Rehearsals

Thank you for a fantastic first rehearsal. Just a few things

1. Bring a flash drive to receive the music files so that you can practice at home on your own. I would like all of the music to be learned as soon as possible so that we can move on to the choreography

2. Please pay attention to the calendar at the bottom of this page (if you are viewing on a phone, please click "View Web Version" Link to see calendar). Most days are sketched out thru October at this point. If you are not involved with a specific song we are working on, please do not show up for practice as it wouldn't be worth your time. Also, please make certain to double check the end times, as they will change based on our needs.

3. Parents, please know that if practice ends at 3:30, we will release at 3:30 (3:35 at the latest) I do not like keeping students over the scheduled time as I know that families have schedules to keep and I don't like sitting in parking lots when my personal child has practices, so know that practices will end when they are supposed to (with NEVER going more than 5 minutes over)

4. When we are here for practices, you may have a large chunk of time where you won't be needed. Use your time wisely and practice your part (no matter how small) so that we (the Directors) can accomplish what we are working on, and also, you will be better prepared for your part.

5. Costume information will be coming shortly. We want all ELVES to look very similar, but New Yorkers will need to look very different from one another. Read thru your characters part and try to make note of how many outfits you will need for your part.

6. Ellie Osterholt will be the student director for the stage blocking and choreography for this show. If she asks you to do something, please just do it without issue as she won't be asking you to do anything I wouldn't ask you.

As always, if you have any questions, please e-mail me at waibelp@triadk12.org

Audition Results

Huge congratulations to all that came out and auditioned for Elf the Musical Jr.

We are very excited to start working on this show. Please look down below for the tentative rehearsal schedule. Music rehearsals will start with Waibel on Tuesday of next week for everybody. I will update the cast call once I get familiar with who needs work specifically.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT IS NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL PERSON THAT MAKES A DECISION FOR THE FINAL CASTING LIST. IF YOU DECIDE YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THE ROLE WE CHOSE FOR YOU, PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE REHEARSING. OBVIOUSLY WE CANNOT MAKE EVERY PERSON HAPPY WITH OUR CASTING DECISIONS, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT IT IS NEVER AN EASY TASK FOR US TO CAST SHOWS WITH SO MANY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS

Listed in order of book. Some were assigned more than 1 role for the show

Santa - Jackson Lightle

Buddy the Elf - Morgan Hunter

Elf #1 - Riley Banda

Elf #2 - Travis Culp

Elf #3 - Jaina Stanley

Elf #4 - Lydia Moxley

Elf #5 - Morgan Swiatek

Charlie - Ayden Spriggs

Shawanda - Kelsey Cole

Comforting New Yorker - Jaden Martin

Walter Hobbs - Jacob Partlow

Deb - Abby Walls

Emily Hobbs - Ashley Boggs

Michael Hobbs - Afton Osterholt

Saleswoman - Lucy Cauley

Manager - Jaden Martin

Jovie - Audrey Lightle

Santa's Helper - Travis Culp

Fake Santa - Kylie Hunter

Sarah - Riley Banda

Mr. Greenway - Evan Matthews

Chadwick - Kylie Hunter

Matthews - Lydia Moxley

Charlotte Dennon - Ashley Cave

Darlene Lambert - Kelsey Cole

Emma Van Brocklin - Jaden Martin

Finale Soloists
#1 - Ashley Cave
#2 - Kelsey Cole
#3 - Abby Walls
#4 - Lydia Moxley

There are still a few smaller roles open that we can plug in as people join up, but please remember, if you are not wanting to be a part of this show because you didn't get the part you wanted, Mr Waibel needs to know ASAP.

Audition Information

Auditions are scheduled for September 5 and 7 starting after school. Please sign up for the earliest time possible so we can be efficient with our time as judges.

As in the past, we will have Mrs. Smart-Meigs and Ms. Haerr assisting with auditions and helping to make casting decisions. Ellie Osterholt, our student director for this show, will also be in on the audition process. Please understand, there is a finite amount of parts and not everyone will be getting what they audition for.

Sign up sheets will be posted on the HS office window. Again, please sign up for the earliest times possible

Audition materials can be found here (CLICK THIS LINK TO BE TAKEN TO MTI'S ELF JR. PAGE). 

You will need to click the link on this page called "AUDITION CENTRAL" There you will find information about the characters for the show (Breakdown), spoken audition material (Script) and any musical numbers needed for audition (Score)

Please be prepared for your audition. If you need music for your score part, please see Mr. Waibel ASAP

Advanced Choir Audition Results

All current Advanced Choir members were reminded several times that they were not guaranteed a spot in the group next year based solely on participation this year. This current school year was an introductory year to get it off the ground and we were very successful with that. I am very proud of our accomplishments this year and am looking forward what the future brings.

Audition decisions were made based around a number of criteria.

First, everyone sang a capella. I was listening for a solid tonal center (meaning your DO note didn't shift around at all). This is imperative for this group as we will be exploring more a capella music for next year. Also, it is expected that you would have sang the vocal part of the piece you were auditioning with, since you all used a piece from previous (or current) concerts or solos, it was expected that your part would have been sung correctly (not perfectly, but correct note movement is essential)

Second, I did not look at Sight-singing at all. Many of you floundered with it, while very few did well (which was expected). Ultimately, I did not think it fair to use the sight-singing exercise as decision criteria, and therefore did not play in to my decision (although it will in the future).

Third, everyone has been asked to some degree to change something during classes (throughout time) about how something needed to be sung. This group is going back to contest and members will need to change their singing style or pronunciations of words or vowel shaping to accomplish our goal without hesitation.

Lastly, I thought very long and hard about my final decision and I did not utilize seniority as a part of my decision. Letting people down is not my favorite thing to do in the world, but auditions ultimately end with people being both happy and unhappy...so without further adieu

Sopranos
Ellie Osterholt (Junior)
Ashley Boggs (Junior)
Jaden Martin (Junior)
Ali Cox (Freshman)

Altos
Audrey Lightle (Senior)
Lydiah Wenger (Sophomore)
Lydia Moxley (Sophomore)
Kelsey Cole (Sophomore)

Tenors
Cade Manley (Junior)
Dylan Warner (Junior)
Travis Culp (Sophomore)
Jack Walls (Junior)

Basses
Jackson Lightle (Junior)
Evan Matthews (Senior)
Jacob Partlow (Sophomore)
Dakota Penhorwood (Junior)

Rehearsals

Everyone needs to make every effort to come to practices. Too many people are missing and it is becoming a problem with getting anything done at practices.

This coming weeks' rehearsal schedule is up and i have scheduled a 3 hour rehearsal for presidents day from 9 to noon.

Lines need to be memorized asap. No more scriptz on stage starting monday.