HENRY V Cast List

There is a mandatory meeting today at 2:30 in the Theatre Room

HENRY IV, King of England……………………………………………………………..Kent Lloyd
PRINCE HENRY, his eldest son and later HENRY V, King of England………………...Nathan Schrenk
WESTMORELAND, advisor to both Kings………………………………………………Maggie Freeman
EXETER, the King’s brother and officer in Henry V’s army……………………………..Brad Mackay
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, officer of the peace…………………………………………….Daniel Kaplan
WILLIAMS, a soldier in Henry V’s army…………………………………………………Donella Walker
BATES, a soldier in Henry V’s army……………………………………………………...Daniel Kaplan
SCROOP, advisor to Henry V……………………………………………………………..Josh Gardner
CAMBRIDGE, advisor to Henry V……………………………………………………….Hillary Thacker
GREY, advisor to Henry V…………………………………………………………………Mandi Titcomb
HERALD, in Henry V’s army………………………………………………………………Lindsey Lloyd
1ST GROOM, prepares the way for the King……………………………………………….Dani Vondrak
2ND GROOM, prepares the way for the King………………………………………………Cindy Manwill

NORTHUMBERLAND, leader of Rebel forces……………………………………………Ben Wilkins
LADY NORTHUMBERLAND, his wife………………………………………………….. Kylee Olson
HOTSPUR, son of Northumberland and leader of Rebel army……………………………..Ben Graul
LADY PERCY, his wife…………………………………………………………………….Malia Morley
WORCESTER, younger sister of Northumberland…………………………………………Paige Steadman
GLENDOWER, a Welsh lord……………………………………………………………….James Dansie
MORTIMER, son-in-law of Glendower, brother-in-law of Hotspur………………………..Hayden Nehls
LADY MORTIMER, his Welsh wife………………………………………………………..Dasha Prokofyeva
SERVANT, to Hotspur and his wife………………………………………………………....Brittany Tycer

MISTRESS QUICKLY, hostess of the Boar’s Head Tavern…………………………………Katherine Mercado
JOHN FALSTAFF, frequenter of the tavern………………………………………………….Justin Beard
PISTOL, follower of Falstaff, and later husband to Mistress Quickly……………………….. Josh Goates
BARDOLPH, follower of Falstaff…………………………………………………………… Brytt Blatter
NYM, silent follower of Falstaff……………………………………………………………...Andrew Frausto
BOY, page to Falstaff…………………………………………………………………………Lia Turner
POINS, best friend of Prince Henry…………………………………………………………..Max McLeod
FANG, a local police sergeant…………………………………………………………………Sarah Penrod
SNARE, a local police sergeant……………………………………………………………….Cannon Atkinson
CARRIER, a traveler passing by………………………………………………………………Kelsey Durrant

KING OF FRANCE, Charles VI, opposing Henry V…………………………………………Victor Felton
DAUPHIN, Louis, his son……………………………………………………………………..Chris Pedersen
CONSTABLE, royal constable of France……………………………………………………..Kate Mikell
MONTJOY, French herald…………………………………………………………………….Hailey Unice
RAMBURES, lord in the French army………………………………………………………... Krista Spainhower
SOLDIER, in the French army…………………………………………………………………Erin Hawkins

ENSEMBLE (join the above to create CHORUS, BRITISH LORDS, BRITISH ARMY, REBEL ARMY,
FRENCH ARMY, TAVERN-DWELLERS, TRAVELLERS, etc…)……………….…Phillip Hilton,
Johnny Price, Ben Greenlief, Joann Montesinos,
Lauren Carter, Amanda Young, Kara Emeny

Henry V Call-Back List

Call-Backs begin at 2:30 in the Theatre Room and will go until I feel like I know what to do. 

(Remember that if you are not called back, that doesn’t mean you won’t be cast. Check for a final cast list Wednesday.)


PRINCE HAL/HENRY V
(Study side #’s 3, 4 & 6)

Brytt Blatter
Josh Goates
Ben Graul
Kent Lloyd
Max McLeod
Hayden Nehls
Nathan Schrenk
Ben Wilkins

FALSTAFF
(Study side #’s 3 & 5)

Justin Beard
Nathan Eagle
Victor Felton
Ben Graul
Chris Pedersen

HOTSPUR
(Study Side #’s 1 & 2)

Dallan Carter
James Dansie
Josh Goates
Ben Graul
Kent Lloyd
Brad Mackay
Hayden Nehls
Nathan Schrenk
Ben Wilkins

HENRY IV
(Study side # 4)

Justin Beard
Dallan Carter
James Dansie
Victor Felton
Josh Goates
Ben Graul
Daniel Kaplan
Kent Lloyd
Chris Pedersen
Nathan Schrenk
Ben Wilkins

MISTRESS QUICKLY
(Study side #5)

Kelsey Durrant
Maggie Freeman
Erin Hawkins
Cindy Manwill
Katherine Mercado
Malia Morley
Sarah Penrod
Krista Spainhower
Dani Vondrak
Donella Walker

WORCESTER
(Study side #1)

Kelsey Durrant
Maggie Freeman
Erin Hawkins
Kate Mikell
Krista Spainhower
Paige Steadman
Hillary Thacker
Mandi Titcomb
Brittany Tycer
Hailey Unice

LADY PERCY
(Study side #2)

Kate Mikell
Malia Morley
Alicia Myers
Kylee Olson
Clarissa Pieper
Paige Steadman
Hailey Unice
Donella Walker

PISTOL
(Study side #7)

Brytt Blatter
Dallan Carter
Andrew Frausto
Josh Goates
Daniel Kenner
Brad Mackay
Max McLeod
Hayden Nehls
Ben Wilkins

WESTMORELAND
(Study side #8…read the Exeter part)

Stevie Gorton
Lindsey Lloyd
Kylee Olson
Amanda Young

EXETER
(Study side #8)

Dallan Carter
James Dansie
Andrew Frausto
Daniel Kaplan
Brad Mackay

BOY
(Study side #7)

Kara Emeny
Erin Hawkins
McKenzie Hosenfeld
Joann Montesinos
Malia Morley
Lia Turner
Dani Vondrak
Donella Walker

2009 Shakespeare Competition

The 2009 Hillcrest Shakespeare Team won

1ST PLACE

for their Ensemble Scene from "Troilus & Cressida"

Congratulations!

Shakespeare Competition Individual Events

The following scenes and monologues will compete at the competition in two weeks. You need to rehearse every day to get these pieces to competition level.

Please meet with Mr. Long briefly immediately after school today in his room. Thanks.


Duo/Trio Scenes:

King Lear—Act 4, Scene 6…………………………….. Kent Lloyd, Markus Sharette

King Henry VI, Part 1---Act 2, Scene 3……………….. Cassie Ghersi, Miles Sharette

Monologues:

King Richard II---Act 4, Scene 1………………………. Nathan Schrenk

King Henry VI, Part 3---Act 5, Scene 4………………… Mandi Titcomb

The Two Gentlemen of Verona---Act 3, Scene 1………. Matt Christensen


Thank you to all who worked so hard. There were no flops this year. This was definitely not a unanimous decision. Congrats to all.

Curtains Cast List

will be posted tomorrow afternoon.
The first cast meeting will be held Tuesday after school.
Thanks.

Curtains Call-Back List 2.0

We will begin at 2:30 in the Choir Room.

Dallan Carter
Zander Gates
Ben Graul
Daniel Kaplan
Taylor Larsen
Kent Lloyd
Christian Lyman
Adam Price
Markus Sharette
Matt Zachrison

Kyrsti Anderson
Bayli Baker
Rachel Edwards
Maggie Freeman
Cosette Hatch
Katie Maxwell
Kate Mikell
Alicia Myers
Annie Oakeson
Kalie Summerhays

CURTAINS Call-Back List

You can pick up your sides in Mr. Long’s room.
We will begin at 2:30 in the Choir Room.

Joshua Burri
Dallan Carter
Matt Christensen
Josh Gagon
Zander Gates
Joshua Goates
Ben Graul
Bjorn Jones
Daniel Kaplan
Taylor Larsen
Lucas Li
Kent Lloyd
Christian Lyman
Chris Pedersen
Adam Price
Markus Sharette
Miles Sharette
Brandon Smith
Cameron Turney
Ben Wilkins
Matt Zachrison

Kyrsti Anderson
Bayli Baker
Rachel Croft
Kelsey Durrant
Rachel Edwards
Maggie Freeman
Cosette Hatch
McKenzie Hosenfeld
Lindsey Lloyd
Aerin Loizos
Cindy Manwill
Katie Maxwell
Kate Mikell
Malia Morley
Alicia Myers
Vashti Musig
Annie Oakeson
Briana Petersen
Erin Recanzone
Danielle Shkapich
Rebecca Simmons
Christine Spencer
Kalie Summerhays
Mandi Titcomb
Rachel Turnbow
Hannah Woolley

2009 Shakespeare Team Cast List

It kind of breaks my heart that I didn’t get to put all of you on the team that I wanted to. Every single seat on the bus is full. There is literally no way to fit anyone else on. Thank you all for auditioning. There were so many great people who auditioned.

For those who are on the team, make sure you are at the mandatory meeting today after school. It will be short.

ENSEMBLE SCENE:
Troilus and Cressida---Act 4, Scene 4 & 5; Act 5, Scenes 2, 3, 6, 8 & 10

TROILUS, son of Priam………………………………….. Markus Sharette
HECTOR, his older brother, captain of Trojan army.……. Kent Lloyd
CRESSIDA, Trojan teenager……………………………… Cosette Hatch
ACHILLES, captain of Greek army………………………. Ben Graul
DIOMEDES, Greek commander…………………………. Ben Wilkins
ANDROMACHE, Hector’s wife…………………………. Kate Mikell
AENEAS, Trojan soldier………………………………….. Maggie Freeman
HELEN, Greek princess stolen by Paris…………………… Malia Morley
PARIS, Trojan prince, Hector & Troilus’ brother………… Miles Sharette


TROJAN ARMY
Holly Ashcraft
Namisha Balogopal
Justin Beard
Kristofer Daye
Victor Felton
David Green
Phillip Hilton
Amanda Johnson
Brian Landeen
Taylor Larsen
Savanna Meyers
Joann Montesinos
Kohlton Nelson
Briana Petersen
Clarissa Pieper
Paige Steadman
Hailey Unice
Danielle Vondrak

GREEK ARMY
Matt Christensen
Kelsey Durrant
Cassie Ghersi
Daniel Kaplan
Bradley Mackay
Max McLeod
Kylee Olson
Chris Pedersen
Sarah Penrod
Johnny Price
Dasha Prokofyeva
Maddie Roth
Nathan Schrenk
Mandi Titcomb
Donella Walker
CJ Warren
Kelsey Wright
Amanda Young

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
The following scenes and monologues will be presented at the Challenge Round which will be held Monday, September 21 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:

King Lear—Act 4, Scene 6
GLOUCESTER……………………………………….. Kent Lloyd
EDGAR…………………..…………………………… Markus Sharette

King Henry VI, Part 1---Act 2, Scene 3
COUNTESS OF AUVERGNE..……………………… Cassie Ghersi
TALBOT………....……………………………………. Miles Sharette

King Henry VI, Part 3---Act 5, Scene 6
HENRY VI…………….....……………………………. Taylor Larsen
RICHARD……………..………………………………. Victor Felton

The Merry Wives of Windsor---Act 3, Scene 3
MISTRESS PAGE….………………………………….. Paige Steadman
MISTRESS FORD…...………………………………… Briana Petersen
FALSTAFF……………………………………………… Justin Beard

Monologues:

King Richard II---Act 1, Scene 2
DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER……………………… Kate Mikell

King Richard II---Act 4, Scene 1
RICHARD II……….…………………………………. Nathan Schrenk

King Henry IV, Part 2---Act 2, Scene 1
MISTRESS QUICKLY………..……………………… Kelsey Durrant

King Henry VI, Part 3---Act 5, Scene 4
QUEEN MARGARET………………………………… Mandi Titcomb

The Two Gentlemen of Verona---Act 3, Scene 1
LAUNCE……………………………………………….. Matt Christensen

Coriolanus---Act 3, Scene 3
CORIOLANUS..………………………………………… Ben Graul

Shakespeare Team Call-Backs

OK, before you check for your name on this list, please note the following:

We are not holding call-backs for all of the available roles. Therefore...

IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST, that does not mean you are not on the team. Please check back on Monday for a full team list.

IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST, that does not mean you are for sure on the team. It just means we need to get a better idea of what you can do and/or we need to visually compare you to some other people. You may not even be asked to read anything...you may just be lined up and looked at. We will be done by 3:00pm if not sooner.

With that said, we need to see the following people at Noon tomorrow (be on time):

MEN
Wear something that will make you look as tough/big as you can :-)
Justin Beard
Matt Christensen
Kristofer Daye
Ben Graul
David Green
Daniel Kaplan
Taylor Larsen
Kent Lloyd
Bradley Mackay
Max McLeod
Kohlton Nelson
Chris Pedersen
Leo Pignanelli
Markus Sharette
Miles Sharette
Ben Wilkins

WOMEN
Wear something that will make you look as tough/big as you can. Haha. Just kidding. Look pretty :-)
Grace Carlson
Jessica Dudley
Kelsey Durrant
Maggie Freeman
Cassie Ghersi
Cosette Hatch
Amanda Johnson
Cindy Manwill
Katie Maxwell
Savanna Meyers
Kate Mikell
Malia Morley
Kylee Olson
Sarah Penrod
Briana Petersen
Clarissa Pieper
Erin Recanzone
Paige Steadman
Mandi Titcomb
Hailey Unice
Danielle Vondrak
Donella Walker

Call-backs will be held in the Theatre Room at HHS.

First Week-and-a-Half of School

OK, everyone, so the first couple of weeks of school are really exciting in the theatre department. Here is a run-down of what to expect:

Wednesday, August 26: First day of school. Sign up for Shakespeare Team auditions on the door of the theatre room. Anyone who received a 2.0 or higher GPA during the last semester of last year (with no more than 1 F) can and should audition.

Thursday, August 27: During both A and B lunch, come to the theatre room to get help on your Shakespeare audition. You can either find a good monologue, or workshop your audition piece...or just ask questions and get comfortable before your audition.

Friday, August 28: Shakespeare Team auditions! In the theatre room. You only have to be there at the time you signed up for. Make sure and arrive early. All you need is a less-than-1-minute Shakespeare monologue. If you don't have one prepared, we'll have some there you can read.

Saturday, August 29: There WILL be a call-back held from noon-3:00 for some of the roles we need to fill for the Shakespeare Team. Keep this time open in case we need to look at you one more time.

Monday, August 31: The Shakespeare Team cast list will go up on the theatre room door. After school, there will be a short meeting in the theatre room for those who made the Shakespeare Team where you will receive scripts and further instructions. Immediately thereafter, there will be a theatre department party at the park near Hillcrest. Everyone is invited. Anyone in any theatre class, or anyone else for that matter. Bring your friends. Food, games, presidency skit. Come kick off the year with us!

Tuesday, September 1: Auditions for "Curtains." Please note that we will only be holding open auditions on one day instead of two. Everyone auditioning must have a song no longer than 16 measures prepared. There will be a CD player provided. If you want to be considered for a lead role, you must audition with a song from a Broadway musical. No need to sign up for a time, just show up at the choir room right after school.

Wednesday & Thursday, September 2 & 3: Call-backs for "Curtains." If you are called back, you will be able to pick up your sides (scenes and songs you may be asked to perform) before school. Call-backs will begin immediately after school.

Friday, September 4: The "Curtains" cast list may go up in the morning. Or, we may decide to have more call-backs after school. :-) You never can tell.

So, make sure you're ready and don't miss out on anything. I'm excited to see you all next week!

Oh, and remember: the Shakespeare Team and the musical Curtains are open for ANYONE in the school to audition. You don't have to be in Productions. You don't have to be in a theatre class. You don't have to be in Choir. You just have to be willing to audition. :-) Bring your friends. Bring yourself. Don't chicken out. Just go for it...it'll probably change your life...

2009 Performing Arts Musical Announced

It's official. Hillcrest High School will present the Utah High School premiere of the recent Broadway musical Curtains.

Auditions will be Tuesday, September 1. All auditioners must come prepared with 16 bars of a song to sing. If you want to be considered for a lead role, you must audition with a song from a Broadway musical. Invitation-only call-backs will be held Sep. 2-4.

Shakespeare Team!!!

"Sometimes we are devils to ourselves"

Its almost here! The 2009-2010 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, memorable, and inspirational activities that you will be involved in all year long.

Auditions will be held Friday, August 28 after school. You can sign up for a time beginning on the first day of school. There will be a couple of 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 would be helpful, but it is 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 8-10. Last year there were 91 schools from 9 different states competing. It's the coolest thing ever and Hillcrest has a great and successful tradition to uphold. :-)

The Shakespeare Team will consist of three types of scenes you may be cast in:

1---An ensemble scene which will include anywhere from 20 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). This year's scene will be from the play "Troilus & Cressida" which is about the Trojan war. Helen. Achilles. Hector. And of course the lovers Troilus and Cressida. There will be lots of fighting, lots of loving, and a lot of intrigue. It will be epic! Bring your friends to audition. We will need all kinds of people for this scene.

2---Duo/Trio scenes. I will cast 4 of these scenes that will be 3-5 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 Monday, September 21 at 5:00pm where all 4 scenes will perform and a panel of Shakespeare experts and alumni will select the 2 that will compete in Cedar City. 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 2-4 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 Monday, September 21 at 5:00 where all 6 monologues will perform and a panel of Shakespeare experts and alumni will select the 3 that will compete in Cedar City. 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).

In addition to the actors and the Tech Olympics Team (who will be chosen from the Stage Crew class), there may also be a couple of dance pieces and a vocal number (new category this year) that will be part of the team.

There will be a team meeting after school on Monday, August 31 where more details will be given to those who make the team.

During both lunches on Thursday, August 27, 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!

Productions Company Camp

Welcome to the new year in the theatre department!
Productions Company camp will be held Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9. We will be at the school from 8am-3pm both days doing various activities and workshops, as well as learning your first number of the year which will be performed at the Homecoming Assembly. The camp will end with a pot-luck dinner Saturday night. Remember, you commited to this when you auditioned. Its extremely important that you are present (if you are on next year's company that is). Contact Paige Steadman or Rachel Edwards for more details.

2009 Hillcrest Shakespeare Competition Ensemble Scene:

"Sometimes we are devils to ourselves."

2009 CALlie Award Winners

HUSKY THESPIAN CIRCLE: Zachary Bringhurst, Ebrahim Ghaeini, Maria Guerrero, Kasey Kuhr, Dalton Parker, Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven

JASON LONG FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Patlan

ACTOR OF THE YEAR: Joshua Gomez

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: Aimee Smith

STAGE CREW OF THE YEAR: Jeremy Atwood

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE: Gabriel Spencer - "Cymbeline"

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE: Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven - "W;t"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Ebrahim Ghaeini - "Seussical"

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Megan Graul - "W;t"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE: Joe Johnson - "Newsies"

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE: Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven - "King Henry VI, Part 3"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A COMPETITION PIECE: Ebrahim Ghaeini, Kent Lloyd, Megan Neidiger - "Titus Andronicus"

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER: Namisha Balogopal

ADVANCED THEATRE STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Daniel Kaplan

BEGINNING THEATRE STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Kate Mikell

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE CREW: Kasey Kuhr - "Seussical"

OUTSTANDING STUENT DESIGN: Ebrahim Ghaeini - "Children of Eden"

SMOOTHEST STAGE CREW: Crew of "Seussical"

FRUIT BASKET AWARDS (STUDENT-VOTED):

PARENT(S) MOST LIKELY TO PRODUCE DYSFUNCTIONAL CHILDREN: Addison Rose - "Children of Eden"

CREEPIEST CREEP: Gabriel Spencer - "Cymbeline"

MOST 'REVEALING' PERFORMANCE: Joshua Gomez - "Tarzan"

FAVORITE PRODUCTION NUMBER: "96,000"

OOPS! AWARD: Dalton Parker - "Children of Eden"

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: The elephant-bird hatching - "Seussical"

BEST DELIVERY OF A LINE: Joe Johnson - "Children of Eden"

BEST DEATH SCENE: Cloten's death - "Cymbeline"

FAVORITE ON-STAGE COUPLE: Becky Foster & Gabriel Spencer - "Children of Eden"

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?! AWARD: Joshua Gomez

In addition to the above, the following awards were presented during the ceremony:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Brian Bentley
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Heidi Doxey
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL CONTRIBUTION: Orchestra of "Seussical"
OUTSTANDING DRAMA MAMA AWARD: Debra Spencer

3rd Annual CALlie Awards

Come be a part of the biggest night of the year! Hosted by the Hillcrest Drama Department, the CALlie Awards honor the work of some of the department's most outstanding students. Featuring performances from this years' shows, along with a never before seen theatre presidency skit and appearances by alumni and special guests, the CALlies are not to be missed! Come join the celebration of a year to remember!

Show begins at 6:00 pm on May 23rd, 2009 (red carpet interviews begin at 5:30 pm)

Admission is free. All invited.

Current Hillcrest students with invitations are also invited to the after party, beginning right after the show, for food, dancing, and socializing.

Formal attire encouraged.

2009-2010 Productions Company

*Make sure all new company members plan on being at the CALlie Awards Saturday, May 23 for the official presentation of next year’s company.

*There will be a company meeting after school on Tuesday, May 26 in Mr. Long’s room. Important info about next year will be given!

*Everyone who auditioned should be proud of themselves.
(Hint for sophomores who plan on auditioning again next year: Try to take Theatre 2…try to take Concert Choir...try to take Dance for Musical Theatre)


Joshua Burri
Matt Christensen
James Dansie
Kristofer Daye
Rachel Edwards
Zander Gates
Joshua Goates
Cosette Hatch
Amanda Johnson
Daniel Kaplan
Lindsey Lloyd
Kent Lloyd
Savanna Meyers
Kate Mikell
Vashti Musig
Alicia Myers
Kohlton Nelson
Annie Oakeson
Kylee Olson
Christopher Pedersen
Sarah Penrod
Adam Price
Johnny Price
Dasha Prokofyeva
Erin Recanzone
Rebecca Simmons
Paige Steadman
Donella Walker

ALTERNATES (Position Pending)---
Christian Lyman
Markus Sharette
Miles Sharette

3rd Annual CALlie Award Nominations

The following awards will be announced at the 3rd Annual CALlie Awards next Saturday. They do NOT have nominations:
• Beginning Theatre Student of the Year
• Advanced Theatre Student of the Year
• Stage Crew Walk of Fame
• Outstanding Musical Contribution
• Drama Mama Honor
• Actor of the Year Scholarship Award
• Actress of the Year Scholarship Award
• Stage Crew of the Year Scholarship Award
• Husky Thespian Circle Honors Scholarship Awards
• Jason Long Scholarship
In addition, there will be two “Lifetime Achievement” Tribute Awards for Dr. Brian Bentley and Heidi Doxey.


FRUIT BASKET AWARDS
To be voted on by the student body

Parents Most Likely to Produce Dysfunctional Children
 Jeff Pederson and Megan Graul as Mr. & Mrs. Mayor in Seussical
 Addison Rose as father in Children of Eden
 Joshua Gomez and Megan Neidiger as Adam & Eve in Children of Eden
 Logan Jones and Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven as King Henry & Queen Margaret in Henry VI pt. 3
 Sterling Tanner and Karlie McDonald as King Cymbeline & Queen in Cymbeline

Creepiest Creep
 Joshua Gomez as Richard in Henry VI pt. 3
 Jonathan Morrison as Iachimo in Cymbeline
 Karlie McDonald as 2nd Murderer in Richard III
 Gabriel Spencer as Cloten in Cymbeline
 Ebbie Ghaeini as The Grinch in Seussical

Most Revealing Performance (for performing with a substantial lack of clothing)
 Ebbie Ghaeini in Cymbeline
 Annie Oakeson in The Little Mermaid
 Miles Sharette in Cymbeline
 Joshua Gomez in Tarzan
 Ebbie Ghaeini in The Little Mermaid

Favorite Production Number
 “96,000” from In the Heights
 “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins
 “Biggest Blame Fool” from Seussical
 “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” from Seussical
 “Step in Time” from Mary Poppins


Oops! Award
 Andrew Cutak (“Junior”) stepping on the cord, causing there to be no lights during The Little Mermaid
 Matt Christensen forgetting he had the crown during the showcase performance of Henry VI pt. 3 in front of thousands of students.
 Becky Foster whacking Micah Jones with her Rafiki staff and almost killing him
 Micah Jones falling off the ramp during final dress rehearsal for Seussical
 Dalton Parker forgetting to ventilate the hazer machine in Children of Eden causing 500 people to evacuate the school in the middle of the show

Best Delivery of a Line
 “Bless ya child!” – Logan Jones as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid
 “These words will cost ten thousand lives this day.” –Markus Sharette as Edward in Henry VI, pt. 3
 “A person’s a person no matter how small!” –Micah Jones as Horton in Seussical
 “Hi. How are you feeling today?” –Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven as Vivian in W;t
 “That should have been you, father!” –Joe Johnson as Cain in Children of Eden

Best On-Stage Couple
 Katie Trump and Micah Jones in Seussical
 Ebbie Ghaeini and Aimee Smith in Cymbeline
 Kirsten Arnold and Joshua Gomez in Tarzan
 Megan Neidiger and Joshua Gomez in Children of Eden
 Becky Foster and Gabe Spencer in Children of Eden

Best Death Scene
 Ebbie Ghaeini, Gabe Spencer, Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, et al (York’s Death) – Henry VI pt. 3
 Daniel Kenner, Joe Johnson, et al (Abel’s Death) – Children of Eden
 Megan Neidiger, et al (Eve’s Death) – Children of Eden
 Gabe Spencer, Miles Sharette, Joshua Gomez, Markus Sharette, Aimee Smith, Daniel Kaplan (Cloten’s death, burial and mistaken identity) – Cymbeline
 Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, Megan Graul, Zachary Bringhurst, et al (Vivian’s Death) – W;t

Most Memorable Moment
 The Elephant Bird hatching in Seussical
 Guiderius and Arviragus discovering they are princes in Cymbeline
 The popsicle scene between Susie and Vivian in W;t
 The Circle of Life in The Lion King
 Cain and Able growing up in Children of Eden

What Took You So Long?! Award (for a senior making their stage debut this year)
 Zachary Bringhurst
 Nathan Christianson
 Joshua Gomez
 Jeremy Kener-Jones
 Sterling Tanner


The following nominations were selected by and will be voted on by a committee of adults and professionals:

ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE CREW:
Zachary Bringhurst/Hayden Rowberry/Jeremy Atwood-Sound Technicians-Seussical
Dalton Parker -Lighting Technician-Seussical
Kasey Kuhr-Stage Manager-Seussical
Andrew Cutak-Lighting Technician-Children of Eden
Jeremy Atwood/Jason Rammell-Sound Technicians-Children of Eden

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGN:
Curt Erekson-Pyramid-Anything Can Happen: Disney on Broadway
Ebbie Ghaeini-Mountains-Seussical
Ebbie Ghaeini-Projections-Children of Eden
Dalton Parker/Andrew Cutak-Lighting-Children of Eden
Hayden Rowberry-Tree of Knowledge-Children of Eden

SMOOTHEST STAGE CREW AWARD:
Louis Bertrand/Zachary Bringhurst/Kasey Kuhr/Baillie Lowther/Dalton Parker/
Hannah Thompson-Shakespeare Tech Olympics Team
Crew of Seussical
Crew of Anything Can Happen: Disney on Broadway
Dalton Parker-Cymbeline
Crew of Children of Eden

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER:
Namisha Balogopal
Rachel Edwards
Sarah Penrod
Dasha Prokofyeva
Paige Steadman

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A COMPETITION PIECE:
Ebrahim Ghaeini/Kent Lloyd/Megan Neidiger-Titus Andronicus
Joshua Gomez/Dalton Parker-Sunday in the Amusement Park with George
Maria Guerrero-Fuente Ovejuna
Joe Johnson/Kent Lloyd-Julius Caesar
Aimee Smith-King Henry VI, Part 2

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Rebecca Foster-The Lion King
Aimee Smith-Aida
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven-King Henry VI, Part 3
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven-Mary Poppins
Sarah Walker-The Lion King

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Ebrahim Ghaeini-King Henry VI, Part 3
Joshua Gomez-King Henry VI, Part 3
Joe Johnson-Newsies
Kent Lloyd-Mary Poppins
Gabriel Spencer-King Henry VI, Part 3

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Alexandria Caver-Seussical
Rebecca Foster-Children of Eden
Megan Graul-Seussical
Megan Graul-W;t
Karlie McDonald-Cymbeline

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Zachary Bringhurst-Cymbeline
Ebrahim Ghaeini-Seussical
Joshua Gomez-Cymbeline
Markus Sharette-Cymbeline
Miles Sharette-Cymbeline

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE:
Rebecca Foster-Seussical
Megan Neidiger-Children of Eden
Aimee Smith-Cymbeline
Katie Trump-Seussical
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven-W;t

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE:
Joshua Gomez-Children of Eden
Micah Jones-Seussical
Kent Lloyd-Children of Eden
Jonathan Morrison-Cymbeline
Gabriel Spencer-Cymbeline

The CALlie Nominations!

On Friday, May 15th, at 2:30 pm in the Little Theatre, the nominations for this years CALlie Awards will be announced! Come and participate in the suspense and excitment! Oh, and bring a flashing camera. Join us after the announcement ceremony for food, fun, and voting for the fruit basket awards! This will be your only chance to vote on the fruit baskets! Hope to see you there!

The final show of the year...

Join the Productions Company in Hillcrest's final production of the year. Explore important and relevant themes as you take a unique look at the stories of Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, and Noah and the flood.

5A State Festival Results

OVERALL:
Hillcrest received the Superior School Award!

ONE-ACT:
W;t directed by Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven and starring Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, Megan Graul, Zachary Bringhurst, Ebbie Ghaeini, Damia December, Cosette Hatch, Nathan Schrenk, Kate Mikell and Cassie Ghersi received straight Superiors and Megan Graul received the Best Supporting Actress in a 1-Act award.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:
Received medals for scoring straight Superiors and qualified to perform at the pre-awards showcase:
Maria Guerrero, Fuente Ovejuna
Eric Deng, Ebbie Ghaeini, Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, Cyrano de Bergerac
Damia December, August: Osage County

Received medals for scoring straight Superiors:
Megan Graul, The Seagull
Logan Jones, 1,000 Clowns
Liz Padjen, The Audition
Joe Johnson, Kent Lloyd, Julius Caesar
Cosette Hatch, Kate Mikell, As You Like It
Josh Gomez, Dalton Parker, Sunday in the Amusement Park with George

Received an overall Superior Rating:
Addison Rose, A Chorus Line
Gabe Spencer, Lemon Sky
Ashley Patlan, Krystal Funk, Mary of Scotland
Mandi Titcomb, Kylee Olson, The Lion in Winter
Becky Foster, Amani Khader, Elevator Trauma
Chris Pedersen, Donella Walker, Ice Skating

Congratulations everyone! It was Hillcrest's best year at the Festival yet!

State Competition

Good luck to Hillcrest's State Drama Team
"W;t" will perform at the One-Act Competition this Friday.
Scenes, Monologues and Pantomimes will compete on Saturday.
Good luck, have fun, change lives!

The Hillcrest High School Theatre Department invites you to
The 2009
THEATRE
SHOWCASE

Featuring short performances from Hillcrest’s award-winning State Drama Team.

And presenting the only public performance of Hillcrest’s 1-Act version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Wit” which scored straight Superior ratings at the 5A 1-Act Festival.

Monday, April 20---7:00pm

In the HHS Little Theatre (Room C-202)

FREE ADMISSION!!!

Region One-Act Results

Hillcrest's entry in the 2009 Region One-Act Festival was the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "W;t" by Margaret Edson. The show was student-directed by Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven and starred Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, Megan Graul, Markus Sharette, Ebbie Ghaeini, Damia December, Zac Bringhurst, Cassie Ghersi, Cosette Hatch, Kate Mikell and Nathan Schrenk. Lighting was handled by Dalton Parker.

The play received straight Superior marks from all adjudicators and will be representing Region 2 at the State Festival in April. In addition, Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven received an Outstanding Performance award.

Congratulations to all involved!

Individual Events are next week...make sure everyone is rehearsing their pieces so they will represent Hillcrest well.

Region Festival Individual Events

2009 Hillcrest High School
REGION DRAMA FESTIVAL TEAM

*Make sure you get your feedback from the challenge round from Mr. Long ASAP.
*Schedule as many times as you’d like to work with Mr. Long or other coaches. Make sure you schedule at least one coaching session with Mr. Long before the competition on Mar. 24
*In addition to coaching times with Mr. Long, Gabe Spencer has volunteered to help coach and give feedback to any scenes or monologues.
*Pantomimes can schedule a time to work with Dalton Parker also if they desire more help in that area.

DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES
Damia December - August: Osage County
Megan Graul – The Seagull
Maria Guerrero – Fuente Ovejuna
Addison Rose – A Chorus Line

HUMOROUS MONOLOGUES:
Gabriel Spencer – Lemon Sky
Liz Padjen – The Audition
Logan Jones – 1,000 Clowns
Briana Petersen – The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

CONTEMPORARY SCENES:
Ashley Patlan & Krystal Funk – Mary of Scotland
Mandi Titcomb & Kylee Olsen – The Lion in Winter
Miles Sharette, Kris Daye & Paige Steadman – All My Sons
Adam Price & Sarah Penrod – Barefoot in the Park

CLASSICAL SCENES:
Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven, Ebbie Ghaeini & Eric Deng – Cyrano de Bergerac
Kent Lloyd & Joe Johnson – Julius Caesar
Kate Mikell & Cosette Hatch – As You Like It
Markus Sharette & Alex Angelos – Dr. Faustus

PANTOMIME:
Dalton Parker & Josh Gomez – Saturday in the Park with Frank
Becky Foster & Amani Khader – Elevator Trauma
Chris Pedersen & Donella Walker – Ice Skating
Kirsten Arnold & Callie Denning – Prom Heck

ALTERNATES:
Daniel Kaplan
Kara Emeny

Dear Theatre Dept.

As you may or may not have noticed, Cymbeline opens this week. The show plays in the little theatre, making the actual theatre room the lobby. People are going to be coming through the room on their way to the show. For this reason, it is imparative that you KEEP THE ROOM CLEAN!!!! Do not leave your props, furniture, clothes, backpacks, food, or general crap lying around the room. Also, please be respectful of what has been set up for Cymbeline. This includes STAYING OUT OF THE KITCHEN! It is no a dressing room, and there are no exceptions. Do not go in the kitchen. Period.
Thanks. Enjoy Cymbeline, and please work hard to keep the room clean.
Love,
The Management

Coming Soon...

Productions Musical

CHILDREN OF EDEN
Principle Roles

FATHER……………………………………. Addison Rose

EVE…………………………………………. Megan Neidiger
ADAM………………………………………. Joshua Gomez
CAIN………………………………………… Joseph Johnson
ABEL………………………………………… Daniel Kenner

NOAH………………………………………... Kent Lloyd
YONAH……………………………………… Becky Foster
JAPHETH……………………………………. Gabriel Spencer
MAMA NOAH………………………………. Sarah Walker
SHEM………………………………………… Eric Deng
AYSHA………………………………………. Ashley Patlan
HAM………………………………………….. John Cave
APHRA………………………………………. Kirsten Arnold


More solos and parts to come. :-)

Children of Eden

PRODUCTIONS COMPANYThe following people need to be prepared to read their respective scenes. These are only some of the parts that are available. If any of the people on this list can come in tomorrow morning at 6:30…it will help us get this cast a lot quicker. Come talk to me if you can do that…


FATHER:
Addison
Kent
Joe
Eric
Logan

ADAM:
Gabe
Dalton
Joe
Addison
Josh
Kent
Eric

NOAH:
Kent
Joe
Logan
Gabe
Jeremy
Josh
Ebbie
Eric

CAIN:
Joe
Josh
Addison
Dalton
Gabe

JAPHETH:
Addison
Joe
Dalton
Gabe
Josh
Jeremy
Kent
Johnny

ABEL:
Daniel
Dalton
Johnny
Eric

EVE:
Megan G.
Megan N.
Becky
Sarah
Rachel
Aimee
Kirsten

YONAH:
Megan G.
Katie
Ashley P.
Sarah
Aimee
Kirsten
Becky

Once upon a time...

A guaranteed happy ending promised by the Gods.
A beautiful princess. An evil queen. A family of cave-dwellers. A conniving seducer. An inept prince. A faithful servant boy. An army of soldiers. Many different people from three different worlds who are not certain what the end of their story will bring.

The Hillcrest High School Theatre Department proudly presents:
William Shakespeare's
CYMBELINE
A Fairy Tale

Playing in the HHS Little Theatre March 4-10, 2009

Starring Aimee Smith, Ebbie Ghaeini, Gabriel Spencer, Jonathan Morrison, Sterling Tanner, Karlie McDonald, Zac Bringhurst, Joshua Gomez, Miles Sharette, Markus Sharette, and more!

Productions Company Video

See a preview of next week's big Productions Company show: "Anything Can Happen: Disney on Broadway"

Productions Company on Fox News