Shakespeare Team Ensemble Cast 2026!

A huge congratulations to everyone who auditioned - your work was incredible and we truly enjoyed watching all of the auditions and callbacks! 

Our first meeting (required for everyone) will be on Friday, August 21st in the Little Theatre from 2:45 - 5:00pm.  IE individuals will stay from 5:00 - 5:30pm to work IEs.

See the ensemble cast list below - we are beyond excited to work on this incredible piece with y'all! 

Ensemble: 

Ario Baghai, Laynie Bell, Brielle Carney, June Chandler, Sofia Eyzaguirre, Arabella Flower, Newell Francom, Lily Harmon, Tamsin Howell, Emilie Johnson, Leon Lobato, Loren Marques, Emery Perucca, Jett Smith

Musicians: Ethan Memmott (viola), Bryce Campbell (drum), Mya Didericksen (hand percussion), Malia Woodward (wine glass) 

Duncan: Grayson Mortensen 

Fleance: Maizy Murphy 

First Murderer: Peter Wilkins 

Second Murderer: Audrey Grace Grigg

Third Murderer: Maisy Stevens 

Son: Emery Pinegar 

Lady Macduff: Hallee Wasden 

Witch 1: Brynlee Trout 

Witch 2: Addi Covington 

Witch 3: Avi Macey 

Banquo: Izzy Ragonese 

Macbeth: Henry Cutler 

White Christmas Audition Packets and Info!!!

 Hi all,

I'm so excited to get our theatre season started here in the next couple weeks!  Below are some links and info regarding our musical, White Christmas!

1. HERE is the link to the Audition Packet - I know the packet is long but please, PLEASE take your time reading through it!  There is a lot of important information that I've worked hard to communicate so that you know what to expect and have a successful audition.

You'll need to fill out and bring pages 8 - 11 of the audition packet with you to your audition, along with your grades from last semester.

2. The link and QR code to sign up for auditions is in the packet, or you find it HERE.  This year, we are adding something called "Ensemble Auditions."  They are explained in the packet.  PLEASE read the packet before signing up for an audition.  If you have questions, please email me at lindsey.cline@canyonsdistrict.org or ask me in person next week :)

3. If you'd like to apply for Assistant Director, please fill out the 2nd page of the application HERE and add it to your audition packet.

Hard copies of the audition packets and AD applications will be available the first week of school.

Reminder that there will be a MANDATORY parent/guardian meeting for everyone interested in auditioning for Shakespeare and/or White Christmas on Wednesday, Aug. 19th at 6 pm in the PAC.  If you have concerns about this date, talk to me or Struiks ASAP!

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you all!

-Cline

Parent Audition Meeting - Mandatory for Shakespeare and White Christmas!

I wanted to send out a reminder to all parents and guardians that we will be having a MANDATORY parent of guardian meeting on August 19th at 6pm in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Auditorium.  It will not go past 7pm at latest. Please plan to get there a few minutes early to grab all needed forms and know we will cover all that is needed for your child/student to be able to audition this year for our Shakespeare Team and Fall Musical (White Christmas).  Please reach out ahead of time if there are any issues.  Otherwise, please set this evening aside and we look forward to seeing you and talking over these amazing opportunities with you!

Shakespeare Questions - linze.struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org

Shakespeare Audition Packets can be found HERE and audition date will be August 20th.

Musical Questions - lindsey.cline@canyonsdistrict.org 

Musical Audition Packets can be found on the next entry starting Monday 8/10 and audition dates will be August 26th and 27th. 

** Fundraising opportunities will be discussed at this meeting.

** If you are a student seeing this, please pass this information along to parents and guardians now! 

American Idol Audition Opportunity!

Hey students and alumni!

I received this cool opportunity invite from one of the American Idol producers and wanted to pass it along. I don’t know much, so click on the form and contact them with questions. Break legs if you sign up to attend! 

“I  am reaching out to voice coaches, music teachers, and anyone interested in referring a singer (ages 14–28) for a private audition opportunity with American Idol. Please send this to your students/referrals even if they have auditioned before. I know it is last minute for some receiving this email and that will be taken into consideration during the showcase. This is a special opportunity to be seen in person as we know the world has shifted to zoom! 

Eligibility must be between born June 2, 1997 and February 15, 2012

This is your chance for artists to showcase their talent in person for Kyle Khou Senior Casting Producer for American Idol who casted the runner up of the last season mccullough.

This is NOT an open call. All artists must sign up in advance to receive an audition time slot.

- Auditions: July 10th, 2026 12 PM – 4 PM MST
- Where: Riverton, Utah

Once artists sign up using the link below, they will receive their audition time, exact location, audition information, and helpful tips.

Please note: this event is referral-only and not open to the public.

A couple notes- We do allow artists to have management, agents, production deals etc. 

It only takes one audition to change your life. :)

Artists can sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SRgo--PElTscNG-evYLvGM5wTNq9gCiW4KHyW-41k2o/edit?pli=1

Kyle Khou

Kyle Khou

Sr.Casting Producer

American Idol

Senior Theatre Students 2026-2027: Unified Auditions Date

Hey Seniors!

If you are planning to audition for college theatre programs in Utah or some of the surrounding states, there is a Unified Audition on October 17th where lots of reps from numerous universities will be present.  This could be for a minor or major acting or musical theatre focus. It's a great way to not have to do a TON of different auditions and just do one day of presenting your work.  Registration goes live mid-August, but we were sent the info now and I wanted to pass it along.

More info is at the website below, but if you're considering it, I would look into this Audition Day:

https://www.utahunified.org/ 

Summer Tap Workshop Days!

 Hi everyone,

I hope that your summers are off to a great start and I hope that you're already starting to get excited about White Christmas like I am!

Like I mentioned at banquet, this is a heavier dance show that involves tapping!!! (Yes, 3 exclamation points are necessary bc that's how excited I am!!!)

To help prep for this - and because I'm too excited to wait until fall to see you - we are going to have several tap workshop days over the summer.  

I'm designing these tap workshops to benefit all levels of tappers:  Already know a decent amount of tap?  Awesome, come play and let me help you clean up your sounds and teach your some steps and tricks that I'm hoping to choreograph into the show!  Have literally never tapped or thought about tap in your life?  Also awesome - I'll be teaching basics from the very beginning so you can learn a new skill and feel confident for auditions!

What should I bring/wear?

- Workout clothes and sneakers - if you know me you know that we will start with stretching and conditioning while blasting iconic 2000's hits.

- Tap or hard soled shoes:  HERE is a link to an affordable pair of tap shoes if you'd like to purchase them.  However, you do NOT have to have tap shoes to attend and learn the basics of tap.  Any hard soled shoe, like a character shoe works great!  The hard sole instead of a rubberized sole is prefered to help keep your feet and ankles safe.  You don't want your foot getting stuck when you are moving it to create sounds and rhythms.

- Water/a water bottle

Where will these workshops be held?

- The PAC (Alta's Performing Arts Center)

When are the workshop days?

- They will be held on Tuesday June 23rd, Tuesday July 14th, and Tuesday July 28th from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  I may try to sneak one more in in August - tbd on that one. 

Who is invited?

- All returning Alta students, incoming Alta freshmen, and recent Alta graduates!  It's likely that tap will be part of the dance audition for White Christmas, so anyone planning to audition for the musical should come out if they're able!

Feel free to email me with questions at lindsey.cline@canyonsdistrict.org.  I try to check my email at least once a week over summer, so please know that my response may be a little delayed.

Appreciate y'all and very excited to see you!

-Cline

Please go claim FREE tickets this week!

Hey all! 

I got a call from the head of the High School Musical Theatre Awards, Michael Ballam, today and he said they are in danger of being shut down if more people don’t claim tickets to their shows and demonstrate interest. Tickets are free so even if students claim them and then end up needing to cancel or don’t go, the numbers will be where is needed to keep funding and kids won’t be out anything. Our specific area is one that is low on attendance numbers. I have a QR code below to check out shows and grab free tickets: 

Please go and claim tickets THIS week (even if they end up not using them). It sounds weird, but I get the logic. I would LOVE to have students and families attend, so I also strongly encourage y’all to road trip to Logan this summer and see some great work. :)