Congratulations to the Cast of Doo Wop Wido Wed!

The casting process is never easy. As we consider each person we cast in any show, we need to consider so many things. Does this person have any conflicts? Has this person been on time ready and willing to work hard in the past? Has this person tried out for Upstage before? Before we ask any of those questions we listen and watch voice and dance experience. Acting talent. Does this person's "Look" fit the part? So many things go into these decisions.

It is always so hard to release any person who truly wants to be a part of Upstage. Hours upon hours of sweat and worry have clouded Chad & Tina's mind over the last weekend and evening. As of call backs tonight the hard choice to let go of 20 more kids had to be made. Each person that came to call backs did a great job. You worked hard to show your talent, and you did yourselves proud. We thank you for your determination, and hope that if you were not cast that you will come to our next tryouts. Don't give up. If we could fit a cast of 100 kids into the Peteetneet we would do it. But sadly we cannot.

To those who are on the list below, Congratulations from all of us at Upstage Theatre. We are so excited about this new fun and exciting adventure we are about to start. This cast is very diverse, many new faces to Upstage. Also some amazing and overwhelming talent that have worked their way up into the leads that they deserve. Well done to you all, Chad and Tina and the entire staff at Upstage is proud and excited to work with you.

Drum Role Please-

Congratulations to

Jazmin Moyano - Little Red Hood

Rachel Hansen - Fairy Godmother

Meg Garrett - Medium Purple Hood

Ashlin Alexander - Big Green Hood

Jason Colver - Big Bad Wolf "We are feeling a little Elvis here"

Who will win the heart of little Red?

Adam Cardoza - Loud Prince Frank

Justin Craig- Wise Prince Jason

Curtis Hindes - Strong Prince Justin

Seth Mason - Mr. Hood

Jensen Williams - Mrs. Hood

Austin Houtz - King "what kind of crazy kingdom will this be?"

Noelle Peck - Queen

Belen Moyano - Evil Queen

Faith Greenwood - Awesome Grandma

In the Dragon's Keep-

Paul Krueger - Oswald

Josh Lewis - Gerald

Skyler Fitzwater - Ronald "he's got your back"

Dance it away girls-

Alexis Barnum - Emma

Dayle Williams - Sophie

Megan Peterson - Marie

Randi Allred - Louise (UPS Girl)

Nick Yorganson - Narrator #1

Riley Corrigan - Narrator #2

Amazing Animal Friends:

Abigail Mason

Danielle Wilkinson

Scout Callister

Sophie Callister

Jaxon Bulkley

Halle Bulkley

Isaac Barnum

Jackson Fitzwater

Jennifer Cannon

Hannah Garrett

Chorus:

You will be pulling off an amazing 6 part harmony,

this is NO small part kids! Come to sing, and come to sing LOUD!

You do like to dance dont you?

You were picked for these part specifically because of your sound & dancing.

Tasha Griffin

Andrew Cannon

Annie Kranenburg

Sarah Greenhood

Nick Moyano

Shelby Bulkley

Maralee Nielson

Saylor Callister

Samantha Ellis

Kassi Ellis

Cambrielle Fitzwater

Chantelle Wilkinson

Brock Bulkley

Ignacio Moyano

Marshayla Nielson

Bayli Alexander

Benjamin Cardoza

Rebekah Garrett

Dallin Wilkinson

Emily Garrett

Coulson Bingham

Josh Mason

Now the real work will begin. Over the next few months we on the production team will work hard to get things ready for this cast to begin rehearsals. We will have our parent meeting soon. Please check this blog for details. Make this your weekly checking spot for the next few months. With such a large cast we will not be calling everyone. During our parent meeting we will answer any questions that you have. You can also e-mail us at the Upstage e-mail address on the side bar. We will make every effort to get this information posted so that you have plenty of time schedule around it.

Several members that have been cast in leading roles mentioned potential conflicts in Feb and March. We did consider these conflicts. If you plan to join a cast at the Salem Hills or any other School in this area that will conflict with Upstages Rehearsal Schedule please alert us this week. Your part will be re-cast. We ask that you contact your teacher if you feel that a grade may be involved, to resolve this problem now. You will need to choose Upstage or the schools production. Upstage rely's on our plays to generate enough income to produce our next production. We cannot have cast members drop out or be late because they are trying to be in two plays. If you need to drop now, we will hold no hard feelings at all.

Please remember that any e-mails to or about Board members, their families, Directors or their families will be carefully considered before they are forwarded. Anyone using the e-mail address as a chance to bash members of the cast will be banned from future Upstage productions. If you have questions about how Upstage is run please visit the side bar and click the link with the Big Red Star. Although it was from a previous show we feel it will give an idea of what the process is like. With the exception that the Board was not in the choosing process with Wid Wed!

Lets Get this Party Started!