* NOTE: You are required to complete 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. The Registration Form must be received in SDA’s Provincial office 4 weeks prior to performing at Middle Years Drama Festival.
* NOTE: You are required to complete 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. The Registration Form must be received in SDA’s Provincial office 4 weeks prior to performing at Middle Years Drama Festival.
As well, check with the Provincial Office regarding student drama workshops available at Provincial Festival. Rush seating is available at the door prior to each play session.
* All performing and observing groups must complete a SDA Student Participant form for each student attending Provincial Festival. If you have already completed a form for your Regional Festival, you are not required to complete a new form. These forms are available on the website.
When the “Intent to Enter Festival” form is received in the Office, one of the following will occur:
Regional Festival – * SDA will invoice you for the following fees: Your adult membership fee ($50.00 plus G.S.T.) and the $110 Intent to Enter fee ($35 non-refundable; $75 credit toward play fees). Payment is due upon receipt of your invoice. Please complete and submit a membership form (on the website).
Middle Years Festival – * SDA will invoice you for the following fees: Your*adult membership fee($50.00 + GST) plus the Middle Years Registration. Payment is due upon receipt of your invoice. 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.
When the ‘Intent to Enter Festival’ form is received in the Office, one of the following will occur:
All Fees and memberships are due when they are billed.
Regional Festival – SDA will invoice you for the following fees: Your *adult membership fee ($50.00 plus GST) and the Intent to Enter fee and Upfront Registration Fee. An information package will be sent to your school/group that includes copies of SDA’s Festivals Organization Handbook and Festivals Performance Handbook.
Middle Years Festival – SDA will invoice you for the following fees: Your *adult membership fee ($50.00 plus GST) plus the Middle Years Registration fee. An information pack will be sent to your school/group that includes a copy of the Middle Years Handbook.
*You must submit an adult membership for each adult who will be directing or is a teacher supervisor for a student director.
Note: All Fees and memberships are due when they are billed.
However, deadlines for receiving payment in SDA’s Provincial Office are as follows:
See Non-Compliance Rules in the Festivals Organization Handbook Page 16.
It states:
See Question 7 below for more details on Non-Compliance Rules.
The Festivals Organization Handbook Page 16, Non Compliance Rules states:
Non-Compliance will result in your failure to qualify for either performance or major awards.
Your entry will fail to qualify for adjudication and major awards if your production has failed to pay registration fees prior to Regional and Provincial Festival.
Your entry will fail to qualify for adjudication and major awards if your production has failed to submit all your Student Participant Forms prior to Regional Festival. Note: You must contact the Festivals Committee if you require special consideration regarding these forms.
You entry will fail to qualify for major awards if:
Note: SDA’s ‘Open Flame’ includes but is not limited to:
Note: These policies vary slightly for Middle Years Participants. See Section 2 of the Middle Years Drama Festival Handbook.
Fill out all necessary forms (intent to enter and Adult membership) and submit to the Saskatchewan Drama Association. We will do our 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 your Host Coordinator if you would like to enter more than one play in a Regional Festival.
Deadline for submission of Regional Intent to Enter Form is October 15th and MiddleYears Intent to Enter is January 31st each year.
Scripts meeting all the requirements noted in the Festivals Organization Handbook, Page 21, 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 2H #1-Regional Festivals Organization Handbook and Section 2 – Middle Years’ Festival Handbook).
On Page 29, Section F in the Festivals Organization Handbook you will find a Regional Festival Timeline. Also, on Page 28 you will find the Regional Host Coordinator – Terms of Reference. You will also receive a Host Action Plan with your Regional Host Binder. All this information is reviewed during the Host Workshop provided to you by the Provincial Board of Directors each Fall.
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 than 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:
If you wish to enter more than one play in the Middle Years Drama Festival, check with the Provincial Office for availability.
The plays must fit the time frame allotted. For instance you can choose to do a full length but only present one act in order to fit into the time allotted.
See the Festivals Organization Handbook, Page 16, Section 2 B- Guidelines OR the Middle Years Festival Handbook, Section 2 for the types of dramatic work that may be presented at festival. These include: one-act plays, adaptations of a longer play,musicals, collectives, devised theatre, student or adult written play (original works not published), radio plays, monologues forming a complete work.
Regional and Middle Years Festival Play Registration (Playbill), one for each play, must be submitted at least four weeks Prior to Regional or Middle Years Festival.
Royalties are the performance rights purchased from the publishing house and/or playwright. All performance rights 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. You either contact the publisher or the author to pay the royalties in order to obtain permission to perform. This includes unpublished works as well. You must inform the provincial office if your play is royalty free.
See page 19 of the Festivals Organization Handbook for more detailed information on how to obtain performance rights.
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/clinicians are aware of the changes. See Page 20 of the Festivals Organization Handbook or Section 2 of the Middle Years Handbook.
All participants in SDA sponsored programs should be aware of, and willing to comply with the following (See Page 22 in the Festivals Organization Handbook and Section 2 in the Middle Years Festival Handbook):
Always check with the Host Coordinator to see if they have the equipment you require. SDA only guarantees a general wash for lighting. The Host Coordinator 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 Festival 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. You are encouraged to attend a Participant workshop provided by the Provincial Office each Fall.
Information regarding the stage, lighting, sound, accommodations, meal plans, etc. are made available to you by clicking on ‘Festivals’ – ‘Regional Festival’ – ‘Participant Info’ on SDA’s website.
Yes!
Complete all the necessary forms for ‘New Imitative Grant’ available on SDA’s website. Check with the Provincial Office (306-525-0151) for availability.
Regional – The minimum playing time is 20 minutes. The maximum playing time is 60 minutes — this includes the curtain call. The 60 minutes does not include Set and Strike.
Middle Years – The maximum playing time is 30 minutes. There is no minimum playing time for Middle Years.
For other General Regulations and Guidelines see Section 2 in the Festivals Organization Handbook or Middle Years Handbook.
Under no circumstances may you at any time during the performance take pictures or video for the following reasons:
If you withdraw more than 30 days prior to your Regional Festival, you will receive the upfront registration fee and student and student director memberships (if paid). However, you will not be refunded the 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). You will not receive a refund of any fees.
NOTE: You must complete the Withdrawal Form obtained from the Provincial Office to be officially withdrawn from Festival and receive any refund.
Yes, you need to purchase an Adult membership.
Membership forms are available on the website by clicking on ‘Forms’ – ‘Membership’.
Yes, your students must buy a student membership, which is $8.00 per person. 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.
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 all registered participants 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.
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 8-9, C and D, regarding information you will receive regarding festival.
The Festivals Organization Handbook states in Section 2, Page 18,#14: Groups presenting more than one play at Regional Festival must ensure the leads in each play are different students.
The Festivals Organization Handbook states in Section 2, Page 18, #16: Groups may present in more than one Region, but can only be considered for major awards in one (1) Region. Adult Directors/Teacher Supervisors must choose and inform the Provincial Office which festival they will compete in for major awards prior to performing at festival. (Major awards are listed in the Festivals Performance Handbook.)
Yes.
The Festivals Organization Handbook states in Section 2, Page 15, #3: Each Regional Production should designate one student as the Stage Manager for their play. In some productions, the designated Stage Manager may have other duties.
$50.00 (plus GST) per annum Adult Membership provides:
An Associate membership is for Schools or Groups (Not School Divisions).
$100.00 per annum Associate Membership provides:
Yes.
In the Festivals Organization Handbook, Page 7you will find a monthly timeline. As well, you will be forwarded a ‘Festivals Action Plan’ to follow.
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, the appropriate Handbook(s) will be sent to you free of charge. Otherwise, you will be billed $15.00 per Handbook.
The Festivals Performance Handbook provides descriptions of Provincial awards and certificates presented at Provincial Festival in Section 2. The criteria for all awards and certificates (parameters) presented at Regional and Provincial Festival is available in Section 3.
Yes.
The Festivals Performance Handbook has example of Adjudicator Marking Forms used by SDA Front of House and Backstage Adjudicators. See Section 4.
The Regional Front of House and Backstage Adjudicators duties can be found in the Festivals Performance Handbook, Section 1. Provincial Festival Personnel (including the Stage Coordinator) duties can be found in the Festivals Performance Handbook in Section 2.
All Regional and Provincial Festivals follow the format below:
Note: An appropriate time for the Back Stage Adjudicator to speak with the students during the Production Workshop is determined by the Front of House Adjudicator and Backstage Adjudicator prior to the beginning of the workshops.
More detailed information is in Section 5 of the Festivals Performance Handbook.
Examples of Rubrics that are used for festival can be found in Section 6 of the Festivals Performance Handbook.
The HIP Grant (Host Incentive Program) is intended to help a community that is hosting a Regional Festival to gain access and/or upgrade current facilities and equipment. Thus it is providing capital funds that will be used towards the purchase of fixed assets such as lighting equipment, sound equipment, computer software, curtains, drama blocks, headphones, and so on. Note: Other partnerships and/or funds may be needed to complete a project.
Other grants are available through SDA. Go to SDA’s websitewww.saskdrama.com and click on grants.
Yes.
$10.00 Post-Secondary/Graduate Membership per annum provides: