Results of the June 14 Business Meeting

The Categories
Fall Festival
1. Tech Theatre
          C Div – Plays of Tennessee Williams
          A/B Div – Story Theatre
2. Audition Monologue
3. Greek Comedy or Tragedy
4. 2-4 Person Serious (straight scene)
5. Plays by Women
6. Open Musical
7. Large Group Serious
8. Large Group Humorous
• Fall Festival 2008 Events Details

Shakespeare Festival
1. Tech Theatre
          C Div – From Featured Plays; may be from either Othello or
                      Midsummer Night's Dream
          A/B Div – Possibly from Featured Plays, or Open (TBA*)
          Character Costre’s Wumes: Specific “Genre” pending (TBA*)
2. Audition Monologue
3. Shakespeare's Women
4. Wicked! (Shakespeare's Villains) - Straight scene
5. Listen to My Dream
6. Modern Play Based on Shakespeare
7. Large Group – Othello
8. Large Group – Midsummer Night's Dream
*Decision at Summer Break-out.
• Shakespeare Festival 2009 Events Details

The rules discussion resulted in a permanent deletion of all the suspended rules from last year and a limited number of additions to aid in judging and clarify categories.

• Revised Rules
Warning: This document does not represent ALL of the rules regarding the festival. These are the major changes as a result of the June 14, 2008 business meeting. The tech theatre guidelines are being revised this summer and please attend the Fall Festival planning meeting on September 13, 2008 at South Pasadena Middle School for finalized rules documents.

• Last Year’s Rules for reference

Membership Survey
The outreach committee has released the results of their member surveys. Download the report below and see all of the comments from the respondents.
• Current Membership Survey
• Inactive and Past Member Survey

Scholarships
Here are the students who received DTASC scholarships for 2007-2008..
$500.00     Cameron Kalajian
                  Zachary Tatum-Nolan
                  Emily Schulze

$250.00     Daniel Goldenshtein
                  Philip Young

2008 Recognition Luncheon
2008 Luncheon Honorees:
Retirement: Jim Bell
25 years: Marion Tompkins
20 years: Grace Stanton
15 years: Dawn Reid, Amanda Swann
10 years: Brent Boerman, Judd Stapleton, Valerie Dunlap, Jennifer Casey, Zac Hughes, Steven Brooks, Lois Weiss, Joella Holbrook, Judi Stapleton, Lacey Stanley

We are proud to recognize the wonderful contributions of these long-time members!