Wonderland! Tickets are available already for $5 in the main office and will include a night of entertainment, fun announcements about next season, performances from Struiks & Cline, a message from the seniors, and a fun, fancy catered dinner.  Banquet tickets will only sell until 2:45pm on May 16th, so get yours today! I hope you can all make it! 

You may speculate and guess with each other, but I will not be answering questions or giving additional information. I will also NOT be saying yes or no.

My hint is symbolism. Symbolism is cool. 

You're welcome and happy guessing!

 - Struiks

Musical Fall 2025 Clue #2... and Banquet Info!

Here is the SECOND clue in the four week series for discovering the musical for the 2025-2026 school year.  There will be six clues total - one last week, two this and next week, and one the final week leading up to the banquet.  

The answer will be revealed on May 23rd at our end of the year celebration banquet in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm and the theme is Alice in Wonderland! Tickets are available already for $5 in the main office and will include a night of entertainment, fun announcements about next season, performances from Struiks & Cline, a message from the seniors, and a fun, fancy catered dinner.  Banquet tickets will only sell until 2:45pm on May 16th, so get yours today! I hope you can all make it! 

You may speculate and guess with each other, but I will not be answering questions or giving additional information. I will also NOT be saying yes or no.

My hint is to add this to the picture before, as they go hand in hand. 

You're welcome and happy guessing!

 - Struiks

BANQUET POST:

IE Auditions for 2025 Shakespeare Team!!!

 Hi everyone,

IE (Individual Event) Shakespeare auditions for next year's team will be held on May 20th in the Little Theatre!

Packets are available and on the callboard (thank you Ainsley!) and the audition sign-up sheet will also be posted on the callboard.

Please read through the packet carefully for important information.  A couple key items are below:

1. Fill out and bring pages 5 and 9 of the packet with you to auditions, as well as your grades from spring semester.

2. Please prepare a one minute Shakespeare monologue or a two minute Shakespeare scene with 1-2 partners.  I encourage you to find your own piece that you are excited to work on, but there are two monologue options that you are welcome to use for your audition piece on the last pages of the audition packet.  Additionally, I prefer to see a memorized audition, BUT, if you need to use your script (especially if this is your first time working with Shakespeare text) then that is ok!  Ultimately, I want you to have a fun, successful audition that you feel proud of!

3. For those cast with an IE piece, there will be a mandatory meeting from 2:45 - 3:45 pm in the Little Theatre on May 21st (the day after auditions).

You can access a digital copy of the audition packet HERE.  If you have questions, feel free to email me (lindsey.cline@canyonsdistrict.org) or stop by my room (2313) if you don't find me in the Little Theatre or the PAC. :)

I'm so excited for Shakespeare Competition and hope to see you at auditions!  (Ensemble scene auditions will be held at the beginning of the next school year.)

-Cline

Musical Fall 2025 Clue #1... and Banquet Info!

Here is the first clue in the four week series for discovering the musical for the 2025-2026 school year.  There will be six clues total - one this week, two the next two weeks, and one the final week leading up to the banquet.  

The answer will be revealed on May 23rd at our end of the year celebration banquet in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm! Tickets will be available next week for $5 in the main office and will include a night of entertainment, fun announcements about next season, performances from Struiks & Cline, a message from the seniors, and a fun, fancy catered dinner.  I hope you can all make it! A theme will be announced with next week's clue post. 

You may speculate and guess with each other, but I will not be answering questions or giving additional information. I will also NOT be saying yes or no.

My hint is to look at specifics in this picture because what appears may not always be what it seems to be... You're welcome and happy guessing!

 - Struiks

May Theatre Events!

Hello lovely people! As the school year is coming to an end don’t forget there’s still lots of theatre events you can come out to! 

- May 2nd: Improv club! (Kason’s last solo one!) 

- May 5th: Swig fundraiser! It is all day, just mention Alta theatre before you order and we will get proceeds. It is our last one this year so we’d love for all you to come support! (Plus swig is amazing) 

- May 8th: SDOA performance! Come see all the hard work our senior directors and their amazing cast and crew have put into making 6 phenomenal 10 minutes scenes! Tickets are $5 and can be found here: https://gofan.co/event/3584086?schoolId=UT7004a

- May 13th: Musical theatre showcase! It is full of fun and heartwarming musical performances and is free to attend! 

- May 15th: Last Improv club! Kason and Taylor will be co-running it and it’s gonna be a blast! 

- May 23rd: Banquet!!! Our final event of the year. Join us for a night to look back on the wonderful memories of this year and look ahead to the next great year! See the previous post for more info specifically on this. 

Hope to see you all there! 

Theatre Council 2025-2026!

A huge thank you to all who applied for Theatre Council for the 2025-2026! There were so many great ideas and applications submitted, and you made this an extremely hard decision. I ask that all members of the Alta Theatre Family support their peers in our decision.  If you did not make it onto council this time, please know you are still amazing and a lot of great candidates applied.  If you would like more direct feedback on what to work on in the future, please feel free to email Struiks or Cline next week, starting Monday.

 

Listed below is the Theatre Council list for the 2025-2026 school year:

 

President: Alyssa Read 

Vice President: Shelby Betenson

Secretary: Leah Memmott

Historian: Hallee Wasden

Publicity: Izzy Ragonese 

AVO/Outreach: Ruby Swallow 

Financial Chair: Chloe Hinman

Improv Captain: Taylor Fairbourn

Tech Rep: Millie Rawson

Sophomore Rep: Jett Smith

 

Congrats to our new theatre council! For all new AND old council members, there will be a banquet planning meeting Friday, May 2nd from 2-3pm in the Little Theatre. ! This will directly follow improv.  I encourage you to attend Improv Club before as it is Kason’s last solo adventure. Additionally, all NEW council members (and returning) need to be in the Little Theatre at 12:30pm on MAY 16th to be measured for sweaters so we can get those sent off to assure a return date in August. If you are a returning member, BRING YOUR SWEATER THAT DAY! I will have Alyssa Read reach out and make a group chat for the new council members to send reminders.  Thank you all and I love you (appropriately)! :)