Much Ado About Shakespeare!

Summer Workshop

Trinity Valley School

7500 Dutch Branch Road

Fort Worth, TX 76132

All applicants must provide a current photograph or snapshot.

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School ______Grade in 2016 -2017 ______

List theater productions in which you have participated during the last two years:

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References:For students who have not attended TrinityValley School, nor have participated in Much Ado About Shakespeare!:Please include two (2) references from a non-family member. Include one reference from a drama, music or English teacher. References must accompany the application or be brought to the audition.

Auditions are in the MS DRAMA room at Trinity Valley School from 3:00PM to 5:00PM on Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26.

Callbacks will be 1:00 – 4:00 Saturday May 27, 2017, in the same space.

You must call or email for an audition time

or; 817-321-0100

Each applicant must prepare a minimum 16- to 20-line Shakespearean monologue to perform at the audition and read from Much Ado about Nothing. Callbacks will take place on Saturday, May 27, at 1:00 – 4:00 PM in the MS DRAMA room. Also at the auditions, you are given a copy of the script.

Parts are announced via email, text, and phone.

●Everyone attending Much Ado About Shakespeare! Summer Workshop will have a part in the play. Classes and rehearsals begin onJuly 10, 2017 at 12:00PM.

We continue Monday through Friday, 12:00 – 4:00PM, until July29. Rehearsals are same day 4:00 – 9:00PM, with an hour dinner break, which is served on campus.

Performances are July 27 & 28 at 7:30 PM and July 29, at 2:00 PM in the Black Box Theater at Trinity Valley School. Each student participates in an adjudicated Monologue performance on Friday, July 28, 12:00 – 4:00, followed by dinner and our Friday performance.

Our final performance will be a matinee on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 2:00 PM, followed by a STRIKE of our costumes and set!

Each student and his or her parent must read the following and sign below.

If accepted to the Much Ado About Shakespeare! Summer Workshop at Trinity ValleySchool, I understand:

1. The total cost of the three-week workshop is $350. I am required to pay $175 at

audition time and the remaining balance on the first day of the workshop.

The $175 deposit is nonrefundable. Please make all checks payable to Trinity

Valley School.

2. While attending the Much Ado About Shakespeare! Summer Workshop I

understand that I am under the authority of Trinity Valley School and will

conduct myself accordingly. I understand that the use of illegal drugs and any

alcoholic beverage will result in my immediate dismissal with no refund.

3. My attendance at the Workshop is my own responsibility. If I am absent or late to

A workshop or rehearsal, there will be no opportunity for make it up.

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Signature of Applicant Date 2017

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Signature of Parent (students under 18) Date 2017

Internship applications – If you are a student who has graduated from high school or has completed at least one year of college, you may apply for a paid internship to participate in the workshop and production. Awards will include the cost of the workshop, plus a stipend. Those interested in an internship should complete theworkshop application and include a resume detailing academic and theatricalexperiences, as well as a letter explaining the applicant’s interest in the program.

Experience in theater outside of school is not required. Contact us:

Don or Anna Carlson

Trinity Valley

7500 Dutch Branch Road

Fort Worth, Texas

817-321-0100