Take Note Troupe RECEIVES HONORS AT NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION

Each year, more than 2,000 junior high and high school students from 91 schools across the United States participate in the competition, hosted by the Utah Shakespearean Festival and Southern Utah University; it is the largest scholastic Shakespeare competition in the country. Competitors come from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah to compete before numerous professionals in the arts.

The annual competition provides opportunities for education and recognition in five areas: acting, dance/choreography, music, art and technical theatre. Judges consisted of arts professionals from across the country, including New York and Los Angeles, with strong literary and performance backgrounds. Not only did they judge the competition, but they provided critiques of performances and offered feedback to the young artists. At the conclusion of the competition selected students received trophies and scholarships to study with professionals at Southern Utah University and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.

TNT has received numerous awards over the years as they have attended this competition. See Awards page for specifics.

TNT participated in SARTA's ELLY Awards once and garnered an unprecidented 10 nominations, earning 2.