NHTA "8" Top 3 Finalists Certificates
In early August 2010, all Theatre Companies should be receiving the belated Top 3 Finalist certificates from this past NH Theatre Awards "8" show.  The envelopes will be addressed to theatre company liaisons.  Please contact your Liaison to get your Finalist Certificate.  Thanks to Rick Broussard and Mo Demers for getting this completed, and thank you to all finalists for your patience. 

NOTE:
as winners have their trophy, certificates are for the non-winning Top 3 finalists

Advertisements for 2010 Productions
NH Theatre Award ½ page Advertisement
For the remainder of 2010 the NH Theatre Awards are requesting (not requiring) that participating Theatre Companies please include a NH Theatre Award advertisement in their playbill/program for shows which will be adjudicated.

The ½ page and ¼ page graphics can be easily downloaded from HERE

For 2011 and beyond
For 2011 the NH Theatre Awards will be requiring that participating Theatre Companies include the 1/2 page ad in playbills/programs for productions that are to be Adjudicated.  Please make your theatre company aware of this new requirement for next year.

Adjudicating questionable Nominees
When an Adjudicator has a concern regarding the validity of a nomination (examples: professional actor nominated in a Community Theatre production; Professional Costumer Nominated in a Community Theatre production; a Set reused from another production) they should proceed in the following manner:

DO
  • Email the NHTA Administrators to inform us of your concern (Admin@NHTAdjudication.org) immediately after the Adjudication
  • Score and Comment the nominee/production without regard to the concern
DO NOT
  • Mention the concern in the comments
  • Adjust the score in any way based on the concern
All concerns will be directly addressed by the NHTA Administrators.  Any ineligible situations will be removed from Adjudication/Nomination by the NHTA Administrators.

Please review our nominee requirements HERE

"OLD IS IN" at the NH Theatre Awards Night

Attendees and actors are asked to wear recycled fashion and donate to 'Hope For Haiti Now' on Friday February 5th, as we celebrate the 8th annual NH Theatre Awards at the glamorous Palace Theatre. The organizers of this mission ask if you would wear a recycled dress, even if they have been seen in it before, and use the money you would have spent to donate to 'Hope For Haiti Now.' If you are willing to make a donation, please bring check made out directly to 'Hope for Haiti Now.' A table will be set up in the lobby of the Palace Theatre starting at 5:30 p.m., and anyone is invited to come and donate.

January 2010 Policy Updates
The NHTA Executive Committee has 3 new Policy updates.  Please review as these will affect adjudicatiors and Theatre Companies.

PRODUCTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Venues for productions must be within the New Hampshire state line.  Productions whose venues are outside of the New Hampshire state line are ineligible for Adjudication. DETAILS

ADJUDICATOR ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS: Adjudicators from "Sister" Theatre Companies cannot Adjudicate each others productions.  "Sister" Theatre Companies are defined as both Theatre Companies having 50% or more of the board members serving on both boards.  Adjudicators are required to notify NHTA Administrators immediately if they receive an Adjudication assignment which conflicts with this policy. DETAILS

YOUTH PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS: No Academic productions are eligible. An Academic production is defined as being produced or funded by groups that are programs within a formal educational institutions which run full time academic programs outside of theater.
DETAILS
Announcement of new "Youth" Theatre Company for 2010

The NH Theatre Awards Executive Committee is proud to announce the largest enhancement to the NH Theatre Awards process since its inception.

For 2010 a new "Youth" Theatre Company Category will be added along with "Community" and "Professional" company types.

This "Youth" company type will have 5 separate award categories which will be given out for the 2010 season at the NHTA Awards Night in January/February of 2011.  The classification as a "Youth" Company is entirely optional.

To see the many specific details of being and producing "Youth" theatre, this please click "NHTA Youth Company Type"


Policy & Procedure Update for October 2009

The NH Theatre Awards Executive Committee and Rules Committee have made changes to 2 Policy and Procedures.   All Adjudicators and Liaisons should review these changes.


Policy & Procedure Updates for March 2009
The NH Theatre Awards Executive Committee has implemented new Policies & Procedures for the remainder of 2009.  None of these policies will be enforced retroactively from March 14th, 2009.  These are: Please spend a few minutes reviewing these policies as they most likely will affect all 2009 Adjudicators, Liaisons, and Theatre Companies.
Valuable Links

The New Hampshire Theatre Awards Committee seeks to help knit together the theatre community of the state, working with both community and professional groups, facillitating collaboration, increasing awareness and encouraging excellence in their ranks. The Awards Night is not only a chance to acknowledge the best local theatre of the year, it's also a chance for the entire community to come together, get acquainted and celebrate the power and joy of stagecraft. We are proud to be affiliated with other organizations with similar goals and we encourage anyone interested in getting involved or learning more about the local theatre community to visit their sites as well:

The NH Community Theatre Association

New Hampshire Theatre Happenings



NH Theatre Awards Mission

The NH Theatre Awards will showcase the state's remarkable achievements and exceptional talent in locally produced theatre and will encourage, stimulate and recognize creative excellence and exceptional dedication among the players, producers, writers, directors and technicians who bring theatrical magic to the small stages of the Granite State.

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