Shakespeare
Each year, all students in acting classes memorize a monologue from William Shakespeare's plays. The monologues are provided by the English-Speaking Union's National Shakespeare Competition. Olathe South holds a school Shakespeare contest. The winner of this contest gets the opportunity to compete in the Kansas City Branch of the English-Speaking Union's annual Shakespeare competition. Typically, the winner of the city competition gets an all expenses paid trip to NYC to compete in the national ESU Shakespeare Competition in late April.
Olathe South has had four city champions and three top 10 finalist at the national completion since 2010.
Olathe South has had four city champions and three top 10 finalist at the national completion since 2010.
Prizes for national winners:
- 1st place: British American Drama Academy Mid-Summer Conservatory Program in Oxford, London
- 2nd place: American Shakespeare Center Theatre Camp in Staunton, VA
- 3rd place: $1000
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If you really want to be good, watch and learn from the Shakespeare Solos.
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Watch the ESU FINALS From April of 2023. This is the standard, if you want to make it to NYC in 2024.
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These are top ten finalists from another year. Again ... these are the standard. If you are this good, you could make it to NYC in the spring of 2024.
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