Get ready to start your year off in high gear. Everyone agrees that being on Hillcrest's Shakespeare Team is one of the (if not THE) greatest experiences you will have your entire high school career. Come help us defend our Sweepstakes championship. The pressure is on. Are you ready to deliver?
Auditions will be open to any 10th, 11th or 12th grade student attending Hillcrest High. In addition, in 2011, 9th grade students attending HHS feeder schools (Midvale Middle, Union Middle, and Albion Middle) will once again be invited to audition for a spot on Hillcrest High School's defending-champion Shakespeare Team.
For more information on the Competition and Hillcrest's Team, see below:
Now in its 35th year, the Utah Shakespearean Festival's annual High School Shakespeare Competition gathers students from 100 schools in 9 states, and is the only inter-state drama competition in the area.
Team members benefit not only from being adjudicated by professional actors and directors from across the country, but are also given the opportunity to see professional theatre. Last year, Hillcrest had 4 students walk away with scholarship awards. In addition, workshops in dozens of areas related to the theatre world are offered. There is honestly, nothing else like it. Don't miss your chance!
The competition will be held October 6-8, 2011 in Cedar City, UT. The trip will cost no more than $200 per participant and includes transportation, hotel, some food, team hoodie, play tickets, and entrance fees. Fee waivers do not apply. In order to participate, a student must be UHSAA elligible (ie. must have had higher than a 2.0 GPA and no more than 1 F on their last report card).
The centerpiece of a Shakespeare Team is the 10-minute ensemble scene. This 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 45-55). This year, we will be performing a cutting from Henry VI, Part 1 that highlights the internal conflicts that began the War of the Roses and led to Joan of Arc conquering the valiant warrior Talbot and the whole English army.
In addition, various duo/trio scenes and monologues will be cast from the auditions to compete to be selected as one of Hillcrest's individual events on this year's team.
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 Sweepstakes (2010)
*1st Place Ensemble Scene (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
*Larry Lott "Best Actor" Scholarship (2010, 2008, 2007)
*1st Place Duo/Trio Scene (2010, 2008)
*1st Place Monologue (2010)
*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 24.
Please spread the word to all of your friends (especially 9th graders who may not be aware they can audition) about auditions. They are the first week of school. There is no time to lose!
For more information on how to audition, please bookmark this website and check back shortly. You will be required to perform a monologue from a list of pieces that will be posted on this website very soon.
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