Scenes Competition

The Scenes Competition is another acting event at the WV State Thespian Festival. Students compete with a cutting of a play by being adjudicated on just their acting skills. No production elements will be provided or considered in the adjudication of this event. In addition, this event may serve as a means to select two schools to represent high school theatre at the West Virginia Arts Alive! in May of 2008. The rules and guidelines of the Scenes Competition are as follows:

All high schools are allowed to enter two (2) scenes. However, an individual student may only participate in only one (1) single scene.
Each scene may only take a maximum of ten (10) minutes to set up, perform, and strike.
No special lighting or makeup is permitted.
Costumes will be allowed but will not be considered in the adjudication.
Only chairs, stools and simple hand properties are to be used in the performance. No props will be provided by the host. Students are responsible for providing or finding the props they need for their performance.
If a scene requires sound, the school can provide a CD, a portable CD player, and an operator.
A scene can be from any source with the following exceptions: A scene cannot be from a one-act play being performed in the state play festival. In addition, since Musical Theatre performances are under the Individual Events category, scenes may not include musical theatre numbers.
Although any content may be used in the performance, students and directors are reminded that the winners selected in this event may be asked to represent high school theatre at the West Virginia Department of Education’s Arts Alive: The Best of West Virginia.
A written critique will be given for each scene and six outstanding scenes will be recognized for awards. It is possible that some of these outstanding scenes may be selected to perform at the West Virginia Department of Education’s Arts Alive: The Best of West Virginia.

For more information about the
WV Department of Education’s
ARTS ALIVE: THE BEST OF WEST VIRGINIA
please visit
http://wvde.state.wv.us/instruction/ArtsAliveProgram.html

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