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Shakespeare Competition

The date is approaching for this year's National Shakespeare Competition, and all those interested will first be asked to compete here, before a panel of teachers. Each participant is required to recite one sonnet and one of the suggested monologues from one of Shakespeare's plays.

The student who performs his/her piece the best will then represent River Oaks in the city-wide competition. The winner of that competition will then be awarded an all-expense-paid trip to New York City for the National Competition at Lincoln Center. First Prize for the winner of the National Competition is a summer acting course at the British American Drama Academy in Great Britain.

Please let me know if you are interested.

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