SPRING CALENDAR OF EVENTS – JOIN US! AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION Regional Finals: February 4 at 9am. BU Theatre, Boston. National Finals: May 7. Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre, New York City.
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KNOW THE LAW! Performances will be held at the Kroc Center, located on the border of Dorchester and Roxbury. June 21 at 7pm • June 22 at 11am and 7pm • June 23 at 2pm and 7pm
POETRY OUT LOUD State Semi-finals (for school-wide winners): March 3 and 4. Times and locations TBA. Massachusetts State Finals: Sunday, March 11 at 9:30am. Old South Meeting House, Boston. National Competition: April 2012. Washington, DC.
POETRY OUT LOUD 2012: REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DEC. 23, 2011! Don’t forget: the deadline to register your school for Poetry Out Loud is Friday, December 23. Poetry Out Loud is a free national competition that the Huntington has run in Massachusetts since its inception in 2004. Last year, over 19,000 students from 74 high schools participated. This year’s classroom competitions will begin soon, followed by school and state-wide competitions. Mark your calendars for the State Finals on Sunday, March 11 at 9:30am at the Old South Meeting House in Boston. For video and more information visit huntingtontheatre.org/pol. KALMAN ZABARSKY
STUDENT MATINEE SERIES: MAKE THE HUNTINGTON PART OF YOUR SCHOOL’S EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR! OUR CANDIDE STUDENT MATINEE SOLD OUT. DON’T DELAY, RESERVE SEATS FOR YOUR STUDENTS TODAY! All student matinee performances begin at 10am and include a pre-show visit from our education staff and a lively post-show Actors Forum with members of the cast. Student groups are also welcome at regularly scheduled performances. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: March 29 (ASL-interpreted) and April 5, 2012. Avenue of the Arts/BU Theatre. The Luck of the Irish: April 13 and April 26, 2012. South End/Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Private Lives: June 7, 2012. Avenue of the Arts/BU Theatre. TICKETS: $15 per student. For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact Meg Wieder at 617 273 1558 or mwieder@huntingtontheatre.bu.edu.
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From top: 2011 Massachusetts participants in the August Wilson Monologue Competition; 2011 Massachusetts participant in Poetry Out Loud; Candide Student Matinee audience.
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