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2013 California Educational Theatre Association

High School Theatre Festival Fact Sheet

48 Schools participating in festival weekend
43 Awards and trophies presented
43 Adjudicated fall productions
120 Written evaluations completed
988 Students and advisors who attended the 2013 festival
4 Fully mounted MainStage productions
8 Selected scenes performed in the Festival of Scenes
81 Workshop sessions led by industry Professionals
$3000 In Senior Scholarships awarded
5 Students received scholarships in Acting
1 Student received scholarship in Technical Theatre
$1500 In honarariums to attend the 2013 California Youth in Theatre Day
6 Submissions into the CETA 2013 Film Festival
$300 Given to winners of our Trailer competition
$300 Given to winners of our Trailer competition
$500 Given to winners of the Film Competition donated by Sharon Strong


2013 Award Winners
Mainstage Productions
Area 1 The Comedy of Errors Chadwick School
Area 2 A Midsummer Nightís Dream Estancia High School
Area 3 The Boyís Next Door Lakeside High School
Area 4 The Odd Couple Westview High School
     
Festival of Scenes
Area 1 Terminal CafÈ Providence High School (Burbank)
  The Anatomy of Grey Charter Oak High School
Area 2 Itís a Wonderful Life Mission Viejo High School
  Almost, Maine Tri-School Theatre
Area 3 The Rivals Los Osos High School
  Radium Girls Rancho Cucamonga High School
Area 4 Birdwoman: The Story of Sacagawea Christian High School
  The Caucasian Chalk Circle Rancho Buena Vista High School
     
Artistic Merit Award
Area 1 Stage Door John Burroughs High School
Area 2 Theophilus North El Dorado High School
Area 3 The Kentucky Cycle Part 1 Jurupa Valley High School
Area 4 Serjeant Musgraveís Dance Torrey Pines High School
       
SceneWorks
Best Supp. Actor Female Kristy Kim La Quinta High School Bang Bang Youíre Dead
Best Supp. Actor Male Christian Rowe La Quinta High School Bang Bang Youíre Dead
Best Actor Female Emma Argon Walnut High School Train Story
Best Actor Male Luis Alvarado Henry J. Kaiser Rose Tattoo
Best Ensemble   La Quinta High School Bang Bang Youre Dead
2nd Place Scene   Ramon C. Cortines Twelfth Night
1st place Scene   Mater Dei High School Great Gatsby
     
Show Trailer Awards:
3rd Place El Camino High School A Midsummer Nightís Dream
2nd Place Christian High School Birdwoman: The Saga of Sacagawea
1st Place Capistrano High School The Diary of Anne Frank
       
Film Awards:
Special Recognition Charter Oak High School Code J Directed by: Eder A. Rodriguez
3rd Place Mater Dei High School The Necessities Direct by: Christina Lugo
2nd Place Palos Verdes Peninsula Transience Directed by: Alexander Eisemann
1st Place El Camino High School Cadenc Directed By: Ike Mauga
     
Flip Reade Award:
Jermaine Sanders Estancia High School A Midsummer Night's Dream (Starveling and Mustardseed)
     
Festival of Scenes Awards:
Best Supporting ActoróChristian High School Bird WomanÖ Colin Eckstein (Charbonneau)
Best Supporting ActressóRancho Cucamonga H.S. Radium Girls Shasta Bernier (Kathryn Schaub)
Best ActressóTri-School Theatre Almost Maine Lena Adams (Rhonda)
Best ActoróTri-School Theatre Almost Maine Grant Hodges (Dave)
Best EnsembleóRancho Buena Vista HS The Caucasian Chalk Circle Ensemble
     
Main Stage Awards:
Best Cameo- Chadwick School The Comedy of Errors Monica Haase (Courtesan)
Best Supporting Actress- Chadwick School The Comedy of Errors Amanda Perez (Dromio of Syracuse) & Margot Zuckerman (Dromio of Ephesus
Best Supporting Actor--Estancia H.S. A Midsummer Night's Dream Sterling Gates (Quince)
Best Actress-Estancia H.S. A Midsummer Night's Dream Danielle Ridge (Hermia)
Best Actor--Lakeside H.S. The Boys Next Door Ed Lujan (Lucien P. Smith)
Best Ensemble--Chadwick School The Comedy of Errors Ensemble
 
Weekend Technical Achievement Award:
Westview High School The Odd Couple
       
California Youth In Theatre Honarariums (CYIT)
Director Paul Beal Fontana H.S. Noe Arica & Tristen Cosico SceneWorks
Director Michael Despars Fullerton Union H.S. Christopher Smith Sr. Auditions
Director Robert Rotenberry Academy of Performing Arts Marilee Jooste Sr. Audition
Director Pauline Maranian Estancia H.S. Alexi Bonca Sr. Tech Audition
Director Kathy Harris Mission Viejo High School Robert Augustine Bish Scholarship
Director Scott Karlan Lakeside H.S. Tristian Calderon & Jordyn Compte MainStage
       
Senior Scholarship Winners  
Technical  
Maya Pilevsky Torrey Pines High School
Acting      
Christopher Smith Fullerton Union High School
Clementine Gramson-Levy Ramon C Cortines VAPA
EJ Cabasal Walnut High School
Paulina Tinana Walnut High School
Minnie Schedeen Ramon C. Cortines High School
Vivian Bish Scholarship
Jemina Bloom Claremont High School

2013 CETA Southern High School
Theatre Festival Information

December 10, 2012 News from Festival Director Michael Despars

Congratulations to all participants in the 2012/2013 CETA High School Theatre Festival. This is the official email of all the main stage and festival of scenes productions. You will receive a follow up email with your final score and the score of the other schools in your area.  Please ask your students not to post anything on facebook until tommorrow. Some directors have requested that through technology everything is announced before they have a change to meet with students in their cast.

If you are not on the following list you may begin to sign up for Festival of Scenes here: http://cetahstf.wufoo.com/forms/scenework-competition-form/

Area 1
Mainstage
The Comedy of Errors  Chadwick School  Director: Nigel Williams 

Festival of Scenes
Terminal Cafe  Providence High School (Burbank) Director: Jeremy Jackson
The Anatomy of Grey Charter Oak High School Director: Roger Graziani

Area 2
Mainstage
A Midsummer Night's Dream Estancia High School  Director: Pauline Maranian

Festival of Scenes
It's a Wonderful Life Mission Viejo High School Director: Kathy Harris   
Almost Maine  Tri School  Director: Hillary Pearson

Area 3
Mainstage
The Boys Next Door Lakeside High School Director: Scott Karlan

Festival of Scenes
The Rivals Los Osos High School Director: Randy Shorts
Radium Girls Rancho Cucamonga High School Director: Chuck Kuhn

Area 4
Mainstage
The Odd Couple Westview High School Director: Chris Wollman

Festival of Scenes
Birdwoman: The Story of Sacagawea Christian High School Director: Melissa Johnson
Caucasian Chalk Circle Rancho Buena Vista High School Director: Mark Scott

THE CETA SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
THEATRE FESTIVAL IS STATEWIDE!

Each year CETA holds its Southern High School Theatre Festival during the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. The weekend offers a variety of opportunities for artistic growth for high school students and their teachers. The three-day Festival showcases four MainStage plays selected from four regions of Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and San Diego County. Additionally, eight schools are selected to perform 10-minute scenes from their productions for the Festival’s SceneFest. The CETA Southern High School Theatre Festival is open to all high schools across the state of California.
FOUR REGION SCHOOLS   NON-REGION SCHOOLS
North L.A. County to South
San Diego County
Everywhere else
*Your show is adjudicated for MainStage participation *SceneWorks Competition adjudicated
*SceneWorks Competition adjudicated *Senior Acting Scholarship Auditions
*August Wilson Monologue Competition *Senior Technical Theatre Scholarships
*Senior Acting Scholarship Auditions *Workshops with Industry Professionals
*Senior Technical Theatre Scholarships *Honorariums for CA Youth in Theatre Day
*Workshops with Industry Professionals *Film Festival
*Honorariums for
CA Youth in Theatre Day
 
*Film Festival  

Festival Information:
January 18th -20th, 2013
Los Osos High School
6001 Milliken Avenue  
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737


Cost:
$250        Includes show adjudication and 5 tickets to the January Festival
$100        Includes 5 tickets to the January Festival
$35          Each additional student
$75          CETA Professional Membership if you do not already have one.


Contact the Festival Chair Michael Despars with any questions at fuhsdrama@gmail.com

Show Adjudication Registration is now closed. You may still register your students for “Festival Only” by going to: http://www.cetoweb.org/ceta_pages/login.aspx

Make sure you select the “Festival Only” Option
Before you send an email to the webmaster try the following to login:
Login: School name ex. Fullertonunion
Password: First Initial and full last name   ex. jsmith 

If that does not work you must send an email to WebMaster@cetaweb.org
Please include the following in your email:
1.   Name
2.   School
3.   Phone Number
4.   E-mail

If you have already registered for the festival you may now do the following online:
Acting Senior Scholarship Registration (3 students max. per school))
http://cetahstf.wufoo.com/forms/senior-acting-scholarship-form/

Technical Senior Scholarship Registration (3 students max. per school)http://cetahstf.wufoo.com/forms/senior-tech-scholarship-form/

Vivian “Bish” Edwards Scholarship Registrationhttp://cetahstf.wufoo.com/forms/vivian-bish-scholarship-application/

Please check the 2013 Festival Guide for more information about the following Festival Opportunities:
•    California Youth in Theatre Day
•    45-60 second production trailer (DVD’s Due December 14th)
•    Mario Lomeli Scholarship
•    CETA Film Festival (DVD’s Due December 14)
•    SceneWorks Scene Festival Participation
     (Will be announced after Mainstage is selected)

CLICK HERE to download festival information (3 pages)

CLICK HERE
to download the complete 2013 Festival Guide (45 pages)

CLICK HERE to view 2012 competition results by region and category.