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Please read the SGCNZ Board Policies before filling in an entry form.
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SGCNZ Board Policy in relation to SGCNZ's UOSWSF, NSSP, and YSC
NSSP
i) Direct Entry to NSSP:
There is an opportunity for Regional Assessors to select one person to attend NSSP
by direct entry. This may be done where there is an outstanding actor in a Regional
Festival who is not in a scene chosen to be performed at the National Festival.
Policy: Direct Entry student and students selected from the National
Festival must be 15 years or more on 1 March of the year of NSSP.
Policy: If there is no outstanding actor outside a group chosen to
attend the National Festival, no selection should be made (allowing more to be chosen
from the top performers at the National Festival).
UOSWSF
ii) Small Regional Festivals:
A limit is being placed on very small Regional Festivals regarding the number of
groups that can be selected.
Policy: In regions in which only two schools are participating with less
than a total of 15 scenes, only one group may be selected to perform at the National Festival.
This may be either a 5 minute or 15 minute scene.
iii) Large Regional Festivals:
Conversely, greater representation is permitted for very large regions.
Policy: If there are either 300 or more individuals participating, or more than
15 different schools, or 50 or more scenes in a Regional Festival, the Assessors are permitted to
select 3 groups to attend the National Festival.
iv) Scene durations:
Time durations of scenes must be adhered to by performers and assessors alike. Scenes
are of 5 minute or 15 minute duration.
Policy:
15 minute scenes - must be no more than 15 minutes and no less than 10 minutes
5 minute scenes - must be no more than 5 minutes and no less than 4 minutes
v) Use of text:
Policy: Use of Shakespeare's text is imperative. Permission must be gained from
the CEO for any deviations, even for those deemed essential for sense purposes.
Policy: Translations into other languages are permitted as long as they remain
faithful to the text.
vi) Compulsory attendance at National Festival
All those selected to attend/participate in the National Festival must attend every performance
and event.
Policy: Attendance at all sessions at the National Festival (UOSWSF) is compulsory
from Friday afternoon till the end of the Award Ceremony on Sunday evening.
As well, attendance is encouraged from Placing Call time on Thursday till the end of the
Feedback session at Morning Tea time on the Monday morning. The CEO has the discretion to
make allowances only in very exceptional circumstances.
vii) Damage:
Policy: Any student causing wilful damage shall be responsible to cover the repair
costs involved and will be ineligible for awards or selection for NSSP.
SGCNZ YSC
Attendance is required at all scheduled sessions of the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company programme
in England. Special requests from parents and students wanting to undertake side activities and
personal visits during scheduled times will be refused.
Kerry Maher of WP Maher Tours is very willing to make bookings for students to arrive earlier or
stay later in order to accommodate extra activities and personal visits.
Policy: All students must attend all scheduled sessions of SGCNZ YSC, whatever
their nature. Personal activities and/or visits may be made in scheduled free time and then only
with the knowledge beforehand of the Tour Escort.
SGCNZ Trust Board
7 December 2009
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