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2022 National Shakespeare Competition Winners announced
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2022 PHILADELPHIA BRANCH
SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS!!
I am happy to announce the winners of this year's 35th Annual Philadelphia Branch Shakespeare Competition.
The following students will be awarded their scholarships at the Shakespeare Competition Reception on Sunday, March 13th.
Members and guests are invited to join us and meet the winners of the competition and hear them recite their monologues. click here to register on-line.
FIRST PLACE - $1,500 and a place at Nationals
LUCY SHEA from Friends' Central School
SECOND PLACE - $1,000
NIAMH WILLIAMS from Friends Select School
THIRD PLACE - $500
KAIJE WILLIAMS from Merion Mercy Academy
Thank you to our Judges for their hard work deciding on the winners and thank you to
Andrew F. Webster for providing the scholarships. We are grateful for your support.
The Judges applaud all of the students for their great performances.
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Philadelphia Branch 2022 Shakespeare Competition
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Your school winner form due date is February 23rd
Complete your school winner form by clicking here.
Video submissions are due by midnight, February 28th
Click here for instructions on how to prepare and submit your video. Winners will be announced by March 6th
The top three winners are required to attend a reception on Sunday, March 13th where the winners will perform their monologues and receive their checks.
Click here for teacher and student guides to help navigate the competition.
Questions: Please email Judith Francis at philaESU@gmail.com.
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
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The Philadelphia Branch of
The English-Speaking Union
will celebrate its 100th Anniversary

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Time: 5:30pm
Place: The Corinthian Yacht Club
300 W. 2nd Street
Essington, PA 19029
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A Royal Garden Party hosted by the Philadelphia Branch of the ESU
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In celebration of the Ninety-Fifth Birthday And Sixty-Ninth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The Philadelphia Branch of The English-Speaking Union Invites you to A Royal Garden Party

To download the invitation and RSVP form, please click here: Invitation and reply form copy.pdf
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2021 Philadelphia Branch Shakespeare Competition Winners
CONGRATULATIONS!!
We are happy to announce the winners of this year's Shakespeare Competition. The following students will be awarded their scholarships at the Shakespeare Competition Virtual Reception on Sunday, March 7th starting at 5pm. Students must attend the reception in order to receive their checks. Students will be required to recite their winning monologue at the reception.
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FIRST PLACE - $1,500 and a place at Nationals
SOFIA FOLGIA from Merion Mercy Academy
SECOND PLACE - $1,000
LUCY SHEA from Friends' Central School
THIRD PLACE - $500
QUILANA CASTRO CARDONA from Friends Select School
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Please Register for the reception below:
The Zoom link will be emailed on Saturday.
Thank you to our Judges for their hard work deciding the winners and thank you to Andrew F. Webster for providing the scholarships. We are grateful for your support.
Sofia Folgia will continue on to the National Competition. The following prizes will be awarded to the winners of the National Competition.
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