THANK YOU to everyone who auditioned to be a part of Cactus Flower and First Date! It was great to meet so many new people and to see familiar faces again. Auditioning takes an incredible combination of bravery, energy, preparation, and creativity, and we are so grateful for your willingness to share all of this with us. If you don’t have the opportunity to be a part of these casts, we hope to see you again at future auditions or being a part of our CHS Theatre family in other ways!
Mr. Hamen
CASTS: We start right away! Refer to your rehearsal calendar for Monday’s plan:
Cactus: Read-through, 1:00-4:00, PAC Lobby
First Date: Aaron and Casey music, 1:00-4:00, Magsig (enter through the back of the building)
CACTUS FLOWER
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-Lola Oakes
Toni- Gio Benincasa
Igor- Anthony Comunale
Stephanie- Jade Eilers
Mrs. Durant- Lizzy Sparks
Julian- Bryson Schultz
Harvey- Ethan Touhey
Sr. Sanchez- Bricen McGrew
Botticelli’s Venus- Meredith Sandstrom
Swingles*- Quinn Bennett, Patrick Comunale, Chanise Kimbley, Katie Kress
UNDERSTUDY CAST
Toni- Isha Atiq
Igor- Mason Smith
Stephanie- Brianna Pitts
Mrs. Durant- Rachel Mifflin
Julian- Austin Short
Harvey- Isaac Matthews
Sr. Sanchez- Garin Mouat
Botticelli’s Venus- Gabriela Lopez
Swingles*- Quinn Bennett, Patrick Comunale, Chanise Kimbley, Katie Kress
*Swingles: We’ll see you 9/9-9/10, and we’ll make a plan for other dates later on.
FIRST DATE
Assistant Directors- Anthony Comunale, Jade Eilers
Assistant Music Director- Katie Kress
Assistant Choreographers- Emma Fry, Maddy Gruenberg
Maddy Gruenberg (Chanise Kimbley, Understudy)- Casey
Quinn Bennett (Sam McClain, Understudy)- Aaron
Mitchel Goecke (Raef Norgaar, Understudy)- Bartender, Hype Man, Awkward Pause, Ensemble
Meredith Johnson (Lauren Burt, Understudy)- Host, Awkward Pause, Google, Ensemble
Reid Hansen (Michael Hunter, Understudy)- Cook, Reggie, Awkward Pause, Ensemble
Joel Korpusik (Cedric Mwizerwa, Understudy)- Server 1, Awkward Pause, Rocker, Ensemble
Emma Fry (Jules Marzluff, Understudy)- Server 2, Awkward Pause, Instagram, Megaphone Woman 1, Ensemble
Sam McClain (Cedric Mwizerwa, Understudy)- Couple A, Casey's Father, Friendly Therapist, Ensemble
Meredith Sandstrom (Riley Weeks, Understudy)- Couple A, Grandma Ida, Twitter, Ensemble
Regin Potter (Raef Norgaard, Understudy)- Couple B, Blaze, Rocker, Ensemble
Sa'Vanna Sly (Laura Morgan, Understudy)- Couple B, Lauren, Aaron's Mother, Ensemble
Patrick Comunale (Michael Hunter, Understudy)- Couple C, Aaron's Future Son, Gabe, Ensemble
Katie Kress (Chloe Robertson, Understudy)- Couple C, Allison, YouTube, Megaphone Woman 2, Ensemble
Mr. Hamen
CASTS: We start right away! Refer to your rehearsal calendar for Monday’s plan:
Cactus: Read-through, 1:00-4:00, PAC Lobby
First Date: Aaron and Casey music, 1:00-4:00, Magsig (enter through the back of the building)
CACTUS FLOWER
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-Lola Oakes
Toni- Gio Benincasa
Igor- Anthony Comunale
Stephanie- Jade Eilers
Mrs. Durant- Lizzy Sparks
Julian- Bryson Schultz
Harvey- Ethan Touhey
Sr. Sanchez- Bricen McGrew
Botticelli’s Venus- Meredith Sandstrom
Swingles*- Quinn Bennett, Patrick Comunale, Chanise Kimbley, Katie Kress
UNDERSTUDY CAST
Toni- Isha Atiq
Igor- Mason Smith
Stephanie- Brianna Pitts
Mrs. Durant- Rachel Mifflin
Julian- Austin Short
Harvey- Isaac Matthews
Sr. Sanchez- Garin Mouat
Botticelli’s Venus- Gabriela Lopez
Swingles*- Quinn Bennett, Patrick Comunale, Chanise Kimbley, Katie Kress
*Swingles: We’ll see you 9/9-9/10, and we’ll make a plan for other dates later on.
FIRST DATE
Assistant Directors- Anthony Comunale, Jade Eilers
Assistant Music Director- Katie Kress
Assistant Choreographers- Emma Fry, Maddy Gruenberg
Maddy Gruenberg (Chanise Kimbley, Understudy)- Casey
Quinn Bennett (Sam McClain, Understudy)- Aaron
Mitchel Goecke (Raef Norgaar, Understudy)- Bartender, Hype Man, Awkward Pause, Ensemble
Meredith Johnson (Lauren Burt, Understudy)- Host, Awkward Pause, Google, Ensemble
Reid Hansen (Michael Hunter, Understudy)- Cook, Reggie, Awkward Pause, Ensemble
Joel Korpusik (Cedric Mwizerwa, Understudy)- Server 1, Awkward Pause, Rocker, Ensemble
Emma Fry (Jules Marzluff, Understudy)- Server 2, Awkward Pause, Instagram, Megaphone Woman 1, Ensemble
Sam McClain (Cedric Mwizerwa, Understudy)- Couple A, Casey's Father, Friendly Therapist, Ensemble
Meredith Sandstrom (Riley Weeks, Understudy)- Couple A, Grandma Ida, Twitter, Ensemble
Regin Potter (Raef Norgaard, Understudy)- Couple B, Blaze, Rocker, Ensemble
Sa'Vanna Sly (Laura Morgan, Understudy)- Couple B, Lauren, Aaron's Mother, Ensemble
Patrick Comunale (Michael Hunter, Understudy)- Couple C, Aaron's Future Son, Gabe, Ensemble
Katie Kress (Chloe Robertson, Understudy)- Couple C, Allison, YouTube, Megaphone Woman 2, Ensemble