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May 10 deadline for applications to Shakespeare monologue contest

The deadline for applications to participate in this year's statewide Michigan Shakespeare Festival High School Monologue Contest is May 10, 2010. All high school students enrolled in grades 9-12 in the spring of 2010 are eligible to participate by performing one Shakespeare monologue of no more than two minutes in length. Finalists will compete for $350 in prizes on July 31, 2010 at Jackson Community College. Registration is $5. For more information, call Michigan Shakespeare Festival at 517-998-3673 or check the Michigan Shakespeare Festival website.


The Washtenaw region semi-finals will be held at 10:45 a.m. May 15 at sponsor Whole Foods Market, 3135 Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor. Students will compete for $200 first and second prizes and tickets to the Michigan Shakespeare Festival to be held July 15-August 8, 2010.


Click here for a copy of the application for the Washtenaw County Region

Jackson region semi-finals will be held at 10:45 a.m. May 15 in the Shakespeare Room at Jackson High School, 544 Wildwood Avenue in Jackson.


Click here for a copy of the application for the Jackson County region

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