2017-2018 Festivals
August 26, 2017 – Fall Festival Mandatory Meeting
9am-2pm (8am for new teachers)
Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Host: Barbara Zatarain)
1221 Monterrey Road
Glendale, CA 91206
October 28, 2017 – Varsity Festival (Note: Date Change)
Calabasas High School
November 4, 2017 – Junior Varsity / Middle School Festival
Wilson Middle School
| Fall Festival Categories: | |
| 0. | Tech Theater – Sets/Lights (Alice In Wonderland) |
| I. | Tech Theater – Graphics/Publicity (Alice In Wonderland) |
| II. | Tech Theater – Costume Design (Alice In Wonderland) |
| III. | Audition Monologue |
| IV. | Straight Cut – Leading Ladies (At least one of the main characters must be a female.) |
| V. | Horror/Thriller Plays |
| VI. | Student Original – Based on a Painting, Renaissance to 1970 (Bring two images of the painting. One for the Master Cuttings Form, one for the judges to see). |
| VII. | Large Group Open Drama |
| VIII. | Large Group Open Comedy |
| IX. | Open Musical |
April 21, 2018 – Combined Shakespeare Festival
| Shakespeare Festival Categories: | |
| 0. | Tech Theater – Sets/Lights/Graphics (Featured plays; Titus Andronicus & Taming of the Shrew) |
| I. | Tech Theater – Court Costumes |
| II. | Tech Theater – Character Costumes (Featured plays; Titus Andronicus & Taming of the Shrew) |
| III. | Audition Monologue |
| IV. | Shakespeare Bare Stage – Open, Straight Cut, No Chairs |
| V. | Wizarding World of Shakespeare – Scenes must feature magic, wizardry, sorcery, etc. |
| VI. | Breeches |
| VII. | Large Group Dramatic – Titus Andronicus |
| VIII. | Large Group Comedic – Taming of the Shrew |
| IX. | Shakespeare the Musical |
2016-2017 DTASC Festivals
| Spring 2017 Festivals | |
| Shakespeare Festival Categories | |
| 0. | Tech Theater – Sets/Lights/Graphics (Featured plays; Richard III & A Midsummer Night’s Dream) |
| I. | Tech Theater – Court Costumes |
| II. | Tech Theater – Character Costumes (Featured plays; Richard III & A Midsummer Night’s Dream) |
| III. | Audition Monologue |
| IV. | Shakespeare Uncut |
| V. | Modern Adaptation |
| VI. | Shakespeare’s Contemporaries |
| VII. | Large Group Dramatic – Richard III |
| VIII. | Large Group Comedic – A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| IX. | Theme Collage (At least 3 Shakespearean plays that have a common theme) |
Download the Program for the April 29 Festival Here
Download the Program for the April 22 Festival Here
Contemporaries and Adaptations.pdf
Clarification of Theme Collage Rules.pdf
Master Cuttings Shakespeare 2017.pdf
Varsity / JV Shakespeare Festival
April 22, 2017,
Temecula Valley High School
Middle School Shakespeare Festival
April 29, 2017,
Henry J Kaiser High School
| Fall 2016 Festivals | |
| Fall Festival Categories | |
| 0. | Tech Theater – Sets/Lights (Greek Theater) |
| I. | Tech Theater – Graphics/Publicity (Greek Theater) |
| II. | Tech Theater – Costume Design (Greek Theater) |
| III. | Audition Monologue |
| IV. | Women Playwrights – Straight Cut |
| V. | Anything Goes for Children (Target audience: ages 4-8) |
| VI. | Diversity (A play where at least one character has something that makes him/her different from the others) |
| VII. | Large Group Open Drama |
| VIII. | Large Group Open Comedy |
| IX. | The Golden Oldies (Musicals that opened before 1970) |
2017 DTASC Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to all of our DTASC Scholarship Recipients and to everyone who auditioned.
Mario Lomeli Scholarship: Luke Carter
DTASC Tech Design Scholarship:
Diane Park – Palisades Charter High School
DTASC Acting Scholarship Recipients:
Kirsten Hoj – Nordhoff HS
Kristen Wisnewski – Thousand Oaks HS
Shaila Essley – LA County High School for the Arts
Austin Kelly – Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
Our 2016-2018 DTASC Board of Directors:
| President | Susan Eiden |
| Exec. Vice President | Seth Cohen |
| Varsity Vice President | Chuck Kuhn |
| JV/Middle School Vice President | Scott Hunter |
| Treasurer | Lynn Lanning |
| Recording Secretary | Bill Garrett |
| Membership Secretary | Derek Heid |
| Varsity Registrar | Marcia Barryte |
| JV/Middle School Registrar | Barbara Zatarain |
| Historian | Roger Graziani |
| Advocacy Coordinator | Gai Jones |
| President Ex-Officio | Brian Bozanich |
| Parliamentarian | Josh Brady |
| Social Media Liaison | Nicole Pedroche |
If you are reaching a DTASC Milestone year (10, 20, 25 years etc) please contact Susan Eiden
SHAKESPEARE HIGH, The documentary centering on DTASC’s Shakespeare Festival is available on DVD through Amazon and Netflix!
Visit shakespearehigh.org for more information.