Guidelines and Policies

Participant Regulations:

1. All participants in the MAINSTAGE Festival must be members "in good standing" with the Member Club with whom they are participating and be Individual Members of Theatre BC, as required for participation in the Zone Festival.
2. All participants must register for a minimum of three (3) days when a member of a production selected for MAINSTAGE, regardless of the category, ("Mainstage", "Scene Development" or "Workshop Plays"), and this fee received in full by MAINSTAGE prior to the scheduled performance or workshop date at MAINSTAGE.
3. All production Entry and Technical Questionnaire forms, supplied by the MAINSTAGE office, (completed in DUPLICATE), must be submitted to the MAINSTAGE Office immediately following the Zone Festival.

Performances:

1. Plays may be performed in your community before and/or after the Zone Festival.
2. "Curtain calls" are permitted and encouraged at Zone and MAINSTAGE Festivals.

1. The Technical staff at the MAINSTAGE Festival will endeavour to accommodate all technical requirements of each competitive "Mainstage" play.
2. This guideline must be treated responsibly as the time limits of technical rehearsal will still be imposed.
3. A ONE ACT will be allowed up to THREE (3) hours technical time in the "Mainstage" theatre. A FULL-LENGTH will be allowed up to FOUR(4) hours technical time, as scheduling allows. Unless otherwise confirmed, no run-through will be permitted except in the form of a "cue-to-cue".
4. It is to each production's advantage to supply clear, complete, neat and easily interpreted plans as soon as possible following the Zone Festival to the MAINSTAGE Office.
5. TWO (2) published copies of the script, plus a copy of the publisher's letter of permission to produce the play must accompany the Entry Form and Technical information. The permission letter must approve deletions or amendments and will accompany the script for the "Mainstage" Adjudicator. No photocopied scripts will be accepted unless they are unpublished original plays and accompanied by the playwright's letter of permission.

1. Coffee Critiques are for the benefit of MAINSTAGE registrants to gain valuable insight into the productions.
2. The Cast and Crew of the performing play are encouraged to question, to initiate dialogue, and to request specific examples of points or criticisms raised by the "Mainstage" Adjudicator.

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