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1. 2011 Judge Application

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 Tuesday, September 6, 2011.

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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 (if any):

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* 11. If you indicated in Question 10 that you have expertise, what is your SPECIFIC area of theatre expertise?

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

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* 13. What formal theatre education do you have (if any)?

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* 14. What is your professional theatre experience (if any)?

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

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

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

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* 19. If you answered yes to Question 17, please check all theatres with whom you currently or previously have had any association other than as an audience member.

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* 20. Do you have any potential time constraints?

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* 21. Do you have any transportation limitations:

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

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

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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.

If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards judge:

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* 28. will you evaluate all productions to which you have been assigned with complete impartiality?

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* 29. 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. will you be open and receptive to new experiences?

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* 32. will you attend an initial judge orientation and three subsequent judge meetings during the year?

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* 33. 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. will you attend between 30 – 40 shows per year?

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* 35. 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. do you understand that if you cancel three scheduled and confirmed attendances, your term will be discontinued?

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* 37. 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. 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. will you refrain from discussing how you specifically scored any piece of work?

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* 40. will you refrain from suggesting to anyone that you believe/know any information about any nomination or award, as information about any nomination or award is factually impossible to know in advance of any announcement?

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* 41. will you submit your ballot within 24 hours of seeing the show?

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* 42. will you refrain from reading any/all published reviews until after your ballot has been submitted?

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* 43. will you shun and reject any/all hearsay or theatre gossip when completing your ballot?

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* 44. 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. will you arrive within ten minutes of curtain time and remain for the entirety of the production?

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* 46. 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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