Region Meet Directors

Approved by UHSAA Executive Committee - July 31, 2025

All UHSAA Region Theatre Competitions MUST have a Meet Director present at the One Act Competition, Design Competition, and Acting Individual Event Competition. However, the role of the Meet Director at Region is a much more limited capacity than at State. Region Meet Directors can be paid like a judge ($100/half day, $200/day) since their role is not as intensive as a State Meet Director. 

Region Meet Directors MUST: 

• Run all Judge's Trainings and answer competition specific questions. The Region Rep or Host School Coach may be present to answer logistical questions about food, timing, locations. 

• Ensure accurate timing of all One Act plays, Design Competition Presentations, and Acting IE Rounds

• Settle all disputes on issues pertaining to judge eligibility, rule violations, tie breakers, clerical errors during and up to 72 hours after the competition

• Be present for the majority of score tabulation (although it is anticipated that Meet Directors may need to step away at times)

Region Meet Directors DO NOT NEED TO: 

• Handle the hiring of judges, creation of the scoring spreadsheet, or creation of the paneling for IE rounds (Coaches can continue these roles)

• Hire a team of tabulators to tabulate all ballots. (Coaches can continue to tabulate and enter scores in their Region Spreadsheet)

• Post Finals Round information to competitors

• Run the Awards Ceremony at the end of the Region Competition (although they are welcome to join)

Pantomime Rule Change - NO CHANGE

After official voting at State Competitions in 2025, the rule about how blocks/stools/chairs can be utilized in a pantomime will have no change. Effectively, that means that the blocks/stools/chairs can be handled in any way during the pantomime to help facilitate pantomime needs as their is no rule limiting their use. 

Superior Medals - Region

UHSAA is changing the physical medals purchased for region and state competitions. If you have old hardware, please return it to the UHSAA office in Midvale, Utah. Or reach out to someone driving towards Salt Lake and we can get it from you. 

Changes in Medals Given: 

At Region - Participants receiving 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in an IE should not ALSO receive a Superior Medal. One medal is satisfactory. We have promised the Regions we will do this to help offset the cost of the newly required Region Meet Director. (It could means as many as 51 fewer Superior Medals at each competition).