The Wiz

Hello!
A final cast list will be posted here around the Sunday/Monday time frame.
Have an awesome weekend!
Remember that the first cast meeting is Tuesday after school.  :-) We're so excited to work with all of you that auditioned. :-)

The Wiz Call-Back List 2.0

THE WIZ

Call-Back List 2.0

Please be in the Choir Room at 2:30 on Friday.

Please bring your sides from the first call-back, and be prepared to sing the songs indicated below.

 

Home & Be A Lion (duet part at the end)

Emilee Burton

Makayla Conner

 

No Bad News

Brooke Beatty

Shelby Gist

Alex Jensen

 

The Feeling We Once Had

Shelby Gist

Alex Jensen

Chantel Jorgensen

Claire Larson

 

He’s The Wiz

Brooke Beatty

Makayla Conner

Shelby Gist

Alex Jensen

 

Believe In Yourself (reprise)

Brooke Beatty

Emilee Burton

Makayla Conner

Shelby Gist

Alex Jensen

Chantel Jorgensen

Claire Larson

 

Mean Ole Lion & Be A Lion (duet part at the end)

Nick Fife

Leki Mahe

 

I Was Born On The Day Before Yesterday & Slide Some Oil To Me & Y’all Got It!

Nick Fife

Leki Mahe

Nathan Morley

Riley Richards

Nick Siebers

Logan Stepp

Dezhane TeHira

Gabe Valle

Carter Walker

THE WIZ Call-Backs

Please be in the Choir Room at 2:30 on Thursday.

Sides (copies of the scenes we’ll be reading at call-backs) will be available in the Theatre Room (C-202) at 7:15am Thursday morning.  Sides should NOT be memorized for call-backs.

Please also be familiar with the music from the show.

 

WOMEN:

Megan Ahlstrom

Brooke Beatty

Carlie Beck

Lynzee Bowthorpe

Emilee Burton

Makayla Conner

Shelby Gist

Samantha Goates

Skyler Harman

Alexandria Jensen

Nahomi Jimenez

Chantel Jorgensen

Stephanie Lake

Claire Larson

Desiree McKee

Tayva Musig

Mikah Olsen

Cece Otto

Jordyn Updyke

Sarah White

Devyn Young

 

MEN:

Elliot Burri

Stephen Colby

Nick Fife

Robbie Holland

Sitaleki Mahe

Nathan Morley

Juan Pineiro

Andrew Plehn

Riley Richards

Nicholas Siebers

Logan Stepp

Dezhane TeHira

Gabriel Valle

Russell Wadsworth

Carter Walker

 

Announcement

We were informed over the weekend that we will not be allowed to make the adjustments to "Legally Blonde" that we wanted to make in order for the production to work for high school kids and for our community.  So, we had to choose a different musical.

And we are very excited to announce our new choice:

"The Wiz" is a musical retelling of "The Wizard of OZ" that was written in the 1970s to reflect a more urban culture.  It uses soul and R&B music to tell the story of Dorothy's journey to Oz.  It's like a 'hip' version of the classic story.
We're very excited about this and hope you are as well.
Please don't feel like you need to change your audition piece.  We would rather see what you have been working hard on, than a new piece you whip together in 24 hours.
See you at auditions tomorrow!
Oh, and, as always, we reserve the right to change the show if we do not find the appropriate talent we need for this production.

2013 Hillcrest High School Shakespeare Competition Team

Remember that your first cast meeting is Friday, August 23 after school in the theatre room.

ENSEMBLE SCENE:

          King Henry V

                        KING HENRY V – Samuel Spainhower

                        BATES – Makayla Conner

                        WILLIAMS – Nathan Morley

                        DAUPHIN – Carter Walker

CONSTABLE OF FRANCE – Russell Wadsworth

                        ORLEANS – Cece Otto

WESTMORELAND – Emily Powell

ERPINGHAM – Riley Richards

SALISBURY – Erin Kaseda

ENSEMBLE -

            Megan Ahlstrom

Katie Ashton              

Ian Buckley

Elliot Burri

Russell Carpenter

Jenny Chen

Griffen Cisneros

Rachel Cockayne

Nicholas Cockrell

Abe Daye

Aaron Fassler

Aaron Ferdig

Nick Fife

Brady Freeman

Eli Ghaeini

Shelby Gist

Samantha Goates

Nathan Guertler

Jory Habif

Christian Hill

Courtney Hixson

Steven Hooley

Mckay Jessop

Stephanie Lake

Claire Larson

Tanner McVey

Bryce Murphy

Katie Ann Powell

Kennedy Rice

Mary Ruff

David Sagae

David Skorut

Andrew Swain

Dezhane TeHira

Kirstin VanRenselaar

Kylie Whittaker

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

The following scenes and monologues will be presented at the Challenge Round which will be held Tuesday, September 10 at 5:00pm in the Theatre Room.  The two scenes and three monologues that are then chosen to advance to the competition in Cedar City will be revealed the next day.  Work hard on these between now and then!

DUO/TRIO SCENES:

Coriolanus---Act 3, Scene 2

            VOLUMNIA – Claire Larson

            CORIOLANUS – Russell Carpenter 

Cymbeline---Act 2, Scene 4

                        POSTHUMUS LEONATUS – Brady Freeman

                        IACHIMO – Bryce Murphy                       

Hamlet---Act 3, Scene 4

                        HAMLET – Nathan Morley

                        GERTRUDE – Erin Kaseda                       

King Henry VI, Part 2---Act 4, Scene 7

                        JACK CADE – Eli Ghaeini

                        LORD SAY – Emily Powell           

King John---Act 1, Scene 1

                        PHILIP THE BASTARD – Tanner McVey

                        LADY FAULCONBRIDGE – Courtney Hixson                       

The Merry Wives of Windsor---Act 1, Scene 4

                        MISTRESS QUICKLY – Jenny Chen

                        DR. CAIUS – Jory Habif

                        SIMPLE – Rachel Cockayne           

            Much Ado About Nothing---Act 4, Scene 1

                        BEATRICE – Makayla Conner

                        BENEDICK – Carter Walker

 MONOLOGUES:

The Comedy of Errors---Act 3, Scene 2

                        DROMIO OF SYRACUSE – Russell Wadsworth 

Cymbeline---Act 3, Scene 4

                        IMOGEN – Cece Otto 

Hamlet---Act 1, Scene 2

                        HAMLET – Samuel Spainhower 

King Henry VI, Part 2---Act 3, Scene 1

                        DUKE OF GLOUCESTER – Riley Richards 

King Henry VI, Part 3---Act 1, Scene 4

                        QUEEN MARGARET – Shelby Gist 

King Henry VIII---Act 4, Scene 2

            KATHERINE – Kylie Whittaker 

King John---Act 3, Scene 1

                        CONSTANCE – Stephanie Lake 

Macbeth---Act 1, Scene 7

                        LADY MACBETH – Megan Ahlstrom 

The Winter’s Tale---Act 1, Scene 2

                        LEONTES – Andrew Swain

TO THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT ON THE LIST:

 Thank you so much for being brave and auditioning.

So many of you deserve to be on this team…a lot more than we were able to actually cast.  However, because of busing and hotel space, we were only able to cast 45 students this year.  That is less than half of the total number of kids who auditioned.  That means that there are more kids who did not make the team than there are who did.

Scores from all 4 of us were taken into account.  If you didn’t make the team this time, please know that we look forward to working with you this year and in the future.  You all will do great things.

Make sure you learn everything you can from your audition experience and let yourself grow from what you learned.

We hope to see you on Tuesday at the “Legally Blonde” auditions!

The 2013 Hillcrest High School Performing Arts Musical

OK, we are ready to make the announcement!
The 2013 Hillcrest High School Performing Arts musical will be...

A story of discovering your inherent value and how that is not connected to the societal norms and stereotypes inflicted upon us.

Also, it's a lot of fun.

It's Almost Here - First Weeks of School

Hello, beautiful friends!  This is Erin Kaseda, your 2013 - 2014 Theatre President.  A full array of all things theatre is heading your way, so get excited!  This year is full of thrilling new opportunities and challenges.  Make sure that you are keeping updated regularly on the department by following this blog and becoming a member of the Hillcrest Theatre Facebook page.

1) Under "Important Websites" on the right hand sidebar is a new link to the official Hillcrest Theatre Calendar (also linked here).  This will be updated frequently and kept as accurate and precise as possible throughout the year.  Dates for auditions, shows, rehearsals, and competitions throughout the year have already been added, so take a look!  Also, share the calendar with your parents.

2) Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 - 11:00 AM - Tech Orientation.
This is open to all students enrolled in either Intro to Stage Crew or Stage Crew.  You will have the opportunity to get to know Mr. Brewster, the new theatre teacher who will be teaching both those classes and running tech for all the shows, and Helen Tsan, the Stage Crew President, as well as get a head start on everything Mr. Brewster wants y'all to know.

3) Monday, August 19th - Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 - 7:00 AM - Breakfast with Billy.
From 7:00 to 7:50 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the first week of school, presidency members will be available in the theatre room for help preparing your Shakespeare Team audition (because you all are going to audition, right?).  The Shakespeare Team is open to ANYONE and EVERYONE, regardless of your experience.  People who have never even acted before are often incredible assets to Hillcrest Theatre, so take a chance.  I will also have a binder full of monologues if you don't know where to start, so there's no reason for you not to come and try your hand at acting the world's greatest theatre.  Additionally, muffins will be served, so please come and spread the word.

4) Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 - 2:30 PM - Beginner's Audition Workshop.
This is geared specifically towards any students new to theatre but is open to anyone wanting to further their audition skills for both Shakespeare and the musical.  Members of the theatre presidency will answer any questions you have, from the logistical process of auditioning to acting tips to relaxation exercises, and work one-on-one with your audition.  Shakespeare monologues will be available if you do not already have one.

5) Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 - After School - Shakespeare Team Auditions.
Come help us defend our 3-time Sweepstakes Championship and 6-time Ensemble Championship!  It is life changing to work with Shakespeare's genius on the Shakespeare Team.  Auditions are open to ALL students attending Hillcrest High School.  Audition sheets will be on the door of the theatre room to sign up for your specific time slot starting the first day of school.  It is preferable, but not required, that the monologue be memorized, and monologues will be available this day for any last-minute auditions.

6) Monday, August 26th, 2013 - 2:30 - Theatre Opening Social.
This is the first theatre party of the year, and is always incredibly fun and the best way to start meeting everyone in the department!  It will be held at the park across from Hillcrest.  There will be a water-themed relay race, Capture the Flag, card games, and food.  Anyone is more than welcome to attend.

7) Tuesday, August 27th - Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 - Musical Auditions.
Hillcrest's fall musical is the biggest show in the state and one of the most memorable experiences a person could have.  All you need to audition is a song.  To be considered for a lead role, come prepared with 16 bars from a Broadway musical.  Members of presidency or Productions Company would be more than happy to help you find an audition piece.  This show reaches a larger audience than any of Hillcrest's productions, and thus being in the cast of the musical will give you the chance to be a part of something lasting and impacting.

Shakespeare and musical auditions are coming up fast, so don't miss out on your opportunity!  I hope that you all are as excited as I am.  Don't forget to keep up on Hillcrest Theatre via this blog or the Facebook page, as there will be many opportunities throughout the year to get involved.

Enjoy your last two weeks of summer, and see you all very soon!