NJACT is open to all New Jersey Community Theaters that meet the NJACT membership qualifications and requirements. Read the following carefully to understand the obligations of an NJACT member theater.
If your theater company is interested in joining NJACT, please download, complete and submit the NJACT Theater Application.
Theater Qualifications
For a theater to qualify for membership in NJACT and have its productions considered for the NJACT Perry Awards, the following qualifications must be met:
- The theater must present its production(s) in a public performance space within the state of New Jersey.
- The theater may not be a member of the New Jersey Theater Alliance.
Review Eligibility
For an NJACT member theater to have a production evaluated by an NJACT reviewer, the production must meet the following criteria:
- The production must be staged within the state of New Jersey.
- The production must have evening performances.
- The production must have weekend performances.
- NJACT will not review the same show by the same theater company in back-to-back seasons. In the case of a theater that produces the same show every season (e.g. A Christmas Carol as an annual holiday show), that show is only eligible for review in alternate years.
Theater Membership Requirements
NJACT member theaters must fulfill the following requirements in order to maintain their membership:
- All theaters must assign an individual to serve as that company’s representative to NJACT. The responsibility of each theater representative (rep) is to ensure that all membership requirements are met by the theater. The theater rep is also responsible for facilitating communication between the NJACT Board and the theater he/she represents.
- All theaters must provide NJACT with a list of the shows from their upcoming or current season that they wish to have reviewed by NJACT. For each show submitted, the theater should provide the show title, description, performance dates and times, box office contact information, and venue address. This information should be posted by the theater rep on the NJACT website.
- If a show is double cast, each cast must be reviewed separately. The company’s theatre rep is responsible for ensuring that both casts are reviewed by two NJACT Perry Award reviewers. This is done by posting the show on the NJACT website twice, with each posting containing the dates for a different cast. For example, one posting might be titled “Beauty and the Beast – Cast A”. This posting will include only the dates for the shows performed by Cast A. A separate website posting with separate dates should be made for “Cast B”.
- Theaters are required to provide two qualified volunteers from their ranks to be trained and serve as NJACT Perry Awards reviewers. Said volunteers are subject to approval by NJACT. These reviewers must meet all NJACT Perry Award Reviewer responsibilities outlined in Sections 11 through 15 of of the Review Process Manual. The volunteer assigned to serve as the member theater’s Theater Rep to NJACT may also serve as one of the Perry Award Reviewers.
- All theaters must reserve 2 complimentary tickets for each performance that an NJACT Reviewer is assigned to attend. These tickets must be reserved under the name “NJACT Perry Awards,” and the theater’s box office staff must be notified of these reservations. (See Review Process Section 14c of the Review Process Manual for details.) In the event of sold out shows, theaters are still required to provide some sort of suitable seating for NJACT reviewers. Failure to do so may result in that production being disqualified from consideration for the Perry Awards. Theaters are under no obligation to provide more than two complimentary tickets per reviewer. Additional tickets may be purchased by the reviewer at the theater’s standard rate.
- NJACT will make every effort to provide a minimum of 2 reviewers for each production. However, in the event 2 reviewers are not available, theaters are required to provide NJACT with a DVD or video tape of the production for review. If a DVD or video is required, NJACT will contact the theater rep via email. Failure to provide a DVD or video tape upon request may result in that production being disqualified from consideration for the Perry Awards.
- All theaters are responsible for ensuring NJACT has up to date contact information on file for the theater, its theater rep and any NJACT reviewers that serve in the name of the theater.
- In the event a performance or an entire production is canceled, the theater’s representative is responsible for contacting NJACT and updating the NJACT website.
New Jersey Association of Community Theaters
Theater Requirements
NJACT Membership is Open to all New Jersey Community Theaters