Youth Programs //Youtheatre Series //Syracuse Youth Jazz Festival //Home   The Michael Harms Theatre Festival is a program of the Cultural Resources Council supported, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Onondaga County, and the Michael Harms Memorial Fund of the CNY Community Foundation. The Festival's mission is to enhance the study of theater arts at the secondary level by creating a showcase for the theatrical skills of students and teachers; to provide a learning experience in a professional setting, and to provide guidance and insight in the professional field of theater.   Michael Harms Theatre Festival will be held March 29-30, 2008 Performances are FREE and open to the public.

Give Your Students an Experience to Remember...

* Students gain the experience of working with professionals in the field; from IATSE Stage hands to professional directors and choreographers.  * Each group has a scheduled tech session to set lighting & sound cues, to spike set and props; etc. * Each group performs for our panel of judges and peers and then receives critiques and comments from our panel.  * Scholarships and awards totaling over $3,000 are distributed for individual and ensemble work at an awards dinner and reception upon commencement of the festival.

2007 Participating Groups: Nottingham High School  Media Unit Oswego High School Dundee High School Indian River Central School La Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino Sherburne-Earlville High School (photo: La Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino and 2003 judges)

2007 Awards... Over $3,500 in scholarships and are awarded at the Festival. The Michael Harms Memorial Scholarship Cultural Resources Council's Award for Technical Achievement Cultural Resources Council's Award of Excellence The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local #9 Memorial Scholarship New York State Theater Education Association Award for Outstanding Actor Anonymous Donor Award for Acting The Summerfame Scholarship Josh Jacquin Memorial Scholarship    (photo:program director Robert Dwyer with 2003 Award Recipients)

For more information: Robert J. Dwyer, Program Director 315.435.2127