Competition Toolkit
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Take Your Show to the Next Level!
Theatre festivals and competitions do more than showcase talent—they strengthen your program, expand your students’ theatre knowledge, and build lasting connections.
From preparation to performance and beyond, discover key strategies to make the most of your competition experience. Set your students up for success and celebrate the power of theatre on a bigger stage!
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The Competition Toolkit
Theatre festivals and competitions are more than just a chance to showcase your program - they’re an opportunity to inspire, challenge, and connect your students in new ways. While competing can be exciting, the true benefits go far beyond the trophies. From deepening their understanding of theatre to building confidence and expanding their social circles, bringing a show to a contest can have a lasting impact.
If you're thinking about entering a local or regional theatre festival, this guide will walk you through key considerations before, during, and after your performance to help make the experience as rewarding as possible.
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Tracy Nash
Drama Coach
Esparto High School
Esparto California
We love Theatrefolk and Lindsay Price. Last year we did Deck the Stage... it was fabulous! Deck the Stage is perfect for a high school production. Ms. Price's dialogue is witty and charming, with just the right measure of silliness that can really be hammed up.
I know this year's production of The Merrie Christmas Show will be just as successful as Deck the Stage.
Caitlin Herst, Student Performer, Boulder Creek High School
I recently saw your shout out to BCHS on your blog, as well as the podcast where you spoke to some of my classmates and fellow castmembers of Stroke Static. I played Ruthie in Stroke Static and The Prioress in The Canterbury Tales. I would like to take the time to let you know just how much that performance meant to me.
Participating in Stroke Static was by far one of the best, most rewarding, and life-changing experiences of my life so far. But even past that, the fact that we touched so many people in our performance really affected me. I sincerely wish that you could have been there to see it. It was truly magical.
I would like to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for the work you put into this play. I hope we made you proud!
Emily Conable, Alexander Central School
I was thrilled to find this version of Romeo and Juliet, and look forward to working on it. The length, and yet the quality of the edits in writing make it possible to even think about in our situation. Yea!
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