PACTFest/Original Works 2012

MARCH 16-17-18, 2012
HAMILTON-GIBSON PRODUCTIONS

29 WATER STREET

WELLSBORO PA 16901



Click here to download and complete PACT-Fest Forms

What is the festival and who is it for?

The Pennsylvania Association of Community Theatre's PACTFest/Original Works 2012 is three days of competitive and showcase performances, networking opportunities for people engaged in non-professional theatre, as well as workshops. The weekend is open to anyone interested in community theatre...actors, technicians, managers, directors, board members, designers, administrators, etc. This year's state festival is a predecessor to ESTAFest/Original Works 2012 in Wilkes-Barre PA April 19-22, 2012. PACT will send four shows to the Eastern States Theatre Association's ESTAFest/Original Works 2012 Festival. This year we focus on promoting new works and playwrights.

Where and when is the festival?


PACTFest.Original Works 2012 will be held March 16th, 17th & 18th (with some tech rehearsals on March 15th) in WELLSBORO PA, at Hamilton-Gibson Productions.


Why should I attend?


It's a weekend designed for people like you...people who enjoy participating in the theatre avocationally. Enjoy workshops that cover artistic and administrative topics. View performances by theatre companies from throughout Pennsylvania and compare your impressions with the judges who adjudicate each entry immediately after their presentation. Meet like-minded community theatre buffs and make connections for the future. Find new original works to produce at your theatre.

What is included in the registration for the festival?

The basic registration for the PACTFest/Original Works 2012 is a SuperPass that includes...

1. All performance sessions and adjudications
2. All workshops
3. All Afterglows

Individual sessions are available at $20 per session. To attend Afterglows you must be a SuperPass holder.


What does it cost to attend the festival?

Cost of the PACTFest 2011 SuperPass is...

$ 50 Participants Pass for actors, directors & staff members of competing productions or $20 individual session

$ 75 Non-Participants - or $20 per performance sessions

What about accommodations?


Sherwood Motel - www.sherwoodmotel.org MENTION PACT
800-626-5802 or 570-724-3424
$75 plus tax per night - one queen or two double beds.
$80 plus tax per night two queen size beds and are on the second floor

Penn Wells Hotel and Penn Wells Lodge - MENTION PACT
800-545-2446
www.pennwells.com
PACT Festival rates for the Hotel are $84.95 for a queen, $109.95 for two doubles. At the Lodge it is $99.95 for two doubles.
Both of them are only holding the rooms until 30 days prior to the event, e.g. February 15th....

Can we attend the festival without competing?


Certainly. Many participants register simply to take advantage of the workshops and networking opportunities and enjoy the performances without the pressure of "the competition" hanging over their heads. In addition, you may showcase a production and while that production may not advance on to ESTAFest/Original Works, it is eligible for adjudication and awards.

Who may enter the competition?

The state event is open to any community theatre, playwright, Youth Theatre, College/University Theatre group in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania interested in being judged for the opportunity to advance to the next level of competition, as long as the company ===Does not cast active members of Actors Equity in its festival entry if they receive more than one-half of their annual income as actors.

Each theatre may enter two productions. All shows must set up, perform and strike within 80 minutes.

PACT will send a total of four shows to ESTAFest/Original Works 2012, April 19-22, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to compete against winners from Delaware, Maryland, DC and New York. ESTAFest/Original Works 2012 is a double festival. There will be the top shows selected for ESTA and the top shows selected for Original Works and then an overall Best In Show.

What is involved in entering a production in the competition?

Theatres entering a production must be a member of PACT or join when registering its production.

The cost to register a production for the competition is...

$75 Production Registration Fee for the first entry and $50 for the second entry(Fee must accompany registration & is non-refundable if theatre later withdraws). Showcase fee is $25.

plus $50 Discounted SuperPass Registration for each actor and staff person working directly per person on your production or at minimum the $20 performance session fee (Anyone from your theatre attending as an observer or not directly involved in your competition entry must register at the regular SuperPass fee or may purchase individual performance session tickets).

plus $30 PACT organizational membership dues if not already a member of PACT

In addition, all companies entering a production must provide...

1. Proof the group has paid to the appropriate licensing firm the royalty fee required or permission from the playwright if the entry is an original work.
2. Proof of permission to cut or alter the script if presenting a portion of a full-length work.
3. Proof of permission to use any music (incidental or other) played during the performance.
4. Four scripts (no photocopies unless an original work) for PACT to forward to the adjudicators in advance of the festival.


The registration deadline is FEBRUARY 28, 2012


This festival follows the rules established by the ESTA and the American Association of Community Theatre. Competing productions may be a one-act play or musical, a cutting of a full-length work or any performance of a theatrical nature excluding readers theatre. The total length of the performance, including any introductions and curtain calls, setup and strike time may not exceed 80 minutes. All participating theatres are responsible for furnishing any sets, props or furniture needed for the production, and will be assigned off-stage storage space of approximately 10 feet by 10 feet. Pre-assembly of any portion of the set is permitted provided assembly does not exceed the allotted storage space.

IMPORTANT ...

Technical rehearsals for competing companies will be held on Thursday evening March 15 for local companies and during the day FRIDAY, March 16 for all other theatres.

Actors are not required, however it is recommended attend the technical rehearsal. A technical contact of the entering group must attend the technical rehearsal. Prior to the festival we will try to accommodate setting your lights if a plot is provided, however certain specials may be required to be set during the technical rehearsal.

NOTE: FESTIVAL performance and scheduling subject to change based upon number of entries.

Please download the registration and membership forms as needed.
If you have any questions, contact PACTFest 2012Chairperson
or Marsha Amato-Greenspan at (302) 457-6206 (work), (302) 547-5998 (cell), email: pactfest@earthlink.net

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Additional performance sessions may be added to Saturday check back after March 1, 2012 for Individual Tickets