Alta High School's Theatre Department: Our 2026-2027 Season!

 

Our Annual Night of Shakespeare will show off our hard work as we prepare to attend the National Shakespeare Competition in Cedar City, Utah from October 1st-3rd, 2026! 

We will have four amazing duo/trio scenes and five monologues to share, as well as our incredible 10-minute Ensemble Scene from Macbeth; directed by Linze Struiksma and Lyndsey McKinnon. 

AUDITIONS for Ensemble Scene: August 20th, 2026

*You will need a one-minute Shakespearian Monologue for auditions. 

There is a MANDATORY parent/guardian meeting on August 19th at 6pm for anyone auditioning for Shakespeare (or going on the trip) OR auditioning for Musical.

If you want to audition, a parent or guardian needs to be present at that meeting!

This coming year's musical will be Irving Berlin's White Christmas! This delightful story will include some incredible focus on choreography and even include some jump-roping tap dance. There will be some summer tap classes offered (completely optional) and more will be posted about these in a few weeks.

This show will be directed by Lindsey Cline (Assistant Director to be chosen at auditions).

AUDITIONS: August 26th and 27th, 2026 

*You will need a 30-60 second cutting to sing from a Musical Theatre song (from a musical) and will then complete a dance call that same evening. 

Alta Theatre's Annual Fundraiser Night will continue on with our Murder Mystery Dinner.  Two times for dinner will be offered (5:00pm and 7:30pm) and you will not want to miss this show!  The theme will be announced on November 24th with casting announcements, but trust me... it's gonna be amazing.

Directed and Created by Addilyn Covington (Assistant to be announced at auditions)

AUDITIONS: November 24th, 2026

*You will sign up for an audition time and come play 5-10 minutes of Improv Games to analyze those skills. Watch for Improv Club dates to be trained ahead of time! 

Antigone is the quintessential and epic story from Sophocles about the power of using one's voice for the things they believe in. We will be performing a brand new adaption of the play and using shadow work along with other powerful ways of story-telling! A condensed version of this piece will ALSO be used as the Region/State One-Act to compete on March 18th and then April 15th or 16th,

This show will be directed by Linze Struiksma (Assistant Director to be chosen at auditions).

AUDITIONS: December 15th, 2026

*You will need a one-minute modern Monologue for auditions. 

REGION AND STATE IE AUDITIONS: These will also be on December 15th, 2026 and more information will be posted about these the beginning of November 2026. You MAY use the same monologue for R&S auditions as for Antigone auditions. These are six categories you will be considered for with Region/State Competition: Pantomime, Contemporary Scenes, Classical Scenes, Humorous Monologues, Dramatic Monologues, and Musical Theatre.

*If you want to be considered for the Musical Theatre Category you will need 30-60 seconds of a musical theatre piece and the on-minute monologue. 

Competition Dates are March 18th, 2027 for Region and April 17th, 2027 for State.

One of our favorite Alta Theatre traditions is our yearly Student Directed One-Acts, also called SDOAs. These are ten-minute mini-shows chosen in March by those who are directing. Our student directors are from our Theatre IV class and are chosen through an application process and announced the beginning of Spring Break. 

AUDITIONS: April 19th, 2027

*You will need a one-minute modern Monologue for auditions. 

COME ENJOY OUR INCREDIBLE SEASON NEXT YEAR!

**Other ways to be involved are Drama Club and Improv Club (both monthly) and dates will be released on here and our Social Media (Instagram) the beginning of August. 

Shakespeare Team Night of Shakespeare IEs 2026!

Thank you to everybody for your hard work today! This is the role list for the IE's chosen for Night of Shakespeare! We sadly cannot take all the IE’s to the competition, so there WILL be a challenge round near the beginning of September (likely Sept 2nd or 9th). That's 15 weeks away, so..... you've got some work to do, but y'all got time. Thank you all for being as great as you are and let's get ready to destroy in Cedar City!!! #letsdothis

Please meet on Wednesday, May 20th from 2:30-3:45pm SHARP in the Little Theatre for our first meeting. You will receive a script there for your IE with a cutting and check-in dates/a calendar! 

*** ALL of you should plan to be used in SOME way in the Ensemble piece. 

Individual Events Scenes: 

Monologues

Audrey Grace Grigg – Henry IV, Part 3: Queen Margaret of Anjou

Izzy Ragonese – Winter’s Tale: Hermione

Maizy Murphy – Taming of the Shrew - Katherine

Sofia Eyzaguirre – TBD (Othello: Iago or Titus: Tamora) 

Clara Neal – Henry IV, Part 2: Lady Percy

Scenes

Jett Smith + Avilyn Macey – Comedy of Error

Mya Didericksen + Brynlee Trout - Romeo and Juliet

Newell Francom + Brielle Carney + Grayson Mortensen - 12th Night

Ario Baghai + Leon Lobato + Bryce Campbell – Henry IV Part I

LAST CALL: Pioneer Packages!

Hey all!

This is the last call for a Pioneer Package for next year.  Packages will be $50, but include all SIX shows and transportation to and from the theatre.

Shows:

John Proctor is the Villain (September 16 or 23)

Little Shop of Horrors (October 28th)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (December 9th)

Mean Girls (February 3 or 10)

Eureka Day (March 24)

The last show is TBA and will be announced September 1^st… we will attend (May 5 or 12)

I am VERY excited about everything in the season!  I encourage you and parents to read over content warnings before making your decision as some shows have mature themes and strong language. After each show, we will watch a short 15-25 minutes talk back with the cast where they will answer questions about the show, the creation process, and take a few questions from the audience; you!

Each field trip day we will leave at 1pm sharp and return to school between 5:30-6:15pm.  You will be required to dress nicely – no jeans or T-Shirts, and you must be enrolled in at least one theatre class for the coming school year to attend. This is a great chance to see some professional work with friends in our local area for a reasonable price (a HUGE discount) and see students from other High School’s interested in the same work. Please fill out the form below if interested and I will begin the process of getting tickets and the package solidified. There will be SOME tickets and packages sold at the start of next year if you need time before buying one, but only a handful will be available then and It is first come, first served.

THANK YOU!

LAST CALL - please by 5/20 --> Field Trip Form: FIELD TRIP FORM

• Struiks

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