SH Audition Results

If you are receiving this email, you have been accepted into SH Troupe for next year. The 2020 Shakespeare Troupe list is attached.
Please be aware that *we did NOT accept everyone*. *Shakespeare Troupe will be the same size as last year – 22 students. *
Ms. Steffi’s preference is that everyone in SH Troupe have some lines because an actor can work on projection, diction, and speaking in Old English. These skills are essential for the audience to understand a Shakespeare production so it is important for students to have the opportunity to work on them (even if the number of lines is small). While we *could* use an ensemble to enhance some scenes/dances, we decided that the value derived from that for the audience, was not greater than the additional burden of costuming and the loss of skill development for the ensemble actors.
We ask that everyone honor our 24 hour black-out for communicating with peers about the audition results. The students who were not accepted deserve to have a day to process their feelings. Note: *the black-out includes communicating with peers who were accepted.* We feel it is best to process disappointment or excitement privately first so that communication with peers can be professionally calm and supportive, not emotional. Also, *it adds to the pain of not getting into troupe to feel that everyone else is happily chatting. *Remember – *HST is one big family that puts on six equally important shows. * I hope you will continue to communicate with peers whether or not they are in the same HST program as you.
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan

2020-Shakespeare-Troupe.docx