El Dorado High School’s Theater Department, Studio 81, Selected to Be

One of 100 U.S. High Schools to Represent US in Scotland

at International 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 create 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.