Texas Revue 2003

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Texas Revue 2003
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Welcome!

• Revue is an old UT tradition that was lost during
  the 60s and then brought back by UTLB in 1995
• Since then Texas Revue has served as the largest
  talent showcase and variety show at the
  university.

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Act List

• Act 1
• Algo Rhythms
• Gina Chavez
• Vietnamese Students Association
• Skylar Rogers
• Were OAs at UT!
• Rhythm Jews
• Roustabouts

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Act 2

• The Hudsons
• J-Fyzical
• Nyrita Sangram
• Natalie Heinen
• UT Dance Team
• Ransom Notes
• Communication Council

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Judging Criteria

• The hope of last year's committee was to create
  categories that allowed acts to compete for four
  different awards rather than limiting them to one
  category and then best overall. 
• We will continue with that system this year.

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Awards

• Best Technical Performance
• Best Artistic Performance
• Ovation Award
• Best Overall

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Best Technical Performance

• Best timing, precision, coordination (for both
  indiv. and group acts) 
• Best use of stage (if applicable)
• Should reward complexity/difficulty of act
  (including instrument proficiency for indiv.
  acts)
• Most skillful performance

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Best Artistic Performance

• Best creativity, originality, and stage presence
• Should reward strong emotional, inspirational, or
  expressive content
• Should consider artistic qualities of performance
  such as sets, props, costumes, musicality, and
  choreography 

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Ovation Award

• Best audience involvement
• Best audience response
• Most energetic and entertaining
• Best attention-getting devices and ensembles
• LOUDEST audience response as determined by our
  judges

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Best Overall

• Contains the strongest combination of all of the
  above criterion.

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Judges

• Dr. Lynda Cleveland, College of Business
• Dr. John Daly, College of Communication
• Matt Dentler, SXSW Festival Coordinator
• Miss Kitty, Mega 93.3
• Lynn Denton, Bob Bullock Texas State History
  Museum
• Ann Ciccolella, Zachary Scott Theatre Center

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Student Vote 7

• Students will be able to vote on-line on our
  website using their UT EID.
• This vote will be considered when deciding the
  BEST OVERALL award.
• Given that the Main Mall factors into awards, all
  acts must comply with Texas Revue policies in
  order to stay eligible.

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Policy for Competing for Awards

• 7 minute time limit strictly enforced at both
  shows
• Do not introduce your act. If you want to say
  something about your performance or your group
  the biography is the place to do that. (If this
  means that you need to revise your bio then let
  us know.)
• The Hudsons
• No dedications
• Do not throw anything during the Bass show
  (glitter, water, glow sticks, shirts)

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Awards

• Golden Bevos
• what more do you want

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University Recognition

• The Texas Exes Parents Association asks acts to
  participate in Parents Weekend the following
  year.
• Honors Colloquium
• 40 Acres Fest

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You Want More?

• OK, Monetary Awards.
• Best Technical Performance, Best Artistic
  Performance, Ovation Award200 each
• Best Overall2000

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Movement Through Bass

• You will be accompanied by a Texas Revue
  Committee member.
• During the act in which you are not performing
  you will be sitting in the upper balcony.
• During your act you will (1)begin in your
  dressing room (2) be escorted to the stage at the
  appropriate time (3) proceed to the green room,
  where you will wait until your entire Act is over

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Green Room Etiquette

• This room is right off stage and we can hear you
  on stage.
• Please do not make us be kindergarten teachers.
• As the contact person you are responsible for
  making sure that your committee knows that it
  needs to be quiet.we understand how exciting it
  is, but please be respectful of the act on stage.

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Ending of the Bass Show

• Acts will be lead to stage
• They will be arranged in the wings
• We will have a curtain call for each act.
• Do not come on stage until your act is called
• And bow then exit to where you came from
• The Bass show is a professional show and the
  ending of the show should reflect that.

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Tickets to Bass

• 2 general admission tickets per person in each
  act.
• Your contact person will let you know how to get
  them
• Tickets are available beginning April 1st.
• Group tickets are available on-line

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Publicity

• This is your show, the more people that come the
  more exposure your group gets.
• Publicity Hours
• Publicity Chairs-Lisa Brown Jarren Wenderlein
• E-mail signature
• Wear your shirts

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Info Folders Feedback Forms
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Information Collection

• Roster
• Biography
• CD
• Picture
• Transcript of words in your performance
• Technical Requirements

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Logistics Information

• Logistics Chair-Justin Glasson
• Lighting and Sound
• Main Mall show

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• Q A