Initial workshop with professional improviser, Eric Nepom, will be next Tuesday (11/14 in the black box from 3:30-5. Showing up to this is not a full commitment to doing the performances, but rehearsal dates and all details shall be discussed. Then, Friday (11/17), there will be another workshop just before leaving for break. ALL West Linn High School students are welcome. There is no audition process for this. Direct any questions to Mr. B – beckings@wlwv.k12.or.us.
We’ve got Magic to do….You’ve got magic to see!
With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by Roger O. Hirson, Pippin tells the story of a young man’s quest to find complete fulfillment and become extraordinary. Through a very theatrical lens, the Leading Player and her troupe of highly skilled actors, take us back in time to 780 AD, the time of the great and ruthless ruler, King Charlemagne…who is also Pippin’s father. The actor’s storytelling includes magic, lust, merriment, war, and farm animals! The West Linn High School Performing Arts Department pull all the tricks out of the theatrical and musical bag for this production. With illusions, puppets, catchy music, and colorful costumes, audiences will have an extraordinary night! The production runs November 2, 4, 9, 10, and 11. Curtain is 7pm and tickets can be purchased on the tickets tab above.
Thank you to all who auditioned, for your time and efforts. Congratulations to the following people.
| LEADING PLAYER | Sofia Gomez |
| PIPPIN | Mason Nuttbrock |
| CHARLES | Holden Peterson |
| FASTRADA | Sophia Burden |
| LEWIS | Ian Krubel |
| CATHERINE | Grace Boyer |
| BERTHE | Ava Neudeck |
| THEO | Leo Wilson |
| BAND OF PLAYERS (specific roles TBD) | Lucy Lorenzen, Jack Deason, Jack Walters, Josh Caveney, Misha Rana, Lucille Clemo, Lucia LaViolette, Rowan Sechrist, Hanna Layton, Max Burden, Jori Brady, Olivia Burden, Lily McCarthy, Lea Blaskower, Saige Heiden |
Cast, we will have a read through (singing optional) on MONDAY, 9/11 from 3:20-6 in the choir room. Scripts will be passed out. Music rehearsals will proceed as follows:
TUESDAY, 9/12 from 3:20pm-5:20pm (choir room)
WEDNESDAY, 9/13 from 3:20pm-6pm (choir room)
THURSDAY, 9/14 from 3:20pm-6pm (stage)
FRIDAY, 9/15 from 3:20pm-6pm (choir room)
ALL are called for the above rehearsals. If you have any updated conflicts, please email PSM, Allie Henry – henrya@wlhs.wlwv.k12.or.us, and ASM, Maddie Brown – brownm@wlhs.wlwv.k12.or.us.
Please look out for an email with further details, including full schedule.
Thank you!
Well, there’s magic to do, and we saw some magic today! Great turnout, great preparation, and great courage. Thank you all for your energy and commitment. All names on the chart, please report to the PAC lobby at 3:20 tomorrow, 9/7. Please look over the indicated callback songs and sides (dialogue). We will have hard copies of music and sides on site, but feel free to print your own. Everyone on the list below the chart, please report to the PAC for a dance call at 3:20 on 9/8. Wear comfortable/moveable clothes and shoes, and bring water….prepare to sweat!!
ACTING/VOCAL CALLBACKS 9/7 – 3:20pm-6pm
| CHARACTER | ACTOR | SIDES | SONGS |
| Leading Player | Sofia Gomez Lucy Lorenzen Ava Neudeck Rowan Sechrist | Act 2, sc 3, pgs. bottom 73-74 | “Glory” “Simple Joys” “Right Track” |
| Pippin | Mason Nuttbrock Ian Krubel Sophia Burden | Act 1, sc 2, pgs. 8-11 Act 1, sc 4, pgs. 24-25 Act 2, sc 2, pgs. 53-54 Act 2, sc 3, pgs. 73-74 | “With You” the end of “Extraordinary” “Right Track” “Love Song” |
| Charles | Holden Peterson Mason Nuttbrock Ian Krubel | Act 1, sc 2, pgs. 8-11 | “War is a Science” |
| Lewis | Jack Deason Jack Walters Josh Caveney | Act 1, sc 2, pgs. 8-11 | |
| Fastrada | Miriam Kelly Misha Rana Ava Neudeck Lucille Clemo | Act 1, sc 2, pgs. 8-11 | “Spread a Little Sunshine” |
| Berthe | Lucia LaViolette Rowan Sechrist Ave Neudeck Sophia Burden | Act 1, sc 4, pgs. 24-25 | “No Time at All” |
| Catherine | Hanna Layton Grace Boyer Lucy Lorenzen Sophia Burden | Act 2, sc 2, pgs. 53-54 | “Kind of Woman” “Love Song” |
| Theo | Josh Caveney Leo Wilson Miriam Kelly | Act 2, sc 2, pgs. 53-54 | “Theo’s Corner” |
DANCE CALL 9/8 – 3:20pm-6pm
Sofia Gomez
Lucy Lorenzen
Ava Neudeck
Mason Nuttbrock
Ian Krubel
Sophia Burden
Holden Peterson
Jack Deason
Jack Walters
Josh Caveney
Miriam Kelly
Misha Rana
Lucille Clemo
Lucia LaViolette
Rowan Sechrist
Hanna Layton
Grace Boyer
Leo Wilson
Max Burden
Brielle Schroeder
Jori Brady
Olivia Burden
Elliott Sherman
Lily McCarthy
Lea Blaskower
Keira Kuehn
Willow Wilson
Jay Bruce
Marina Vadnais
Saige Heiden
Fiona Michael
Access materials (with school Google log-in) here: PIPPIN AUDITION MATERIAL
NOTE: Additional songs can be found in the Piano/Conductor’s Score within the Pippin Audition Material Google Drive folder.
Break legs!
All WLHS students are welcome to audition for our fall production of PIPPIN. An intial singing audition will be held on 9/6 from 3:20pm-6pm. Come to the PAC lobby, sign in, and be sure that you have completed the Google 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 9/6. Please read through the following packet thoroughly:
Materials can be accessed and downloaded here (you must be signed in with your school Google Account):
Please email the director, Mr. Beckingham, with any questions – beckings@wlwv.k12.or.us
Read more details here – 2023/24 Season
The West Linn High School Theatre Arts Department presents Shorts 23! The production will include two student directed and produced one-act plays – The Odyssey by Homer, dramatized by Gregory A. Falls and Kurt Beattie, directed by Jesse Kohler; and All Rise by Evan McCreary, directed by Evan McCreary. Come and support directors, actors, and technicians on May 18, 19, and/or 20, 7pm curtain. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or on the ticket link above.
Thank you to all who auditioned! The directors deliberated for quite a long time…..as choosing was quite a task. Thank you for your patience and great variety of talent! Below are the cast lists:
SHORTS 2023
| NOT SO GRIMM TALES | THE ODYSSEY | ALL RISE | HOTEL L’ALBERGO |
| Eloise Guarisco – CINDERELLA/ WORKER 1 | Matthew Tence – Antinous, Eurylochus, Dead Soul | Hailey Cyphers – Valarie Williams | Lily Farrens – Ian |
| Sophie Vervais – LITTLE RED/ STEP SISTER 1 | Zion Lamar – Eurymachus, Perites, Poseidon, Aeolous attendant, Hylax, Dead Soul | Cadence Cox – Elizabeth Clarke | Roop Aporupa – Alessia |
| Valentina Dias Gaspar – STEPMOTHER / WORKER 2 | Max Halverson – Telemachus, Cyclops, King Aeolus, Dead soul, Zeus | Malaika Ruirie – Ella Williams, Dr. Lana Spencer-Adamms | Grayson Weinchert – Kevin |
| Caitlin Duncan – MR. PRINCE / CHARMING / WOODSMAN | Aether Meyers – Leodes, Perites, Hermes, Old man, Dead Soul | Mashayla Scott – Billie Williams | Fiona Michael – Anne |
| Jesika Conner – SNOW WHITE/ STEP SISTER 2 | Elizabeth Meyers – Pallas Athena, Old man, Aeolus attendant, Anticlea, Siren, Apollo | Emmerson Parker – Regina, Stephanie, The Journalist | Nobie Zur – Theresa |
| Maggie MacKenzie – MOTHER | Nobie Zur – Ktessipos, Peremides, Teiresias | Jonathan Beldman – The Judge, Dan, Tim | Jesika Conner – Johana |
| Max Chenier – DAUGHTER | Ian Krubel – Odysseus, Old man | Roop Aporupa – The Assistant, “Mr. Dixon” | Cadence Tillman – Katrina |
| Susan Ward – MORGANA / LITTLE RED’S MOM | Luci LaViolette – Penelope, Old man, Circes Attendant, Anticlea, Siren | Serenity Drorbaugh – Bailiff | |
| Jack Deason – MIR’AH / GRANDMA | Evan McCreary – The Boy | ||
| Nico Vick Beaudin – WOLF/ FAIRY GODMOTHER | TBD – Matt Williams |
All actors above, please come to the PAC lobby right after school tomorrow (4/6). You will be told which room to meet in for your read-throughs. Scripts will be printed for you. If you have any questions, direct them to your Production Stage Manager, Allie – henrya@wlhs.wlwv.k12.or.us.
What a turn out tonight! Due to the talent on display, the vibe was both exciting and daunting for directors. 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 3:30pm-6pm.
Break legs!!
