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2026-2027 Important Dates
August 22 - Fall Festival Mandatory Meeting
October 24 - Fall Festival - Varsity Division
November 7 - Fall Festival - JV & Middle School Divisions
January 23 - Shakespeare Festival Mandatory Meeting
April 24 - Shakespeare Festival
Click here for the full 2026-2027 DTASC Calendar
FALL FESTIVAL, October 24 (Varsity) & November 7 (JV and Middle School)
Tech Design: Theme: your upcoming school play (not Shakespeare; can be an original piece). NOTE - if your upcoming play is Shakespeare, you are welcome to choose your Spring production.
Scenic Design
Lighting Design (JV & Varsity Only)
Marketing & Publicity
Costumes & Makeup Design: Sewn From Scratch
Costumes & Makeup Design: Assembled / Altered
Sound Design
ACTING:
Audition Monologue (1 performer, 5 minutes max)
Small Group Categories (2-4 Performers, 5 minutes max)
Tony Award Winning Plays
(Straight Cut)
The American Dream
Ripped From the Headlines (Student Original based on a published news article from
any news source)
Large Group Categories (3-6 Performers, 8 minutes max)
Open Drama
Open Comedy
Open Musical (3-10 performers)
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, April 24 (All Divisions)
Tech Design Categories: Featured Plays (As You Like It & Julius Caesar)
Set Design
Lighting Design (JV & Varsity Only)
Marketing & Publicity
Character Costumes
World Court Costumes
Sound Design
Acting Categories
Audition Monologue (5 minutes max)
Small Group (2-4 performers, 5 minutes max)
Family Ties (ABOUT families) (Straight Cut)
Witches and Ghosts and Fairies … Oh my!!!
All Hail (Royalty and Stature of any kind)
Large Group (3-6 performers 8 minutes max)
Large Drama - Julius Caesar
Large Comedy - As You Like It
Rock the Bard - Any Shakespeare play rewritten as a jukebox musical (except featured
plays). (3-10 performers)
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION FOR ALL ACTING CATEGORIES
Room Chair Training Powerpoint
Room Chair Training Video
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2025 DTASC Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to all of our DTASC Scholarship Recipients and to everyone who auditioned.
Juliette Lin, Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
Sam Jacobson, Palisades Charter HS
Eden Rubsamen, Saugus HS
Jesse Brasler, Calabasas HS
Mario Lomeli Scholarship Recipient
CETA and DTASC Co-Sponsors
Melissa Valdivia, Verdugo Hills HS
Gai Laing Jones Scholarship,
Funded by Gai Laing Jones
Tilly Winter, Calabasas HS
Our 2026-2028 DTASC Board of Directors:
| President | Bill Garrett |
| Executive Vice President | Joshua Brady |
| Varsity Vice President | Breanna Mack |
| MS/JV Vice President | Sara Martinovich |
| Treasurer | Nancy Maki |
| Recording Secretary | Nikki Parsons |
| Membership Secretary | Tina Ballabio |
| Varsity Registrar | Ricky Meza |
| MS/JV Registrar | Scott DiLorenzo |
| President Ex-Officio | Yvette Bishop |
| Historian | OPEN |
| Parliamentarian | OPEN |
| DEIB Officer | OPEN |
| Social Committee | OPEN |
| Web Manager | Seth Cohen |
| Social Media Liaison | OPEN |
If you are reaching a DTASC Milestone year (10, 20, 25 years etc) please contact Seth Cohen