E4T - Tech Theatre Design Requirement One-Sheet for Shakespeare DTASC 2024

Featured plays for Shakespeare Festival, 2024 are As You Like It and Hamlet

There is no max to the number of designers that participate in the creation of each design, however all designers must be students enrolled at your school. However, there are limits on the number of presenters that may be present in the competition room.

• VARSITY: All groups may have 1-4 presenters.
• JV & MIDDLE SCHOOL: All groups may have 1-6 presenters.

All categories include an 8-minute presentation where designers have an opportunity to share their design products and discuss their inspiration and design process.

Requirements listed below are a general overview, please click on the individual links for detailed rubrics and expectations for each category.

S1 - Set Design

• Inspiration board (in print) with concept or Design & Research notebook (Certificate of achievement awarded for finalists meeting all notebook criteria.)
• Set Design: with printed Front Elevation & Ground plan, using correct scale and dimensions

• Please note all scene(s) of the play that this set is used for, in your paperwork.
• MS Division - 1 scene; 
• JV Division - 2 scenes;
• Varsity - 3 scenes (2 scenes should be sequential to demonstrate practicality of transitions)
• If design is digital, color front elevations and floor plan, using correct scale and dimensions, are required, in printed format.
• Students presenting a digital design are responsible for bringing appropriate technology (digital and printed) to share with judges. (Please download the files; do not count on internet access.)

• One physical set model using correct scale and dimensions for one scene during the play..
• Actual Set Model Construction Expenses

• For set model physical, $100.00 materials cost summary is required, with receipts. (Materials needed for construction of black box to house set model are not included in $100.00 total.)

S2 - Light Design (Varsity & JV Only)
Concept & Inspiration Board

One (1) Light Plot. (Must include a set design to correct scale and dimensions.)

• Note: There is still only one light plot, but it must accommodate multiple scenes.

• One (1) light prompt script. (Must include a sequence of a minimum number of cues)

• JV: 5-10 Cues
• Varsity: 10-15 Cues for Varsity. These may cover more than one scene.

• An instrument schedule including circuiting chart, and color schedule.
• Design & Research notebook (Certificate of achievement awarded for finalists meeting all notebook criteria.)
• No theoretical budget is required for this category.

S3 - Marketing & Publicity

• Key Art Design featured on

• Poster (MS, JV & Varsity)
• Website Landing Page (Varsity only)

• One (1) theatrical press release.
• Publicity plan ideas, including calendar.

• 1 idea for Middle School,
• 2 for Junior Varsity,
• 3 for Varsity

• Theoretical budget:

• MS, $250/budget;
• JV, $500 Budget;
• Varsity, $1000 budget

• For physical presentation, $100.00 Actual Expenses for materials, with receipts.

Inspiration/Concept in Design & Research notebook  (Certificate of achievement awarded for finalists meeting all notebook criteria.)

S4 - Character Costume

• Three (3) color costume renderings with fabric swatches, identified by character name.
• Color makeup renderings with makeup schedule – one for each costume. Include brand charts (costs not required).
• Fully realized costume for one of the renderings. $100.00 allowed for materials. Cost summary included, receipts required.

• Costume may be on a mannequin brought by presenting school or on a human model.
• If the model speaks they count towards the max # of presenters, if they don’t speak, they do not count towards the max # of presenters.
• Parts of this costume must be constructed; It cannot be assembled entirely from existing pieces.

• Inspiration/concept/Design & Research notebook  (Certificate of achievement awarded for finalists meeting all notebook criteria.)

S5 - World Court Costume

• Three (3) color costume renderings with fabric swatches, identified by character name.
                          *One or two of these costumes must be for a person of the Royal Court; the other one or two costumes  are for non-royal citizens / commoners  of that country. Three total.
• Color makeup renderings with makeup schedule – one for each costume. Include brand charts (costs not required).
• Fully realized costume for one of the renderings. $100.00 allowed for materials. Cost summary included, receipts required.

• Costume may be on a mannequin brought by presenting school or on a human model.
• If the model speaks they count towards the max # of presenters, if they don’t speak, they do not count towards the max # of presenters.
• Parts of this costume must be constructed

• Inspiration/concept/Design & Research notebook  (Certificate of achievement awarded for finalists meeting all notebook criteria.) which includes research into the Court/Society you are presenting (may be any

• *At least two of these costumes must be for a person of the Royal Court; the other 1-3 costumes are for
• non-royal citizens of that country.

• Theoretical design budget for renderings and makeup charts

New to Tech Design categories? Check out this slide show with tips.