Here's the cast!

I'm extremely proud of this group of students! Casting is an extremely difficult thing to go through, and our students did a remarkable job! Special thanks to Ms. Burchett and Ms. Moore for operating the holding tank and to Ms. Akin, Ms. Phillis, Ms. Webb, and Ms. Britton for helping choose our cast!

Aladdin Character List

Aladdin – Will Senter

Jasmine – Rose Hammond

Sultan – Antori O’Neal

Jafar – Malia Resendes

Iago – Campbell Ayres

Tiger Guard – Esther Pace

Cave Spirits – Avileigh Lockard, Emma Brown, Bella Rodriguez, and Marisa Carico

Head Guard – Cooper Ward

Genie – Brendan Pitz

Avis (Magic Carpet) – Addie Reiley

Head Belly Dancer – Kay-Kae Reynolds

Lamp Salesman (Narrator) – Camille Hughes

Juggler – Tiffany Faubion

Peasant Boy – Kareem Ellis

Bread Vendor – Ellie Wood

Guard #1 – Kadyn Patrick

Guard #2 – Aaron Foster

Vendor #1 – Lucy Cooper

Vendor #2 – Nakeia Harper

Vendor #3 – Amanda Parker

Vendor #4 – Izzy Rinaldi

Dancers

Christana Stewart

Indya Brown

Kaylee Bonilla

Azlan Gaertner

Riannon Kispert

Caroline Faulkner

Sari Castillo-Cruz

Heaven Robinson

Peasant Women

Lillie Brabson

Karma Lee

Gigi Ferby

Macie Brown

Amijah Shenault

Savannah Brown

Dossie Nichols

Charlotte Hickman

Timmera Frazier

Zoey Livingston

Trinity Todd

Peasant Men

Antwain Burdine

Jac Phillips

Simon Yamagata-Pametal

Brodie McFalls

James Overall

Anthony Brabson

Vershaun Cash

Abi Albarran

Elijah Holmes

Zach Rutledge

Aladdin’s Band of Thieves

Isaac Kispert

Byron Gilmore

Germany Hines

Backstage

Reid Zinser

Oliver Schwed

Jettie Garvey

Happy New Year!!!

Just want to begin 2017 by expressing my gratitude for all of you and the phenomenal beginning our theatre program has had! We would not be here without you.

We've got some exciting things going on in the next few weeks. Here's a quick snip:

K and 1 - We will be performing for exhibit night in February and our show will be a multimedia extravaganza! We will be video-taping ourselves acting and each classroom will have their own feature. We will be singing LIVE, so make sure you attend. K and 1 will have separate performance times, so please read your schedule carefully when it comes home. Besides working on this in class, we will be learning about props and their importance to each performance. We will be analyzing a few more selections from Aladdin as we do this.

2 and 3 - We will be discussing the importance of costuming in the theatre and also tackle different jobs in the theatre. I really want the students to see how much there is to offer - from acting to directing, lighting to costuming, there REALLY IS something for everyone!

4 and 5 - We will be taking an overall look at costuming, props, and set design using The Lion King and a few other shows as reference points. We will be using YouTube videos from the American Theatre Wing as well, which are extremely informative and valuable in establishing context for our students. Most importantly, we will be casting our spring performance, Aladdin, on January 26th. We completed an in-class audition process and if your student was selected for the after-school tryout, they received an invitation before the break.

We look forward to more amazing growth this spring semester and can't wait for you to see the amazing things our students do EVERY DAY!