A Sound Design entry must include the following items, assembled in a digital presentation format that is loaded on a flash dive and must be physically submitted (to be returned at the end of the festival) and a presentation.  

• Design Concept: Explain how and why choices were made, how those choices are related to the production. Emphasis is placed on creativity, collaboration, storytelling, as well as how your design supported the overall concept of the production.  
• Speaker Plot: (¼” or ½” scale) showing the location and direction of speakers within the venue. It is acceptable to submit hand-drafted or CAD/Vectorworks light plots. Plots must contain a title block and a key to symbols. Title block must contain:  
  • Title of the drawing (Speaker Plot) 
  • Name of the production 
  • Name of the student designer 
  • Name of the theater 
  • Name of the high school 
  • Opening date of the production 
  • Scale of the light plot (e.g., ¼”=1’0”) 
• Cue Sheet: This detailed cue sheet should show cue number, page number/placement, description of the cue, and additional programming/operational notes (fades, loops, etc.) 
• Oral Presentation: The student designer(s) must deliver a clear and concise presentation of their design entry. They should summarize their design concept, explain the aforementioned collaborations, challenges, and utilization of creative storytelling. Oral presentations have a time limit of five (5) minutes and may utilize either PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDFs.  Audible examples of cues and complex sequences used within their design are highly encouraged. 

Please be prepared to answer questions from the adjudicator(s) regarding the presentation.