Troupe showcase
Applications are due by November 5th
Troupe Showcase presentations are to provide more students attending the State Conference opportunities to perform at the conference. This showcase is for troupes who are NOT presenting a Main Stage or One Act production.
Make sure you have the rights to perform whatever it is you are planning to do. As a good rule of thumb, use the Thespy rules for acting and musical rights. We do not need to have you send us the same information that is requested for Thespys, but we will expect that you have secured the rights to perform whatever you select.
Duet Show Tune:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
C. Accompaniment music may be on a CD containing no vocals. Acapella presentations are not permitted.
E. Your performance is limited to 3 minutes.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: good vocal quality (pitch, projection), clear diction, evident interpretation, entertaining overall presentation.
Duet Show Dance:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
C. Music containing vocals is permitted.
D. Your performance is limited to 3 minutes.
E. Costumes appropriate to the song may be worn.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: expression of a mood, outstanding technique, correct timing, interpretation of the music, entertaining overall presentation.
Group Show Dance Event:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
B. Your dance may feature 3 or more students.
C. Music containing vocals is permitted.
D. Your performance is limited to 4 minutes.
E. Costumes appropriate to the song should may be worn.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: group precision, expression of a mood, outstanding technique, correct timing, interpretation of the music, entertaining overall presentation.
Production Number Event:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
B. Your number may feature 3 or more students.
C. All accompaniment music may be on CD that is music only, containing no vocals. Acapella presentations are not permitted.
D. Your performance is limited to a maximum of 5 minutes, so edit your music accordingly.
E. Costumes appropriate to the song may be worn.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: expression of a mood, appropriate choreography/movement, outstanding technique, correct timing, interpretation of the music, and an entertaining overall presentation.
Submitting a Video for a Troupe Showcase event....
To submit a video application - video your complete performance (based on the guidelines). Create a YouTube account, or use an account one of your students or your school already has created. Upload your video and (unless you want otherwise) list it as UNLISTED.
How to create a new YouTube channel - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1646861?hl=en
How to upload videos to YouTube - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57924?hl=en
Info about video privacy setting is here - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177
Making a video unlisted means that only people who have the link to the video can view it. To share an unlisted video, just share the link with the people who you’d like to have access to it, and they’ll be able to see it. Unlike private videos, the people you share the video with do not need to have a Google account to see the video, and they can share with more people simply by forwarding the link to them. Unlisted videos won’t appear in any of YouTube’s public spaces, like your channel page or search results, but it could appear elsewhere on the web if you or anyone who you shared the video with shares it more broadly (which PA Thespians WILL NOT do). Your YouTube account needs to be in good standing to be able to create unlisted videos.
Troupe Showcase presentations are to provide more students attending the State Conference opportunities to perform at the conference. This showcase is for troupes who are NOT presenting a Main Stage or One Act production.
Make sure you have the rights to perform whatever it is you are planning to do. As a good rule of thumb, use the Thespy rules for acting and musical rights. We do not need to have you send us the same information that is requested for Thespys, but we will expect that you have secured the rights to perform whatever you select.
Duet Show Tune:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
C. Accompaniment music may be on a CD containing no vocals. Acapella presentations are not permitted.
E. Your performance is limited to 3 minutes.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: good vocal quality (pitch, projection), clear diction, evident interpretation, entertaining overall presentation.
Duet Show Dance:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
C. Music containing vocals is permitted.
D. Your performance is limited to 3 minutes.
E. Costumes appropriate to the song may be worn.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: expression of a mood, outstanding technique, correct timing, interpretation of the music, entertaining overall presentation.
Group Show Dance Event:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
B. Your dance may feature 3 or more students.
C. Music containing vocals is permitted.
D. Your performance is limited to 4 minutes.
E. Costumes appropriate to the song should may be worn.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: group precision, expression of a mood, outstanding technique, correct timing, interpretation of the music, entertaining overall presentation.
Production Number Event:
A. The song MUST be from a stage musical (not film, TV, or pop)
B. Your number may feature 3 or more students.
C. All accompaniment music may be on CD that is music only, containing no vocals. Acapella presentations are not permitted.
D. Your performance is limited to a maximum of 5 minutes, so edit your music accordingly.
E. Costumes appropriate to the song may be worn.
F. A quality performance would exhibit: expression of a mood, appropriate choreography/movement, outstanding technique, correct timing, interpretation of the music, and an entertaining overall presentation.
Submitting a Video for a Troupe Showcase event....
To submit a video application - video your complete performance (based on the guidelines). Create a YouTube account, or use an account one of your students or your school already has created. Upload your video and (unless you want otherwise) list it as UNLISTED.
How to create a new YouTube channel - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1646861?hl=en
How to upload videos to YouTube - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57924?hl=en
Info about video privacy setting is here - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177
Making a video unlisted means that only people who have the link to the video can view it. To share an unlisted video, just share the link with the people who you’d like to have access to it, and they’ll be able to see it. Unlike private videos, the people you share the video with do not need to have a Google account to see the video, and they can share with more people simply by forwarding the link to them. Unlisted videos won’t appear in any of YouTube’s public spaces, like your channel page or search results, but it could appear elsewhere on the web if you or anyone who you shared the video with shares it more broadly (which PA Thespians WILL NOT do). Your YouTube account needs to be in good standing to be able to create unlisted videos.