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.

Congratulations, Cast of
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella!

Ella…………………………………………Hanna Layton
Topher…………………………………….….Brody Olson
Marie…………………………………….Emerson Parker
Madame………………………..………..Lucia LaViolette
Gabrielle………………………………….….Grace Boyer
Charlotte………………………..……..…Rowan Sechrist
Jean-Michel………………..………………..Jack Walters
Sebastian…………………………..………Josh Caveney
Lord Pinkleton………………………………Adelyn Pixton

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.

We want to thank everyone who attended Wednesday’s vocal audition for R + H’s Cinderella! Now, onto CALLBACKS!! ALL MATERIAL IS IN THE “CINDERELLA 2024” FOLDER. Again, please access with your school email.

Thursday, September 5 – Callbacks

We will start Thursday’s callbacks at 3:20 pm in the choir room by singing/acting a few of the roles. Please refer to the “Callback Selections” document for the specific songs and scenes you’ll possibly be asked to do. Please refer to “Cinderella SCRIPT” and Cinderella SCORE” for material:

Topher (scenes with Sebastian)
Josh Caveney
Brody Olson

Sebastian (scenes with Topher)
Max Burden
Josh Caveney
Jack Walters

Lord Pinkleton
Lucia LaViolette
Gabe Pearson (come as soon as you can)
Adelyn Pixton
Leo Wilson

Everyone who auditioned on Wednesday is called back 4:30-6:00 pm on Thursday to dance! We would like another opportunity to see you perform. We will be on stage. Please wear tennis shoes (the stage floor is slick) and clothes that you can move in (avoid enormous sweatshirts, if possible.)

Clara Alexander
Luci Armstrong
Eilidh Beck
Avery Bittner
Lea Blaskower
Jori Brady
Grace Boyer
Josh Caveney
Siena Corderman
Max Chenier
Hope Forsyth
Addison Gregg
Kyla Hennessey
Ace Isensee
Reed Jordan
Miriam Kelly
Taran Keppeler
Kylie Kobayashi
Kiera Kuehn
Lucia LaViolette
Hanna Layton
Cameron Liddell
Lucy Lorenzen
Alivia Marshall
Lily McCarthy
Emerson Mishkin
Brody Olson
Emerson Parker
Anna Paschal
Gabe Pearson
Adelyn Pixton
Ty Schultz-Reynolds
Rowan Sechrist
Aussie Simpson
Evelyn Souza
Matthew Tence
Helena Vadnais
Jack Walters
Grayson Weichert
Leo Wilson
Willow Wilson

Friday, September 6 – Callbacks, continued

We will finish our singing/acting callbacks from 3:20-6:00 pm on Friday in the choir room. Not being called back to sing/act on Friday does not mean that you will not be cast in the show – or not considered for other roles! Everyone will still be in the mix. Please refer to the “Callback Selections” document for the specific songs and scenes you’ll possibly be asked to do:

Jean-Michel
Josh Caveney
Cameron Liddell
Jack Walters

Topher
Josh Caveney
Brody Olson

Ella
Lea Blaskower
Grace Boyer
Hanna Layton
Lucy Lorenzen

Marie
Hanna Layton
Emerson Parker
Rowan Sechrist

Madame
Lucy LaViolette
Emerson Parker
Rowan Sechrist

Gabrielle
Grace Boyer
Kyla Hennessey
Hanna Layton
Adelyn Pixton

Charlotte
Eilidh Beck
Jori Brady
Lily McCarthy
Rowan Sechrist

Questions or concerns, please email Steven Beckingham, beckings@wlwv.k12.or.us.

Just an adjustment to the Thu/Fri schedules – FYI:

Thu, 9/5
3:20-4:30 – TBA (We may do a segment of vocal/acting auditions during that time; we’ll let you know when we post the callback list on Wednesday evening.)
4:30-6:00 – Dance Callback

Fri, 9/6
3:20-6:00 – Vocal/Acting Callbacks

For those of you who would like an advance opportunity to sing/read through the selections we’ll be using for our 9/5 callbacks, there is a new “Callback Selections” document in the Cinderella folder (link in earlier post) listing the songs/measures and scenes! After the 9/4 vocal auditions, we will post a callback list that states the specific character(s) each performer called back should prepare for.

If I, Annie Kaiser, were auditioning for this show, I would:

1) Read the entire script (in the folder) and then familiarize myself specifically with ALL of the female-character scenes listed in the Callback Selections document. I personally like to have more than one day to prepare for callbacks, and reading through all of the callback selections in advance would help me to feel more ready.

2) Listen to the 2013 cast recording (the one with Osnes, Fontana, and Clark) and follow along with the score/sheet music (in the folder.) Then I would use the cast recording to help me prepare whichever of the two female 9/4 vocal selections best fit my vocal capabilities, and I would sing through all of the female voice songs/measures listed in the Callback Selections doc.

I would also be vocalizing (doing singing exercises) every day so that my voice in its best condition. If you don’t already have a vocalise routine, here’s a simple one to get you started: https://youtu.be/O7mMM67eyXY?si=cL8_dGFMFz1t8LVY

Mr. Beckingham, Ms. Kubitschek, and I are looking forward to sharing more guidance and insights with you about process and preparation at the Audition Workshop after school on Friday, August 30. Hope to see you there!

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