2026 NCTC High School Play Festival Adjudication Assistant Application

This is a volunteer position for current college students and recent alumni.

Adjudication Assistant Job Overview: The NCTC High School Play Festival is an exciting celebration of student achievement in theatre. NCTC produces 8 Regional Play Festivals each fall, with two adjudicators providing feedback at each event. Adjudication assistants help these judges keep the adjudication documents organized and maintain official digital records for the NCTC office. This is a great opportunity to learn about an aspect of the Play Festival that is rarely seen. You will learn how the process works, learn how to prepare future students for the Festival, and learn what it takes to successfully judge theatrical events.

Schedule: Regional High School Play Festivals will take place on October 30-31 and November 6-7. Adjudication Assistants must be present for the entire Festival (both days). You will need to arrive by 8:00am each day. On day one, you will be finished by 7:30pm. On day two, the awards ceremony will conclude by 9:30pm. Lunch will be provided both days, and dinner will be provided on the second day. You will not be able to leave the Festival site until the end of each day.

Upon submitting your application, please hold the Festival dates you indicated your availability for until you hear from the NCTC office. We plan to confirm all adjudication assistants by early October and will follow-up with all applicants.

Name

First NameLast Name

Email

example@example.com

Cell Phone Number

Format: (000) 000-0000.

What college/university do you attend or did you recently attend?

What is or was your major/focus?

Please select your current year:

Age:

What high school did you attend? (Name of school, city, state)

Did you participate in an NCTC Play Festival as a middle or high school student?

Would this be your first time as an adjudication assistant for NCTC?

October 30-31 Festival Sites (select all sites you are able to work)

November 6-7 Festival Sites (select all sites you are able to work)

Do you have your own car to get to a Festival site?

Do you have somewhere to stay in any of the Festival regions, or would a hotel be required? NCTC will cover the cost of your stay if a hotel is necessary.

Do you any mobility limitations that would require accommodation (difficulty walking distances/navigating stairs/etc)? Please detail:

Do you own a laptop that you can use at a Festival?

Does your laptop have the spreadsheet program Excel (Microsoft Office)?

Is there anything else we should know?