By Janine Alven and Hazel Taintor
As we are making our way into the end of the school year, it's time for the Minarets Drama department to hold their next theatrical production. This semester, the drama department has chosen to take on Singin’ in the Rain Jr.
With much of last year being virtual, the drama department decided to branch from their typical pattern of one musical and one regular play a year and tackle two musical productions. The large success of their production of Frozen Jr. in December helped create opportunities for the club to produce this stage adaptation of the 1952 film.
40 students auditioned for the production in both singing and speaking roles. The play consists mostly of dance numbers that take place throughout the show. With 11 character roles, and 29 ensemble roles, Singin' in the Rain Jr. is a large production. Auditions were held Mar. 1, 2022 and Mar. 2, 2022 with callbacks being held on Mar. 3, 2022. The cast list for the play came out on Mar. 4, 2022.
Students auditioned for the lead roles of Kathy, Lina, Cosmo, and Don, along with the numerous ensemble roles. The performances will be on May 4, 5, and 6 and will take place in the Minarets gym.
Congratulations to all those cast in Singin in the Rain Jr.!
DON LOCKWOOD: DUSTIN CHANCEY
COSMO BROWN: JONAH EWALT
KATHY SELDEN: GABRIELLE BULGARA
LINA LAMONT: LINDEN MCDOUGALD
R.F. SIMPSON: MATTHEW SANCHEZ
DEXTER: MADDOX TAYLOR
1ST ASSISTANT: BREN BARNES
2ND ASSISTANT: NATHAN ESAU
3RD ASSISTANT: KENDRA BATTCHER
ROZ: KEANA HOKAMA
ZELDA SANDERS: ABIGAIL CAMPBELL
BROADWAY MELODY HOST: OLIVER BARNES
DORA BAILEY: KAYLA VELAZQUEZ
MISS DINSMORE: HAZEL TAINTOR
TEACHER: NOAH SANCHEZ
ENSEMBLE
Jolene Anderson, Seth Benas, Austin Bethel, Laura DeSilva, John Downs, Donovan Eniram, Katanna Graham, Eliana Hafkey, Ronnie McClure, Aidan Millar-White, Gracie Noonkester, Lila Oster, Zane Pearce, Maximus Porter, Lucas Portillo, Nick Stivers, Savannah Taylor, Caitlyn Vaughn
FEATURED in “BROADWAY MELODY”
Maia Hokama, Brooklyn Ledgerwood, Aalyiah Rangel, Makayla Rossen, Anjalee Sifuentes, Emma Suehiro, Madeline Townsend