Sherwood Forest Faire Student Day - Information Packet Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Sherwood Forest Faire Student Day Information Packet Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Questions & Answers
What is Student Day at the Sherwood Forest Faire?
On Student Day, SWFF opens its gates exclusively to school groups grades K-12. Set in the legendary forest
of Robin Hood, his Maid Marian, and all the Merry Men, Sherwood comes alive with interactive characters,
live demonstrations, performers and stage shows appropriate for school age children.
What is the Theatre Arts Festival at Student Day?
Our Theatre Arts Festival is an adjudicated competition which offers students from secondary grade levels
the chance to perform works of classical theater in an authentic Medieval setting. Students in grades 6th-12th
are invited to compete in as individuals or groups in Monologues, Duet Scenes, and Group Acting Scenes.
All performances will be adjudicated by experiences and credentialed theater professionals (Pending
availability).
How Much Does It Cost to Enter the Theatre Arts Festival?
There is no entry fee, but student tickets are required. You are allowed one free teacher/chaperone ticket
per ten student tickets. Bus drivers are admitted free by showing their CDL at the gate.
Official Information
Purpose:
To encourage students to explore the varied forms of classical theatre and to discover the joy of
performance.
Festival Date:
April 19, 2022
Competition Categories:
Group Scenes (limit 3 entries per school):
Groups are defined as 3-8 students. All performances have an 8-minute time limit. One
bench will be available at the performance space for use.
Duet Scenes (limit 3 entries per school):
Two students per entry. All performances have a 5-minute time limit. One bench will be
available at the performance space for use.
Monologues (limit 3 entries per school):
All performances have a 3-minute time limit. One bench will be available at the performance
space for use.
Adjudication:
Theatre Arts Festival performances will be adjudicated by experienced and accredited theatre
professionals, pending availability. With UIL in season, it may be challenging to secure UIL judges.
But we will be certain to have judges who are theatrically trained.
Awards Ceremony:
Awards will be presented at 3:30, location to be determined.Competition Guidelines:
• Piece selections should reflect the theme of the festival. Selections must be chosen from works
of early classical theatre (Greek, Renaissance, Elizabethan/Jacobean or Restoration era) or
contemporary works set in those periods. Please do not select a play from Victorian or
Edwardian periods (for example: The Importance of Being Earnest) Selections may be of either
dramatic or comedic nature. Selections from film are not permissible. Students who slate a film
title will not be permitted to perform their pieces.
• There are a specified number of slots for each contest. They may fill before the April 1
deadline. Once spots are filled, we will begin a waiting list.
• Students may enter as many competition categories they choose but only one entry per student per
category is permitted. Only 3 group scenes, 3 duet scenes, and 3 monologues may be entered per
school. A teacher may enter more, but the first ones entered will be scheduled, those that go beyond
the allotted number will be put on the wait list. Any entries received after April 1 will be put on the
waiting list and scheduled one event at a time as slots open.
• Each group scene, duet, or monologue should have a slate (introduction), which must be done at the
beginning and must include only the entrants’ name(s), school, title of selection, and the name(s) of the
playwright(s). Time will begin once the entrant speaks after conclusion of the introduction.
Time limits will be strictly adhered to. Performances extending past the time limit will be stopped
but still scored. There are no minimum time limits in any category.
• Scenic provisions: one wooden bench. The benches are pulled from all over the festival, they are
not standard sizes. But they average three feet long. They are standard chair height. Schools
may bring any scenery, including UIL set pieces, but they must be stored on your vehicle and be
able to be carried through the gate to your venue, and loaded in and out within your time.
• As we are an outdoor venue no lighting equipment is needed or provided.
• Microphones and other such sound equipment is not permitted. Electric power will not be available
at any performance space.
• Costumes are encouraged but not required. Bathrooms may be used to change into costumes
but there are no formal dressing rooms. Bathrooms are open to the public and
clothing/costumes should not be left unattended inside them.
• Props are allowed in all contests but no storage space will be provided throughout the day.
• Adjudicators will judge performances based on prescribed guidelines and use an official
adjudication form. Copies of the adjudication forms will be made available to sponsors upon
request. Directors will receive a copy of the judges’ final adjudication forms through email
following the Performance Festival event.
Registration:
• Register at the Student Day section of the Sherwood Forest faire website beginning Feb. 1.
• Registration is open to all secondary public, private, and home school groups who wish to
perform.• Registration deadline April 1.
• One registration form per entry is required. Student names are required for
registration. If piece selections are unknown at the time of entry, “TBA” is a
permissible substitution. Titles must be submitted to SWFF by March 25 to be vetted.
Please submit changes to registration via email at kim@sherwoodforestfaire.com. If
the stage manager or adjudicator note that the piece being performed is not the title
that was submitted, they will stop the performance and the student(s) will not be
permitted to perform. If there is no title on the critique sheet, the student(s) will not
be permitted to perform. We will stop accepting titles April 1. SWFF staff will not
seek out your titles. You must send them on time or be dropped.
• Changes may be substitution of students only in group scene or duet categories. In
monologues, only drops are accepted. Only 50% of a group or duet may change.
• Any entry with students in multiple grade levels must register the entry under the level of the
oldest student’s grade level.
• If a student is being cross entered in multiple categories, SWFF will make every
reasonable effort to ensure they have time between each. Please make indication
under “Special Requests” section.
• Registration in the Theatre Arts Festival does not include admission to Student Day.
Student Days tickets must be ordered separately through the Sherwood Forest Faire
website.
• Due to time and space constraints, all competitions have a limited number of spots and
entries are accepted on a first come first serve basis. Performance schedules will not be made
until after this date April 1. Student Day opens at 9:00 and first entries into the competition
start soon after. The last group will perform prior to 3:30 awards. If you have known
conflicts on performance times due to travel, please declare it on the registration forms.
Judging Criteria:
Students will be scored on a point scale system in each of the following areas:
• Interpretation: The students’ performance presents a distinct style, pace and a clear
understanding of the emotional intent of the selection.
• Staging: Blocking is natural and appropriate to the scene.
• Vocalization: The students’ performance includes clear enunciation and projection.
Dialects, if present, are accurately performed and understandable.
• Characterization: The students present distinct, well-defined characters. Actors
respond truthfully and remain present throughout the performance.
• Ensemble: The students work as a team, supporting each other, responding to each
other. Focus is shared appropriately. **Not included in the Monologue Competition.
• Memorization: The students’ performance is a thoroughly memorized piece.
• Overall Presentation: Assessment of the overall performance of the selection.
Bonus: Judges may award bonus points to any performance score for costumes, difficulty of
the piece, overcoming difficult situations, at judge’s discretion. These points are only used incase of a tie. Additionally, in case of tie, the adjudicator will be asked to break it before award
placement is announced.
IMPORTANT: Directors are responsible for providing the titles of pieces to the Student Day Director.
There will be a place for it in the online registration system. If you do not know the titles at
the time of registration, you must send them to kim@sherwoodforestfaire.com by March 25.
Please do not wait for the SD Coordinator to contact you for them. Failure to provide pieces
WILL result in being bumped from the contest. This change has been made because the staff
(of one) simply cannot track all these titles down.
• A note on Scheduling: We have a limited number of slots, due to the limited number
of stages. Many directors want to perform in the window between 11:00 and 2:00,
usually due to bus constraints. While we know that is an issue, we just cannot get
everyone in that three-hour window. If you know you have a time constraint, please
note that on your registration. Those will be honored in the order registrations are
received. We do request that schools which are in our area please be willing to come
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