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

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

Cedar City Packing List and QR Code for Picture Permissions (SUU)

 Hey Shakespeare Team!

I have put the packing list below as a reference for you.  It is NOT a mandatory list, but rather some suggestions and SOME specifics. Things to know are you DO need one set of nice, dress-up clothes for Thursday night's show.  Also, make sure you pack ALL costume pieces the night before in your bag. 

Below the packing list is the QR code you MUST have completed by tomorrow for student and parent permissions on SUU campus.  Please submit by midnight on Thursday (9/26).  Thanks to all who have done so already.  Lastly, as it is Friday schedule tomorrow, remember we moved up rehearsal times - See you all at 1pm tomorrow! 

Cedar City Trip Packing - List Suggestions

• Undergarments – enough for 3 days (I always bring one extra)

• Layered Outfits – it will be hot outside during the day, but can be cold inside or during the morning; layer up!

• Comfortable Walking Shoes – there is lots of walking on this trip, bring two pairs of SOLIDLY comfortable

• Socks – 2-3 pair

• Pants/shorts – 2-3 pair (Sometimes you can reuse)

• T-Shirts/Blouses/Tanks – 2-3 tops

• One REALLY nice outfit for the show!  EVEYRONE is required to dress up for the show on Thursday night in fancy “church” dress.

• Sweater or Sweatshirts – 1 you can reuse is enough –We are giving you one sweatshirt if you want to use that one!

• Jacket, appropriate for the season if wanted

• Pajamas – 1 pair

• Hat

• Sunglasses

• Toothbrush and Toothpaste

• Eyewear Necessities

• Deodorant

• Shampoo and Conditioner

• Face Wash

• Soap or Body Wash

• Razors if needed

• Tweezers

• Q-Tips

• Makeup

• Hairbrush/Comb

• Hair Products (they have hair dryers, but curling irons and straighteners are on you)

• Personal Medicines

• Lip Balm

• Moisturizer

• Sunscreen

• Cell Phone

• Cell Phone Charger

• Cell Phone Portable Charger (these are GREAT to have in when traveling, but you won’t be on your phone a lot if doing the trip right)

• Umbrella

• Small Backpack or Fanny Pack to wear around the city

• Hand Sanitizer

• Journal – you can write down pieces you love and could use for the future…

• Book/Magazines for the bus

• Neck Pillow

• Wallet to carry cash or cards for food and souvenirs

• Refillable Water Bottle

• Small portable fan – white noise for room

• Snacks for the plane and a few for the room – you WILL eat great things there, but I always suggest bringing a few snacks you know you enjoy!

Mandatory Parent Meeting

A reminder to all parents and/or guardians who have students in the musical (Matilda) or on this year's Shakespeare Team - tomorrow night (9/11/24) we need you at the PAC Auditorium at 6pm sharp for our Musical and Shakespeare Trip Parent Meeting!  We would love to start on time to get you out as quickly as possible.  We will go over all of the mandatory NEED TO KNOW information for both the musical and for the Shakespeare Trip as well as hand out all Shakespeare legal documentation so students can attend the trip.  

Please remember that all payments are due by 2:45pm on Monday, September 16th and paperwork for Shakespeare is due by 2:45pm on Friday, September 20th. Thank you and see you tomorrow! 

Shakespeare IEs 2023 Night of Shakespeare!

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 on September 1st at 2:45pm. 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 Monday, May 22nd from 3:00-3:30pm SHARP in the Green Room of the PAC 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: 

Addison Scarborough and Jaycey Bennion - Much Ado About Nothing 

Chloe Hinman, Layna Johnson, and Peter Wilkins - As You Like It

Ethan Regan, Kassie Holt, and Mags Andersen - The Tempest 

Josh Graham and Nora Wetzel - Romeo and Juliet 

Monologues:

Ainsley Cardall - Taming of the Shrew

Amelia Jennings - Cleopatra 

Rachel Brower - Henry 4th 

Ruby Gardner - TBD 

State Competition Information 2023

I apologize this is coming in a bit later than planned - I typed things out on Saturday and realized today it didn't publish.  Here are the schedules for Thursday (One-Acts) and Saturday (IEs).

Our schedule for Thursday is:

 - Called out of class at 11:05am to eat lunch (bring a sack lunch or go grab something, but you only have a half hour)

 - In the green room by 11:35am and boarding bus to leave by 11:45am and head to Provo High School for competition. 

 - We compete at 3pm sharp

 - Head back to Alta at 6pm and return at 6:30-40pm.  Parents, please be there to get any students who need a ride by 6:30pm.

Our tentative Saturday schedule right now is:

Saturday, April 15^th at Maple Mountain High School

51 N Spanish Fork Parkway, Spanish Fork, UT 84660

Meet at Alta High School at 7:15am and leave by 7:20am 

8:00am arrive at Maple Mountain - get competition numbers and find rooms

9:00 am Round 1

10:15 am Round 2

11:30 am Round 3

12-1:30pm  --> LUNCH - there will be food trucks there for students, but I cannot guarantee things for dietary needs. I would suggest students bring water bottles and snacks, plus money for the trucks OR a sack lunch.  There is nowhere near the school to eat outside of the food trucks. 

The following times are estimates:

1:30ish Medals Rounds

3:00ish Awards

Return to Alta will likely be between 3:45-4:45pm.  I can not be more specific at this time as it is dependent on how long tabbing and totaling takes.  We will have students text when we are leaving Spanish Fork and again when passing Lehi.  

Thank you to all of the students and parents who have given time to our efforts toward Region and State.  You are seen and appreciated! 

Pictures and video from our Shakespeare Team, including the show we did for the community, pictures from trip, and videos from trip are linked below.  Please enjoy and let everyone on team know the photos are live to download for themselves.  Thanks! 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PL2namZE7P85eEnp6

VIDEO OF PERFORMANCE TO BE LOADED LATER THIS WEEK! 

Shakespeare Paper Work

 Hi Parents and Students, 

Below are the papers you will need to print and have completed by 2:45pm on September 20th to be able to attend the Shakespeare Festival Trip.  Remember that you need to have the medical form NOTARIZED (banks can do this) and attach a copy of the child's insurance card info.  Also, a reminder that ALL fees ($389.00) are due to the main office by September 16th (next Friday).  NO EXCEPTIONS.  I have to finalize all payments that weekend. 

I apologize the scanner here is being weird, and so they are JPEGs of the papers, but they work exactly the same.  I will have a detailed and finalized schedule once we are given competition times, which is typically the week before.  It is highly similar to the one I handed out at the Parent Meeting.  Please email me with any further questions.  

Final Cast List Shakespeare Team 2022: Master of Your Liberty

A huge thank you to all who auditioned for this year's Shakespeare Team! I am so proud of how many of you have shown so much growth in the past year. The final cast list for our Shakespeare is posted below. If you are on that final list, you need to be in the Theatre Room THURSDAY (August 26th) at 2:45pm sharp for the first team meeting.  You will also need to INITIAL next to your name on the call board tomorrow before that first meeting to accept your spot.  This is how it's often done at professional theatres and so we are gearing ourselves to operate the same way. I'll see you all tomorrow! 

Also, please let your parents know they are REQUIRED to attend the mandatory parent meeting in the PAC Auditorium at 6pm on September 7th.  Also, tomorrow is a GREAT time to pick up Wasatch Books if you wanna fundraise - money for the trip is due on September 16th.  STOKED to see everyone tomorrow and do our first team meeting! 

Ensemble Scene - Master of Your Liberty

Main Player: Ava Stagg

Beatrice: April Riley

Benedick: Brody Gibbs

Viola: Rachel Brower

Orsino: Andrew McHenry

Joan: Alex Liljenquist

Reigner: Tim Holt

Charles: Taylor Fairbourn

Ensemble 1: Kason Seamans 

Ensemble 2: Addi Scarborough

Ensemble 3: Ella Gardner 

Ensemble 4: Ainsley Cardall 

Ensemble 5:Ruby Gardner 

Ensemble 6: Kassie Holt

Ensemble 7:  Olile Amakom 

Ensemble 8:Mars Roman

Ensemble 9: Simone Wiatrak 

Orsino's Guards and Ensemble: Ainslie Chandler and Kalaya Thomas

Charles' Guards and Ensemble: Ella Coleman, Makenna Stevens, Nora Wetzel, Ellori Fox, Landon Horrocks, Ariana Kunzler, Slade Catmull, Wesley Steuber, Niv Raz

2022 Shakespeare Team Callbacks!

A huge thank you to all who auditioned for this year's Shakespeare Team! I am so proud of how many of you have shown so much growth in the past year. The final cast list for our Shakespeare will be posted tomorrow night. If you make that final list, you need to be in the Theatre Room THURSDAY (August 26th) at 2:45pm sharp for the first team meeting.  

BELOW is our callback list.  ONLY those on the callback list need to come read tomorrow for a few things as we are figuring out final ensemble spots.  Remember, if you are NOT on the callback list that does NOT mean you are not on team.  Please be in the Theatre Room (Green Room of the PAC) at 3:00pm sharp tomorrow (Wednesday the 24th) to read for callback spots.  There is a teacher advisory team meeting (Struiks must attend), so use the half hour before to read over and become familiar with the script.  In fact... The current draft of the script, though SUBJECT TO CHANGE, is linked below and you are MORE than welcome to read through and prep for tomorrow! 

Link to the Script: 

NO LONGER AVAILABLE 

Callback List

Main player - Ella Gardner, Alex Liljenquist, Addi Scarborough, Ava Stagg

Beatrice - Ainsley Cardall, Ruby Gardner, Alex Liljenquist, April Riley, Ava Stagg

Benedick - Taylor Fairbourn, Brody Gibbs, Andrew McHenry

Viola - Rachel Brower, Ella Gardner, Ruby Gardner, Ava Stagg

Orsino - Taylor Fairbourn, Brody Gibbs, Andrew McHenry

Joan - Ainsley Cardall, Alex Liljenquist, April Riley, Addi Scarborough, Ava Stagg

Reigner - Tim Holt, Kason Seamans 

Charles - Taylor Fairbourn, Brody Gibbs, Andrew McHenry

**Ensemble and Guards to be assigned

Shakespeare Ensemble Audition Packet 2022

Hey all! 

Here is a link to the FULL packet with most of the paperwork for the trip to review before signing on to the trip. The only thing missing is the medical form to be notarized as this will be handed out after casting at the mandatory Parent Meeting on September 7th @6pm. 

LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12x9BsSKMG7VFRidQEghS3mSMIkB3aWwcsUFfcTE1mkg/edit?usp=sharing 

Sidenote: This has been a question - students not on Shakespeare Team CAN go on the trip if there are spots left on the bus/in rooms. They must also be enrolled in a theatre class, pay the fees, complete the forms, and agree to behave in a manner that represents Alta Theatre Department. We invite those unable to do team to still come explore and celebrate the work of Shakespeare! If you would like to go on the trip, and are NOT on team, I need to know by September 2nd and receive an email from your parent affirming they are okay with your participation and willing to pay the trip fee in full. 

To get started, look for a monologue that you really feel you can get behind. You can find a good list of monologues at https://www.bard.org/competition under the Shakespeare Scene Resources section or at https://www.shakespeare-monologues.org/home. I look forward to seeing you on the 23rd! 

*** We have a chance for anyone to workshop their monologues with some of our upper class-men before auditions on August 22nd from 2:30-3:30pm in the PAC Green Room – just show up and we’ll give you someone to work with and some tips! :)

Hard-copies of the packet will be posted on the call-board outside of the green room in the PAC the first day of school – please go over things with your parents. It is the same information as in the link above. All who are on team get to and must perform in Night of Shakespeare on September 28th and attend/fund the trip to Cedar City for competition Sept. 29th-October 1st. Rehearsals will begin on the 25th and 26th of August from 2:30-5pm and then be most days after school at 5pm-7pm, with times beginning earlier closer to competition. We are excited to see what y’all prepare for us and are stoked to get the show on its feet! 🎭 Feel free to email me with any questions! 

 -Struiks

Linze.struiksma@canyonsdistrict.org

IEs for 2022 Night of Shakespeare and Competition!

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 Scene IE’s to the competition, so there WILL be a challenge round on August 19th at 2:45pm.  That's 13 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 Friday, May 20th for 15 minutes at 2:45pm SHARP in the Green Room of the PAC for our first meeting.  You will receive a script there for you 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:

Alex Liljenquist, Brody Gibbs, and Kassie Holt - 12th Night

Ella Gardner and April Riley - 12th Night

Simone Wiatrak and Ariana Kunzler - As You Like It  

Monologues:

Ainsley Cardall - Queen Margaret (Henry 6th, Pary 3)

Addi Scarborough - Isabella (Measure for Measure)

Andrew McHenry - Don Juan (Much Ado About Nothing)

Olile Amakom - York (Henry 6th, Pary 3)

Ruby Gardner - Jailer's Daughter (Two Nobel Kinsmen)

IE Competition Pieces

Thanks to everyone who prepared for and performed at challenge rounds today. Your hard work really showed through. Wonderful work everyone! Below are the following scenes and monologues that will be competing in Cedar City. Remember, ALL IEs will be performing at Night of Shakespeare. I’ll see everyone tomorrow at IE rehearsal!

Monologues

Aurie Ackermann: Richard III

Tyler Frampton: The Tempest

Sara Holbrook: Othello

Scenes

Sophie Brown and Emma Egbert: Othello

Lucas Olsen and Maya Williams: Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare Team Cost 2019

Hello prospective Shakespeare Team members and family! 

This year’s trip to the Shakespeare Festival is currently set at $331.75. This cost may fluctuate (go down) depending on the size of the team we are able to bring with us to the competition. Students can raise money to pay up to the entire cost of the trip through the Wasatch Savings Books fundraiser. To begin fundraising, students need to contact Miss Triptow. Wasatch Savings Books cost $30 dollars each. Wasatch Savings keeps 50% of the cost and the remainder goes to the students to cover the cost of the trip. All fundraising money is due no later than Friday, September 20th. I’m excited for the trip! See you at the workshop on Monday and auditions on Tuesday.