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STAGE CREW SHOWDOWN
Coordinator:  Pat Immel, [email protected]
Region 5 is pleased to present the STAGE CREW SHOWDOWN again this year for Festival 52! Preliminary and Final rounds will take place on Monday January 20.

All members of each team must participate in both preliminary rounds.  

Irene Ryan participants and partners who wish to participate on Stage Crew Showdown teams are responsible for contacting the Irene Ryan Coordinator, Emily Cherry, at [email protected] to arrange for a morning Ryan screening session.
Winners will be announced at the festival recognition ceremonies later in the week, culminating with the official passing of the “Golden Wrench” and “Golden Megaphone” trophies.

Guarantee your team a spot in the Showdown and Entry Application Deadline is January 10; please use the link below.
THE EVENT

This year’s Showdown events will include the following:
  • Stage Weight/Furniture & Prop Placement
  • Border Tie & Hang
  • Costume Quick-Change
  • Light Hang/Focus
  • Knot Tying​

Stage Crew Showdown Guidelines

stage_crew_showdown_syllabus.pdf
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TEAM MAKEUP/PARTICIPATION

Teams must include four participants and all four must be bona fide students (graduate or undergraduate).  Each team must designate a team captain and a faculty/staff sponsor/coach. There is space for 15 teams. The first team to register from each school will be accepted initially for the event. Second or even third teams from a school may register and will be added to a waiting list. If spots remain open after the registration period closes, or if cancellations occur, teams on the waiting list will be offered the open slots.

ENTRY FORM

Apply below at the link by the January 10 deadline.  A faculty/staff sponsor must be listed with each team’s registration. Enter soon to guarantee a spot! For questions please contact:   

 Coordinator:  Pat Immel, [email protected]​
Stage Crew Showdown Entry Form

​Please remember, in order to participate in this event you must register for the festival
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  • Home
  • About
    • Representation, Equity, and Diversity
    • Region 5 Leadership
    • Governance
    • Future Festivals
    • Archive
  • Students
    • ASPIRE Arts Leadership
    • Design, Technology, and Management >
      • Collaborative Theatre Challenge
      • The Expo
      • Portfolio and Resume Review
      • Stage Crew Olympics
      • Stage Management
    • Directing >
      • SDC Directing Scene
      • Ten-Minute Play
      • Directing Intensive
    • Dramaturgy
    • Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy
    • Performance >
      • Drag Ball and Intensive
      • Irene Ryan Scholarship
      • Devised Theatre Project
      • Musical Theatre Intensive
    • Playwriting
    • Professional Auditions and Interviews
    • Student Advisory Board
  • Faculty
    • Enter Shows
    • College Fair
    • Costume Parade
    • Faculty Acting Showcase
    • Nominate Faculty
    • RESPONDENTS' GATEWAY
    • Response to Response
    • Directing Faculty
    • Undergraduate Theatre Scholar Award
    • Workshops
  • Festival 57
    • Announcements
    • Invited Productions
    • Accommodations
    • Parking