Shakespeare IE Auditions 2026!

Hello all!

Shakespeare IE (Individual Event) auditions for next year's team are approaching in the next few weeks! These will be held on May 19th in the Little Theatre. Packets are now available and on the callboard in the Little Theatre as is the audition sign-up sheet. It is just inside the East Side doors.

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 okay!  Ultimately, I want you to have a fun, successful audition and that you feel proud of yourself. 

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 20th (the day after auditions).

You can access a digital copy of the audition packet HERE.  If you have questions, feel free to email me (linze.struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org) or stop by the Little Theatre after school. 

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 and more info can be found here the first week of August. 

Banquet!

 Hey all! 

A reminder that tomorrow (Friday, May 15th) is the final day to buy a ticket for banquet. Tickets are $10 and include a full meal and dessert! Please do so by 2:30pm. Banquet is for students and will be held in the Little Theatre from 5-7pm on Friday, May 22nd. The theme is Pirates and Mermaids, so feel free to dress up! There will be night games after clean up at 8pm at Storm Mountain Park. 

Please email Miss Struiksma with any questions- Linze.Struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org 

-Struiks 

Theatre Council 2026-2027

A huge thank you to all who applied for Theatre Council for the 2026-2027! 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 2026-2027 school year:

 

President: Hallee Wasden

Vice President: Izzy Ragonese

Secretary: Emiline Johnson

Historian: Jett Smith

Publicity: Mya Didericksen

Financial Chair: Ario Baghai

Improv Captain: Addi Covington

Sophomore Rep: Bryce Campbell

 

Congrats to our new theatre council! For all new AND old council members, there will be a banquet planning meeting Friday, May 1st from 2:30-3:30pm in the Little Theatre! This will directly follow the Drama Club Activity.  Additionally, all NEW council members (and returning) need to be in the Little Theatre for ADVISORY TOMORROW at 9:10am 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 TOMORROW! I will have Hallee Wasden reach out and make a group chat for the new council members to send reminders.  We will have one other meeting before school gets out this year, so when she messages, please promptly respond. Thank you all and I love you (appropriately)! :)

Advanced and Audition Class Rosters 2026-2027!

Congratulations on being added to the advanced class list for Theatre next school year, 2026-2027!  We have some really exciting class projects and shows planned, so buckle up.  The class will be added to your schedule automatically.  If you are not on the list below and would like some feedback, please email me.  If you are NOT accepting the position, please email and let me know ASAP.  Thank you and I can't wait!!! 

One other note, remember we have Shakespeare IE auditions on May 19th  after school - packets will be out in two weeks on here and in the Little Theatre.  I would REALLY love to see the majority of you come on the trip and audition for IEs (Individual Events) now and Ensemble in August!

Stage Tech

Addilyn Covington

Ella Eliason

Kingston Hampshire

Clara Healy

Thomas Holt

Tyler Ison

Maizy Murphy

Sullivan Osborne

Annika Phelps

Oni Pierson

Lena Seely

Rylan Thomas

Jake Freestone

Brendon Bemel

Liam Eliason

Audrey Grace Grigg

Kailyn Mortensen

 

Theatre 3

Ario Baghai

Lillian Nani

Maizy Murphy

Jett Smith

Mya Didericksen

Audrey Bluth

Walker Boudreau

Josie Heward

Rosie Luxem

Kailyn Mortensen

Abigail Meservy

Benjamin Wilson

Ever Hiramoto

 

Theatre 4

Addi Covington

Mya Didericksen

Ella Eliason

Sofia Eyzaguirre

Audrey Grace Grigg

Emiline Johnson

Kali Kaufusi

Avilyn Macey

Jeffrey Marroquin Garcia

Abigail Meservy

Clara Neal

Remy Parker

Isabella Ragonese

Maisy Stevens

Brynlee Trout

Hallee Wasden

Brighton Smith

Student Directed One Acts (SDOA) 2026 Cast Lists!

Hello everyone! Congratulations on making it into this year's Student-Directed One-Acts. Everyone did wonderfully and worked so hard to show us their best, and we are so excited to work with you. Also, FEES ARE DUE APRIL 27th ($25)!!! 

Please meet tomorrow, 4/21, in the Little Theatre at 2:45pm to see your directors and have your first rehearsal. We'll see you soon! 

Directors: Molly Smart and Braden Mark

SHOW: Mom's Kitchen

Brielle Carney 

Addilyn Covington

Avi Macey

Grayson Mortensen 

Molly Stewart 

Director: Kalyee Cannon and Taylor Fairbourn 

SHOW: Pareidolia

Audrey Bluth

Stacie Huish

Lillie Nani

Brynlee Trout  

Directors: Layna Johnson

SHOW: Totally Basic Defenders

Henry Cutler

Leon Lobato

Kailyn Mortensen 

Clara Neal

Jett Smith

Meili Sohm

Director: Leah Memmott and Cara Barnes  

SHOW: Sorry, Wrong Number

Mya Didericksen 

Audrey Grace Grigg

Emiline Johnson

Maizy Murphy 

Maisy Stevens 

Directors: Chloe Hinman and Madison Jones 

SHOW: The Will

Bryce Campbell

Taylor Boudreau 

Sofia Eyzaguirre

Josie Heward

Abbie Meservy

Emery Perucca

Director: Niv Raz and Alyssa Read 

SHOW: Loyalties

Ario Baghai

Ethan Memmott

Izzy Ragonese

Hallee Wasden 

High School Musical Theatre Awards Tickets - May 9, 2026!

Hey all!

The Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards is fast approaching and we have been nominated in all the categories listed in the picture below:

That's so exciting!  We have a handful attending that evening to accept the awards should we win and Taylor will be performing in some group medley's for Best Actor in the STATE! Thankfully Alta has a block of free tickets available to students who were involved in Hadestown - either acting or tech! 

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 May 9th 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 Taylor and our other finalists, and also to see some awesome performances at an incredible theatre!

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, 5/4.

Acceptors - you are already signed up! Please just be aware you may want to coordinate as you have a meeting in the Eccles from 4-4:30pm so you need to meet me there by 3:45pm in the Eccles Theatre. We will meet you after the meeting to grab dinner before the show. 

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

Thanks!

-Cline

Pioneer Field Trip - Come From Away (May 6th)

Hey Team - 

We have the next of the pioneer field trips coming up on May 6th to see the musical Come From Away. This is my FAVORITE musical!  There is a content warning for strong language and mature themes. Please look up a synopsis to be sure you would like to attend. We will leave at 1pm sharp and return between 5:30-6pm pending traffic. 

Those who have already purchased group package tickets from last year get first dibs. We need to be on top of permission forms, so they will be due by Monday 27th by 2:45pm. If you have the package and are not planning to go, please let me know ASAP - by April 24th would be helpful. The sooner the better for me to know! CHECK AP TESTING SCHEDULE - I have these two tests listed at the same time, so if that's you you'll have to miss this one: Comparative Government and Politics Physics 1: Algebra-Based.

If you ARE going, please get this permission slip signed and returned by the 27th. You can print the one link below and sign it OR come get a hard copy from me next week. I will have hard copies available on the 20th (after state). If you are someone who did NOT pre-purchase a package last year, extra tickets will go on sale in the office after the 27th.  You must email me THEN and claim a spot! Please do not email me until April 27th.  You will need to pay $10 in the office and turn in the receipt WITH the permission form to finalize your spot. 

Thanks! 

 - Struiks 

P.S. If parents are interested in attending as a chaperone they need to EMAIL me asap- I will only have a couple spots for this one as some chaperones are already filled.

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