CONTEST PERSONNEL

PANEL JUDGING

• For the Region contest, critique draw will take place at the conclusion of all performances.

• The Contest Manager will designate the Adjudicator that will make all individual acting award decisions (usually, the first adjudicator hired).

• During the Performance:

  • Adjudicators must see the show from the same POV. 

  • Three tables will be placed on the same row, and the adjudicators will be spaced out accordingly. 

  • Adjudicators will be housed in separate locations and will not be allowed to discuss the performances. 

• After the Performances: 

  • The Adjudicators will rank the plays 1st to 6th on the ranking ballot. 

  • The Contest Manager, with an adult assistant, will enter the results in the TTAO Tabulation Software. 

• Evaluation Forms, a copy of the TTAO Tabulation Software results, and scripts will be given to schools following their critique. 

MEET OUR JUDGES

You can read biographies on all TTAO judges by clicking here.

TIMEKEEPERS

• A minimum of two timekeepers shall record each of the timed elements. The lowest time shall serve as the official time. Two timekeepers will be backstage, The Contest Stage Manager and Contest ASM. 

• Your official start and stop times were communicated to the Contest Stage Manager during the rehearsal. Any changes to these times should be discussed during the Director’s Meeting. 

• Realize that the time will start on the first evidence of sound, lights, and/or character movement.