1. 2011 Judge Application

Application Instructions:

Complete each question thoroughly. The only way the Judge Selection Committee can fully evaluate your qualifications as a judge is if you fully articulate your response for each question.

Return to Kathi Redmond at kredmond@helenhayes.org by close of business Friday, August 6, 2010.

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* 1. Name (last name, first name):

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* 2. Street Address:

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* 3. City, State, Zip

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* 4. Daytime Phone:

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* 5. Evening Phone:

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* 6. Cell Phone:

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* 7. Email Address:

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* 8. If you ARE a theatre or arts professional are you (choose all that apply to you):

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* 9. If you ARE NOT a theatre or arts professional, are you (choose all that apply):

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* 10. Indicate all areas of theatre in which you have particular knowledge/expertise:

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* 11. What is your specific area of theatre expertise?

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* 12. What formal theatre education do you have, if any?

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* 13. What is your professional theatre experience?

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* 14. For how long have you lived in the Washington metropolitan area?

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* 15. For how long have you been a participant -- either as an artist or audience member -- in Washington theatre?

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* 16. Do you currently have or have previously had a direct PROFESSIONAL connection (employee, contractor, board member, etc.) with any Washington area constituent theatre?

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* 17. Do you currently have or have you previously been a FINANCIAL SUPPORTER (donor, subscriber, etc.) of any Washington area consituent theatre?

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* 18. If yes, please check all theatres with whom you currently or previously have had any association other than as an audience member.

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* 19. Do you have any potential time constraints?

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* 20. Do you have any transportation limitations:

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* 21. Please indicate all theatre(s) you have attended in the last 12 months.

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* 22. Please list the last six productions (plays/musicals) you have attended (production, theatre, approximate attendance date).

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* 23. Of the six productions listed, briefly articulate:

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* 24. Of the six productions listed, briefly articulate:

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* 25. Please articulate why you believe that you would make a good Helen Hayes Awards judge:

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* 26. While helpful, but not mandatory – can a member of the artistic staff of a Helen Hayes Awards eligible theatre offer a recommendation regarding your qualifications to serve as a judge?

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* 27. If so, please provide the name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es) of those references.

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* 28. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you evaluate all productions to which you have been assigned with complete impartiality?

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* 29. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you focus only on what is happening on that particular stage during that specific performance without introducing any comparisons into your deliberations?

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* 30. Rely on your taste, discernment, evaluative, analytical, and inquisitive skills to rigorously judge your assignments, based on your breadth of experience in Washington theatre?

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* 31. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you be open and receptive to new experiences?

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* 32. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you attend an initial judge orientation and three subsequent judge meetings during the year?

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* 33. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you regularly check your email and respond to all judging requests within 24 hours, regardless of whether accepting or rescheduling an assignment?

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* 34. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you attend between 30 – 40 shows per year?

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* 35. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you fulfill your assignments, regardless of location, once you have accepted an assignment to attend the theatre on a specific date?

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* 36. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, do you understand that if you cancel more than three scheduled and confirmed attendances (within three days of the performance), your term will be discontinued.

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* 37. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, and if you must cancel a scheduled and confirmed attendance at the last moment, will you notify the Helen Hayes Awards office immediately, and then the theatre, ?

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* 38. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you refrain from discussing a show to which you have been assigned with ANYONE prior to submitting your ballot?

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* 39. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you refrain from discussing how you specifically scored any piece of work?

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* 40. As information about any nomination or award is factually impossible to know in advance of any announcement, if empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you refrain from suggesting to anyone that you believe/know any information about any nomination or award?

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* 41. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you submit your ballot within 24 hours of seeing the show?

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* 42. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you refrain from reading any/all published reviews until after your ballot has been submitted?

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* 43. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you shun and reject any/all hearsay or theatre gossip when completing your ballot?

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* 44. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you exercise discretion and bring no expectation of any special treatment at any theatre you attend as a judge?

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* 45. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you arrive within ten minutes of curtain time and remain for the entirety of the production?

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* 46. If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards Judge, will you communicate to the HHA office any previously unknown or undisclosed real or perceived conflict of interest with any artist or theatre?

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* 47. Do you understand and will you comply with all of the judge expectations defined above?

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