Join the WLHS playwriting class, and a cast of dedicated Thespians, as they present a semi-staged reading of Teenhood: The Tale of Bobby Dink & Sal. Devised over the last few month by members of the playwriting class, Teenhood explores the challenges and prejudice a high school student might face just for being “different.” Come and celebrate the accomplishments of these students! The play is recommended for ages ten and above. Entrance is free. Run time is approximately 40 minutes.
The WLHS Theatre Department presents SHORTS 22 on May 11, 12, & 13. The production will comprise two short plays and a short film, both directed and produced by students. The one-act plays are comical “whodunnits”: Murder in Little Grimley by David Tristram, directed by Ainslie O’Connor; and Any Body for Tea? by C.B. Gilford, directed by Rachel Dumas. The short film, “Is This Brownsville?”, is directed and co-written by Grace Furrow. The quirky film tells the story through the different perspectives of three small town reporters. They are tasked by their hard-nosed editor with getting the scoop on a local Beanie Baby club who have come into possession of a very rare and expensive plush toy. Each performance begins 7pm and tickets are $8. Tickets are general admission and can be purchased at the door or online (click the ticket link above).
Hello everybody! We really appreciate everyone taking the time to come out and audition. You all did phenomenal and we are proud of each and every one of you. This was a hard production to cast. If you are not on the cast list, please continue to audition! Thank you all again, and good night!
ANY BODY FOR TEA?
C. Williams: Nico Vick Beaudin
O’Finn: Ian Krubel
Hildegarde: Emerson Parker
Birdie: Elizabeth Meyers
Amantha: Natalie Glausi
Lucy: Sophia Burden
Elizabeth: Mashayla Scott
Kramer: Micah Goodman
Nettie: Ellie Seward
MURDER IN LITTLE GRIMLEY
Gordon: Patrick Tervo
Bernard: Thomas Greyerbiehl
Joyce: Lainey Shevlin
Margaret: Maude Lundberg
Detective: Mira Jansen
IS THIS BROWNSVILLE?
I: Patrick Tervo
R: Thomas Greyerbiehl
S: Rowan Sechrist
ME: Ellie Seward
EDITOR: Malaika Ruirie
Beanie Baby Club Members & Other Characters TBD
– Aether Meyers
– Sophia Burden
– Evan McCreary
– Max Halverson
– Garrett Seidel
– Maggie MacKenzie
– Kenna Elysia-Jones
– Natalie Glausi
– Maude Lundberg
Please reach out to Shorts advisor, Jon Ares with any questions or concerns – aresj@wlwv.k12.or.us.
Stage Management will be in touch about schedules and such.
Congrats!!!
Hello everyone! Wow! We are THRILLED to see so many new and familiar faces come to audition. Thank you for all of your hard work. You all did amazing throughout this process. We loved seeing all of the individual choices you made with these characters. If you were not called back, this does not necessarily mean you will not be cast. Please check back for the cast lists tomorrow night.
*NOTE – Please look at times closely. Some people are called for more than one show. We strongly advise that EVERYONE called back, remain in or around the PAC for the entire callback process.
Callbacks for Any Body For Tea will be held in the Black Box. Please see the previous post for the scripts. We will have hard copies printed.
Time: 3:45-4:10
Hildegarde: Ellie Seward
Nettie: Malaika Ruirie
Amantha: Jesika Conner
Lucy: Mira Jansen
Birdie: Mashayla Scott
O’Finn: Ian Krubel
Start Page 10 “Mr. O’Finn?”
end at “This is Elizabeth”
Time: 4:10-4:35
Kramer: Micah Goodman, Matthew Tence
O’Finn: Evan McCreary, Patrick Tervo
Page 15
Time: 4:35-5:00
Birdie: Elizabeth Meyers
Lucy: Ellie Seward
Amantha: Natalie Glausi
Hildegarde: Emerson Parker
Page 18, end at “the front stairs”
Time: 5:00-5:25
O’Finn: Evan McCreary
Williams: Nico V.B., Cadence Tillman
Scene 1 page 5-Start at “O’Finn what do you want?”
End at “Peeping Toms, that they were Captain”
Time: 5:25-5:50
Birdie: Mashayla Scott
Lucy: Emerson Parker
Amantha: Malaika Ruirie
Hildegarde: Elizabeth Meyers
Page 18, end at “the front stairs.”
Time: 5:50-6:15
Hildegarde: Ellie Seward
Nettie: Emerson Parker
Amantha: Sophia Burden
Lucy: Cadence Tillman
Birdie: Malaika Ruirie
O’Finn: Patrick Tervo
Page 10 “Mr. O’Finn?”
End at page 12 “This is Elizabeth.”
Callbacks for Murder in Little Grimley will be held in the Choir Room.
Time: 3:45-4:10
“Joyce! What’s up?” -page 1-3″Good luck, Bernard”
J- Lainey Shevlin
G- Thomas Greyerbiehl
B- Matthew Tence
Time: 4:10-4:35
“I haven’t had one…” – page 8 “At last…”
B- Nico VB
M- Rowan Sechrist
G- Ian Krubel
Time: 4:35-5:00
Page 13 “Am I allowed..” – page 16 ” theatrical triumph”
G- Patrick Tervo
B- Matthew Tence
M- Mira Jansen
J- Lainey Shevlin
Time: 5:00-5:25
Page 13 “Am I allowed..” – page 16 ” theatrical triumph”
G- Thomas Greyerbiehl
B- Matthew Tence
M- Maude Lundburg
J- Lainey Shevlin
Detective – Maggie MacKenzie
Time: 5:25-5:50
page 18 “Sorry – who are you?” – page 22 “So let’s leave..”
G- Thomas Greyerbiehl
Detective- Mira Jansen
M- Rowan Sechrist
J- Lainey Shevlin
B- Matthew Tence
Time: 5:50-6:15
page 18 “Sorry – who are you?” – page 22 “So let’s leave..”
G- Thomas Greyerbiehl
Detective- Maude Lundburg
M- Rowan Sechrist
J- Lainey Shevlin
B- Mathew Tence
Callbacks for short film, Is this Brownsville? will be held in the Makeup Room. The director may group some of you together to read with the “Editors.” Please note that, at this point, there are no specific genders associated with the characters.
* Those called back for “ME” will improvise with the director.
3:45- Evan McCreary (ME, “Editor”)
3:55- Patrick Tervo (I, “Editor”)
4:10 Ellie Seward (ME)
4:20 Thomas Greyerbiehl (R, “Editor”)
4:35 Malaika Ruirie (I, R, “Editor”)
5:00 Sophia Burden (S)
5:17 Elizabeth Meyers (S)
5:25 Maude Lundburg (R)
5:35 Garrett Scidel (S, I)
5:45 Rowan Sechrist (Editor, S, I)
Here are the sides:
This year, our student-directed one-acts will include two short plays and a short film. It is possible some actors will be cast in both a play and the film. Please see the audition form below for details.
AUDITION DETAILS
Please fill out an audition form prior to auditions
Auditions will be held in the black box on MARCH 29, 2022 from 3:30pm – 6pm. You can leave once you have auditioned.
Please prepare one chosen side. It does not have to be memorized, but please familiarize yourself with it the best you can. *There are no sides for the short film for initial auditions, so choose from the play sides.
A callback list will be posted here the evening of MARCH 29. Callbacks will be on MARCH 30.
The cast will be posted the evening of MARCH 30.
THE PLAYS
Here are the full plays:
Any Body For Tea? will be directed by Rachel Dumas, and Murder in Little Grimley will be directed by Ainslie O’Connor. Below are audition details from the directors:
*More details on the short film, which will be directed by Grace Furrow, will be published on the callback list.
Please direct questions to the SHORTS 22 advisor, Jon Ares – aresj@wlwv.k12.or.us
West Linn High School Theatre Arts Department presents This Random World by Steven Dietz.
We want to believe that serendipity brings us together; but is that Just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, This Random World asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths throughout the world without noticing. From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter planning one great escape and her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this funny, intimate, and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of our own.
Opening night is March 4, and the show runs March 5, 10, 11, and 12. Held in the Black Box Studio Theatre, curtain for each performance is 7pm. The production is recommended for ages 12 and up. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students, and can be purchased online at www.wlhstheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, but will be limited due to keeping a safe capacity in the black box.
CAST:
Scottie Ward GRACE FURROW
Tim Ward IAN KRUBEL
Beth Ward RACHEL DUMAS
Bernadette AINSLIE O’CONNOR
Rhonda LAINEY SHEVLIN
Claire ELLIE SEWARD
Gary EVAN McCREARY
PRODUCTION:
Production Stage Manager Catherine Berry
Assistant Stage Manager Hadley Smith
Sound Design Sebastian Handegard
Property Design Gracie Faust & Maggie MacKenzie
Stagehand Chelsea Duncan
Costume and Makeup Design Annie Kaiser, Max Chenier, & Hailey Cyphers
Set and Lighting Design Jon Ares
Direction Steven Beckingham
This one was a hard, hard, hard one to cast. Well done and congrats to all.
The following people, please meet at 3:30 on Monday Jan 10 for a read through/table work. We will go until 6. Production Stage Manager, Cate Berry, will eventually email about scheduling and calendar access.
Scottie Ward GRACE FURROW
Tim Ward IAN KRUBEL
Beth Ward RACHEL DUMAS
Bernadette AINSLIE O’CONNOR
Rhonda LAINEY SHEVLIN
Claire ELLIE SEWARD
Gary EVAN McCREARY
Thank you to all who took the leap and auditioned! I saw/heard some really wonderful stuff. If you are not on the following callback list, please do not feel discouraged…We hope to see you at SHORTS 22 auditions at the end of March. The following people, please arrive at the black box tomorrow, Jan 6, at 3:30. Callbacks will go until 6pm (see below for callback sides).
Scottie Ward
Grace Furrow, Max Chenier, Ainslie O’Connor
Tim Ward/Man
Jesse Kohler, Evan McCreary
Beth Ward
Rachel Dumas, Lainey Shevlin
Bernadette
Sofia Gomez, Lainey Shevlin, Malaika Ruirie, Ainslie O’Connor, Hailey Cyphers
Rhonda
Grace Furrow, Malaika Ruirie, Elizabeth Meyers
Claire
Ellie Seward, Max Chenier
Gary
Hunter Turney, Evan McCreary
CALLBACK SIDES:
Please look over and familiarize yourselves. You will be paired up with multiple people. You will likely not read the entire scene during the audition.
Scottie & Bernadette – pgs 16-18
Claire & Gary – pgs. 18-21
Rhonda & Scottie – pgs. 35-37
Tim & Beth – pg. 12 from Beth’s “You should have tissues” to end of pg 13.
This Random World
By Steven Dietz
“l want to be just beside my life. Because maybe right beside my life everything makes sense. Maybe there … everything connects.”
SYNOPSIS:
We want to believe that serendipity brings us together; but is that Just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, THIS RANDOM WORLD asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths throughout the world without noticing. From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter planning one great escape and her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this funny, intimate, and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of ow· own.
CHARACTERS:
Scottie Ward – a woman in her 70s, she is private, quite withheld, intelligent, dry-witted, formal, but not a classic matriarch; she is sassy, feisty, enjoys a full, enriched world beyond the knowledge of her children.
Tim Ward/Man – a man in his late 20s, brother to Beth, son to Scottie; his girlfriend has broken up with him, his work is not going well, he is trying to figure things out. At his sister’s suggestion, he puts a fake obituary into the paper and then can’t seem to take it back; he is sweet, a bit of a loser, still struggling to find himself, but it’s time he grew up.
Beth Ward – a woman in her late 30s, sister to Tim, daughter to Scottie; generally obsessed with controlling her life, and her death, she is about to travel to Nepal…to go off radar and (maybe) to let go of the control; her defense is her best offense, she is appealing, likeable, but loud and sometimes overbearing.
Bernadette – Scottie’s aide, 30s, she is competent, reserved, but has energy and determination; starts to turn it loose when she can’t contact Scottie’s kids.
Rhonda – Bernadette’s younger sister, late 20s, she has become mystical since her mother’s passing, wants to believe in more than just this life, misses her mother.
Claire – late 20s, Tim’s ex-girlfriend, she never quite moved on after they ended their high school romance, which was the practical thing to do. She is a strong and confident, not a fragile flower but has a bit of guile; hides the noise around her. Slightly haunting quality.
Gary – 30s, Claire’s ex-boyfriend, he breaks up with her because she cannot live in the present; he takes a trip to Nepal in order to find excitement, but it doesn’t work out well for him.
DATES:
Tech week begins March 1. Opening night is March 4, then March 5, 10, 11, 12. Rehearsal will be 4 days a week beginning Jan 10 (read through and table work).
AUDITION DETAILS
Please fill out an audition form prior to auditions
Auditions will be held in the black box on January 5, 2022 from 3:30pm – 6pm. You can leave once you have auditioned.
Please prepare one chosen side. It does not have to be memorized, but please familiarize yourself with it the best you can.
A callback list will be posted here the evening of Jan 5. Callbacks will be on Jan 6.
The cast will be posted the evening of Jan 6.
SIDES
(a member of stage management will read other characters)
Tim & Beth: pgs 9-12, begin with Tim’s “Beth, you are not dying!” End with Beth’s “I told you this, I sent you a link”
Scottie & Bernadette: pgs. 16-18
Claire: pgs. 27-28 (monologue)
Gary: pgs. 29-31 end with Gary’s “I can feel my toes, most of them.”
Rhonda: pgs. 22-23, end with Tim’s “I didn’t come to see you Rhonda.”
Live improv (not improve) is back at West Linn High School, Friday 12/17 and Saturday 12/18. Eric Nepom, esteemed lion tamer, has been working with theatre students on characterization, collaboration, and on-the-spot storytelling. With lights, sound, pantomimed horse riding, and even a very abridged improvised version of A Christmas Carol, you are sure to find at least one moment to laugh at. Tickets are $7 and must be purchased in advance. Go to http://www.wlhstheatre.org/show-one/tickets/ .
