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Print2017 Competition
Trevon Wainwright, senior at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts, won First Place in the 2017 Kansas City Branch Competition. Read more here.
2016 COMPETITION
Grace Goheen, senior, Blue Valley High School, won First Place in the 2016 Kansas City Branch Competition. Read more here.
2014 Competition
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE 2014 COMPETITION
Makenna Lockhart, 2014 Branch Competition Winner
2013 Competition
Wyatt McCall was the Kansas City Competition's 2013 First Place Winner. Read more about the 2013 ESU Shakespeare Competition—Click here.
2012 Competition
2012 Competition Winner Elizabeth Hix performing at the semi-finals at Lincoln Center in New York City
Read about our 2012 competition and winner, Elizabeth Hix: Download PDF
See pictures of Elizabeth's 2012 performance in our photo gallery
See our 2012 Finalist on YouTube
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National Shakespeare Competition
The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition assists high school teachers across the country with their Shakespeare and language arts curricula. Through the competition, students are encouraged to develop their communication skills and an appreciation of the power of language and literature.
2018 ESU Kansas City Shakespeare Competition
Schools in the Kansas City area serving grades 9-12 are invited to participate.
School Competition
Complete 2018 School Participation Form by January 19, 2018. There is a $40 participation fee collected.
Notify the ESU Kansas City of your School Winner by completing the School Winner Entry Form by February 16, 2018
- All School Winners must complete and return the Photo Release Form by February 16, 2018
Branch Competition Finals
2:30pm, February 25, 2018, at the Truman Forum Auditorium, Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch (4801 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64112)
National Competition
The ESU Kansas City Branch Winner will advance to the National Competition on April 23, 2018 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City
