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    THE MASQ WINTER CLASSIC

    Asynchronous due on 3 Dec 2020

    DEADLINE
    3 Dec 2020
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to high school students
    PLATFORM
    Pre-recorded

    Information

    We are cordially inviting you and/or your students to participate in The MASQ (Making Art while Socially Quarantined) hosted by The Perfect Performance, LLC.

    In light of the chaos created by the coronavirus, we are attempting to bring the nation's best and brightest students involved in individual events closer together while practicing social distance. The MASQ is designed to give competitors a competitive digital experience with competitive costs and no judge requirements. This competition will serve as a qualifier for the NIETOC national competition next May. For the eight NIETOC events, finalists will receive an automatic qualification and semifinalists/quarterfinalists will earn a bid if entries warrant in each event.

    There are no qualification pre-requisites for a student to enter this tournament. This competition is open to all 9-12 grade students, provided your state association permits online and national competition. Each student must submit a single-take (non-edited) videotaped performance in one or more of the following events:  Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Program Interp, Original Oratory, Informative, Prose, Poetry, Duet Acting, Duo Interp and Extemp. Students can enter as many events as they wish. For all events except Extemp, the same video will be used for all rounds of competition. Extempers will submit four videos – one for each prelim and a fourth video to be used for ALL elimination rounds. Topics will be released on December 2nd and extempers will have until Dec 3rd to submit videos.

    EVENT RULES
    https://www.speechwire.com/files/10615-MASQ%20DIGITAL%20EVENT%20RULES.pdf

    ​
    ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
    • You must submit a legal form that the tournament has provided. Please find the link below.
    • You must adhere to the videotaping guidelines.

    We are planning for three preliminary rounds, quarterfinals (if entries warrant), semifinals and finals. Performances will be judged and critiqued by a nationwide panel of experts who specialize in forensics and theatre. Electronic ballots (with videotaped performances embedded) will be used and educational critiques will be provided to the students immediately following the competition. Students are not required to be present for any part of the tournament.

    TIEBREAKING SCHEMES
    https://www.speechwire.com/files/10615-TIEBREAKING%20SCHEMES.pdf
    ​

    Planned awards include trophies, medals and masks. The top three teams will receive trophies.

    ​Entry Price

    One speech event $75
    Two speech event $115

    Three speech event $155
    Four speech event $195
    ​
    You do not need to provide a judge at this tournament, because the judging pool will be handled by the tournament organizers themselves.

    Registration will not be complete until payment is received.

    Schedule

    Times are in CST

    ​Dec. 10, 2020
    12:00 PM PRELIM RD 1A, Round 1: DA, DI, INF, POI, PRO
    2:00 PM PRELIM RD 1B, Round 1: DUO, EXT, HI, OO, POE
    4:00 PM PRELIM RD 2A, Round 2: DA, DI, INF, POI, PRO
    6:00 PM PRELIM RD 2B, Round 2: DUO, EXT, HI, OO, POE

    Dec. 11, 2020
    8:00 AM PRELIM RD 3A, Round 3: DA, DI, INF, POI, PRO
    10:00 AM PRELIM RD 3B, Round 3: DUO, EXT, HI, OO, POE
    4:00 PM Quarterfinal Breaks Posted - Digital
    6:00 PM QUARTERFINALS, Quarterfinal round: DA, DI, DUO, EXT, HI, INF, OO, POE, POI, PRO
    8:00 PM Semifinal Breaks Posted - Digital

    Dec. 12, 2020
    10:00 AM SEMIFINALS, Semifinal round: DA, DI, DUO, EXT, HI, INF, OO, POE, POI, PRO
    2:00 PM Finals Posted - Digital
    4:00 PM FINALS, Final round: DA, DI, DUO, EXT, HI, INF, OO, POE, POI, PRO

    Dec. 13, 2020
    7:00 PM Awards Ceremony - Posted digitally

    Drop Fee

    Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fines the tournament charges us for late drops. Drop requests should be made to Victor and Nadia.

    Please do not drop out last minute to avoid being charged these fees.

    Contact Info

    Victor Rivas Umana
    Contact email:  vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

    Nadia Budiman 
    Contact email: nbudiman@tgsastaff.com

    Or info@tgsastaff.com

    Registration Form

    All competitors must submit this form before continuing with registration. Failure to do so may result in your entry being invalid and the tournament forfeiting your fees.

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKU-XxJ31dqJstY9wLldkMRqsRwpI5By7W-Y1nK-AgFKoHeQ/viewform​

    List school as 'The Golden State Academy'

    STUDENT INFORMATION

    PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

    EVENT SELECTION
    • Each student must submit a single-take (non-edited) videotaped performance.
    • For all events except Extemp, the same video will be used for all rounds of competition. Extempers will submit four videos – one for each prelim and a fourth video to be used for ALL elimination rounds. Topics will be released on December 2nd and extempers will have until Dec 3rd to submit videos.
    • Links must be unlisted (if Youtube). 
    • You must adhere to the videotaping guidelines.
    • MAKE SURE TO SEND NADIA YOUR VIDEO LINKS (AND STATE THE TITLE, TOPIC, ETC) BY 3 DECEMBER 2020.

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    You do not need to provide a judge at this tournament, because the judging pool will be handled by the tournament organizers themselves.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Submit/take to payment

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Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

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