Description:

1. In accordance with the Implementation Guidelines for the 108th Academic Year National Student Creative Drama Competition.

2. The details of this competition are as follows:

(1) The competition is divided into puppet show categories (modern puppet shows, traditional puppet shows) and stage play categories. The organizing schools are as follows:

1. Puppet show category: Dazhu Elementary School.

2. Stage play category: Neili Elementary School.

(2) Registration method and date: From October 18 (Friday) to October 30 (Wednesday), 108. Registration will be done by mail and email. Those who do not complete the first two registration methods will not be accepted.

1. Mail: Please mail the authorization letter and registration form (one copy each), after affixing the school seal, by "registered mail with return receipt requested" to the organizing school of the respective category (for puppet shows, please mail to Dazhu Elementary School; for stage plays, please mail to Neili Elementary School). Please indicate "Registration for Student Creative Drama Competition" and the category on the envelope.

2. Email: Please email the scanned copy to the organizing school of the respective category. For puppet shows, please email to efa180@gmail.com (Dazhu Elementary School); for stage plays, please email to f123201@gmail.com (Neili Elementary School).

(3) Date and location of the team leaders' meeting:

1. Stage play category:

(1) Date: November 5 (Tuesday), 108, at 9:00 AM.

(2) Location: Neili Elementary School, Conference Room 201.

2. Puppet show category:

(1) Date: November 6 (Wednesday), 108, at 1:30 PM.

(2) Location: Dazhu Elementary School Library.

(4) The competition schedule and participant order list will be announced on November 11 (Monday), 108.

(5) Competition dates: November 30 (Saturday) to December 1 (Sunday), 108.

(6) Competition venue:

1. Puppet show category: Dazhu Elementary School Auditorium.

2. Stage play category: Neili Elementary School Activity Center.

3. The revised items of the city's guidelines are as follows:

(1) Competition theme: The content of the performance should be consistent with the registered category. Themes can focus on multiculturalism, ecological environment, life education, social issues, and artistic performance. (City Guidelines P.1)

(2) The performance time for each group shall be determined by each participating team, with 15 minutes as the benchmark. It shall not be less than 10 minutes and not exceed 20 minutes. The timing standard starts from the beginning of the performance (based on the host's announcement of the start); the performance time ends when all performers have completely left the stage area designated for the category. A short bell will ring once to remind teams at 19 minutes, and a long bell will ring twice at 20 minutes (with a 15-second interval between rings). Failure to end the performance will result in deductions according to the regulations. (City Guidelines P.2)

(3) Scoring criteria for traditional puppet shows:

1. Script: 20%.

2. Dialogue: 20% (Dialogue types: Type 1: Live dialogue [further divided into acting and dialogue combined, and separate actors and dialogue speakers], Type 2: Fully recorded. Judges will assess scores based on the difficulty of the performance style.)

3. Puppetry: 25%.

4. Music: 10% (Music should primarily be traditional. Types: Type 1: Live performance, Type 2: Fully recorded. Judges will assess scores based on the difficulty of the performance style.)

5. Live performance: 25% (Comprehensive consideration of performance style, maturity of performance skills, fluency, and on-site performance response, etc.) (City Guidelines P.4)

(4) Deductions: Events that affect the competition performance or exceed the performance scope of each category, if verified by the organizing committee, will result in deductions based on the severity of the situation. Serious cases may lead to disqualification. (City Guidelines P.5)

(5) Awards: Awards for personnel will be given based on their winning categories. Awards for each category will be processed according to the information provided in the registration form, and only those listed on the registration form are eligible for awards. (City Guidelines P.6)

(6) Supplementary provisions: Participants must abide by the judges' decisions. Any opinions or protests must be submitted in writing to the organizing unit by the team leader with supporting evidence; otherwise, they will not be accepted. Protests are limited to violations of competition rules, order, or participant qualifications and must be submitted within 1 hour after the announcement of the results of each competition (if protesting participant qualifications, it must be done before the participating team leaves the stage). Late submissions will not be accepted. Protests regarding judges' scores or other technical or academic matters are not permitted. (City Guidelines P.7)

4. Schools that have applied for funding from the "Taoyuan City 108th Year Promotion of Student Creative Drama Art Activities" are required to participate in the competition. (Please refer to the official letter No. 1080043451 dated May 27, 108, and No. 1080056664 dated July 8, 108, from the Taoyuan City Government's Department of Education).

5. Revised and new parts of the competition guidelines are marked in bold, underlined, or red. Please review and announce them to your school to protect students' rights to participate.

6. The guidelines can be found in the attachment of this document or downloaded from the homepage of the Bureau's website (https://www.tyc.edu.tw/index.jsp) > Message Announcement > Latest News; or from the Latest News section of the Bureau's Lifelong Learning Section website (http://163.30.20.140/web_01.php).

7. For any related questions, please contact the following:

(1) Puppet show category: Dazhu Elementary School, Academic Affairs Office, Tel: 03-3232917 ext. 210 or 214.

(2) Stage play category: Neili Elementary School, Student Affairs Office, Tel: 03-4635888 ext. 310 or 311.