2009-2010 DayTony Respondent Form

Rating (Circle ONLY one per category)
PRODUCTION ASPECTS LOW

HIGH

ENSEMBLE

 Please rate the performance of the entire cast as an ensemble   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DIRECTOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
MUSICAL DIRECTOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
COSTUMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PROPERTIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LIGHTING DESIGN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SET DESIGN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SOUND DESIGN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SPECIAL (Please specify) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PERFORMANCE

ACTOR ( NAME & ROLE)

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HIGH
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LEAD SUPPORTING GUEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(Add additional sheet if necessary, listing name, category and rating)

 

THANK YOU for taking the time and providing the dedication to make the DayTony Awards an exciting addition to the Dayton area theater scene.

Please make your ticket reservations following the instruction of each theater in the DayTonys directory. You are promised one complimentary ticket. Tell the theater, when you make your reservations, if you need to purchase additional tickets.

You must make a reservation even if  you are already a ticket holder to the event. The theater is required to prepare your ballot. You must let them know when you are coming and the theater you are representing.

If you are a respondent for one theater, you may not respond for another unless this has been previously cleared with the DayTony Committee.

Your ballot should have all the actors listed and the theater will determine who is to rated and in which category, i.e., LEAD, SUPPORTING, or GUEST.  They will also make suggestions for special nominations. You are free to nominate something that you feel the theater has overlooked, however since the other respondents will not have that listed, you should include a description including your opinion with your ballot so the other respondents can be polled for their opinion.

Complete your ballot quickly after seeing the production. Your memory will fade quickly, particularly in areas where you may not be as familiar. You might forget what the sound design was like if you wait a week to complete your ballot. AT ALL COST, MAIL WITHIN THE WEEK.

If possible, please make and keep a photocopy of your ballot. We had a few lost in the mail last year. It would be helpful to know that you have a record of your votes.

Try to separate your response to the script from your evaluation of the production. Often, we see a show that we don’t like because of the writing or what the author is saying. The DayTonys are about the artists and how well they execute the production. It’s OK to say that it was a terrific script but an average or below average portrayal or vice versa.

ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE FOR THE DAYTONYs? Yes, you are. We created the DayTonys to give those of us who are not writing for a newspaper or teaching at a college or appearing on Broadway an opportunity to express our opinions. You know what you like and you know what is good. If your opinion differs from others, that’s OK. You are not being rated, the productions are. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK!

DayTony 2008-2009 Official Rating Sheet

(Mark rating carefully. No changes or corrections)
THIS FORM MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE OF PRODUCTION, OR WILL BE COUNTED AS A “NO SHOW.”

Theatre and Production
Performance Dates
Respondent / Affiliation ___________________________
Date Attended ___________________________
COMMENTS Signature ___________________________
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(To be signed by Box Office Staff when Ballot is received)
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All PERFORMANCES and PRODUCTIONS ASPECTS should be rated. The new rating system is 1-10, 1 being lowest and 10 being the highest. If an aspect is average, the rating should be a 4 or 5; below average should rate 1,2 or 3; above average should be 6, 7, 8 or 9; saving 10 for truly outstanding.
 

Each show should be rated for ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE. This should denote the performance and not the nature of the script. Think of it in terms of the teamwork, did the group work to support each other in the performance or was the production a group of individuals, each working for their own goals? This is a very subjective category and respondents would use their observations an value judgments to determine if the cast truly appears to be supporting each other, giving and taking moments, not focusing on the individual performances but the overall communication with the audience.
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