El Dorado High School’s Theater Department, Studio 81, was Selected to Be One of 100 U.S. High Schools to Represent the United States in Scotland at the Fringe Festival in 2010.

The El Dorado High School Theater Department, under the direction of Paul Tomei, has been selected to perform in Edinburgh, Scotland at the world's largest and most prestigious arts event as part of the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) in 2010.  El Dorado High School was selected from over 2,300 high schools in the United States.  Only 100 schools were selected to attend the festival and only eight in California.  El Dorado High School, long recognized for its entertaining and innovative productions, was selected based on its most recent productions, awards, community involvement, philosophies, and recommendations

Each August, Edinburgh, Scotland becomes a magical and exciting place as performing artists from all over the world come to Scotland to take part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  The whole city becomes a stage, and visitors can view performances everywhere, from playgrounds to conference rooms to city parks to churches.  The Fringe Festival includes over 1,800 different performances of music, theatre, dance, and comedy during its three week run.  The El Dorado High School drama department will select a play to perform, perfect it, and then take it to Scotland to be showcased at the AHSTF venue in Edinburgh. 

El Dorado High School drama students, their parents, and teachers are heavily involved in fundraising activities to finance the trip to Scotland.  One immediate way to help is by joining “Club Studio 81.”   “Club Studio 81” is a new way to sponsor the drama department, one month at a time.  All contributions and donations are welcome and tax deductible.  

Thank you for your help.