What’s New for HSTF 2023?

An in-person festival has been reinstated!

After moving to a virtual platform due to COVID restrictions and policies, we are excited to announce that the 2023 festival will be held in person on the Fullerton College campus in March of 2023!

New categories have been added!

New monologue and ensemble categories have been added to include and further delineate the classical time period, the modern time period, and contemporary.  Please refer to the Ensemble and Monologue section of the Performance Categories tab for further explanation.

We have also added an Acting for Film category to better include the mediums used as theatre continues to progress. Please refer to the Acting for Film section within the Ensemble and Monologue section of the Performance Categories tab for further explanation.

The number of entries per school per category has changed.

Please refer to our “Performance Categories” and “Design Categories” tabs for further information.

Our fees have changed.

Please be sure to review the fees page for updates to participation fees.

Genre determination has changed.

The genre of an entry will be determined by it’s content, regardless of the play’s genre as a whole. Please refer to the Ensemble and Monologue section of the Performance Categories tab for further explanation.

The delineation of Classical v. Contemporary has changed and now includes a Modern category.

In an effort to keep up with the ever changing and ever progressing world of theatre, we have updated the time frame of classical v. contemporary material. The classical time period will be denoted as any piece published before 1880. The modern time period will include any piece published between 1880 – 1999. The contemporary time period will include any piece published from 2000 to present day.

Evaluation forms for all design Categories have changed.

We are in the process of updating and changing evaluation forms for all design categories. Please check back for a link to the new forms.

The rules for the Costume Design Category have changed.

Please review the rules and requirements for category 22-Costume Design (CD)

The schedule will include a thirty (30) minute break between the second and third hour of competition on each day. 

Please carefully review the Schedule of Events section of the website.

Special performance ticket allocation for chaperones will allow one (1) ticket per 10 registered students (rounding up at 5) if more than thirty (30) students are registered.

Examples:

30 or fewer registered students = 3 chaperone tickets

46 registered students = 5 chaperone tickets

64 registered students = 6 chaperone tickets

Tickets may be requested as soon as your application has been approved and PRIOR to registering entries.  You will be notified of confirmed tickets and payment deadlines.