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To receive more information about getting involved with DTASC or to change your registered email address, <\/strong>please make sure you are on our CONTACT LIST<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2026-2027 Important Dates<\/b>
\n<\/b>August 22 - <\/b>Fall Festival Mandatory Meeting<\/span>
\n<\/span>October 24 - <\/b>Fall Festival - Varsity Division<\/span>
\n<\/span>November 7<\/b> - Fall Festival - JV & Middle School Divisions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

January 23<\/b> - Shakespeare Festival Mandatory Meeting<\/span>
\n<\/span>April 24<\/b> - Shakespeare Festival<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Click here for the full 2026-2027 DTASC Calendar<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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FALL FESTIVAL, October 24 (Varsity)
\n& November 7 (JV and Middle School)
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Mandatory Meeting for all schools interested in participating:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

August 22 at <\/b>Narbonne High School<\/b> (24300 S Western Ave, Harbor City, 90710)<\/span><\/a> This is a great opportunity to meet other theatre educators, learn more about DTASC, and discover the many opportunities available to you and your students at our festivals.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>NEW TEACHERS MEETING: 9a<\/span>
\n<\/span>GENERAL MEETING: 10a-2p<\/span>
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\n<\/span>And join us after the meeting for a social activity beginning at 2p - a great chance to debrief and socialize with some of your DTASC colleagues at a local restaurant. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Tech Design: <\/b>Theme: <\/span>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. <\/span>
\n<\/span> Scenic Design<\/span>
\n<\/span> Lighting Design (JV & Varsity Only)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Marketing & Publicity<\/span>
\n<\/span> Costumes & Makeup Design: Sewn From Scratch<\/span>
\n<\/span> Costumes & Makeup Design: Assembled \/ Altered<\/span>
\n<\/span> Sound Design<\/span><\/p>\n

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ACTING:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Audition Monologue (1 performer, 5 minutes max)<\/span><\/p>\n

Small Group Categories (2-4 Performers, 5 minutes max)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Tony Award Winning Plays<\/span>
\n<\/span> (Straight Cut)<\/span>
\n<\/span> The American Dream<\/span>
\n<\/span> Ripped From the Headlines (Student Original based on a published news article from <\/span>
\n<\/span> any news source)<\/span><\/p>\n

Large Group Categories (3-6 Performers, 8 minutes max)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Open Drama<\/span>
\n<\/span> Open Comedy<\/span>
\n<\/span> Open Musical (3-10 performers)<\/span><\/p>\n

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SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, April 24 (All Divisions)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Tech Design Categories: Featured Plays (<\/span>As You Like It & Julius Caesar<\/span><\/i>)<\/span>
\n<\/span> <\/a>Set Design<\/span>
\n<\/span> Lighting Design (JV & Varsity Only)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Marketing & Publicity<\/span>
\n<\/span> Character Costumes<\/span>
\n<\/span> World Court Costumes<\/span>
\n<\/span> Sound Design<\/span><\/p>\n

Acting Categories <\/span>
\n<\/span> <\/a>Audition Monologue (5 minutes max)<\/span><\/p>\n

Small Group (2-4 performers, 5 minutes max)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Family Ties (ABOUT families) (Straight Cut)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Witches and Ghosts and Fairies \u2026 Oh my!!!<\/span>
\n<\/span> All Hail (Royalty and Stature of <\/span>any<\/span><\/i> kind)<\/span><\/p>\n

Large Group (3-6 performers 8 minutes max)<\/span>
\n<\/span> Large Drama - <\/span>Julius Caesar<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span> Large Comedy -<\/span> As You Like It<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span> Rock the Bard - Any Shakespeare play rewritten as a jukebox musical (except featured <\/span>
\n<\/span> plays). (3-10 performers)<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION FOR ALL ACTING CATEGORIES<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Room Chair Training Powerpoint<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
\nRoom Chair Training Video<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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If you are not receiving emails from DTASC, please update your information by visiting the \"Mailing List Form\" link above.<\/strong>

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Are you interested in hosting a future DTASC Festival?
\nContact Seth <\/a>David Levy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Give the gift of higher education and help young artists to achieve their dreams. We believe that a higher education should be available to everyone, regardless of financial limitations.<\/p>\n

With your donation, you will be helping high school seniors to achieve their college degree in Theatre Arts. We appreciate your charitable donations in any amount.<\/p>\n

DTASC is a 501(c)3 organization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2026 DTASC Scholarship Recipients
\n<\/strong><\/span>Congratulations to all of our DTASC Scholarship Recipients and to everyone who auditioned.<\/strong>
\nRuby Mankowski, Calabasas High School<\/span>
\n<\/span>Cole Snell, Grover Cleveland High School<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ella Kendall, Culver City High School<\/span><\/p>\n

Mario Lomeli Scholarship Recipient<\/strong>
\nCETA and DTASC Co-Sponsors<\/strong>
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Gai Laing Jones Scholarship,
\nFunded by Gai Laing Jones<\/b>
\n<\/span>Catherine Laborde, Culver City High School<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our 2026-2028 DTASC Board of Directors:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
President<\/b><\/td>\nBill Garrett<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Executive Vice President<\/b><\/td>\nJoshua Brady<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Varsity Vice President<\/b><\/td>\nBreanna Mack<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MS\/JV Vice President<\/b><\/td>\nSara Martinovich<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Treasurer<\/b><\/td>\nNancy Maki<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recording Secretary<\/b><\/td>\nNikki Parsons<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Membership Secretary<\/b><\/td>\nTina Ballabio<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Varsity Registrar<\/b><\/td>\nRicky Meza<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MS\/JV Registrar<\/b><\/td>\nScott DiLorenzo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
President Ex-Officio<\/b><\/td>\nYvette Bishop<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Historian<\/b><\/td>\nOPEN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parliamentarian<\/b><\/td>\nOPEN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DEIB Officer<\/b><\/td>\nOPEN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Committee<\/b><\/td>\nOPEN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Web Manager\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nSeth Cohen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Media Liaison<\/b><\/td>\nOPEN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>