Shakespeare Team Cast List

What a strong year. Because we are limited on the number of kids we can take down, I literally could not cast everyone I wanted to. Everyone who auditioned should be proud of themselves.

If you made the team, make sure you are at the meeting tomorrow (Friday) AFTER SCHOOL in the Theatre Room to get all your material and further information. Congratulations!

2008 Hillcrest High School Shakespeare Competition Team


ENSEMBLE SCENE:
King Henry VI, Part 3---Act 1, Scene 4; Act 2, Scenes 1 & 2

MARGARET, Queen of England………………………… Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven
YORK, Duke of ………………………………………….. Ebrahim Ghaeini
EDWARD, Son of York….………………………………. Markus Sharette
RICHARD, Son of York………………………………….. Josh Gomez
CLIFFORD, Lord John…………………………………… Gabriel Spencer
HENRY VI, King of England…………………………….. Logan Jones
NORTHUMBERLAND, Earl of…………………………. Matt Christensen
1ST MESSENGER………………………………………… Megan Neidiger
2ND MESSENGER………………………………………... Megan Graul


SOLDIERS
Zachary Bringhurst
Johnny Cave
James Dansie
Kris Daye
David Green
Sosaia Halaliku
Phillip Hilton
Joe Johnson
Daniel Kaplan
Daniel Kenner
Kyle Landeen
Kent Lloyd
Dalton Parker
Addison Rose
Nathan Schrenk
Miles Sharette

Alexandre Angelos
Kristen Arnold
Damia December
Kara Emeny
Krystal Funk
Cosette Hatch
Kate Mikell
Katie Oakes
Kylee Olsen
Sarah Penrod
Dasha Prokofyeva
Maddie Roth
Paige Steadman
Mandi Titcomb
Katie Trump
Brittany Tycer


INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
The following scenes and monologues will be presented at the Challenge Round which will be held Wednesday, September 17 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:

Titus Andronicus—Act 3, Scene 2; Act 4, Scene 1
TITUS ANDRONICUS……………………………….. Ebrahim Ghaeini
MARCUS ANDRONICUS…………………………… Kent Lloyd
LAVINIA……………………………………………… Megan Neidiger

Richard III---Act 1, Scene 4
1ST MURDERER……………………………………… Karlie McDonald
2ND MURDERER..……………………………………. Zachary Bringhurst
CLARENCE…………………………………………… Addison Rose

Richard II---Act 5, Scene 2
DUKE OF YORK…….....……………………………. Kris Daye
DUCHESS OF YORK..………………………………. Damia December
AUMERLE……………………………………………. Daniel Kaplan

Coriolanus---Act 4, Scene 5
1ST SERVINGMAN.………………………………….. Savanna Meyers
2ND SERVINGMAN...………………………………… Katie Trump
3RD SERVINGMAN…………………………………… Sarah Penrod

Monologues:

Richard III---Act 1, Scene 3
QUEEN MARGARET………………………………… Kirsten Arnold

Henry VI, Part 2---Act 5, Scene 2
YOUNG CLIFFORD…………………………………. Johnny Cave

Henry VI, Part 2---Act 2, Scene 4
DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER……………………… Aimee Smith

Twelfth Night---Act 2, Scene 5
MALVOLIO…………………………………………… Joe Johnson

Two Noble Kinsmen---Act 2, Scene 4
JAILER’S DAUGHTER……………………………….. Rachel Edwards

Antony & Cleopatra---Act 4, Scene 12
ANTONY………………………………………………… Gabriel Spencer


Special Dance Piece:

(Ask Mr. Long for more info)

Rachelle Baker (choreographer)
Aimee Smith
Savanna Meyers
Karlie McDonald

Lunch with Billy!

As much as it pains me to admit, tomorrow is the first day of school, and on Wednesday are auditions for the Shakespeare team! It's very exciting. But if you're having trouble finding a monologue, haven't picked one yet, or could use a little help with the one you have, your presidency will be up in the theatre room during both A and B lunches on Tuesday to give you a hand! We'll have monologues you can use, and we'd be happy to watch your piece and give you tips!
Hope to see everyone there!

Shakespeare Team!

Its almost here! The 2008-2009 Season! Your first opportunity to get in on the fun is with the Shakespeare Team. Everyone agrees that this is one of the most exciting, fun, and inspirational activities that you will be involved in all year long.

Auditions will be held Wednesday, August 27 after school. You can sign up for a time beginning on the first day of school. There will be a couple monologues for you to read at the audition. HOWEVER, if you prepare a memorized monologue that suits your skills, you will be alot better off come audition day. In other words, having a memorized piece is preferred, but not required (since auditions are the 3rd day of school).

The team will compete at the Annual High School Shakespeare Competition at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City October 2-4. Last year there were 87 schools from 9 different states competing. Its the greatest thing ever! :-)

The Shakespeare Team will consist of three things:

1---An ensemble scene which may include anywhere from 4 to 70 people that is just under 10 minutes in length. Whoever is cast in this will for sure be competing in Cedar City. Rehearsals will be held on Saturdays, and mornings before school (for lead roles).

2---Duo/Trio scenes. I will cast 4 of these scenes that will be about 5 minutes in length. Although all of the students cast in these scenes will come to the competition, ONLY 2 OF THESE WILL ACTUALLY COMPETE IN CEDAR CITY. A Challenge Round will be held on Wednesday, September 17 at 5:00 (after Seussical rehearsal) where all 4 scenes will perform and a panel will select the 2 that will compete. You MAY be cast in a duo/trio scene as well as the ensemble.

3---Monologues. I will cast 6 of these pieces that will be about 3 minutes in length. Although all of the students cast in monologues will come to the competition, ONLY 3 OF THESE WILL ACTUALLY COMPETE IN CEDAR CITY. A Challenge Round will be held on Wednesday, September 17 at 5:00 (after Seussical rehearsal) where all 6 monologues will perform and a panel will select the 3 that will compete. You MAY be cast in a monologue as well as the ensemble scene (you may NOT however, be in a duo/trio and a monologue).

There will be a Team meeting after school on Friday, August 29 where more details will be given to those who make the team.

During both lunches on Tuesday, August 26, the Theatre Presidency will be hosting mini-Shakespeare parties in the theatre room. You can come to get your questions answered, find good audition pieces, get some feedback on your audition, or just to meet new people so you are more comfortable at the audition.

GOOD LUCK!

HHS Performing Arts Musical

So I'm kind of excited about this.

Lots of great characters.
Fun music.
Tons of dancing in a variety of styles.
Social commentary disguised in metaphorical rhymes.
Bright colors.
One of my favorite teams of Broadway songwriters (Ahrens & Flaherty---they also wrote "Once on this Island," "Ragtime," "Lucky Stiff," etc...).

It should be a great show this year.

There are lots of fun parts for a variety of talents. Make sure you have 16 measures of a song ready to sing for auditions. If you know what's good for you, make sure it is from a stage musical. Auditions will be Tuesday & Wednesday, September 2 & 3 after school in the choir room. You can audition either day, but don't need to be there for both days. Call-backs will be Thursday & Friday, September 4 & 5. Start prepping now if you haven't already!