Criteria for Prioritised Week proposals In addition to the above criteria, your proposal must demonstrate that: - the equivalent show in the previous year was a success - the production team of the equivalent production in the previous year managed the finances of the production efficiently - the production provides opportunities to the union members, and particularly the members of the specified society: to perform, to be involved in the production team and to watch and further demonstrate that these opportunities are ones that members of the UCL Community will be interested in taking up THE SELECTION PROCESS: Once your bid has been submitted, the producer and director named on the proposal will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation to the Theatre Allocation Committee. These presentations should take place by Thursday 22nd March 2018 and time slots will be allocated once the proposals have been submitted. The presentation should include a synopsis of the story, set and costume ideas, the number and type of people likely to be involved in the production. You should also be prepared to answer questions about your bid and about your budget. Based on both the bid and the presentation each member of the Theatre Allocation Committee will rank the proposals. Open week and prioritised week proposals will be ranked and allocated separately. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Performance rights Before you start to write your proposal you should find out whether it will be possible to obtain the London amateur rights to perform the show from the copyright owner don’t confirm the rights until you have a successful bid but do – get it in writing that they are available to you. Theatre hours Theatre access hours are dependant on the contract with UCL Culture. A copy of the contract will be given to all successful bids. The cost of any additional hours outside of the contract will be charged to the society.
Criteria for Prioritised Week proposals In addition to the above criteria, your proposal must demonstrate that: - the equivalent show in the previous year was a success - the production team of the equivalent production in the previous year managed the finances of the production efficiently - the production provides opportunities to the union members, and particularly the members of the specified society: to perform, to be involved in the production team and to watch and further demonstrate that these opportunities are ones that members of the UCL Community will be interested in taking up THE SELECTION PROCESS: Once your bid has been submitted, the producer and director named on the proposal will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation to the Theatre Allocation Committee. These presentations should take place by Thursday 22nd March 2018 and time slots will be allocated once the proposals have been submitted. The presentation should include a synopsis of the story, set and costume ideas, the number and type of people likely to be involved in the production. You should also be prepared to answer questions about your bid and about your budget. Based on both the bid and the presentation each member of the Theatre Allocation Committee will rank the proposals. Open week and prioritised week proposals will be ranked and allocated separately. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Performance rights Before you start to write your proposal you should find out whether it will be possible to obtain the London amateur rights to perform the show from the copyright owner – don’t confirm the rights until you have a successful bid but do get it in writing that they are available to you. Theatre hours Theatre access hours are dependant on the contract with UCL Culture. A copy of the contract will be given to all successful bids. The cost of any additional hours outside of the contract will be charged to the society.
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