The 25th Gumi National Youth Theater Festival Held This Year

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk Province is hosting the “25th Gumi National Youth Theater Festival” at the Small Theater Gongteoda until the 27th, organized by the Gumi Branch of the Korea Theater Association (Representative Kim Yong-won).

This theater festival, aimed at youth nationwide, features four local teams (Dosong Middle School, Gumi Girls' High School, Gumi Girls' Commercial High School, Sagok High School) and six teams from outside the area (Chilgok Buksam Middle School, Seokjeok Middle School, Bunsung Girls' High School in Gimhae, Seokjeok High School in Chilgok, Yeongju High School in Jeju, and Hyehwa Girls' High School in Daegu) competing, along with an individual monologue festival held concurrently.

The competition schedule is as follows: ▲ On the 21st, Daegu Hyehwa Girls' High School performs “Ivan” ▲ On the 22nd, Gimhae Bunsung Girls' High School performs “The Way Home” ▲ On the 23rd, Gumi Sagok High School performs “The Child I Want to Kill” and Gumi Girls' Commercial High School performs “What Happened at the Laundry” ▲ On the 24th, Chilgok Seokjeok Middle School and Gumi Dosong Middle School perform “Acacia Petals Fall” ▲ On the 25th, Jeju Yeongju High School performs “Mackerel” and Gumi Girls' High School performs “Bandi Village” ▲ On the 26th, Chilgok Buksam Middle School performs “Rainbow” and Seokjeok High School performs “Fox Rain” ▲ On the 27th, the Monologue Festival and awards ceremony will be held.

Awards will be judged based on the creativity of the performances and the rapport between instructors and students. Four group awards will be given (1 Grand Prize, 1 Excellence Award, 2 Merit Awards), along with 15 individual awards (1 Grand Prize, 3 Best Acting Awards, 10 Merit Acting Awards, 1 Instructor Award), and 6 awards for the Monologue Festival (1 Excellence Award, 2 Merit Awards, 3 Encouragement Awards).

The organizing body stated, “We hope that youth nationwide, exhausted from academic stress, will learn cooperation and communication through participation in this theater festival and find healing through theatrical arts. We also expect them to grow into artists representing our region with this foundation.”

Located in Wonpyeong-dong, “Small Theater Gongteoda” is a professional performance venue opened in 2005, hosting various performances regardless of weekdays or weekends.

In the second half of this year, in addition to the Gumi National Youth Theater Festival, various theater performances and programs will be held, including ▲ August 17?19: Mountain Outside the Mountain ▲ August 30?September 3: Gumi Asia Theater Festival ▲ September 7?9: The Cruel Night of Mr. Seo Il-rok, the Chili Pepper Seller ▲ September 16?17: Theater Making Training Applying Principles of the Body for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers Nationwide ▲ October 17?20: Korea Small Theater Battle.

For competition schedules and theater performance inquiries, contact the Gumi Branch of the Korea Theater Association or Small Theater Gongteoda.

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