ACT Adjudication Program Information
SAVE THE DATE! SUMMER ADJUDICATION FORUMS
Attention all adjudicators, judging assistants, and group presidents! The official kick off to the 2024-2025 adjudication program will take place on the following dates and locations:
Saturday, August 3 10:00am- 1:00pm
Mason Community Playhouse (home of Mason Community Players)
5529 Mason Road
Mason, OH 45040
Saturday, August 17 10:00am- 1:00pm
The Stained Glass Theatre (home of The Footlighters, Inc.)
802 York Street
Newport, KY 41071
All adjudicators should plan to attend at least one or both of these forums for valuable information and training.
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The ACT Adjudication Program is central to ACT’s core mission of "Connect, Educate, Recognize". The “Judging Program”, as it is commonly referred to, was created in order to encourage the continued growth and development of quality community theater through a process of positive feedback, constructive criticism and peer recognition. The focus of the program is on education through constructive criticism.
Through this program, ACT provides three adjudicators to attend each member group’s productions. The adjudicators are assigned by the Judging Assistants under the supervision of the 2nd Vice President. Adjudicators are drawn from a pool of fellow community theater performers and technicians as well as professors from local colleges and universities. After viewing the show, the adjudicators submit a written critique covering 23 production and performance areas. The 2nd Vice President reviews the three critiques and then forwards them to the member groups who often chose to share the critiques with all of the cast and crew members of the production. It is hoped that each critique will provide useful tips and feedback that performers and production staff can draw from on future theatrical endeavors.
Link to the Orchid Nomination Form and other documents can be found on our Forms page. We have also created a central location for all groups' playbills/programs, located here.