www.MANOEL THEATRE.COM - 2003
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CRITERIA FOR PLAY JUDGING
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THEME - RELEVANCE TO CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, LIFE EXPERIENCES, DEPTH WHICH PERMITS A SERIES OF INTERPRETATIONS
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PLOT- IS IT CONSISTENT? HOW IS IT SUSTAINED THROUGH THE PLAY? ORIGINALITY? NATURE OF PLOT?
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CHARACTERS - THEIR DEVELOPMENT. HOW THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CHARACTERS IS BUILT- SOLID, CREDIBLE, CREATIVE...
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TEXT: QUALITY OF LANGUAGE, CLARITY, STYLE, POETIC QUALITIES, DRAMATIC QUALITIES.
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DEVELOPMENT OF TEXT... TRADITIONAL? ORIGINALITY - OF STYLE, OF CONTENT. IS THE PLAY CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMES WE ARE LIVING IN?
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'STAGEABLE QUALITIES' : CONSISTENCY OF THE PLOT, THE WAY THE TEXT IS SHARED OUT BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS, GENERATES AN ACTION THAT MOVES FORWARD ALREADY WHEN READING THE TEXT (PLEASURE OF ANTICIPATION) AND POSSESSES THE DESIRED QUALITIES THAT LEAD TO MEANINGFUL INTERACTION BETWEEN CHARACTERS.
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ELEMENTS OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND HINTS AT PERFORMATIVE QUALITIES WHICH ENHANCE THE IDEA OF THE MISE-EN-SCENE.
JUDGING PROCEDURE
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ALL TEXTS SUBMITTED TO THE MANOEL THEATRE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AND WILL ONLY BE PRESENTED IF THE VETTING PROCEDURE GIVES A POSITIVE JUDGMENT. IF NO PLAY RECEIVES A POSITIVE Vote, THERE WILL BE NO PRODUCTION. IN THAT CASE THE MANOEL CAN REVERT TO PLAYS THAT BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRODUCED TO WORKS IN TRANSLATION.
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3 READERS WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR EACH PLAY: ONE FROM THE DRAMA SUB COMMITTEE AND THE OTHER TWO BLIND READERS. NO READER WILL KNOW WHO THE AUTHOR OF THE PLAY IS. ONLY THE ADMINISTRATION WILL KNOW.
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CRITERIA FOR JUDGING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE WISHING TO SUBMIT.
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WHEN PLAYS ARE SUBMITTED, THE COMMITTEE IS BOUND TO GIVE A SHORT REPORT TO EACH AUTHOR ON HIS SUBMISSION PROVIDING THE REASONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION AND POSSIBLY, IN CASE OF REJECTION, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND RESUBMISSION
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JUDGES’ REPORTS ARE TO BE PUT AT THE DISPOSAL OF ANYONE WANTING TO READ THEM AND WILL BE HELD AT THE MANUEL THEATRE.
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ONE ACT PLAYS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED.
2003