Shakespeare Team 2010

In 2010, for the first time, 9th grade students attending HHS feeder schools (Midvale Middle, Union Middle, and Albion Middle) will be allowed to audition for a spot on Hillcrest High School's award-winning Shakespeare Team. In addition, as always, auditions will be open to any 10th, 11th or 12th grade student attending Hillcrest High.
For more information on the Competition and Hillcrest's Team, see below:

The Utah Shakespearean Festival's annual High School Shakespeare Competition is back!
Now in its 34th year, the competition gathers students from more than 90 schools in 8 states, and is the only inter-state drama competition in the area.
Team members benefit not only from competing for and being adjudicated by professional actors and directors from across the country, but are also given the opportunity to see professional theatre as well as work from high schools across the country. In addition, workshops in dozens of areas related to the theatre world are offered. There is honestly, nothing else like it. It is consistently one of the greatest experiences of a students' high school career. Don't miss your chance!


The competition will be held October 7-9, 2010 in Cedar City, UT. The trip will cost $200 per participant and includes transportation, hotel, some food, t-shirt, play tickets, and entrance fees. Fee waivers do not apply. There is also a UHSAA $50 participation fee that needs to be paid if the student is not in a Hillcrest drama class. That fee is waivable. In order to participate, a student must be UHSAA elligible (ie. must have higher than a 2.0 GPA and no more than 1 F on their last report card).

A Shakespeare Team consists of the following competition pieces:
*One 10-minute ensemble scene. These can include anywhere from 4 to 70 students. Hillcrest's ensemble scenes usually use as many kids as we can fit onto the bus (between 40-50).
*2 duo/trio scenes. 3-5 minutes. 2 or 3 students per scene.
*3 monologues. 2-4 minutes. 1 student per piece.
All scenes are cuttings from Shakespeare's plays. There are also events for stage crew, dance, improv, and choral groups to compete.


Rehearsals for the ensemble scene are held on Saturdays and some evenings throughout the month of September at HHS.

In the past, some of the honors and awards Hillcrest has won at the competition have included:
*1st Place Ensemble Scene (2009, 2008, 2007)
*Larry Lott "Best Actor" Scholarship (2008, 2007)
*1st Place Tech Olympics (2008)
*1st Place Duo/Trio Scene (2008)
*In addition, Hillcrest's ensemble scene was the first scene to ever be asked to perform in front of the thousands of competitors at the competition's Closing Ceremonies in 2008.


Auditions for the team will be held Wednesday afternoon, August 25.

For more information on how to audition, please bookmark this website and check back soon. :-)