EVENT TAGS:  🎭 Acting | 🎤 Singing | 🎙️ Voice/Speaking | 🤸 Movement | 😂 Improv | ✍️ Creating/Writing | 🎥 Media/Tech

LIVE EVENTS

• • Choral Reading

    • 🎙️ Voice/Speaking | 🎭 Acting | 🤸 Movement
      Up to 15 students | Script in hand | Up to 15 min.
      Perform a collection of material using ensemble and solo voices, expression, movement, and sometimes music.

  • Ensemble Acting

    • 🎭 Acting |🎙️ Voice/Speaking | 🤸 Movement
      2–6 students | Memorized | Up to 15 min.
      Bring a scene to life using only actors, chairs, and a table. Character development, relationships, vocal expression, and teamwork are key.

  • Group Improvisation (Improv)

    • 🎭 Acting | 😂 Improv | ✍️ Creating
      2–5 students | Unplanned | Up to 5 min.
      Draw a situation, get two minutes to prepare, then create and perform a scene on the spot. Creativity, teamwork, and quick thinking are key!

  • Group Mime

    • 🎭 Acting | 🤸 Movement | ✍️ Creating
      2–6 students | Memorized | Up to 7 min.
      Tell a story or create a scene using only movement, facial expressions, and physical storytelling—no talking allowed.

  • Musical Theatre

    • 🎭 Acting | 🎤 Singing | 🤸 Movement
      2–8 students | Memorized | Up to 10 min.
      Bring a musical theatre scene to life through acting and singing, often with movement or choreography.

  • One Act Play

    • 🎭 Acting | 🎥 Tech/Production
      Large group | Memorized | Up to 35 min.
      Perform a one-act play with costumes, makeup, props, set pieces, and technical elements. Opportunities may include both onstage and backstage roles.

  • Readers Theatre

    • 🎙️ Voice/Speaking | 🎭 Acting
      Up to 15 students | Script in hand | Up to 25 min.
      Bring a play, novel, or story to life through vocal and facial expression, interpretation, and ensemble storytelling without costumes or props.

  • Solo Mime

    • 🎭 Acting | 🤸 Movement | ✍️ Creating
      1 student | Memorized | Up to 5 min.
      Tell a complete story using only your body and facial expressions—no talking allowed.

  • RECORDED EVENTS

Recorded events are created in advance and shown or played at contest, making them a great option for students with contest-day conflicts.

• • Radio Broadcasting

    • 🎙️ Voice/Speaking | ✍️ Creating/Writing | 🎥 Media/Tech
      2–8 students | Scripted | 5–6 min.
      Create and record a radio broadcast featuring news, weather, sports, an original feature, and commercial.

  • Short Film

    • 🎭 Acting | ✍️ Creating/Writing | 🎥 Media/Tech
      2–10 students | Recorded | Up to 5 min.
      Create an original short film using live action, animation, objects, or other creative approaches. Opportunities include acting, writing, directing, filming, and editing.