Schuleburg High School Auditorium
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012

Tony Williams – Area One-Act Play Contest Director
Sch
:  (361) 284-3226 ext. 1175    Fax:  (361) 284-3349
twilliams@iisd1.org

Jacqauie Pritchard - Area One Act Play Contest Host
School: (361) 832-223-3536  Cell: 832-640-2708
jacquiepritchard@gmail.com


                        
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FROM THE CONTEST MANAGER:

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PAGE LAST UPDATED 7/5/11
1.  Please email Tony Williams ASAP after you advance so he will have your email address so important information can be sent to you.  The judge has requested all cuttings prior to the contest.

2. 
Please bring all UIL required credentials to your site rehearsal. If you would like to save time at your site rehearsal you can email or fax your documents in prior your site rehearsal day, but we do ask that you have all  your documentation and check for $300 at site rehearsal at the latest.

3.  Please mail your script directly to the judge, be sure to include which contest the script is connected to 2A, Area 1, Region IV at BF Terry High School.  The judge's address is

Cathy Huvar
2407 Elsinore Dr
Katy, TX 77450
 

4.  Please ask your students who enter the theater after a performance has already started to sit in the back of the auditorium and not walk all the way down to the front row.  

5.  Also, remind your company to be SILENT in the lobby of the theatre as sound goes through air vents, in the lobby, directly into the theater.

6.  The program proof will be emailed to all directors on Sunday, April 3 you will need to proof your section of the program and email Mike Doggett with any corrections on Monday April 4.

THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO BRING WITH YOU TO TH E SITE REHEARSAL
2 Original cut copies of your script for the judge and the sound timer.
Music log (not over 10 minutes).
Proof of royalty payment.
Permission to cut a full length play by the publisher (if needed).
Permission to produce a play not on the approved list (if needed).
Permission for any additions to the basic unit set (if needed).
Permission to add characters or change character gender (if needed) .
Substitute cast change forms (if needed).
Eligibility Form.  Not needed this year due to the new online entry system.  Be sure to bring official substitutes from, signed by your administrator, in case you have a change of cast or crew.
 community compliance form signed by your administrator (this is new this year)
Check for 300.00 for Area Contest, make check payable to Industrial High School Theatre

Helpful forms:

Music Log Form pdf file

Music Log Form  Excel file, that will add your time up as you go.  If a sound cue is shorter than one minute you must enter it as 0:32. 

 


Critic Judge: 
 
Cathy Huvar

Taught speech and drama at Wharton County Junior College for fifteen years and was theatre director for ten years. She holds a BS in Theatre from Southwest Texas State University and a MA in Theatre from Stephen F. Austin State University. Cathy taught high school theatre for ten years and has been a critic judge and contest manager for 20 years, judging at all competition levels including State Meet in 1997. She returned to the high school classroom at Kingwood and is currently at Katy ISD.


STAGE/AUDITORIUM (click for more information): 

 MORE Coming soon
Stage 40 X40
FOR MORE INFORMATION contact
Jacqauie Pritchard at BF Terrty HS with questions
School: (361) 832-223-3536  Cell: 832-640-2708
jacquiepritchard@gmail.com



SOUND: 

MORE Coming soon
Sound operated from control booth at the back of the house and can run, CD, Cassette and you can connect your computer or ipod directly to the control board.
FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Jacqauie Pritchard at BF Terrty HS with questions
School: (361) 832-223-3536  Cell: 832-640-2708
jacquiepritchard@gmail.com



LIGHTS: 

NEW as of 4/1/2011 6:00 PM
15 areas of light - Click HERE for light cue programming information, light plot and light cue sheets.

TWO OPTIONS FOR LIGHTS
1. Lights can be run manually from the submasters (this light board does NOT allow you to crossfade when manually running the board)

2.
Light can be programmed - if you want to program your lights into the board, this will have to be done your site rehearsal, since this a neutral site, the people helping with lights will only be available during site rehearsals.  Please have your light cue sheets filled out to help speed up the programming during your site rehearsal.

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Jacqauie Pritchard at BF Terrty HS with questions
School: (361) 832-223-3536  Cell: 832-640-2708
jacquiepritchard@gmail.com


UNIT SET AND STORAGE:

B.F Terry High School will provide the standard UIL set.  Door and window unit
, and French door are available.  Storage space is not very limited.  You will be able to move your props and furniture back to the storage area after your performance.



DRESSING ROOM:

*All schools will have a private lockable dressing room.


REHEARSAL:
Please contact Tony Williams to arrange your rehearsal time as soon as you can after advancing from your district contest.
Friday
, April 13 (time have not been confirmed)
   .3:00 - 4:00 PM  -
    4:10 - 5:10 PM-  
    6:20 - 7:20 PM- 
Saturday, April 14
    
  8:00 - 9:00 AM  - 
     9:10 - 10:10 AM -  
    10:20 - 11:20 AM  -

*Anyone that would like to come to the theatre before your site rehearsal to look at light or do whatever is welcome to do so - email Mike Doggett to arrange a time.

*Any conflict with rehearsal time will be broken with distance between schools.   We will try to meet all director preferences, if possible. 

*Set up time will not start until all of your things have been moved to the center of the stage. Set up time will stop when all items are relocated back in the center of the stage. You will then be able to move your things back to storage and or back to your dressing room.  

*Spike tape will be provided at the site rehearsal


DIRECTOR'S MEETING:

11:30 AM - Critic judge meets with cast and directors (theatre)
11:45 AM - Meeting with the contest manager and judge (teacher's board room)


PERFORMANCE ORDER: 

The order of performances will run on the hour. Order of performance was selected by a draw on July 7, 2011.  The order will be alphabetical using the title of the play.  Plays will run on the hour.
    1:00 p.m -------
District 26 A - V
    2:00 p.m.--------District 25 B -
    3:00 p.m.--------District 28 A -
    4:00 p.m.--------
District 25 A -
   
5:00 p.m.--------District 26 B -
    6:00 p.m.--------
District 28 B -

  The theatre will be open to audience members coming in late.   Please ask your company members and  parents to sit in the back of the auditorium during the show if they come in late.


SITE CREW:
A site crew from BF Terry High School will be on hand to offer technical assistance.  Light board and sound will be operated by a competing school’s stage crew.  Students from each school's crew will operate the curtain backstage.  If the site crew pulls a school's curtain or does any other technical operation a member of the cast or crew must give vocal instruction on every detail of the cue(s).


ADMISSION:

$5.00 Adults & Students $3.00


AUTHORIZED AND UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL:

In accordance with UIL regulations, only students listed on the official Eligibility-Notice (except alternates) may be in dressing rooms or on the stage area.  Only eligible students may participate in any capacity as members of the contest company.  This includes helping with costumes and make-up during the rehearsal or performance time at the contest site.

Further, the Area Meet prohibits all unauthorized personnel from the backstage, stage, or dressing room areas.  Unauthorized personnel are defined as alternates, parents, friends, colleagues, or other persons not specifically authorized by UIL rules and/or director of the one-act play contest.

The announcement of advancing plays, the presentation of awards, and oral critiques will follow the last performance as soon as the judge is ready with the decisions.  All casts are encouraged to stay for the critique of all plays.


DIRECTOR'S DON'T FORGET TO BRING:
(These items will be checked before your official one hour rehearsal begins)

1. 2 Original cut copies of your script for the judge and the sound timer.
2. Music cue log (not over 10 minutes).
3. Proof of royalty payment.
4. Permission to cut a full length play by the publisher (if needed).
5. Permission to produce a play not on the approved list (if needed).
6. Permission for any additions to the basic unit set (if needed).
7. Permission to add characters or change character gender (if needed) .
9.  Substitute cast change forms (if needed).
10. Eligibility Form.- online - you do not need to bring a copy with you. BUT you do need to bring a copy community compliance form signed by your administrator (this is new this year)
11. 
Check for 300.00 for Area Contest, make check payable to Industrial High School Theatre





Region IV, 2A OAP Contest Website


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