Hear Ye, Hear Ye! You are invited to take part in the 19th Annual San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival hosted by the San Diego Shakespeare Society. Who can participate? All schools in San Diego County (public, private, parochial) and other K-12 school-aged organizations may submit videos of their students performing in the following categories: Sonnet/Monologue: A single student may recite either one complete Shakespeare sonnet or one monologue from one of Shakespeare’s plays. Suggested time is under three minutes. Ensemble Scene: Two or more students may present a scene or cutting from one of Shakespeare’s plays. Suggested time is under eight minutes. In performing in these categories, students will fall into either High School or Non-High School divisions. Entrants with students from both divisions will compete in the division of their majority. If students are equally divided, the student advisor may choose the division. All students performing must be part of a school or other formal organization. And all students must submit a Media Release signed by themselves if 18 years or older or by a parent or guardian. Scanned copies must be submitted at the time of the video submission. The Media Release form may be found on the website Free workshops will be offered to interested students to enhance their acting skills. Heather LaForge is a co-founder of Groundworks Theatre and received her Ph.D. in Theatre from UC San Diego, where she taught theatre history, theory, performance, film, and writing courses and won an Excellence in Teaching Award for her outstanding work. If you as a student advisor wish to arrange a workshop for your students, please contact Dr. LaForge at [email protected]. All submitted videos will be later posted to the Shakespeare Society’s YouTube channel. Videos must be submitted to [email protected] by 11:59 p.m. on April 26, 2024. Questions? Email Festival Coordinator Gordon Gidlund at: [email protected].