Region Meeting Today (Friday) after school!

 Hey Team, 

A huge congrats to all who auditioned for our 2023 Region/State Team!  At this time we would like to offer everyone who auditioned a spot in the category they auditioned in this week.  We are excited about what we have seen and can not wait to work more in depth with everyone on their pieces! 

Remember, we have a short 20 minutes meeting after school TODAY (Friday 1/27) at 12:30pm in the Green Room of the PAC.  Please be prompt and we will hustle for you to be done on time.  We will give out permission forms, talk about mandatory dates, and hand-out senior coaches and little assignments.  See you all soon! 

Region/State Update and Foreigner Aide Needs!

Hey all!

A few things - first, Region and State Team auditions are on Thursday after school!  Be sure and pop into the green room today or tomorrow and sign-up for a spot to show Struiks and Cline what you got. :)  We are rooting for you! Remember, it doesn't need to be perfect - just ready to present and we'll help you clean it for competition. We will post the cast list on the blog on Friday at 10:30am.  If you make team, please come to a meeting at 12:30pm in the Theatre Room THAT DAY to get all the appropriate paper work and senior coaches - it should only take 20 minutes.

Second - We have our huge "The Foreigner" build day this coming Saturday from 8am-2pm, which is when we will position set pieces and rebuild some of the house structure.  We are in need of a handful of burley, strong parents who can support getting the top platforms onto the base structures.  IF you were there for Addams Family, we are NOT doing the bridge, just the tops, so it should be MUCH easier.  

If you are able to show up at the beginning of rehearsal to help us get things placed on top, PLEASE let me know!  The students are more than capable of connecting things, drilling them together, and finalizing set, but I would feel more comfortable with some other adults present to lift the tops on since they're heavy. 

A sidenote:  Please remind your kiddos (I will as well) to pack a lunch for Saturday.

Future things for the calendar:

• Come see "The Foreigner" on February 15-18th at 7pm!  Tickets will be on sale on the AHS Athletics page on February 1st. 
• Region IE Date - March 23rd
• State IE Date - April 15th 
• Advanced Class Auditions - if in Theatre 2/3 we will audition in class; if not in class and wanting to audition, submit two contrasting one-minute monologues to Miss Struiksma by April 10th at 3:00pm for consideration. 
• SDOA Auditions - April 19th 
• End-of-the-Year Banquet - May 19th 

Region/State 2023 Team Information

 Hey Hawks!

We are coming up on the time to cast our Region/State team for this year's competition. This is a chance to compete in a category below and win awards, scholarships, and recognition.  We are the 5 time reigning champions in this Region, so let's keep it going!  In case you are interested, the following categories are open for spots on team:

 - Musical Theatre (2-6 minutes)

 - Classical Scenes (Before 1900 and 3-6 minutes)

 - Contemporary Scenes (After 1901 and 3-6 minutes) 

 - Dramatic Monologues (2-6 minutes)

 - Comedic Monologues (2-6 minutes)

 - Pantomime (2-6 minutes)

We need four at least in each category.  If we have over that many strong people audition in a category, we may over-cast and do a challenge round the first week of March for our final competitors list. As a heads up, I KNOW right now we don't have enough in the Pantomime category on the Interest Sheet we passed around in classes. We will have an initial audition on January 26th after school to cast our rehearsal team - you should prepare your intended piece and then we will work after.  It doesn't need to be perfect, but prepared and solid for an audition. You are welcome to stay any day after school the next two weeks until 5pm to practice as needed or use advisory time.  If we don't have enough in a certain category, we may talk to you about switching to a new category - we HAVE to have a full team to win region and take state! 

There will be a mandatory 15 minute meeting on January 27th right after school 12:30pm in the Green Room of the PAC to talk over coach assignments, hand out permission slips, and deadlines for things.

After casting, rehearsals in February will be fairly independent.  You will be assigned "coaches" to help clean your piece and workshop with you and must work with them at least 3-4 times in February - otherwise, you will schedule your own times to practice, but we will be here almost every day after school to open the building.  In March, you will begin to work with Struiksma and Cline - we will have a sheet on the call-board where you can signup for a time to work with us. You will be required to come to three team days in March, dates TBD.  Then, we will compete on March 23rd at Alta High from 2:30-8:30pm.  If you make it onto state, which we WILL help you do, you will compete at Viewmont High School in Bountiful all day on April 15th. We will provide a bus for transportation. YOU MUST be available for region and state competition dates - no exceptions! 

If you have further questions, please email Miss Struiksma or Miss Cline and we will get back to you within 48 hours with a response. If you wish to audition, let us know in advance and we will assign you and audition time based on class and needs. Thank you and break legs!