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Monday, April 28, 2025

Advanced Classes 2025-2026

Congratulations on being added to the advanced class list for Theatre next school year!  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 20th after school - packets will be out next week on here and in the Little Theatre.  I know Cline and myself would REALLY love to see the majority of you come on the trip and audition for IEs (Individual Events) now and Ensemble in August! 

 -Struiks

Theatre 4

Reagan Buchmiller

Kaylee Cannon

Emmy Chipman

Taylor Fairbourn

Chloe Hinman

Layna Johnson

Alyssa Read

Braden Mark

Leah Memmott

Ruby Swallow

Izzy Walbeck

Niv Raz

Molly Smart

Shelby Betenson

Cara Barnes


Theatre 3

Addilyn Covington

Mya Didericksen

Madison Jones

Audrey Grace Grigg

Sofia Eyzaguirre

Emiline Johnson

Remy Parker

Clara Neal

Jacob Wilson

Isabella Ragonese

Avilyn Macey

Avery Jaz Brimhall

Erin Petty

Brynlee Trout

Hallee Wasden

Maisy Stevens

Brighton Smith

Jeff M Garcia

Ella Eliason

Abby Carpenter

Sarah Teichert


Stage Tech

Reagan Buchmiller

Millie Rawson

Taylor Fairbourn

Oliver Kassing

Ofelio Medina Chela (Alex)

Avery Morgan Brimhall

Kingston Hampshire

Ella Eliason

Oni Pierson

Logan Quinney

Lena Seely

Avery Jaz Brimhall

Thomas Holt

Bryanna Thompson

(More to be added maybe...)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

SDOA Cast Lists 2025!

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. As soon as you can, please bring a printed copy of your grades from this quarter and last quarter to your directors if you have not already done so. Also, FEES ARE DUE APRIL 24th ($25)!!! 

Please meet tomorrow, 4/23, in the Little Theatre at 2:45pm to see your directors and have your first rehearsal. We'll see you soon! 

Directors: Kate Eberhardt and Mercedes Nye

SHOW: The Question 

Bella Hansen 

Chloe Hinman

Layna Johnson

Maizy Murphy

Alyssa Read


Director: Ethan Regan and Aubree Hewlett

SHOW: A Willful Murder 

Reagan Buchmiller 

Sofia Eyzaguirre

Taylor Fairbourn 

Kailyn Mortensen

Clara Neal

Remy Parker 

Molly Smart


Directors: Nate Coleman and Christian Holyfield 

SHOW: An Elevator of Tragedy or Destiny 

Cara Barnes

Audrey Bluth

Kaylee Cannon

Ruby Swallow


Director: Kason Seamans 

SHOW: The Couch 

Addi Covington

Leah Memmott

Niv Raz

Jacob Wilson


Directors: Kendra Jones and JoshUA Graham 

SHOW: Santa's Dolphin

Shelby Betenson

Madison Jones

Jett Smith 

Hallee Wasden


Director: Megan Carlson and Ainsley Cardall 

SHOW: Spark's Fly 

Audrey-Grace Grigg

Emiline Johnson

Braden Mark

Erin Petty 

Friday, April 4, 2025

SDOA 2025 Information and Audition Packet!

 Hey all! 

SDOA auditions are coming up on April 22nd and we are excited to have you all come and get involved! This is an opportunity for younger classmen (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 are in the green room of the PAC starting tomorrow!

Directors: Kate Eberhardt and Mercedes Nye

SHOW: The Question 

Four androgynous aliens from the other side of the cosmos - Bip, Bop, Bleep, and Blop - abduct a hapless young man from Earth to ask him their planet's most troubling question. When young Andy hears the question, however, all he wants to do is go back to bed in his own plane of reality.


Director: Ethan Regan and Aubree Hewlett

SHOW: A Willful Murder 

After the death of Maude Adams, her siblings, Arthur and Florence, her niece and nephew, Dorothy and Joseph, her former stepson, Kenneth, and her former mother-in-law, Victoria, are sent letters by Maude's solicitor calling them to her home. Her solicitor, Walter, is delayed at the airport in the rain and won't be arriving at the home for a few hours. Soon, people start dying, one by one, and accusations start being thrown around at each other, until just one is left...


Directors: Nate Coleman and Christian Holyfield 

SHOW: An Elevator of Tragedy or Destiny 

It's a fall day in the 2000s, and four characters from very contrasting backgrounds end up stuck in an elevator together. Kitty (a passionate entrepreneur), Marvin (a successful businessman), Darlene (a new mother), and Will (a determined janitor) all figure out their struggle together. From realizing their situation is much worse than it had seemed, to discovering that all of them seem to belong together, the elevator quickly becomes a symbol for something greater.


Director: Kason Seamans 

SHOW: The Couch 

A young couple is fighting over what couch to put in their new house together. We see how their two friends encourage them to go back and forth swapping more than just a simple couch and what proceeds after the chaos.


Directors: Kendra Jones and JoshUA Graham 

SHOW: Santa's Dolphin

In a world affected by global warming, Santa has shifted to using magical dolphins instead of magical reindeer to get from house to house on Christmas. Prancer and Blixen try to resolve tension with the new dolphins, Spouty and Leaper. Full of comedy and forbidden love, this show's purpose is to promote acceptance.


Director: Megan Carlson and Ainsley Cardall 

SHOW: Spark's Fly 

Fourth of July and President's Day are having relationship problems, and it's up to Doctor Valentine’s Day to fix it. Loud and oblivious, Fourth of July sees no problem. However, shy and non-confrontational Presidents Day has had enough. In this dramedy, we follow the couple's ups and downs, and see what happens when Holidays collide and "sparks fly."


PACKET LINK HERE --> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X3QcRUIA1VxeMPVzYl_rPWCXXp9yayg0Mloj-dHMfKA/edit?usp=sharing 

Thursday, March 27, 2025

State Team Info!

 Hi everyone!

First - congratulations on a HUGELY successful Region competition.  Struiks and I are SO proud of you all and excited to think about the next step - STATE!!!

Please see the info/dates/reminders below:

1 - MOST IMPORTANT! State competition will be held on Saturday, 4/19.  We will leave in the morning on a bus, like we did for Region.

2. ALSO MOST IMPORTANT! - We have a mandatory team meeting on Tuesday, April 15 from 2:30 - 4 pm in the Little Theatre where you will get info about State competition and run your pieces for each other (like in our Region meeting) in costume and with set/props.

3. If you haven't gone over your Region ballots with Struiks, do that ASAP please - ideally tomorrow right after school.

4. I (Cline) have added several sign-up times to work with IEs on 4/1 and 4/2.  We will meet and work in the PAC lobby.  Even if you don't work with me, the PAC lobby will be open for you to rehearse your IEs on those days from right after school until 4 pm.  You can sign-up for a time with me by scrolling to the bottom of the sign-up sheet, linked HERE.

5. You should work on your IE piece at least 3 times between going over your ballots with Struiks and our mandatory meeting on 4/15.  At least one of those times should be with your coach.  

You all had a great Region competition - keep up that focus, momentum, and productive work so that you put yourself in the best spot you can to have a fun and successful State competition as well!

Feel free to email me with any questions - appreciate you all!

-Cline

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Free UHMTA tickets to see and support Tessa!

 Hi everyone!

As you know, our very own Tessa Osborne is a Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards FINALIST for best actress in her role of Miss Honey.

Tessa and the other nominees will perform during the awards ceremony before winners are announced and our school has a block of free tickets available to students who were involved in Matilda!

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 April 12th 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 Tessa and also to see some awesome performances - it's such a cool event!

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, 3/31.

For those that do sign up, keep an eye out next week for more information about coordinating plans to meet beforehand, eat, and pick up tickets. :)

Thanks!

-Cline

Monday, March 24, 2025

Murder Mystery Dinner Sign-Ups

 Hi everyone,

We are SO excited for our Murder Mystery shows on Friday!  While Kason's parents are taking care of LOTS of the food elements for the shows, we are in need of parent/guardian support to supply some items and to help prepare the food (this will be done in the foods room on the 2nd floor in the main building - room 2410).

As a reminder, you are eligible for reimbursement for your purchases - we just need extra hands to pick things up and get them here :)

Access the sign-up sheet for food and help needs HERE.  If you are able to help or supply food, please sign-up - we couldn't do this awesome improv experience every year without your help.

For reimbursement - have your student drop off a paper copy of your receipt to the folder on the Little Theatre callboard.  On the back of your receipt, please include your full name, phone number, and address.

Thank you and appreciate you all!

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Murder Mystery Final Cast

Hello everyone!

Thank you SO much for bringing your awesome energy and talent to Murder Mystery auditions today. You made casting this show incredibly difficult with all of your incredible talent! Seriously - thank you to all who auditioned and we are so excited to start rehearsals! Please check emails TONIGHT with further announcements if you are on the list below. 

- Kason Seamans (Director)

- Izzy Ragonese (Assistant Director)

- Cline/Struiks (Emotional Support Adults)


Servers:

Niv Raz (Head Server) 

Megan Carlson 

Jett Smith 

Audrey Bluth 

Emiline Johnson

Avilyn Macey 

Audrey Grace Grigg

Layna Johnson

Reagan Buchmiller

Maizy Murphy

Rowan Denney

Preston Smith 

Ruh Peirce 


Performers:

Leah Memmott 

Mercedes Nye

Brynlee Trout 

Ever Hiramoto 


Main Cast: 

Braden Mark

Cara Barnes 

Taylor Fairbourn 

Sofia Eyzaguirre 

Jacob Wilson

Addi Covington 

Kaylee Cannon

Ethan Regan 

Kate Eberhardt 


Make sure to check your emails and all cast members are called for our first rehearsal on tomorrow - THURSDAY, 3/20 at 2:35 pm in the Little Theatre! 


And now... the moment you've all been waiting for...

The theme for the Murder Mystery is...

GREEK HALF-BLOOD WEDDING!!!!!