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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

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FALL FESTIVAL, October 24 (Varsity)
& November 7 (JV and Middle School)

Mandatory Meeting for all schools interested in participating:

August 22 at Narbonne High School (24300 S Western Ave, Harbor City, 90710) 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.

NEW TEACHERS MEETING: 9a
GENERAL MEETING: 10a-2p

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.

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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