UIL Theatre Director
Theatrefest
If you haven’t done so, do it
now. Register and reserve your room for this year’s Theatrefest. There are many
UIL-related workshops planned that will help you in organizing and directing
your play for 2012.
If you are new to OAP, you should
plan on attending the OAP A-Z workshop on Saturday. Master teachers will take you through the
process of creating a dynamic piece of theatre.
The State Meet judging panels will be introduced that day as well.
The UIL Open Forum is scheduled
during the convention. This is a great time to make suggestions. We will also
take time during the forum to review all the rule changes that are being
implemented in 2011-12 and in 2011-13.
TETAAO Critic Judging Workshop is
scheduled for Sunday. High school teachers
who are looking at retiring this year should consider attending and becoming
part of our judging pool. New faculty
members at our colleges and universities should strongly consider becoming part
of this service organization. I also
welcome those of you who judged in the past and have not done so in a while to
join us again. With the introduction of
panel judging at the regional and state level and more districts choosing to
panel, our judging pool needs an increase in numbers.
The Contest Manager Workshop is
scheduled for Saturday. State Assistants Troy Tinney and Jerry Ivins will be
providing tips and handouts to help you run a trouble-free contest during this
four-hour workshop. Because there are many changes to timing rules and panel
judging, this is really a must-attend
for any contest managers out there.
Legislative Council Actions
On October 17th the Legislative
Council unanimously approved two amendments to the Constitution and Contest
Rules that go into effect immediately. These changes relate to alternates and
the use of music. Please update the 19th edition of the Handbook for One-Act Play.
A change in timing rules will go into effect
in the 2012-13 school year and Theatrical Design will become an official
contest in 2012-13. My thanks to Missy
Head and the UIL Advisory Committee and Paula Rodriguez and Perry Crafton and
the TETAAO.
The Changes
1) Alternates
Section 1033 (c)(2)(C) of the UIL
C&CR is amended as follows effective immediately:
(C) Number in Company. No play shall be performed that uses more
than fifteen individuals in the cast, five crew members and four alternates.
The director shall certify any change in the eligible student listing in
writing by following the procedures outlined in the current Handbook for One-Act
Play. See Section 902 (g) (1) (B) of the Spring Meet Plan.
The Handbook for One-Act Play, 19th Edition, and Guide for Contest Managers, 6th Edition, are updated as follows:
An alternate may be used at the
contest site in one of the following three situations:
1) As an
audience member under the supervision of an adult from the school district,
2)
As a dressing room assistant under the supervision of the school’s directors,
or
3)
As a site crew member under the supervision of the contest manager.
An alternate shall not be allowed
to participate in the set, strike or run of the contest entry. Those used in
the dressing rooms will be sent into the house while the cast and crew go on
stage. The contest manager shall reserve seven seats for the four potential
alternates and three potential judges.
2) Music
Section 1033 (c)(2)(D)(v) of the
UIL C&CR is amended as follows effective immediately:
(v) The total amount of music allowed shall not exceed ten
minutes and shall be in compliance with copyright law. No more than thirty
seconds of music may be used from any single work under copyright. Live music
onstage, whether instrumental or vocal, shall be plot-driven or specifically
prescribed by the playwright and requires League approval. The timekeepers shall
verify the cumulative time reported and any violation of the ten-minute maximum
shall be reported to the appropriate executive committee and is subject to the
full range of penalties.
Two
amendments were passed that go into effect in the 2012-13 school year.
1) Scene Changes No Longer Timed
Section 1033 (c)(2)(D) and (ii)
of the UIL C&CR will be amended as follows effective August 1, 2012:
(ii) Time for scene changes during the progress of the play shall
be included in the 40-minute time limit. Scene changes that do not stop the
action of the play shall not be timed. If, however, a scene change stops the
action of the play, the action shall remain stopped for no more than 60
seconds, even though the scene change may take more than 60 seconds. A blackout,
blueout, fade down, closing of the curtain, etc., may be used to indicate a
lapse of time, a flashback, a scene change, etc. Play action shall not be
stopped for more than 60 seconds during such a transition.
2) Theatrical Design becomes an
officially sanctioned contest of the UIL.