Tucson Branch

2020 ESU NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION: TUCSON BRANCH

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The Tucson Branch invites you and your students to join us for the 2020 ESU National Shakespeare Competition February 29.

SCHOOL PARTICIPATION FORM

SCHOOL WINNER FORM

2020 MONOLOGUE PACKET

2020 SONNET PACKET

Please email your high school's commitment of participation in the 37th Annual ESU Competition to Jerry Helm ESUShakespeareTucson@gmail.com as soon as possible. We will provide information about a participation fee and an invoice.

Important tasks and dates to remember:

26-Oct-2019, 8:30am - 1:00pm: Shakespeare Teacher Workshop @ Drama Addition Bldg. Room 266 & 239, University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film and Television. Registration has closed, but do let us know if you are interested. We may have room.

15-Dec-2019: All schools must have completed the ESU online Participation Form, and emailed your school's competition date to Jerry Helm, jaynkay1422@gmail.com. REMINDER: A member or Members of the ESU Tucson Branch must attend your competition as guests. Please send the venue and time to Jerry Helm.

19-Feb-2020: Deadline for area schools to hold in-house competitions. Please complete and submit the ESU School Winner Entry Form online. Send school winner/s' names, and monologue/s to Kerry Demers and Jerry Helm, k.a.d.demers@gmail.com and jaynkay1422@gmail.com. Please use this format in upper right-hand corner:

Student Name

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Helena Page 7

ESU Monologue list 3.2.314-320, 322-333

The winner of your school competition must select one of Shakespeare's sonnets from the 2020 Sonnet Packet. View Rules and Eligibility.

20-Feb-2020: FINAL date for winners' name, monologue, and sonnet submitted to Kerry Demers and Jerry Helm, k.a.d.demers@gmail.com and jaynkay1422@gmail.com. Your school will not be allowed to participate if you do not provide this information at this time.

29-Feb-2020, 9:00am ~ 2:00pm: ESU National Shakespeare Competition, Tucson Branch @ University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film, and Television. Contestants must be pre-registered. All welcome to attend for free.

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The 2019 Annual Shakespeare Competition held at the University of Arizona campus at the School of Theatre, Film & Television’s Marroney Theatre

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First place winner senior Alec Errhalt from Buena HS in Sierra Vista, teacher Carrie Duerk; 2^nd Place winner Victor Londoño from Salpointe Catholic HS, teacher Shelly Eutizi; and 3^rd place winner Leilla Rouhani from Marana HS., teacher Heidi Baker. These students exemplify all one could hope from a program that wants to promote the teaching of Shakespeare in the schools.

First of all, Alec Errhalt's deep-voiced Shylock filled the theatre; we forgot that before us stood a 17 year old boy who could become one of the most powerful characters in literature.

Second, Freshman Victor Londoño from Salpointe Catholic HS owned the stage as a hilarious energy-filled Bottom from Midsummer Night's Dream. He seemed to use the entire stage running about just as we might imagine Bottom would do. When he recalled his night with the Queen of the Fairies he gave a perfect whistle of awe and joy. He had as much fun during his performance as after in his open surprise and joy that he was the runner-up.

Third, Leila Rouhani from Marana HS made the bold choice of playing the Bastardly Edmund from King Lear. She clearly demonstrated that a woman can easily become a character that exists outside the normal framework of society and its 'legitimate' understanding of the natural order of the universe.

This year every student was extraordinary. It was a true celebration of students and teachers--and a place of high contradictionwhere talented Drama students, taught to do a close reading of Shakespeare, and with the support of their Master Drama Teachers, engaged the audience with amazing performances. But, it was also a place where a young freshman English student--one, who had never read Shakespeare before, never considered acting in a drama, encouraged by his English teacher, did the work, reveled in the language, and awakened as from a dream a winner!

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2018-2019 ESU National Shakespeare Competition: Tucson Branch

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The 36th Annual ESU National Shakespeare Competition: Tucson Branch will take place on March 2nd, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Marroney Theatre.

The deadline for area schools to register is December 15th, 2018. Register your school with the ESU in order to participate in the competition. Click School Participation Form and create an account. You are not guaranteed participation in the program unless you register your school.
Hold your school competition by February 15th.
Students must select their monologues from the 2019 Monologue Packet provided by the ESU. No alterations may be made to the monologues. They must be performed as written in the packet. View Rules and Eligibility.
School competitions: If fewer than 15 students participate, select 1 student to represent your school at the branch competition. If 15 or more students participate, select 2 students. Please contact us if you are a new or very small school, as we will allow 1 student participant to represent your school if you have at least 3 competitors in your competition.
Within one week of your school competition, complete the School Winner Entry Form.
ALSO send your school winner/s' names (as they should appear on the program), and a copy of their monologue with their name, play, act and scene in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Please send this information to both Tucson Branch representatives: Kerry Demers at k.a.d.demers@gmail.com and Jerry Helm at jaynkay1422@gmail.com. 8112 N. Midnight Way, Tucson, AZ 85741. Jerry: 520-975-2437.
February 20th is the deadline for all forms (Rodeo Vacation is February 22nd-23rd). If you are waiting on Photo Release Forms with parent signatures please send all other information by February 20^th when we will create the order of performance using a random number generator.
The ESU National Shakespeare Competition: Tucson Branch will take place on March 2nd, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Marroney Theatre; The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television, Tucson, AZ 85719. The winner of your school competition must select one of Shakespeare's sonnets from the 2019 Sonnet Packet to recite in addition to their monologue. View Rules and Eligibility.

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2018 ESU Tucson National Shakespeare Competition

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Miriam Arden, First Place Winner

Congratulations to Miriam Arden who placed 1^st in the Tucson Branch Shakespeare Competition held at the University of Arizona Tornabene Theatre. Miriam, a junior from Catalina Foothills HS and taught by Carson Wright, dazzled the audience and judges with her monologue from Much Ado About Nothing. Miriam reminded us that Beatrice is a brilliant woman and a master of language.

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