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Secondary Theatre Festivals
At CITA’s Secondary Theatre Festivals, middle-and high school-aged students:
Sharpen their skills through performance opportunities and adjudication by theatre professionals
Attend a wide range of workshops and master classes and performances presented by industry professionals and Christian college professors.
Talk with representatives of theatre programs at Christian colleges and universities
Meet other Christian theatre students and artists from around the region.
Students in public, private and homeschool settings are invited to attend as an organization or as an individual competitor. Parent passes are available for purchase, which allows admittance to all competition rooms, master classes, performances and workshops.
Competition Events
Contrasting Monologues- Two (2) one-minute contrasting monologues from two published plays.
Shakespearean Monologue- A 15-20 line monologue from a Shakespeare play. The monologue can be sequential lines or one cut together from a play scene.
Duo Theatre- A 3-5 minute scene from a published play. The scene can be sequential lines or one cut together from the play.
Ensemble Theatre- A 3-5 minute scene from a published play. The scene can be sequential lines or cut together from one specific scene with 3 or more students playing the characters.
Solo Musical Theatre- Two vocal cuts from two different published musicals (or published pieces from a song cycle or cabaret) which demonstrate contrasting styles of performance: one up-tempo and one ballad or one serious and one comic, for example.
Duo Musical Theatre- A song from a published musical (or published piece from a song cycle or cabaret) in which two actors sing within the performance.
Ensemble Musical Theatre- A song from a published musical (or published piece from a song cycle or cabaret) sung by 3 or more actors. All entrants must sing within the performance.
Theatrical Design & Stage Management- Choose the drawings, models, photographs, and examples of your work that show your best skill and range in costumes, lighting, sound, sets, properties, stage management or any combination of these. Prepare a presentation of your work not exceeding three minutes.
Locations/Dates
Anderson University, South Carolina. Thursday, January 30 - Saturday, February 1, 2020.
University of Mobile, Alabama. Thursday, February 27 - Saturday, February 29, 2020.
California Baptist University, California. Friday, March 6 - Saturday, March 7, 2020.
Regent University, Virginia. Thursday, March 12 - Saturday, March 14, 2020.
Fees
• Student Registration: $25 per student
• Individual Event: $15 per event
• Duo Event: $15 per per partner per event
• Ensemble Event: $20 per ensemble per event
• Accompanist Fee: $45 per event accompaniment (individuals only- schools must bring their own accompanist)
• Visitor Pass: $15 each
• Meals on site: $9-$11 each
• Hotels: discounted rates
• Questions: secondarytheatrefestival@cita.org