The Arts at Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) invites elementary and middle school students to submit recorded monologues or scenes of any subject that is age and school appropriate. The submission can be done solo or in groups.

Please make sure the recording is done so that the background noise is minimal and the lighting is bright enough that we can see the student(s) clearly. No after school or private theatre troupes will be considered, only individual students or classroom theatre groups. Costumes are optional, but will be considered in the overall judging.

The key ingredients the judges are looking for:

  • Content that suits the performer(s) well.
  • Clear and easy to hear/understand - enunciation.
  • Expressive face(s) and gesture(s).
  • Emotion present in the performance (anger, joy, fear, happiness).

This is an online contest only, and the work should be submitted by teachers and/or parents. Limit ten entries per teacher and five entries per family. Videos can be up to ONE MINUTE long only, so please choose your material or excerpt accordingly. We understand that you may just be sending in a portion of a total monologue or scene.

Dates to Remember

  • Monday, March 17, 2025
    Google Form Goes “Live” at 8:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, March 30, 2025
    Google Form Closes at 5:00 p.m.
  • Monday, April 7, 2025
    Winners Announced on this site

Five Age Categories

  • Pre-K–Kindergarten
  • 1st–2nd
  • 3rd–4th
  • 5th–6th
  • 7th–8th

Prizes

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention winners will receive a medal.
  • All winning entries will be posted on the Arts at RCOE event webpage!

Note:  Medals are given for all solo submission winners and ensembles of 6 or less students. For ensembles of more than 6 students, a group medal will be awarded to the teacher who submitted the entry. This applies to dance, film, theater and music.  All art entries should be solo submissions.

See 2024 Art Connects Theatre winners