Competitions

Guidelines for Group Arts Performances 1. Teams consist of 4-8 individuals. 2. All presentations must represent period entertainments or those considered period by the SCA. 3. Not all team members have to be on stage – static artisans can use their crafts toward the performance. So, for example, a puppet show might have three puppeteers, two costumers to make the puppets or their clothes and the curtain for the puppet stage, two woodworkers to build the puppet stage or marionettes, and one person who directs or writes the script. All work needs to be in period style or acceptable within the SCA. Another example is a four person vocal or dance team or four actors in a portion of a play, where the other four members could be three costumers and someone who created hand props. 4. Performance can last a maximum of 30 minutes, including all set-up and tear down of anything needed. Stage hands will be available to help as needed, but you’ll want to have clear and concise instructions of what you need them to do as they’re not familiar with your performance. 5. Incidental music can be provided as needed, but give the music group at least two months to learn your music. All music must be in period style, and post-period tunes used in the SCA are not an option. Music composed by someone in the SCA in a period style will be an option, but the musicians will play it in period style, so any modern rhythms or lines will be altered to fit the music of the period. No recorded music will be allowed. 6. To submit a group you’ll need the name of the performance, any group name, the type of performance, (vocal music, instrumental music, European dance, Middle Eastern Dance, Scripted Theater[specify the style and time period], improvised theatre, puppet show, acrobatics, or whatever else) And the name and role of all members of your team.

7. For any questions please ask before the event. The autocrats answer emails as fast as they come in, so if you don’t get some type of response within a couple of days resend the email because it probably got tangled up in the web.