Poster co-designed by Clara Alexander & Adelyn Pixton
Hear ye! Hear ye! West Linn High School’s Performing Arts Department cordially invites you to our fall production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella! This magical, romantic, and delightful musical, updated in 2013 for Broadway, features the classic songs and a story that celebrates Cinderella’s resourcefulness, her kindness, and the positive impact she has on everyone around her. Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella will perform at 7 pm on November 8, 9, 13 & 14 and at 2 pm on November 16. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students and are available at the tickets link above and at the Box Office 45 minutes prior to each performance.
Ensemble Luci Armstrong Eilidh Beck Lea Blaskower Jori Brady Max Chenier Addison Gregg Hope Forsyth Kyla Hennessey Reed Jordan Miriam Kelly Taran Keppeler Kylie Kobayashi Cameron Liddell Lucy Lorenzen Lily McCarthy Emerson Mishkin Anna Paschal Gabe Pearson Helena Vadnais Leo Wilson
Thank you to all who auditioned. We appreciate your enormous talent and careful preparation, and we hope to work with you in the future!
The cast will meet in the Choir Room on Monday, September 9 at 3:30 pm for our first read/sing through of the script/score! We will also discuss the rehearsal calendar and your production contract.
Calling all returning and incoming musicians, singers, and theatre folk and their families: The PAC staff will be hosting a meet-and-greet/social…..and there will be ROOT BEER FLOATS! Come on by the PAC from 6pm-7pm on THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 for some initial mingling, then a Q & A with each department. If you have any questions or want to volunteer to help and/or provide supplies, reach out to Drama TOSA (and director of Cinderella!), Annie Kaiser – kaisera@wlwv.k12.or.us. See you there!
All WLHS students are welcome to audition for our fall production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA. An initial singing audition will be held on 9/4 from 3:20-6pm. Come to the PAC lobby, sign in, and be sure to have your completed Audition Form. Auditions will be in the choir room, and an accompanist will be provided. Unless you specify a time constraint with stage management, people will sing in the order they signed in. Once you audition, you can leave. A callback list will be posted on this website the evening of 9/4. Please read through the following packet thoroughly:
Materials (including audition sheet and packet) can be accessed and downloaded here (you must be signed in with your school Google Account): CINDERELLA Audition Material
Please email the director, Ms. Annie Kaiser, with any questions – kaisera@wlwv.k12.or.us
Acting 3/Directing Showcase, one performance only! Come and support and celebrate all the work of the Acting 3/Directing class. Tech students will also be showcasing talents with lights and sound.
Congrats to all! Prepare for an intense, but satisfying adventure! “Hotel L’Albergo” cast, please double check that you have availability the weekend of April 4-6, as the play will be presented at the Oregon Thespian State Festival (we are still awaiting the exact day/time). ALL cast members, the directors would like to have a read-through next week sometime. It might not fall on the same day for each cast, so please look out for an email from Directors/ASMs.
SHORTS 2024 CAST LISTS
Hotel L’Albergo
Hatch
Dirty Laundry
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Sophia Burden – KATRINA
Ava Neudeck – AIO
Lily McCarthy – CYNTHIA
Holden Peterson – OLIVER
Vada Mullen – ANNE
Leo Wilson – HACTHUM
Ferret Kramer – GEORGE
Lucia LaViolette – EMMA
Jack Deason – KEVIN
Sophie Vervais – HATCHOO
Ian Krubel – SIDNEY
Josh Caveney – ANDREW
Ella Myers – THERESA
Edd Larson – HATCHATA
Ty Schultz-Reynolds – MONA
John Avery – LUKE
Ace Isensee – IAN
Alivia Marshall – HATCHER
Addison O’Neil – ABBY
Lea Blaskower – ALESSIA
Hanna Schwier – BERNIE
Emerson Parker – EMMA’S MOM
Elizabeth Meyers – JOHANNA
Matthew Tence – SLOANE
Taran Keppeler – STUDENT 1
Jake Williams – HATCHIE
Ian Krubel – SENIOR BOY
Grayson Weichert – KAI
James Poor, Leo Wilson – CRONIES
Taran Keppeler – ROBIN
Jori Brady, Kiera Kuehn, Elliot Sherman – FEATURED EXTRAS
What a turn out tonight! We saw a lot of great choices and energy. Bravo! We cannot stress enough that IF you are not on the callback schedule, that does not necessarily mean you will NOT be cast. Callbacks will be 3:25pm-6:05pm, Friday 3/15. All callbacks will be located on Porch E1. You will be told what room to go to.
Please revisit the audition materials folder – Audition Material. You do not have to be memorized, but as much as you can look up from the page, the better.
Please prepare to stay the whole time.
Please direct any specific questions regarding character/plot to the directors:
This year for Shorts 24, we have three plays and one short film. They are as follows:
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened; a short film written and directed by Rowan Sechrist
“Dirty Laundry” by Dailyn Rodriguez; Directed by Mira Jansen
“Hatch” by C. Quintana; Directed by Gracie Faust & Sofia Gomez
“Hotel L’Albergo” by Marina Vadnais; Directed by Annie Kaiser & Marina Vadnais
Initial Auditions will be Thursday March 14 in the Black Box from 3:20-6 (first come, first serve. Once you audition, you can leave). Please fill out the AUDITION FORM prior to auditioning. You must be logged in with School Google account. Callbacks will be by invitation (check back here) on Friday, March 15.
Please prepare a monologue/side of your choice. You do not have to be memorized. Please note that, if auditioning for “Hatch” of “Hotel L’ Albergo,” you will be asked to engage in some improvised scene work. You must be logged in with School Google account.
A Royal Fall, From Grace to Madness: “Exit the King” Explores Mortality and Absurdity
Prepare to be swept away by a darkly comedic journey as West Linn High School Theatre Arts presents Eugene Ionesco’s iconic absurdist masterpiece, Exit the King. Opening March 1 and running through March 9, 2024, this poignant and hilarious production delves into the human condition and our inevitable confrontation with mortality.
King Berenger, once a powerful ruler, finds his kingdom fading along with his own life force. Confined to his crumbling throne room, he clings desperately to power and refuses to acknowledge his impending demise. Surrounded by his loyal yet exasperated attendants, including his multiple wives and a sardonic doctor, Berenger embarks on a hilarious and heartbreaking struggle to retain control over his dwindling world.
Ionesco’s masterpiece, masterfully translated by Neil Armfield and Geoffrey Rush, uses witty dialogue, nonsensical situations, and theatrical metaphors to create a timeless exploration of power, denial, and the absurdity of existence. This production, directed by Jon Ares, promises a dynamic and thought-provoking experience that will resonate deeply with audiences.
Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco Translated by Neil Armfield and Geoffrey Rush March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2024
7:00 PM Curtain
Click “Tickets” above.
Direction, Set and Lighting Design by Jon Ares
Costume Design by Sarah Gahagan
Sound Design by Kaiden Christman, Grant Hawkins, & Steven Beckingham
