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.