Junior Performs as Finalist in National Shakespeare Competition
Aric Floyd '14 performed a Shakespearean sonnet and monologue as one of 10 finalists at the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition held on April 22 at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Captivating audiences with a Shakespearean sonnet and monologue performance, junior Aric Floyd was one of 10 finalists at the 30th season of the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. The competition was held April 22nd at Lincoln Center in New York City for 58 winners of ESU Branch competitions nationwide. Aric had previously won the ESU Cleveland Branch regional competition.
The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition is a school-based program to help students develop their speaking and critical thinking skills and their appreciation of literature as they explore the beauty of the language and timeless themes in Shakespeare’s works. In three progressive competition levels, students memorize, interpret, and perform monologues and sonnets in their own schools, at ESU Branch sponsored community competitions and at the National Shakespeare Competition. The program has engaged more than 250,000 young people.
Citing its 30th season this year, the Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, proclaimed April 22 as William Shakespeare Day. Mark Thompson, President & CEO, The New York Times Company, read the proclamation and Danny Lopez, The British Consul-General in New York, awarded certificates to the competitors.
The ESU provided the Branch winners with two full days of educational and cultural activities, including an exclusive acting workshop at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Perhaps best of all for these teenagers was the opportunity to spend a weekend in New York City with other students from across the country who share a love of theater, language and, particularly, Shakespeare.
The English-Speaking Union of the United States is a non-profit, non-political educational organization whose mission is to celebrate English as a shared language to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators and members. The ESU carries out its work through a network of 70 Branches, sponsoring a variety of language and international education programs.
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The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition is a school-based program to help students develop their speaking and critical thinking skills and their appreciation of literature as they explore the beauty of the language and timeless themes in Shakespeare’s works. In three progressive competition levels, students memorize, interpret, and perform monologues and sonnets in their own schools, at ESU Branch sponsored community competitions and at the National Shakespeare Competition. The program has engaged more than 250,000 young people.
Citing its 30th season this year, the Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, proclaimed April 22 as William Shakespeare Day. Mark Thompson, President & CEO, The New York Times Company, read the proclamation and Danny Lopez, The British Consul-General in New York, awarded certificates to the competitors.
The ESU provided the Branch winners with two full days of educational and cultural activities, including an exclusive acting workshop at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Perhaps best of all for these teenagers was the opportunity to spend a weekend in New York City with other students from across the country who share a love of theater, language and, particularly, Shakespeare.
The English-Speaking Union of the United States is a non-profit, non-political educational organization whose mission is to celebrate English as a shared language to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators and members. The ESU carries out its work through a network of 70 Branches, sponsoring a variety of language and international education programs.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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