Page Scholar Amy Seymour presenting to our ESU meeting
Page Scholar Amy Seymour at the Settlemeir Center in Woodburn, OR. They take at risk preschoolers and get them used to structure so school isn't overwhelming.
Dear ESU Member or Prospective Member,
The Portland Branch of the English-Speaking Union is dedicated to making sure members receive benefit for their membership both in terms of social interaction as well as learning. Our branch participates every year in the Books As Envoys Program, the Walter Hines Page Scholar Program, and the Shakespeare Competition. In 2000, our Shakespeare Competition finalist was the national winner. In 2012, our winner, Cyler Winnie from South Salem High School, placed second in the ESU's National Shakespeare Competition."
Additionally, Portland was the second branch to begin an English In Action Program, a program that has continued here on a weekly basis for almost thirty years. In the fall, an Evelyn Wrench (Evelyn Wrench was the founder of ESU) speaker comes to the West Coast and speaks to all the branches in Region VIII.
News – December 1, 2023
We are pleased to announce the kick-off of the ESU's National Shakespeare Competition! Schools in our region may enter now, giving students the opportunity to compete in The Portland Branch Competition. The winner of the branch competition will travel to NYC to compete in the national finals at Lincoln Center!
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2020 Shakespeare Competition Portland Branch
The ESU National Shakespeare Competition: Portland Branch was held on Saturday, February 13 at the Fir Acres Theatre, Lewis and Clark College, Portland. We were proud to host 8 extraordinary student thespians, from various high schools across the state. First prize was awarded to Evan Ewing, of McMinnville High School, McMinnville, Oregon.
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Portland student performs at the
36th Annual National Shakespeare Competition in
New York City
April 30, 2019 — New York City: April 29th may have been a normal Monday for most high school students, but for Elizabeth Hennessey from Seton Catholic College Prep it will be a day to remember forever. Elizabeth, student of Linda Scheurman, placed as a semifinalist at the 36th Annual National Shakespeare Competition celebrating William Shakespeare's birthday while competing against 50 students from around the US on stage at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center Theater. The event is the culmination of a year-long competition hosted by the English-Speaking Union (ESU).
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Portland 2018 Shakespeare Competition Winner
Student Broen McCloskey pictured winning Portland's 2018 Shakespeare competition
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34th ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITON IN NEW YORK CITY
With a performance of a sonnet and monologue from Shakespeare, Michael Martinoff from McMinnville, OR, a student of Bethany Mason at McMinnville High School in McMinnville, placed as a semi-finalist in the 34th annual English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition in New York City. The Competition took place on May 1, 2017 on the stage of the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center with 54 semi-finalists from as many ESU Branch competitions nationwide. Michael previously won the ESU Portland Branch competition.
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