Region & State Team 2017!

Thank you to all who auditioned for this year’s Region & State Team!  We had SO many amazing actors audition and this decision has been tough.  If your name is listed below, please see Ms. Struiksma for your piece or to discuss your piece.  Additionally, there will be a 20 minute MANDATORY meeting for the ENTIRE team on Wednesday, January 4^th from 2:35-2:55pm.  Thank you and have a fabulous restful break so you can come back and give it all you’ve got! J

Musical Theatre

Ben Houseman (Dr. Craven) & Christian Affleck (Archibald) – “Lilly’s Eyes” from The Secret Garden

Addie Wray & Kristen Fairbourn – “In His Eyes” from Jekyll & Hyde

Max Carter & Abram Berry – See Ms. Struiksma ASAP!

Heather Bodine – “Used to Be Mine” from Waitress

Pantomime (Pieces to be determined/created by teams!)

Sara Holbrook & Sophie Brown

Gwynn Fowler & Lucas Olsen

Kenedy Connelly & Lauren McHenry

Katelyn Davis & Ashleigh Irvine

Dramatic Monologues (Pieces TBD)

Emma Smith

Cassie White

Cheyenne Uhler

Emilee Stewart

Humorous Monologues (Pieces TBD)

McKenna Armstrong

Michaelann Acord

Kylan Goodwin

Alisha Yockey – same as audition!

Classical Scenes

Nate Roberson, Hailee Mumm, and Jordan Allred – Tartuffe (Act IV – collective scenes)

Other partnerships and pieces TBD: Annie Cox, Zoe Bradley, Lyndsey Nelson, Rachel McHenry, Emma Aspley, Gracie Awerkamp

Contemporary Scenes

Isabelle Siebeneck & Eliza Hale – Final Placement scene

Hayden Phillips, Bree Howlett, and Abbey Hardy – Blithe Spirit scene

Bryce Jack(Elliot), Brooklyn Crosby(Annie), and Noah Brock(Donald) – Apartment 3A scene

Anna Roller & Madi Lewis – Between Daylight and Boonville scene 

Region and State Delay

To all who auditioned for the Region and State Team 2017:

Thank you! We had SO many amazingly talented actors audition.  We apologize for the delay, however, in order to create the most competitive team, we will need two days to read through more scenes and decide who is going where for team.  We appreciate your patience and understanding as we want to create the best experience for you all! Thank you and please check the call board and blog again on Wednesday.  J

P.S. Merry Christmas week! J

The Crucible Final Cast List

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to audition for The Crucible!  Remember, Region and State’s final list will be posted on Monday morning.  If you are on the final casting list for The Crucible, please meet in the Theatre Room on Monday, December 19th at 2:30pm for a quick 15 minute meeting and picture moment.  Thank you and again, thank you to all who auditioned! 

Assistant Director - Cheyenne Uhler

Creative/Artistic Designer - Ashleigh Irvine 

John Proctor - Kylan Goodwin 

Abigail Williams - Michaelann Acord

Reverend John Hale - Bryce Jack

Elizabeth Proctor - Cassie White

Reverend Parris - Hayden Phillips

Rebecca Nurse - Emma Smith

Francis Nurse - Kirby Balding

Judge Danforth - Nate Roberson 

Giles Corey - Jordan Allred

Thomas Putnam - Noah Brock 

Ann Putnam - Addie Wray

Ruth Putnam - Isabelle Siebeneck 

Tituba - Jezory Munoz

Mary Warrren - Emilee Stewart 

Betty Parris - Sophie Brown 

Martha Corey - Lyndsey Nelson 

Ezekiel Cheever - Zach Irvine 

Judge Hathorne - Jaren Sierer 

Herrick/Willard - Lucas Olsen 

Mercy Lewis - Heather Bodine 

Susanna Walcott - Abbey Hardy

Sarah Good - Lauren McHenry 

Hopkins - Abram Berry 

Townspeople - Sara Holbrook, Katelyn Davis, Katie Drennan, Bree Howlett, Noelle Lind

The Crucible Callbacks List

Thank you to everyone who auditioned today for The Crucible and Region/State Team!  We had more audition than ever before for the Spring Show and Competition Team, and it has made me SO excited about how our department is growing.  For those wondering about Region & State Team, that list will be posted on Monday morning.  The Crucible call-back list is posted below.  Callbacks will start promptly at 2:35pm in the Theatre Room tomorrow, December 16th.  Please be there and ready to get going!  CALLBACKS WILL BE OPEN THIS YEAR, meaning, anyone can come and sit in on callbacks to watch the process, as long as you are quiet and respectful.  Congrats to all who auditioned and those advancing to callbacks - if you are NOT on this list it does NOT mean you are not cast.  Look for the final cast list tomorrow evening.  See you tomorrow! 

I am pleased to announce, Cheyenne Uhler has accepted a spot as my Assistant Director!  Therefore, she will be sitting though the casting process with Ms. Barker and myself.  

LADIES:

Elizabeth Proctor:

Addie Wray

Emma Smith

Emilee Stewart

Heather Bodine 

Abigail Williams:

Cassie White

Emma Smith

Heather Bodine

Isabelle Siebeneck

Michaelann Acord

Mary Warren:

Abbey Hardy

Cassie White

Isabelle Siebeneck

Jezory Munoz

Lauren McHenry

Lyndsey Nelson 

MEN:

All names listed should be prepared to read for John Proctor, Reverend Hale/Parris, Judge Danforth, and/or Giles Corey - you may read for one, some, or all of these, so just be flexible and prepared: 

Bryce Jack

Chandler Beers

Hayden Phillips 

Jordan Allred

Kylan Goodwin

Nate Roberson

Noah Brock 

Hairstyles for Music Man

Teenage girls, young girls:

Women:

Basically, buns and up-dos 

Men:

Basically part it down the side or down the middle.  It's a very classic look

If you have any fun ideas regarding your hair (or facial hair) let me know and we'll see what we can do!!!

Murder Mystery Cast List

Murder Mystery Cast List

Thank you for all who auditioned it was extremely hard to choose! Please continue auditioning you all were great!:) For all our actors, our first rehearsal will be Oct. 13^th at 4:30-6:00 in the theatre room.

Assistant Director:

Isabelle Siebenick

Lead Actors:

Emma Smith

Sadi Christensen

Anna Roller

Kirby Balding

Bryce Jack

Chandler Beers

Kylan Goodwin

Rachel Mchenry

Waitresses/Extras:

Sophie Brown

Kate Davis

Jezory Munoz

Mckenna Armstrong

Sara Holbrook

Shakespeare IE Finalists 2016

Huge congratulations to all of our amazing IE competitors!  I was blown away by the time, effort, and dedication you each gave to your pieces.  THANK YOU!  I am excited to see you all perform again at Night of Shakespeare on October 4^th, and would like to work with every piece prior to that event. :) 

The pieces selected are listed below.  If chosen, please be aware there will be a few specified times I have carved out to work with you in preparation for competition.  Thanks again for everyone’s hard work and brilliance! 

IEs

Cassie White

Emma Smith

Cheyenne Uhler

Scenes

Kylan Goodwin and Addie Wray

Bryce Jack and Jaren Sierer

Thank you and I’ll see lead ensemble tomorrow at 11:00am in the Theatre Room and the rest of the ensemble at 12:00pm!  Bring some snacks if needed, because we will be here until 2pm.  Thank you! 

The Music Man Youth Cast List

Thanks to all who came and auditioned!  I wish I could use each and every one of you.  Please come audition with us again in the future.

Amaryllis:         Anna Teichert
Winthrop:          Daniel Mickelson

Youth of River City:

Ethan Chenoweth
Henry Hiatt
Marcus Evans
Robert Smith

Rebecca Affleck
Amanda Tomlinson
Eden Tomlinson
Savannah Sierer
Natalie Hood


The Youth Cast will be used in the following scenes and musical numbers:

Scene 2.1 "Iowa Stubborn" (Except Winthrop)
Scene 2.2 "Ya Got Trouble" (Except Wintrop)
Scene 4.1-4.2 "Piano Lesson" "Goodnight my Someone"  (Amaryllis only)
Scene 5.1-5.2  "Ya Got Trouble Reprise" "76 Trombones"
Scene 10.1 (Winthrop only)
Scene 11 "Wells Fargo Wagon"
Scene 14.1 "Gary Indiana" (Winthrop only)
Scene 17 (Winthrop only)
Scene 18 "Finale"


The full scene breakdown and the calendar can be found a few posts back on this blog.  Feel free to email me with questions:  emily.barker@canyonsdistrict.org

Music Man Ensemble songs to listen and sing-a-long to

Please be reviewing these songs everyday!!!!!

Music Man Calendar

Music Man Scene Breakdown

The Music Man

Scene Breakdown

Scene	Location	Songs	Characters Needed
1	Train car	ROCK ISLAND	Charlie Cowell, Travelling Salesmen, Newspaper Readers, Harold Hill, Conductor
2.1	City Square	IOWA STUBBORN	Townspeople, Harold, Marcellus
2.2	City Square	YA GOT TROUBLE TROUBLE PLAYOFF	Townspeople, Harold, Marcellus
3	A Street		Harold, Marian
4.1	Paroo House	PIANO LESSON	Mrs. Paroo, Marian, Amaryllis
4.2	Paroo House	GOODNIGHT MY SOMEONE	Mrs. Paroo, Marian, Amaryllis, Winthrop
5.1	High School Gym	COLUMBIA, THE GEM OF THE OCEAN	Townspeople, Harold, The Paroos, Marcellus
5.2	High School Gym	YA GOT TROUBLE REPRISE 76 TROMBONES	Townspeople, Harold, The Paroos, Marcellus, Dance Company
5.3	High School Gym		Mayor Shinn, Constable, Tommy, Harold, Zaneeta
5.4	High School Gym	ICE CREAM/ SINCERE	Jacey, Ewart, Olin, Oliver, Harold, Eulalie
6.1	A Street	SADDER BUT WISER GIRL	Harold, Marcellus, Marian
6.2	A Street	PICK-A-LITTLE TALK-A-LITTLE/ GOODNIGHT LADIES	Harold, Alma, Maud, Mrs. Squires, Ethel, Eulalie, Jacey, Ewart, Olin, Oliver
7	The Library	MARIAN THE LIBRARIAN	Marian, Harold, Tommy, Zeneeta, Library dancers
8	A street		Tommy, Harold
9	Shinn Porch		Harold, Mayor Shinn
10.1	Paroo Porch		Mrs. Paroo, Harold, Marian
10.2	Paroo Porch	MY WHITE KNIGHT	Marian, Mrs. Paroo
11	Town Square	WELLS FARGO WAGON	Townspeople, Marian, Winthrop, Harold
12.1	High School Gym	IT’S YOU	Eulalie, Maud, Alma, Ethel, Mrs. Squires, Ewart, Jacey, Oliver, Olin
12.2	High School Gym	SHIPOOPI	Marcellus, Tommy, Zeneeta, Shipoopi dancers, Dance Company, Harold, Marian
12.3	High School Gym		Mayor Shinn, Zaneeta, Tommy, Eulalie, Marian, Harold, Oliver, Jacey, Ewart, Olin
12.4	High School Gym	PICK-A-LITTLE TALK-A-LITTLE REPRISE	Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, Mrs. Squires, Maud, Marian
13	Hotel Porch/ Paroo Porch	LIDA ROSE/ WILL I EVER TELL YOU	Ewart, Oliver, Jacey, Olin, Harold, Marian
14.1	Paroo Porch	GARY INDIANA	Mrs. Paroo, Marian, Winthrop
14.2	Paroo Porch	LIDA ROSE REPRISE	Mrs. Paroo, Marian, Charlie Cowell, Oliver, Jacey, Olin, Ewart
14.3	Paroo Porch		Marian, Harold
15	The Footbridge	TIL THERE WAS YOU	Marcellus, Harold, Marian
16	A Street	76 TROMBONES/ GOODNIGHT MY SOMEONE	Marian, Harold, Charlie Cowell, Marcellus
17	Madison Park/ A Street	TIL THERE WAS YOU REPRISE	Townspeople, Harold, Marian, Marcellus, Winthrop
18	High School Gym	FINALE	Entire Cast (dance co added in dress rehearsals)

*“Townspeople” includes all the characters who live in River City (including the kids) except Marcellus, and the Paroos.