Play Cuttings and Musical Performances
Register with a play cutting, one-act, or musical cutting to perform and be adjudicated. At closing ceremonies cuttings that score excellent and superior will be honored with trophies. The overall highest-scoring cutting will receive the “Best of Fest” trophy with their name engraved and will be passed from school to school year after year. It is possible for more than one cutting to tie and for a school to win “Best of Fest” multiple years in a row. You will be asked to include a content warning when you register. Cuttings may include teacher-directed, student-directed, full-length plays, one or more one-act plays, a showcase, revue, or already performed musicals.
50-minute performance time limit, plus 20 minutes for setup and adjudication.
Schools may bring multiple cuttings as long as the total performance time is less than 50 minutes. In this case, adjudicators will consider multiple performances under one rubric. The emphasis of adjudication is on the directing and acting of the piece rather than the production values.
Warning* There are no allocated spaces for costume or scenic storage, rehearsal spaces, or dressing rooms.
Please bring your own music-playing device.
Musicals that have yet to open should register a 10-minute cutting under the Musical WIP (Work-in-Progress) cutting.