1.
How do I enter Regional Festival?
1.
Go to Saskatchewan Drama Association website: http://www.saskdrama.com
2.
On the left side of the screen click on the word Festivals.
3.
On the left side of the screen click on the word Regional.
4.
On the left side of the screen click Intent To Enter.
5.
Fill out form and press Submit.
6.
You will be invoiced via e-mail accordingly.
* You will fill out the Registration (playbill) form when you
have chosen your play. As well, you must submit a completed SDA
Student Participant form for each student attending your Regional
Drama Festival. These forms must be received in SDA's Provincial
office prior to performing at your Regional Drama Festival.
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2.
How
do I enter Middle Years Drama Festival?
1.
Go to Saskatchewan Drama Association website: http://www.saskdrama.com
2.
On the left side of the screen click on the word Festivals.
3.
On the left side of the screen click on the word Middle Years.
4.
On the left side of the screen click on Intent To Enter.
5.
Fill out form and press Submit.
6.
You will be invoiced via e-mail accordingly.
*
You will fill out the Registration (playbill) form when you
have chosen your play. As well, you must submit a completed SDA
Student Participant form for each student attending the Middle
Years Drama Festival. These forms must be received in SDA's Provincial
office prior to performing at Middle Years Drama Festival.
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3.
How
do I register for Provincial Festival?
A.
If you are a performing group, you do not need to register. However,
any
changes
to your playbill, chaperones, etc. must be forwarded to the
Provincial
Office asap.
B.
If you are an observing group*:
1.
go to the website: http://www.saskdrama.com
2.
On the left side of the screen click on Provincial.
3.
On the left side of the screen click on Registration.
4.
Fill in the form and press Submit.
5.
You will be invoiced via e-mail accordingly.
C. If you would like to attend one or two performances, you do not
register at all.
Rush
seating is available at the door. You can also check with your Performing
Group
from your region on ticket availability.
*All
observing groups must complete a SDA Student Participant form
for each student attending Provincial Festival. These forms are
available on the website.
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4.
How
do I find the Intent to Enter form?
1. Go to Saskatchewan Drama Association website:
http://www.saskdrama.com
2. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Festivals.
3. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Regional or Middle Years.
4. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Intent to Enter.
5. Fill out form and press Submit.
The following will then occur:
A. Regional Festival -
* SDA will invoice you at which time you must submit fees for
the following:
The adult membership fee* ($50.00) and the $100 Intent
to Enter fee ($25 non-refundable; $75 credit toward play fees)
to the Provincial Office. If you are a new Adult member of SDA,
please complete and submit the membership form (on the website).
B. Middle Years Festival -
* SDA will invoice you at which time you must submit the
fee plus forward your adult membership fee* ($50.00) to the
Provincial Office. If you are a new Adult member of SDA, please
complete and submit the membership form (on the website).
*You must submit an adult membership for each adult who will be
directing the play or designated as the supervising teacher.
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5.
When
do my fees have to be paid?
All Fees and memberships are due when they are billed.
However,
deadlines for receiving payment in SDA's Provincial Office are
as follows:
• All Intent to Enter Fees for Regional Festival are
due by December 1st each year.
• All Fees for Middle Years Festival are due by March 31st
each year.
• All Adult membership Fees are due October 31st each year.
• All other fees and last minute memberships are due one
week prior to performance in your Regional or Middle Years' Festival.
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6.
What
happens if I do not get my fees in for Regional festival?
See Non-Compliance Rules in the Festivals Handbook Page 11.
It states:
• Your entry will fail to qualify for adjudication and major
awards if your production
has failed to pay registration fees prior to Regional Festival.
• If you do not pay your membership fees or intent to enter
fees you will not have a spot reserved for you in your chosen
region. Many regions have waiting lists of potential participants.
See Question 7 below for more details on Non-Compliance Rules.
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7.
What
are the Non-Compliance Rules?
The Festivals Handbook Page 11. Non Compliance rule states:
Non-compliance will result in your failure to qualify for either
performance or major
awards.
1. Your entry will fail to qualify for adjudication
and major awards if your
production has failed to pay
registration fees prior to Regional Festival.
2. Your entry will fail to qualify for major awards
if:
a. proofs of royalty
and performance rights (or letter requesting
performance
rights) are not forwarded to the Provincial Office prior
to
Regional festival.
b. Changes and/or
cuts are made to the script and performed without
written
authorization from the licensing agent or playwright.
c. your performance
uses a strobe light, loud noises (gunshots, explosions,
etc)
smoke machine or dry ice without previously informing the audience
by
posting and/or inclusion in the program. If the program has already
been
printed, an announcement must be made immediately prior to
performance.
d. your group
uses an open flame in the theatre/school, before, during or
after
your performance, regardless of local school/house rules or prior
permission
received from any other source.
The
"Open Flame" refers to the use of lighters, incense
burners, oil
lamps,
lanterns, cigarettes, pipes, candles, loaded starter pistols,
cap
guns, fuel, etc. The performance will be stopped immediately.
3. At the Festival Policy:
Failure to comply with SDA's
Policies will result in the participant(s):
a. Being removed
from the theatre, social event and/or workshop for
one
or more sessions.
b. Being barred
from the festival site immediately by authorized personnel,
regardless
of whether or not this action results in the cancellation of
the
person's school performance.
Note: These policies vary slightly for Middle Years Participants.
See Section 2 A of the Middle Years Drama Festival Handbook.
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8.
What
if I miss the deadline for Intent to Enter festival?
Fill out all necessary forms (intent to enter and Adult membership)
and submit to the Saskatchewan Drama Association. We will do out
best to find a regional festival for you to attend although it might
not be your preferred region. Certain regions fill up quickly. Those
wishing to participate in the Middle Years Festival will be accommodated
if space allows. Always check with the Provincial Office if you
would like to enter more than one play in any Festival (Regional
or Middle Years).
Deadline
for submission of Regional Intent to Enter Form is October 15th
and Middle
Years Intent to Enter is January 31st each year.
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9.
What
are the deadlines for having my original unmarked script
submitted to the office?
Scripts
meeting all the requirements noted in the Festivals Handbook,
Page 13 must be received in SDA's Provincial Office four weeks
prior to Regional or Middle Years Festival, with the exception
of original works and Collectives (See Section C #2 -Regional
Festivals Handbook and Section C #3 - Middle Years' Festival Handbook).
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10.
Is
there a plan I can follow if I am hosting a Regional Festival?
Under Page 19 in the Festivals Handbook you will find items
enclosed in Regional Festival Host Packages. Under Section 3 in
the Festivals Handbook you will find items sent to Regional Festival
participants. Also refer to Page 21 Regional Host Coordinator -
Terms of Reference.
You may also request a Host Workshop provided to you and regional
participants by the Provincial Office at no cost you.
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11.
If
I need help finding a play where do I go for help?
1. Go to the Saskatchewan Drama Association
website:
http://www.saskdrama.com
2. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Library
3. If you are and adult member or have a library membership
you can access
the Mary Ellen Burgess Library.
You are able to borrow any scripts we have.
4. We also have publisher links which can be found under
links on the main page
located on the left side of
the screen. Here you are able directly link up to
any the publishing companies
and find appropriate plays.
5. Phone the Provincial Office and we will attempt to
provide you with a
selection of plays to consider.
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12.
Is
there a place I can find funding to attend festival?
1. On the main page click on the
word links which is located on the left side
of
the screen.
2.
On the left side of the screen click on the word misc. links
3.
Here you will find places you can apply for funding.
4.
Check with your local Community/Arts Group and/or School Division
Cultural/Arts
Committee.
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13.
How
many plays can I enter?
Once you have paid your Intent to Enter fees you are guaranteed
one spot in a Regional Festival. Your Regional Host will determine
whether you can enter more that one play. Additional fees will apply
to each play that is entered.
To find out who will be hosting the region of your choice go to
the Saskatchewan Drama Association web page: http://www.saskdrama.com
1. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Festivals.
2. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Regional.
3. On the left side of the screen click on the word
Dates & Locations
If you wish to enter more than one play in the Middle Years Drama
Festival, check with the Provincial Office for availability.
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14.
What
kind of plays can I enter?
The plays must fit the time frame allotted. For instance you
can choose to do a full length but only do one act in order to fit
into the time allotted.
See the Festivals handbook - Page 12 #1 - Guidelines (Regional and
Provincial handbooks) and Section C #1 (Middle Years Festival handbook)
for the types of dramatic work that may be presented at festival.
These include: one act plays, adaptations of a longer play, musicals,
collectives, radio plays, and monologues forming a complete work.
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15.
What
is the deadline for submitting my registration
(playbill) information?
Regional and Middle Years Festival Play Registration
(Playbill), one for each play, must be the hands of the Provincial
Office at least four weeks Prior to Regional or Middle Years Festival.
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16.
What
do I do about Royalties for the play?
All performance rights (including royalties) must be
obtained by the participating group. Scripts must be performed as
authorized in the license, a copy of which must be forwarded to
the Provincial Office with a clean, unmarked original script. You
either have to contact the publisher or the author to pay the royalties
in order to obtain permission to perform. This includes unpublished
work as well.
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17.
What
are the rules regarding making changes to a script?
Before you make changes to a script you must obtain approval from
the author/licensing agent unless your script already indicates
that changes can be made. However, all changes, minimal or extensive
must be sent to the Provincial Office to ensure that the adjudicators
are aware of the changes. See Page 13 of the Festivals Handbook
and Section 2D, #2 of the Middle Years Handbook.
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18.
What are the On-Site Policies for festival?
All participants in SDA sponsored programs
should be aware of, and willing to comply
with the following (See Page 16 in the Regional and Provincial Festivals
handbooks and Section 2 F in the Middle Years Festival handbook):
1. Under no circumstances
will SDA tolerate anything but courtesy and
professionalism from all participants
at all times - backstage, onstage,
in the audience or during production
workshops.
2.
Common sense prevails at all times.
3.
The 'cause' of the arts comes before the 'whims' of the individual.
4.
Students are responsible to their teacher/adult director/chaperone
for
their
actions and behaviour.
5.
Adult leadership is valuable. Exhibiting respect for and cooperation
with all
Festival
participants, adjudicators, directors and support staff, as well
as
the
property of others, will encourage similar student response.
6.
Generally accepted theatre etiquette should be promoted and encouraged.
7.
Students must be adequately supervised at all times.
8.
The possession and/or consumption of alcohol, banned substances
and
smoking
is strictly forbidden on Festival site.
9.
Participants must comply with the rules of the host facility.
10.
Abusive language and/or physical violence will not be tolerated
on Festival site.
11.
Damage to or destruction of property will not be tolerated on Festival
site.
12.
Spike tape will remain in place after the completion of your play.
Removal
of
the spike tape will not be included as part of the strike time.
The Stage
Coordinator
will be responsible for the removal of spike tape at the end
of
each session.
13.
Adhere to SDA's Code of Conduct.
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19.
What kind of equipment is available to me at Regional Festival?
Always check with the host to see if
they have the equipment you require. SDA only guarantees a general
wash for lighting. The host is not responsible for buying extra
equipment for regional or provincial festivals. You may rent or
bring your own equipment for your play if you choose. However, any
cost incurred is your responsibility and must not come out of your
regional host's budget. It is generally accepted practice that any
equipment brought to Regional Festival also must be made available
to all other performing groups in your region.
You will be invited to tour the facilities provided at your region
and/or attend a Host workshop. The Provincial Office will provide
you with a diagram of the host facility including lighting and sound
equipment, school rules and any other pertinent information provided
to the Provincial Office by your regional host.
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20.
Can I have a workshop to help me?
Yes!
1. Go to the Saskatchewan Drama Association website:
http://www.saskdrama.com
2.
On the left side of the screen click the word workshops.
3.
Fill out the appropriate form and submit to SDA.
4.
You will be contacted within 5 working days.
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21.
How long can the play be?
Regional
- Your play can not be longer than 60 minutes - this includes the
curtain call. The 60 minutes does not include Set and Strike.
Middle Years - Your play can not be longer than 30
minutes - this includes the curtain call but does not include Set
and Strike.
For other General Regulations and Guidelines - Section 2 in the
Regional Festivals or Middle Years Handbooks.
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22.
Can I take pictures or video of the performances?
Under no circumstances may you at any time
during the performance take pictures or video for the following
reasons:
1. Unauthorized recording of any kind of copyrighted
work is strictly
prohibited by law.
2. Taking pictures/videos is distracting to the performers
and adjudicators/
clinicians as well as to the
audience.
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23.
Is there a refund policy if I decide not to go to Regional festival?
If you withdraw more than 30 days prior to your Regional Festival,
you will receive the play registration fee ($75.00) and student
and student director memberships (if paid).
However, you will not be refunded the $25 Intent to Enter fee or
adult membership fees. If you withdraw after the 30 days, you are
responsible to the region to pay the entire registration fee. As
well, you are responsible to pay your adult membership(s).
NOTE:
You must complete the Withdrawal Form obtained from the Provincial
Office to be officially withdrawn from Festival.
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24.
Do I have to be a member to participate in festival?
Yes,
you need to purchase an Adult membership.
Membership forms are available on the website: http://www.saskdrama.com
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25.
Do my students need to be members in order to participate
in Regional Festival?
Yes,
your students must buy a student membership which is $6.00 per student
and $10.00 for student directors. If your student is in more than
one play they only pay one membership. Student directors must have
a teacher/adult supervisor registered for their play. Membership
forms are available on the website: http://www.saskdrama.com
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26.
What is offered to me at Regional Festival?
You
have the opportunity to perform your play before an audience and
adjudicators. There is a Front of House adjudicator and a Back Stage
Adjudicator which will determine the awards. The adjudicators will
also conduct a production workshop for each play which is usually
open to the public to observe. Some regions provide other drama
workshops for participants. As well, many regions provide a social
evening for participants and a closing awards banquet. If your play
is the recipient of the Best Overall Production, you will continue
on to compete in Provincial Festival representing your region.
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27.
When will I receive Festival information after completing the
Intent to Enter form?
You
will receive information as soon as your form has been submitted
to the Provincial Office. If you do not hear from the Provincial
Office within 4 working days, contact us immediately. See the
Festivals Handbook Pages 5-7, B and C, regarding information received
regarding festival.
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28.
Who do I contact if this information does not come?
If
you need any information please contact the Provincial Office
either by email, phone or fax. Email: dramainfo@sasktel.net,
Phone: (306)525-0151, Fax: (306)525-6277
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29.
Are there content guidelines for plays?
The
Festivals Handbook states in Page 12 — Language and content
guidelines for participating groups are set annually by each region
in order to reflect acceptable community standards. Directors
must chose plays in respect of those Regional Motions and which
do not compromise the status of the Saskatchewan Drama Association.
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30.
What are the rules for performing in more than one play?
The
Festivals Handbook states in Page 12 — Groups presenting
more than one play at regional Festival must ensure that the leads
in each play are different.
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31.
What are the rules for performing in more than one region?
The
Festivals Handbook states in Page 12, B #12 — Groups may
present in more than one Region, but can only be considered for
awards in one Region.
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32.
What do I have access to when I become an adult member?
$50.00
Adult Membership provides:
1. Access to all SDA programs.
2. Unlimited borrowing from the Mary Ellen Burgess Library (plays
and resources).
3. Annual publications.
4. Voting privileges at SDA's Annual General Meeting.
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33.
Is there a timeline I can follow?
Under
Page 22 K of the SDA Festivals Handbook you will find a monthly
timeline.
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34.
Where can I get a Festivals Handbook and/or a SDA Middle Years'
Drama Festival Handbook?
To
obtain a copy of either Handbook please contact the provincial
office in Regina
by email, phone or fax. Email: sda@sasktel.net, Phone: (306) 525-0151,
Fax: (306) 525-6277. If you are entering a Festival, a Handbook
will be sent to you free of charge. Otherwise, you will be billed
$15.00 per Handbook.
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35.
What is a Joint Regional Festival?
A
Joint Regional Festival enables Regional Festivals to share costs
such as adjudicators' fees, venue costs, lighting costs, etc.
while still providing a viable festival for its participants.
More information is found under "Guidelines" in the
Festivals Handbook (page 12), or by contacting the Provincial
Office or the Festivals Chairperson.
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