San Diego Branch

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The English-Speaking Union of the United States is a non-profit, non-political organization that promotes educational, cultural and social activities within the San Diego area.

The San Diego Branch was established in the late 1930's and is one of 68 branches in the United States. Members are a cross-section of people who are either native to or have adopted the San Diego community as their home.

Our monthly dinner meetings feature speakers from different fields. Their informative talks are preceded by a cocktail hour where members and guests can socialize. The setting for our meetings is sunset at the beautiful La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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SAN DIEGO TEEN COMPETES IN 34th ANNUAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITON IN NEW YORK CITY

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With a performance of a sonnet and monologue from Shakespeare, Elisa Litke from Bonita, CA, a student of Kathleen Herb-Baker at Academy of Our Lady of Peace in San Diego, placed as a semi-finalist in the 34^th 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. Elisa previously won the ESU San Diego Branch competition.

The winner of the 34^th English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition, Ogechi Egonu, representing the San Francisco Branch, received a full scholarship to attend the American Shakespeare Center Theatre Camp in Staunton, VA, this summer. Second place winner, Brandon Burk, from the Kentucky Branch, won a cash prize of $1,000 from The English-Speaking Union, while the third place winner, Trevon Wainwright, representing the Kansas City Branch of the ESU, received an award of $500 provided by The Shakespeare Society.

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