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NOCCA Drama Students Win First, Second & Third In Regional Shakespeare Competition
| Posted on February 25, 2011 |
Finalist Headed To New York
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is proud to announce three Theatre Arts: Drama Division students recently received awards at the regional competition of The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition.
The following students received honors following their monologue performance:
Austin Alleman, homeschool, New Orleans-70152, First Place
Celeste Cahn, Academy of Sacred Heart, New Orleans-70116, Second Place
Dean Wray, Destrehan High, Destrehan-70047, Third Place
Since 1983, approximately 250,000 students from public, independent and parochial high schools have explored the beauty and scope of Shakespeare’s language through The English Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. This year’s regional competition took place at Tulane University.
As First Place winner, Austin Alleman has been invited to compete in New York City in the finals scheduled in May. Austin has received an all expense paid trip as well as theatre tickets to enjoy when he is in New York.