

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
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 1st… 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
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.
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
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)! :)
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
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
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
Hey all!
SDOA auditions are coming up on April 20th and we are excited to have you all come and get involved! This is an opportunity for the younger class (freshman-juniors) to audition for the 10-minute, senior-directed shows and have an incredible bonding and acting experience in just three weeks. Our seniors have applied and been chosen as your directors with some awesome, fun shows and ideas. Below is a list of shows and directors for you to look over as you choose and prepare your monologues.
Remember you will be considered for ALL shows unless otherwise marked in your audition packet and then assigned to the one you are cast in by the directors. Check out the descriptions below and links to the packet. Hard copies of the packet are already in the Little Theatre on the call-board as is the signup for an audition time slot!
Directors: Kaylee Cannon and Taylor Fairbourn
SHOW: Pareidolia
4 college students gather around a park bench and have a petty argument about shapes in the clouds. Although the conversation begins harmless, it soon spirals into deeper debates about perception, perspective, and personal values. The play causes us to ask the question: Are we aware of our own flaws and patterns?
Directors: Alyssa Read and Niv Raz
SHOW: Loyalties
Two couples, Rudy and Monika, and Jacob and Katrin, are having a celebratory birthday dinner for Monika, and things start to get tense as we slowly see that Rudy and Monika directly support the Nazi party and Jacob and Katrin are against it. They have an argument about what it means to be patriotic and what the difference is between that and blindly following a country's actions.
Directors: Braden Mark and Molly Smart
SHOW: Mom's Kitchen
A restaurant where they treat you like they’re your mother! The only problem is that Bill is not the biggest fan of his mother, and his date, Betty, is not impressed. Will ‘Mom’ be able to rein him in or will the whole date end in disaster?
Director: Layna Johnson
SHOW: Totally Basic Defenders
Totally basic defenders is a comedic show about a group of underwhelming superhero’s who take themselves way too seriously. When a ridiculous villain professor Zapbolts threatens the world with a “rabies ray” (which is actually just a hairdryer), the team must step up to stop him. Despite their barely useful powers, they somehow managed to save the day through teamwork, luck, and a lot of awkward effort.
Directors: Cara Barnes and Leah Memmott
SHOW: Sorry, Wrong Number
One lonely evening, Mrs. Agnes Stevenson attempts to call her loving husband Elbert to see when he’ll be home. However, the operator connects her incorrectly, and she overhears a murder plot for that very night. Will she find help before it’s too late?
Directors: Chloe Hinman and Madison Jones
SHOW: The Will
A historical comedy about a family who reads their will of their father after his death. However, there’s a catch - they get to decide who the inheritance goes to and along with that who has to take care of the mother.
PACKET LINK HERE -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iRu_QrxTANkCNdIG0RxKzW5Y57EAwDxrTkkxrg8VyqE/edit?usp=sharing
Hi everyone!
This is a final reminder/last call to order a recording of The Play That Goes Wrong (recordings for both casts are on the same USB drive)!
Make sure to fill out the form linked HERE to order a recording.
In addition to filling out the form, you will need to pay $25 in the office and bring me (Cline) the receipt in order to receive your USB drive with the recording.
The recordings are ready (shout out to Drew McKay - please thank him when you see him). You can pick them up in my room (2313); remember to bring your receipt!
Feel free to swing by with any questions :)
-Cline
I am in need of 4-5 parents willing to help sell pizza slices, chips, candy and soda on the evening of Region Theatre at Alta High School - March 19th. We typically sell everything for $1 and it's really easy and a great way to support the students as they compete. I will pre-order pizza and have already obtained snacks, treats, and drinks so it would mean setting out the goodies and someone picking up the pizzas from Costco and then bringing them to Alta as Cline and I (Struiks) will be running/hosting the competition. Then, you would stay through dinner time 5:30-7:15pm to sell the food to all schools.
If you are willing to sell or pick up pizzas please email me ASAP and a sincere and advanced Thank You! Afterward you would be free to leave or stay and watch the awards ceremony with our team. Please reach out if you can help!
Struiks' Email: linze.struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org
Congratulations to all of you and your hard work these past few weeks! I was very pleased to see so much growth on everyone's region piece and can't wait to keep working with you the next two weeks to get things ready for competition. I wish we could take all of you to compete. It was really difficult to make some of the cuts needed, but I wanted to let those who are not on this final list know that you are still a part of team and valued! It came down to fractions of points- please reach out for individual feedback as desired AFTER tomorrow. Those on the list, you are expected to seek feedback by Tuesday.
Even if not on this list, you are welcome to attend region and cheer on the team/help as needed. If you do not wish to do so, please just let me know by next Tuesday (3/10) and I will remove you from the excusal list.
REMINDER: Grades for Term 3 MUST be eligibility approved. You must have a 2.5 or above and no more than 1 F on the final grades... plus, you must have attendance in shape. If this is NOT the case it will disqualify from you from State and you MUST be eligible for region AND state to compete.... KEEP GRADES UP STARTING NOW!
Also, below are important date reminders AND your group numbers for those moving on to the competitive rounds. You should use these instead of your names and school in the slate starting tomorrow- do NOT use your names and school at competition and PLEASE practice slates ahead of time.
Important Dates:
Team Days -
- 3/6 (tomorrow) TECH CHECK after school AND Optional Work Day - I will be checking all of your projects and going over how to present your material. Have your projects with you TOMORROW! You will present your projects for judging on March 18th at Olympus HS, so you will need to bring everything with you that day. Actors, seniors will be around to check in, hang out and help as needed from 12:30-3pm. Come get to know each other and work on your piece as you'd like!
- 3/13 TEAM DAY at 1:00pm till 3:00pm in the Little Theatre - costumes optional, but encouraged.
- 3/16 TEAM DAY at 2:30pm till 4:30pm in the Little Theatre; costumes mandatory!
Competition Date -
- 3/18 One-Act Competition Day at Olympus High School. We will meet in the PAC between 6:30-6:40am and then load the bus to leave by 6:45am with ALL costume pieces. Set pieces will be loaded the night before and taken to Olympus. We will head to Olympus HS and spend the day there. We will return between 4:30-5:00pm. IF any of the IE team would like to attend to watch the One-Acts and cheer on the team you are welcome to do so. You will be there all day and need to ride the bus with us. If you want to claim a spot, please let Struiks know by this coming Tuesday (3/10) before 3pm.
- 3/19 Region IE Competition Day at Alta HS! You will be there that evening until around 9pm, so plan accordingly. You will be called from class at 1pm for set-up, changing, warm-ups, etc. and then rounds begin at 3:00pm sharp. Please plan to be there the ENTIRE time for all rounds you compete and awards. We WILL sell pizza, chips, candy, and drinks for $1 each that evening. BRING CASH or your own meal!
You CAN rehearse on other days - and SHOULD.... recall someone is here after school most days according to the list Struiks made for y'all. Reminder - plan to get picked up most days by 4:30pm.
Below are the numbers and final casting - again, we wish we could take everyone!
| G-801 | Mya Didericksen | Pirates of Penzance |
| G-802 | Reagan Buchmiller | Nerdy Prudes Must Die |
| G-901 | Millie Rawson |
| G-101 | Layna Johnson |
| G-102 | Braden Mark |
| G-103 | Mya Didericksen |
| G-104 | Avilyn Macey |
| G-201 | Niv Raz |
| G-202 | Cara Barnes |
| G-203 | Kali Kaufusi |
| G-204 | Clara Neal |
| G-501 | Josie Heward | Maizy Murphy |
| G-502 | Taylor Boudreau | Newell Francom |
| G-503 | Jane Wilkins | Stella Voorhees |
| G-504 | Addilyn Covington | Jacob Wilson |
| G-301 | Maisy Stevens | Audrey Grace Grigg |
| G-302 | Jett Smith | Rosie Luxem |
| G-303 | Lillian Nani | Ario Baghai |
| G-304 | Heidi Christensen | Marquesa Millikin |
| G-401 | Remy Parker | Emiline Johnson |
| G-402 | Chloe Hinman | Molly Johnson |
| G-403 | Izzy Ragonese | Hallee Wasden |
| G-404 | Brynlee Trout | Sofia Eyzaguirre |
| G-601 | Leah Memmott | Kaylee Cannon |
| G-602 | Alyssa Read | |
| G-603 | Shelby Betenson | |
| G-604 | Taylor Fairbourn |
| G-701 | Red Bike |