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CBA’s Olivia Moffa Will Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday in Style!
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– March 12, 2018
At Saturday's ESU-Syracuse Branch's thirtieth Shakespeare Competition at Syracuse Stage's Archbold Theatre, winner Olivia Moffa, from Christian Brothers Academy, presented Shakespeare's Sonnet 19 and a monologue by Miranda from The Tempest. Her talent won her a trip to NYC's Lincoln Center, April 23 (Shakespeare's birthday), to participate in the National English-Speaking Union's competition with nearly sixty other nationwide winners for a summer acting experience in London.
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SYRACUSE TEEN COMPETES IN 34th ANNUAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITON IN NEW YORK CITY
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– May 5, 2017
With a performance of a sonnet and monologue from Shakespeare, Madeleine VanRiper from Skaneateles, NY, a student of Aisha McConochy at Skaneateles High School in Skaneateles, 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. Madeleine previously won the ESU Syracuse Branch competition.
The winner of the 34th 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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Shakespeare Students Soar with SU Professor
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– April 3, 2017
The walls of Syracuse Stage resounded with Shakespeare as Syracuse University Drama professor Thom Miller inspired twenty-three high school students in a workshop and a warm-up on 3/7/2017 and 3/11/2017. At the end of Saturday's 29th Competition held by the Syracuse Branch of the English-Speaking Union, several winners emerged. Madeleine Van Riper from Skaneateles won first place as Helena from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Lydia Kelly of Manlius Pebble Hill School took second place as Julius Caesar's Portia; and Liverpool High School's Catie Kobland captured the third spot as Viola from Twelfth Night. Honorable mention prizes were awarded to Emilie Pitts of Red Creek, Sofia Law of Jamesville-DeWitt, and Meghan McDowell of Fayetteville-Manlius. All twenty-three students presented both a monologue and a Shakespearean sonnet. Matthew Chiorini, David Lowenstein, and Joan Hart Willard judged. The local event is made possible by the generous support of The Allyn Foundation and The Richard Mather Fund and by the members of ESU's Syracuse Branch.
Congratulations to our winners!
L to R:
Meghan McDowell. Lydia Kelly, Catie Kobland, Emilie Pitts, Sofia Law, Madeleine VanRiper.
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The Mayflower Sailed from London
Event
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Robert Hulse, Director
London's Brunel Museum
Evelyn Wrench Speaker
Last year's Wrench Speaker returns for a special visit to explain how the legendary ship actually began its perilous voyage to an unknown land at Rotherhithe, just down the Thames from his Museum, and finds parallels to Shakespeare's great fantasy, The Tempest.
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Sydney Jones Wins With Shakespeare
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On March 5, Sydney Jones of Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High School and eighteen other high school students joined the English-Speaking Union's worldwide celebration of Shakespeare's 400-year legacy. At ESU-Syracuse Branch's twenty-eighth Shakespeare Competition at Syracuse Stage's Archbold Theatre, winner Sydney Jones presented Shakespeare's Sonnet 57 and a monologue by Isabella from Measure for Measure.
Catie Kobland of Liverpool High School won second place and Daniel Kelly of Christian Brothers Academy, third. Honorable mention was awarded to Elijah Harper from Cazenovia; Lydia Kelly, of Manlius Pebble Hill; and Connor Coleman, of Union Springs.
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Area High School Students Celebrate 400 Years of Shakespeare!
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The Syracuse Branch is joining the English-Speaking Union's worldwide celebration of Shakespeare's 400-year legacy by holding its twenty-eighth annual Shakespeare Competition. The event occurs on Saturday, March 5 from 9:00 AM until noon at Archbold Theatre of Syracuse Stage. It is made possible by the generous support of The Allyn Foundation and The Richard Mather Fund and by the members of ESU's Syracuse Branch.
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Shakespeare came alive in Syracuse on November 13!
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Under the enthusiastic guidance of Folger Master Teacher Michael Klein and in the dramatic ambiance of LeMoyne College's Performing Arts Center, twenty-seven high school English teachers became performers in the teaching of Shakespeare.
Oh, the fun! Initially, Mike, using passages from eight Shakespearean plays and from other literature as well, set the stage for each of ten strategies. Small groups of teachers would then develop a plan using that technique for a scene and then act out that plan, thereby creating a model that they could take to their classrooms.
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Shakespeare Is Alive and Well in Central New York!
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"Shakespeare 400" marks the year-long international celebration of William Shakespeare's legacy (1616-2016), and ESU's Syracuse Branch is participating with two major events.
A Shakespeare Teacher Workshop takes place Friday, November 13, at LeMoyne College. Made possible through the cooperative efforts of ESU and The Folger Shakespeare Library, the day-long program is available to area high school English teachers and features Michael Klein, Master Teacher from The Folger Shakespeare Library. Registration is online at www.esuus.org. JoAnn Wallace can answer local questions at jctedi@aol.com.
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Libraries in the Digital Age
Save the Date
September 12, 2015
Major renovations to the Central Library at the Galleries in Syracuse reflect the speed with which evolving technology and societal changes create needs that educational facilities are rushing to fill. Presented by, Susan Mitchell, Executive Director, Onondaga Public Library System.
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Challenges to Higher Education
Save the Date
October 10, 2015
Linda LaMura,President of LeMoyne College, is the first female lay president of Jesuit Higher Education anywhere in the world. She faces more hurdles than the traditional university don, but tackles them head on with faith, commitment, and energy.
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