The Music Man Callback List

The Music Man

Callback List

 Prof Harold Hill:                          Ben Houseman

                                    Kylan Goodwin

                                    Nate Roberson

                                    Sam Martinez

Marian the Librarian:                       Addie Wray

                                    Eliza Hale

                                    Heather Bodine

Marcellus Washburn:                       Ben Houseman

                                    Bryce Jack

                                    Christian Affleck

                                    Kylan Goodwin

                                    Sam Martinez

Tommy Djilas:                              Bryce Jack

                                    Christian Affleck

                                    Jordan Allred

Zaneeta Shinn:                              Emma Apsley

                                    Emma Smith

                                    Heather Bodine

                                    Kenedy Connolly

                       Liz Harrison

                                    Mady Lewis

                                    Michaelann Acord

Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn/

Town Ladies:                                Abby Hardy

                                    Annie Cox

                                    Cassie White

                                    Emilee Stewart

                                    Emma Apsley

                                    Emma Smith

                                    Eliza Hale

                                    Kenedy Connolly

                                    Mady Lewis

                                    McKenna Armstrong

                                    Michaelann Acord

                                    Noelle Lind

Mrs. Paroo:                                 Addie Wray

                                    Annie Cox

                                    Emilee Stewart

                                    Emma Smith

                                    McKenna Armstrong

                                    Michaelann Acord

Quartet (Ewart Dunlop, Oliver Hix, Jacey Squires,

Olin Britt):                                  Abram Berry

                                    Ben Houseman

                                    Bryce Jack

                                    Christian Affleck

                                    Jaren Sierer (See me in

                             the morning for the music)

                                    Josh Mickelson

                                    Kylan Goodwin

                                    Lucan Olsen

                                    Nate Roberson

                                    Parker Sackewitz

                                    Sam Martinez

Mayor Shinn:                                Bryce Jack

                                    Chandler Beers

                                    Jaren Sierer

                                    Jordan Allred

                                    Kylan Goodwin

                                    Nate Roberson

Callbacks will be: Friday September 9^th, 2016 at 2:30 pm in the Choir room.  Please be on time so that you will have time to warm up.

*THANK YOU THANK YOU to all who auditioned!  If your name is not here, that doesn’t mean you won’t be cast.  Please check the theatre blog Friday night for the final cast list.  You are all rock stars!!!!

Improv Presidency 2016-2017

PRESIDENT: Cassie White

VICE PRESIDENT: Jaren Sierer

SECRETARY: Isabelle Siebeneck

PUBLICITY: Jordan Allred

HISTORIAN: Ali Norris

Thank you to all who interviewed!  For those on Presidency, please be in the Theatre Room this afternoon (September 2^nd) @ 2:25pm for a short meeting.  This will not conflict with the audition workshop. Thank you & congratulations! 

2016 Shakespeare Competition Team

A huge thank you to all who auditioned for this year's Shakespeare Team! We had an amazing turn-out and I am so proud of how many of you have shown so much growth in the past year. Please take a look below to see if your name is on the final cast list for our Ensemble Scene and/or IE Competition pieces. If so, you need to be in the Theatre Room TOMORROW (August 31st) at 2:45pm for a team meeting and Ensemble read-through!

Ensemble Scene
Shylock - Cassie White
Bassanio - Kylan Goodwin
Antonio - Chandler Beers
Portia - Michaelann Acord
Nerissa - Isabelle Siebeneck 
Morocco - Jordan Allred
Aragon - Bryce Jack
Servant - Noelle Lind
Crowd - Lyndsey Nelson, Jezory Munoz, Annie Cox, Addie Wray, Emma Smith, Jaren Sierer, Connor O’ Hagen, Emilee Stewart, Sydney Cadwell, Gracie Awerkamp, Jaycee Chenoweth, Jessica Petty, Brooklyn Crosby, Calli Robinson, Cheyenne Uhler

IE Monologues
Emma Smith - Othello
Cassie White - Henry 6th, Part 3

Cheynne Uhler - TBD
Emilee Stewart - TBD
Jezory Munoz - TBD
Lyndsey Nelson - TBD

IE Scenes
Kylan Goodwin and Addie Wray - Measure for Measure
Michaelann Acord, Annie Cox, and Calli Robinson - The Tempest
Chandler Beers and Isabelle Siebeneck - The Tempest
Bryce Jack and Jaren Sierer - TBD

Thank you again and congrats to our 2016 Shakespeare Competition Team! See you tomorrow at 2:45pm! :)

*** Parent Meeting is on the 13th of September!

Drama Club Presidency 2016-2017!

Thanks to all who applied for Drama Club Presidency for the 2016-2017!

Here is the Drama Club Presidency list for the 2016-2017 school year:

President – Emma Smith

Vice President – Bryce Jack 

Secretary – Heather Bodine 

Publicity – Cheynne Uhler & Alli Case

Historian – McKenna Armstrong 

Activities Coordinator /Treasurer– Michaelann Acord

Tech Rep – Hayden Phillips 

Sophomore Rep – Brooklyn Crosby 

Congrats to our new presidency! I ask that all members of the Alta Theatre Family support their peers in this decision.  If you wish for feedback, please see me after school and I'd be happy to speak with you.  For all new and old presidency members, please meet in the Auditorium at 8:00am on Tuesday, May 17th to plan the upcoming banquet.  Thank you all and we love you (appropriately)! :) 

Audition Classes 2016-2017

A huge thank you to all who auditioned and applied to be a part of the advanced acting and tech classes for the 2016/2017 school year!  Below is the list of those who have been accepted for those classes.  If you would like feedback, please feel free to stop by and see Miss Struiksma before or after school.  If you know someone still looking to be in the tech class for the upcoming year, please let me know as I would like to add a few additional students to that class.  Thank you! J

Stage Tech 2016-2017

Abigail Mascarenas

Jezory Munoz

Hayden Phillips

Sydney Robinson

Tanner Soboloski

Cheyenne Uhler

Graceann Wilhite

Brighton Worthington

Kylan Goodwin

Emilee Stewart

Chandler Beers

Naomi Kone

Jaren Sierer

McKenna Armstong

Noah Brock

Theatre III 2016-2017

Connor O’Hagan

Chandler Beers

Zoe Bradley

Hannah Henderson

Naomi Kone

Madison Lewis

Hayden Phillips

Bella Rampton

Anna Roller

Alisha Yockey

Katelyn Cannon

Megan Alter

McKenna Armstrong

Heather Bodine

Noah Brock

Annelise Cox

Eliza Hale

Liz Harrison

Lyndsey Nelson

Nicolette Oganisian

Nate Roberson

Jaren Sierer

Makenzie Watson

Addie (Eliza) Wray  

Theatre IV 2016-2017

Michaelann Acord

Allison Case

Kristen Fairbourn

Kylan Goodwin

Bryce Jack

Samuel Martinez

Jezory Munoz

Taylor Schwendiman

Emma Smith

Emilee Stewart

Liam Stuart

Cheyenne Uhler

Cassidy White

Julianna Wosepka

Nate Roberson  

Student-Directed One-Acts 2016!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to audition for the student-directed one-acts for Spring 2016! We had such great talent and dedication - I hope you all continue to audition in the future! To all who are in the final casts, please know there IS a meeting for ALL cast members of ALL casts on Monday, April 11th from 2:45-3:00pm in the Theatre Room. Please be present and prompt. Below are the final casts and directors - specific parts and calendars will be distributed at that Monday afternoon meeting. Thank you!

The Chocolate Affair - Alecia Epeneter 
Kenna Armstrong
Brooklyn Crosby
Noelle Lind

Chances in the Rain - Eirik Affleck 
Bryce Jack
Addie Wray
Hayden Phillips
Katelyn Cannon

Guilt - Brooke Walton
Heather Bodine
Carissa Seidel
Lyndsey Nelson
Ashley Tomlinson
Danielle Muse

Diary of a Break-up/Breakdown - Megan Acker
Jordan Allred
 Eliza Hale

A Captivating Situation - Hannah Duncan & Brennen Longman 
Kylan Goodwin
Alli Case

No You Can't - Tim Carpenter 
Emma Apsley
Michaelann Acord
Annie Cox
Gracie Awerkamp
Hailee Mumm
Cassie White
Chandler Beers
Isabelle Siebeneck
Rachel Megli
Ashleigh Irvine
Jaren Sierer

Arsenic and Old Lace Homework Assignments

All homework assignments should be completed by the first rehearsal. Good luck!

Abby and Martha:  Target age (between 60-70)  watch people this age (in real life or on screen) and notice how they move, how they talk, mannerisms and gestures they use, etc. Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal. Come up with your own physicality for your character.

Mortimer:  Go online and read at least 3 reviews on a theatre production.  Watch a movie and write a review on it.  Bring the review with you to the first rehearsal.

Elaine: Watch one of the following: The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, or The Shop Around the Corner. Take special note of the female lead.  How does she move?  What kind of mannerisms does she have?  What kind of gestures does she use? Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal.  Come up with a physicality for your character.

Teddy: Research Teddy Roosevelt.  Document major events in his life.  Watch clips of him.  Why would Teddy want to be Teddy Roosevelt?  Bring your findings with you to the first rehearsal.

Dr. Reverend Harper: Do research on the duties of ministers.  What are their responsibilities? What do they have authority to do?  Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal.

Jonathan: Watch the original Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff as the monster. Cultivate your inner “creeper.”

Dr. Einstein: Research the process of doing plastic surgery.  How does it work?  Are there different methods?  What kind of method would have been used back in the 1940s? Also research what happens to people when they get drunk.  How do they behave?  Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal.

Mr. Gibbs: Target age 50-60.  Grumpy.  Watch people this age (in real life or on screen).  How do they move?  How do they behave?  Why might Mr. Gibbs be grumpy and lonely? Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal. Come up with a physicality for your character.

Klein, Brophy, O’Hara:  Research police duties.  Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal.

Rooney, Witherspoon:  Target age 45-60.  Watch people this age (in real life or on screen).  How do they move?  What mannerisms and gestures do they have?  Document your findings and bring them to the first rehearsal.  Start working on a physicality for your character.  

All homework assignments will be give to the Dramaturg