Coordinator--Patrick Reading, stagemanagement@kcactf5.org
NATIONAL STAGE MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
Each of the eight KCACTF regions will select one Stage Manager to be awarded a fellowship to attend the national festival. Selection will be based on the following:
Eligibility
We CELEBRATE all the diverse and innovative work being done in the nation in the areas of Design, Technology and Management
This festival season has already proven to be a very unique and unprecedented year in academic theatre. We want to celebrate all your efforts in creating theatre in this unique time in our world today. We want you to submit your work to be showcased. We encourage students to also submit their work on productions that might have been cancelled or postponed this past spring due to COVID-19.
All work is eligible this year to participate in the National Stage Management Fellowship Program and will be considered for national honors and awards.
To be eligible, students must:
• Have stage managed a project at their home institution in 2020. This includes but is not limited to digital productions/readings, face to face productions, and other projects;
• Be a bona fide student in 2020;
• Be registered for and attend the virtual Regional Festival to showcase their project and participate in response sessions.
Event
Students will present a stage management project comprised of materials which clearly tell the story of the process, evolution, rehearsal, and realization of the project. A team of theatre stage management respondents will serve as selection panelists and respond to the projects.
How to Participate
This year’s virtual festival will be using Google Slides to create presentations of student stage management entries. When creating your slide presentation please follow these guidelines for submission:
This is in no way meant to be a definitive list. Choose elements that best articulate and document the conceptual approach, process, and the production.
Please save copies of supporting materials as photo files. (JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP) Google Slides will not display pdf files.
Remember!
Important! After you have created your Google Slides presentation, you will need to create an embed code for inclusion in the expo entry form.
In your completed google slide presentation:
- Professionalism and completeness of the prompt script and other paperwork.
- Effectiveness of coordinating and managing a festival event, based on the respondent’s feedback from the regional event coordinator.
- Personal demeanor and communication skills, based on interviews
- Written material submitted prior to the Regional Festival.
Eligibility
We CELEBRATE all the diverse and innovative work being done in the nation in the areas of Design, Technology and Management
This festival season has already proven to be a very unique and unprecedented year in academic theatre. We want to celebrate all your efforts in creating theatre in this unique time in our world today. We want you to submit your work to be showcased. We encourage students to also submit their work on productions that might have been cancelled or postponed this past spring due to COVID-19.
All work is eligible this year to participate in the National Stage Management Fellowship Program and will be considered for national honors and awards.
To be eligible, students must:
• Have stage managed a project at their home institution in 2020. This includes but is not limited to digital productions/readings, face to face productions, and other projects;
• Be a bona fide student in 2020;
• Be registered for and attend the virtual Regional Festival to showcase their project and participate in response sessions.
Event
Students will present a stage management project comprised of materials which clearly tell the story of the process, evolution, rehearsal, and realization of the project. A team of theatre stage management respondents will serve as selection panelists and respond to the projects.
How to Participate
This year’s virtual festival will be using Google Slides to create presentations of student stage management entries. When creating your slide presentation please follow these guidelines for submission:
- All presentations will be limited to 12 slides
- Slide 1: Title Slide. Please include:
- Your Name
- Event/Play/Piece title
- Playwright’s Name
- Slide 2: Statement Slide. Please include:
- Letter of Intent: a statement of your view of the “stage manager’s approach” that includes the following information:
- a brief statement about how you approach stage management
- why you wish to participate in the regional festival
- your future goals as a stage manager.
- Letter of Intent: a statement of your view of the “stage manager’s approach” that includes the following information:
- Slide 3-11: Supporting materials slides. Please include work that gives a thorough presentation of the scope and complexity of the project stage managed. Choose pages that show off your strongest work. Supporting materials that have proven most useful include combinations of the following:
- Call script
- blocking notations
- script analysis
- actor/character breakdown
- performance & production reports
- checklists
- calendars
- rehearsal schedule
- daily schedule
- tech schedule
- sign-in sheets
- callboard materials
- contact form
- emergency contact form
- photos from the show
This is in no way meant to be a definitive list. Choose elements that best articulate and document the conceptual approach, process, and the production.
Please save copies of supporting materials as photo files. (JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP) Google Slides will not display pdf files.
Remember!
- Do not include the name of your school on any of your slides and try to remove as much as you can from your other documents.
- Do not include any personal information (yours or that of your cast and crew) on your supporting materials. Be sure to block out phone numbers, email addresses etc. That is private information and is not to be shared.
- Slide 12: Closing Slide. Please summarize your experience working on this project. Choose one or two of the following questions to assist your thought process.
- What challenges did you encounter while working on this project? How did you overcome them?
- What did you learn about yourself as a stage manager from working on this project?
- What excites you most about your future as a stage manager?
Important! After you have created your Google Slides presentation, you will need to create an embed code for inclusion in the expo entry form.
In your completed google slide presentation:
- On the file menu select "File".
- Select "Publish to Web".
- Select "Embed".
- Set the slide size to "Medium (960x569)".
- Leave the "Auto-advance slides" to the default of "every 3 seconds".
- Select the "Start slideshow as soon as the player loads" checkbox.
- Select the "Restart the slideshow after the last slide" checkbox.
- Select the "Publish" button.
- Copy the code displayed in the text window for inclusion in the expo entry form.
Stage Management at the National Festival
One student will be chosen from each region to participate in the National Festival.
At the National Festival, students will have an opportunity to present their work and network with student and professional stage managers from across the country. Students will be eligible for various professional training opportunities, fellowships, and awards based on their projects and work during the festival.
One student will be chosen from each region to participate in the National Festival.
At the National Festival, students will have an opportunity to present their work and network with student and professional stage managers from across the country. Students will be eligible for various professional training opportunities, fellowships, and awards based on their projects and work during the festival.
