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2013 Helen Hayes Awards Judge Application

2.Thank you for your interest in Washington Theatre

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.

All applications are due by close of business Friday, October 5, 2012.
1.Name (last name, first name):(Required.)
2.Street Address:(Required.)
3.City, State, Zip(Required.)
4.Daytime Phone:(Required.)
5.Evening Phone:(Required.)
6.Cell Phone:(Required.)
7.Email Address:(Required.)
8.Please insert a brief (up to 500 words) bio of your theatrical and/or professional history.(Required.)
9.Where are you employed?
10.If you ARE a theatre or arts professional are you (choose all that apply to you):
11.If you ARE NOT a theatre or arts professional, are you (choose all that apply):
12.If you indicated in Question 10 that you have expertise, what is your SPECIFIC area of theatre expertise?
13.What formal theatre education do you have (if any)?(Required.)
14.What is your professional theatre experience (if any)?(Required.)
15.For how long have you lived in the Washington metropolitan area?(Required.)
16.For how long have you been a participant -- either as an artist or audience member -- in Washington theatre?(Required.)
17.Do you currently have or have previously had a direct PROFESSIONAL connection (employee, contractor, board member, etc.) with any Washington area constituent theatre?(Required.)
18.Do you currently have or have you previously been a FINANCIAL SUPPORTER (donor, subscriber, etc.) of any Washington area constituent theatre?(Required.)
19.If you answered yes to Question 17 or 18, please check all theatres with whom you currently or previously have had any association other than as an audience member.
20.If you are empaneled as a judge, please indicagte which theatres you feel you should be excluded from judging due to conflict of interest. Please note your name will also be vetted with the leadership of all theatres to determine their percieved conflict of interest.
21.Do you have any potential time constraints?(Required.)
22.Do you have any transportation limitations:(Required.)
23.Please indicate all theatre(s) you have attended in the last 12 months.(Required.)
24.Please list the last six Washington area productions (plays/musicals) you have attended (production, theatre, approximate attendance date).(Required.)
25.Of the six productions listed, articulate:(Required.)
26.Of the six productions listed, articulate:(Required.)
27.Please articulate why you believe that you would make a good Helen Hayes Awards judge:(Required.)
28.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? (Required.)
29.If so, please provide the name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es) of those references.
If empaneled as a Helen Hayes Awards judge:
30.Will you evaluate all productions to which you have been assigned with complete impartiality?(Required.)
31.Will you focus only on what is happening on that particular stage during that specific performance without introducing any comparisons into your deliberations?(Required.)
32.Will you rely on your taste, discernment, evaluative, analytical, and inquisitive skills to rigorously judge your assignments, based on your breadth of experience in Washington theatre?(Required.)
33.Will you be open and receptive to new experiences?(Required.)
34.Will you attend an initial judge orientation and three subsequent judge meetings during the year?(Required.)
35.Will you regularly check your email and respond to all judging requests within 24 hours, regardless of whether accepting or rescheduling an assignment?(Required.)
36.Will you attend between 35 – 45 shows per year?(Required.)
37.Will you fulfill your assignments, regardless of location, once you have accepted an assignment to attend the theatre on a specific date?(Required.)
38.Do you understand that if you cancel three scheduled and confirmed attendances, your term will be discontinued?(Required.)
39.If you must cancel a scheduled and confirmed attendance at the last moment, will you notify the theatreWashington office immediately, and then the theatre?(Required.)
40.Will you refrain from discussing a show to which you have been assigned with ANYONE prior to submitting your ballot?(Required.)
41.Will you refrain from discussing how you specifically scored any piece of work?(Required.)
42.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?(Required.)
43.Will you submit your ballot within 24 hours of seeing the show?(Required.)
44.Will you refrain from reading any/all published reviews until after your ballot has been submitted?(Required.)
45.Will you shun and reject any/all hearsay or theatre gossip when completing your ballot?(Required.)
46.Will you exercise discretion and bring no expectation of any special treatment at any theatre you attend as a judge?(Required.)
47.Will you arrive within ten minutes of curtain time and remain for the entirety of the production?(Required.)
48.Will you communicate to the HHA office any previously unknown or undisclosed real or perceived conflict of interest with any artist or theatre?(Required.)
49.Do you understand and will you comply with all of the judge expectations defined above?