News And Events
ESU-USA Executive Director to Speak at Branch Meeting
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– January 17, 2024
On SUNDAY, January 21,2024, at 4PM, our Monmouth Branch meeting will begin at the Wyndrums home, 35 Cooney Terrace , Fair Haven, NJ . It will feature invited speaker Ms. Karen Karpowich, the Executive Director of the ESU-USA. She will address the programs, purposes and global accomplishments of the ESU, including a group discussion.
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2024 Annual Shakespeare Compeition
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The Monmouth County Branch Shakespeare Competition will be held at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown NJ on Saturday, March 2nd from 11 am to 1 pm.
Admission is free, and the event is sure to be uplifting.
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Christmas Party
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2024 Christmas Party
Join us for a holiday celebration at the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank on Thursday, December 7 at 6:30 PM.
To reserve a seat, send a check to The English Speaking Union, PO Box 27, Rumson NJ 07760. $100 / person includes dinner and drinks.
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November Meeting
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The ESU National Shakespeare Competition Starts Now!
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– October, 31, 2023
We are pleased to announce the kick-off of the ESU's National Shakespeare Competition! Schools in our region may enter now, giving students the opportunity to participate in the Monmouth Branch Competition. The winner of the branch competition will travel to NYC to compete in the national finals at Lincoln Center!
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40th Anniversary ESU National Shakespeare Competition Winner
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Congratulations to the Monmouth Branch's own Claire Liotta, who was a top 10 finalist at the 40th Anniversary ESU National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 24, 2023. Claire, a student of Smita Ganatra of Glen Ridge High School, was one of forty-one semi-finalists who came from all over the country, along with parents, branch coordinators, teachers and supporters for this exciting weekend-long event.
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Summer Cocktail Party
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The English-Speaking Union of the United States
Monmouth County Branch
Cordially invites you to our annual Spring Tea.
Winners of this year's Shakespeare Competition will present prepared monologues and sonnets.
Enjoy an English teatime menu of fine teas, cakes, scones with clotted cream, and other refreshments.
Sunday, May 5th, 2019
1 pm - 3 pm
Bingham Hall, 40 Bingham Avenue, Rumson
$20 for members / $25 for non-members, payable at the door.
RSVP by email to ESUMonmouthCountyNJ@Gmail.com
To pay in advance, mail a check to ESU Monmouth County Branch, PO Box 27, Rumson, NJ
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Tony Winner Comedy "Noises Off"
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ESU Group Event at Two River Theater
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Tony Award winner Michael Frayn's Noises Off is one of the funniest plays ever written! And join us after the show for the Two River Theater's Literary Manager Taylor Barfield's entertaining lecture about the history of British farce and comedy! Ticket includes show and speaker in private theater library with appetizers and drinks.
Get your tickets online now or send in a check to ESU Monmouth County, P.O. Box 27, Rumson, NJ 07760.
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Shakespeare's H A M L E T
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Date: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM Check-In, Historic Venue Tour
1:30 PM Tea, Coffee and Desserts
2 PM Performance
5 PM Meet & Greet with the Actors
Location: Monmouth Players, 149 Monmouth Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
Purchase your tickets at this link.
Checks can be mailed to: ESU Monmouth County Branch, PO Box 27, Rumson, NJ 07760.
Join ESU MC for a top production of Hamlet in an historic setting! One low price includes the play, refreshments, a tour of the historic home converted to a theater, and a reception with the actors after the play.
Members: $30.00 - Non-members: $35.00
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