New for adjudication year 2020: A new suite of 17 training videos, as a YouTube playlist. For presentations on individual topics, see below. Slides to accompany the training videos:
- as a PowerPoint presentation (updated January 2024)
- or as a PDF (updated January 2024).
Fundamentals
Each element that you judge should:
- Serve the story being told;
- Be appropriate to the piece and the presenting space;
- Be of consistent quality throughout the piece.
Welcome, ballots, and scoring
Set Design and Set Construction
Set Painting
Set Decoration/Dressing and Properties
Costume Design
Hair Design and Makeup Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Special Effects
Acting/Performance
Ensemble
Direction
Musical Direction
Choreography
Combat Choreography
Overall Production