ELIGIBILITY
1. Contest is open only to participants
who are US citizens, legal permanent residents
of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Participants
must be 8 years of age by the day of their first
audition and no older than 17 years of age as
of April 28, 2012. Any participant in an Act
must have his or her parent’s or legal
guardian’s permission to participate in
the Contest. The parent or legal guardian must
sign all required documents for the participant.
2. Each participant, whether performing alone
or as part of a group, must be accompanied by
a parent or legal guardian. If the parent or
legal guardian is unable to attend, and is allowing
the minor to attend the audition under the supervision
of a third-party (such as a coach or director)
the parent or guardian must designate the third-party
specifically on the PERSONAL RELEASE, with the
signature of the parent or legal guardian and
the third-party.
3. Employees, officers, directors, agents, and
representatives of Actors’ Playhouse at
the Miracle Theatre or The Childrens’
Trust of South Florida together with the immediate
family members (regardless of where they live)
and those living in the same household of such
persons (whether or not related), are not eligible
to participate in the Contest. A member of an
Act will not be selected to participate in Young
Talent Big Dreams if his or her participation
would create impropriety or the appearance of
impropriety.
4. A Participant will not be eligible if under
a current recording agreement or other agreement
that would that would prohibit the participant
from participating fully in the Contest, as
determined by Administrator in its sole discretion.
An Act, which has one or more Participants under
such contract will be allowed if such prohibited
Participants are replaced before the first audition
performance by eligible participants, with the
prior agreement of the Administrator.
HOW TO ENTER
1. Read the contest rules in their entirety
and complete the registration forms prior to
the audition or at the audition site. You can
either bring the completed forms with you to
the audition site or submit them online.
2. Attend the auditions at one of the sites
listed below. Auditions are on a first-come
first-served basis and limited to a total of
number of contestants based on the time available
at each location.
AUDITION DATES AND LOCATIONS
Auditions at all sites will be held from 10
am until 6 pm except for Sunday, February 19th
which is 1-6 pm
1. Saturday, October 22, 2011 - Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile Coral Gables 33134
2. Saturday, November 5, 2011 – Wertheim
Performing Arts Center FIU South 10910 SW 17th
St. Miami 33199
3. Saturday, January 28, 2012 – South
Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center 10950 SW 211th
St. Cutler Bay 33189
4. Saturday, February 18, 2012 - Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile Coral Gables 33134
5. Sunday, February 19, 2012 – Miracle
Theatre 280 Miracle Mile Coral Gables 33134
6. Saturday, March 17, 2012 – Julius Littman
Performing Arts Theatre 17011 NE 19th Ave. North
Miami Beach 33162
7. Saturday, March 31, 2012 – Joseph Caleb
Center 5400 NW 22nd Ave. Miami 33142
3. All participants will be required
to present a photo ID in order to attend the
audition. Minor contestants without a driver’s
license may use a school photo ID AND a Birth
Certificate with matching name. If the minor
is too young to have any form of photo ID, then
that minor’s parent or guardian should
present a photo ID and the child’s birth
certificate that includes the parent’s
name with the child’s name on the certificate.
4. Each Act may audition only once in a competition
season.
5. Winners from previous years are NOT eligible
to compete again in the same category.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
1. The length of the audition performance must
be equal to or no greater than one (1) minute.
2. Performance must include members of the Act
ONLY.
3. If singing or playing an instrument, the
Act must perform live and not lip-sync or pretend
to play the instrument (i.e., no music videos
where singing/playing is not captured with the
performance).
4. Singers MUST sing to musical accompaniment.
Accompaniments can either be a Karaoke type
CD or other playback with no lead voice or bring
sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist
will be provided.
5. Act must NOT contain material choreography,
or costuming which is sexually explicit, obscene,
pornographic, violent, (e.g., relating to murder,
the sale of weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc.),
discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion,
natural origin, physical disability, sexual
orientation or age), illegal (e.g. underage
drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking,
etc.), offensive, threatening, profane, or harassing,
each as determined by Contest Administrator
in his/her sole discretion.
6. An Act performing an original poem or prose
piece will be required to submit a written copy
of their piece on the day of the audition. These
pieces will be checked and verified for originality
and must not be copied or paraphrased from any
published poems or prose pieces.
Acts whose auditions violate any of the above
requirements may be deemed ineligible to receive
the prize and their Submission may be void at
the Contest Administrator’s sole discretion.
Administrator may deem any Submission ineligible
to receive a prize if that Submission incorporates
third party material such as music, trademarks,
and logos for which the Contest Entities are
unable or unwilling to obtain the necessary
rights to use in connection with the Contest.
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
Individual performers or groups of 6 performers
or less are eligible to compete.
The following INDIVIDUAL categories will be
featured in the competition:
* Singing
* Dance
* Musical instrument (No vocals)
* Original Poetry or Prose
Performance (Must submit written copy of piece
the day of the audition.)
The following GROUP performance categories will
be featured in the competition:
* Show Choir – Singing
and Dancing (No Live Instrumentals other than
Piano Accompaniment or use Karaoke type CD or
other playback with no lead voice.)
* Dance
* Musical instruments (No Vocals)
* Rock/Pop/Jazz Bands (Live
Instrumental and Vocals)
The following categories are excluded from competition:
* Gymnastics
* Juggling
* Cheerleading
* Magic
* Baton Twirling
* Animal Acts
The following will be provided at each audition
site:
Either a piano or an electronic keyboard, a
Drum kit and a sound system that includes CD
and electronic playback, 6 microphones, monitor
speaker and house speakers.
Electric guitar and/or Bass players should bring
their own portable amp
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CONTEST JUDGING
Auditions will be judged on a rolling basis
by a panel of judges selected by Administrator
(“Judging Panel”). All decisions
of the Administrator and the Judging Panel are
final on all aspects of the Contest. Submissions
will be scored on a one hundred percent (100%)
scale based on the following three (3) criteria:
1. Entertainment Value & Appeal: forty percent
(40%)
2. Creativity: thirty percent (30%)
3. Ability: thirty percent (30%)
SEMI-FINALS at Miracle Theatre,
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Fl. 33134
The Preliminary Judging Panels will select the
top two scoring acts in each category, from
each preliminary round location and they will
advance to the Semi-finals on Friday, April
20th, 2012 at 7 PM or Saturday, April 21st,
2012 at 7PM or Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at 1
pm, subject to verification of eligibility.
In the event that the preliminary Judging Panel
feels that the talent level and score or the
number of contestants in any category is not
sufficient they may advance more than two Acts
in one category and less than two Acts or no
Acts in another category. The total number of
Acts advancing from each preliminary round shall
not exceed 16.
The Act must perform the same material as the
original audition but the length of the semi-final
performance may be equal to or no greater than
two (2) minutes.
FINALS at Miracle Theatre,
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Fl. 33134
The Judging Panel will select the top 3 Acts
in each category with the highest scores. These
“Finalists” will then compete in
the Final Round on Saturday, April 28th at 8
PM subject to verification of eligibility. The
Administrator reserves the right to pick fewer
Semi-Finalists or no Semi-Finalists, or to extend
the Audition Period if in its sole discretion,
it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible
and qualified entries. If there is a tie in
number of votes, then Judging Panel shall decide
Finalists and Winners based on the scoring criteria.
The Act must perform the same material as the
Semi-Final round and the length of the final
performance must be equal to or no greater than
two (2) minutes.
The Administrator reserves the right to contact
the Semi-Finalists on or about April 9, 2012.
(Notification date). Semi-Finalists must respond
within three (3) days of notification. Finalists
will be notified via telephone and/or email.
Upon notification, Finalists must respond by
telephone to the contact number provided in
the notification. Messages may not be left.
Administrator reserves the right to disqualify
anyone not fully complying with the Official
Rules or meeting the participation criteria.
Semi-Finalists will be required to respond to
the notification as directed by the Administrator.
The failure to respond to the notification as
determined by Administrator in its sole discretion
may result in forfeiture and Administrator may
declare an alternate Semi-Finalist, based on
judging results. Each Semi-Finalist (or such
Semi-Finalist’s parent or legal guardian,
if he/she is a minor) will be required to verify
address and to return within five (5) days all
necessary paperwork, including but not limited
to, a participant agreement and release, a background
questionnaire, proof of identity, the rules,
and a prize affidavit, covering eligibility,
participation in Young Talent Big Dreams, release
of liability, advertising, rights to name and
likeness, and rights to submitted materials.
The Winners will not be officially declared
until all forms are signed and returned.
ADDITIONAL CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
1. MATERIALS RIGHTS: In consideration
of an Audition being reviewed and evaluated
for this Contest, each member of each Act (see
Paragraph 1 on the first page) hereby grants
to the Contest Entities the non-exclusive, irrevocable,
fully paid, universal license to use, copy,
sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform,
publish, delete or display such Audition, or
any portion thereof, including to the extent
applicable (a) any information, biographical
data, and material submitted by Act in connection
with the Contest; and (b) all graphics, statements,
and quotations of, by, or furnished by any member
of the Act as part of this Contest (the “Material”),
in any media now known or hereafter devised
including, but not limited to all forms of television
media, electronic media, and all forms of internet
and wireless protocol. Each member of each Act
understands and agrees that his or her name
and other Material may be posted on the Contest
Website in connection with the Contest. Acts
agree that the Contest Entities have no obligation
to post its Material on the Contest Website.
Each member of each Act authorizes the Contest
Entities to utilize, for eternity and in any
manner they see fit, the Audition provided to
Contest Entities, and to make derivative works
from such materials in connection with the Contest
(i.e., without limitation, to create promotional
materials). Each member of each Act releases
the Contest Entities, and their assignees and
licensees, from any and all claims or liability
(now known or hereafter arising), including
but not limited to any claims for defense and/or
indemnity, in connection therewith. Each member
of each Act agrees and acknowledges that participation
in the Contest, including, without limitation,
the Act’s decision to provide the Audition
to Contest Entities for purposes of the Contest,
shall not give rise to any confidential, fiduciary,
implied-in-fact, implied-in-law, or other special
relationship between the Contest Entities and
the Act, does not place the Contest Entities
in a position that is any different from the
position held by members of the general public
with regard to elements of the Act’s Submission,
and that the only contracts, express or implied,
between the Contest Entities and the Act is
as set forth in these Official Rules and any
release forms or other similar documents provided
by Contest Administrator. In addition, by participating
in the Contest and providing a Submission, each
member of each Act hereby grants permission
(except where prohibited by law) for the Contest
Entities to use participant’s Submission,
name, likeness, voice, quotes, comments, biographical
information, photograph and/or image for the
purpose of advertising, trade, or promotion
without further compensation or consideration
in any and all media now known or hereafter
developed throughout the universe and upon request,
to the giving of consent (by a parent or legal
guardian if necessary), in writing, to all such
uses. Except as required by law or permitted
pursuant to these Contest Official Rules, the
Contest Entities will not share an Act’s
information with any third parties.
2. PRIZE/GRAND PRIZE: In connection
with the Grand Prize, Administrator may, in
its sole discretion, provide (PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED)
subject to availability and other conditions.
ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES, AND ANY
OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE
RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE WINNER. Winners cannot assign or transfer
the PRIZES or GRAND PRIZE to another person
or Act, except at the sole discretion of Contest
Administrator. Administrator and Contest Entities
shall have no responsibility or liability for
cancellations, delays, or any other change by
any company or person providing any element
of Prizes due to reasons beyond the control
of the Administrator and Contest Entities, and
are not responsible or liable for any expenses
incurred as a consequence thereof. Appearance
on Young Talent Big Dreams has no cash equivalent
value. Young Talent Big Dreams is subject to
cancellation and scheduling delays. If Young
Talent Big Dreams is not in production or is
cancelled for any reason, no additional compensation
or substitute for the Grand Prize will be awarded.
Other restrictions may apply. The Grand Prize
is awarded WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express
or implied, without limitation.
If Winner fails to appear in a timely manner
for the Semi-Final and/or Final Performance,
as determined by Administrator in its sole discretion,
the Performance may be cancelled and the Prize
may be forfeited. No person other than Winner
and persons deemed necessary by Administrator
may be present at the Performance. The nature
of the Performance will be determined by the
Administrator in its sole discretion.
Contest Entities, in their sole discretion,
may choose to record the Performance. If Contest
Entities, in their sole discretion, elect to
incorporate the audio and video recording of
the Performance (the “Recording”)
into YTBD or other television shows, the taping
and/or the Recording will not be considered
an employment opportunity, and Winner will not
be entitled to compensation or credit therefor.
Contest Entities will determine the nature of
the Recording in their sole discretion. If the
Recording is broadcast, such broadcast will
be at a time, for a length of time, and on a
date determined by Contest Entities in their
sole discretion. Winner will be required to
return completed and signed participant agreements
and releases, background questionnaires, proof
of identity, the YTBD rules, and prize affidavits
and such other documents as may be required
by Contest Entities prior to such Winner’s
participation in the taping, if any. Failure
of any Winner (or such Winner’s parent
or legal guardian as applicable) to complete
and execute these documents in a timely manner,
as determined by Contest Entities in their sole
discretion, may cause the Grand Prize to be
forfeited. The content of the Recording as,
and if, finally exhibited and the number of
exhibits and re-airs thereof, if any, will be
determined by Contest Entities in their sole
discretion. Winner will have no right of review,
notice, or approval of the content of the Recording
or any exhibition or exploitation thereof. Contest
Entities have the right, in their sole discretion,
to disqualify any Winner, cause the Grand Prize
to be forfeited, and remove such Winner from
the taping at any time, if the Winner’s
behavior is deemed by Contest Entities to be
disruptive or if it may or does cause damage
to person, property, or reputation of any Contest
Entity or if it otherwise violates the policies
of a Contest Entity or if Winner does not follow
the directions of Contest Entities at all times.
These Official Rules and the Contest itself
are neither a contract nor an application for
employment.
3. GRAND PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION:
Grand Prize Winner will be notified at the end
of the Finals performances on Saturday evening,
April 28th, 2012 at the conclusion of the program.
Winner may be required to complete additional
paperwork, specifically related to the prize,
at the sole discretion of the Contest Entities.
Contest Entities reserve the right to disqualify
anyone not fully complying with the Official
Rules. Winner will be required to respond to
the notification as directed by the Contest
Entities. The failure to respond in the amount
of time designated by the Administrator at the
time of notification may result in forfeiture
of the prize and, in such case, Contest Entities
may select an alternate Winner based on the
runner up Finalist who received the next highest
number of votes.
4. WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF:
Each member of each Act acknowledges that, with
respect to any claim by Act relating to or arising
out of a Contest Entity’s actual or alleged
exploitation or use of any Submission or other
material submitted in connection with the Contest,
the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable
Act will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient
to entitle such participant to seek injunctive
or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin
the production, distribution, exhibition or
other exploitation of the Submission or any
other production based on or allegedly based
on the Submission, and the Act’s rights
and remedies in any such event shall be strictly
limited to the right to recover damages, if
any, in an action at law.
5. RIGHTS OF CONTEST ENTITIES/ DISCLAIMER
OF LIABILITY: Contest Entities, shall
have the right and sole discretion to edit,
modify, refuse to air or cease to air any Submission
whatsoever which it finds to be in violation
of the provisions hereof, does not fully comply
with all of the Contest Entities’ requirements
in connection with any and all legal clearance
issues, or which it finds in its sole discretion
to be otherwise objectionable for any reason.
Contest Entities also reserve the right to replace
the winning Submission with the Submission of
an alternate eligible Act in accordance with
these Official Rules if such Submission and/or
Act is withdrawn from or removed from the Contest
for any reason, including without limitation,
Act’s failure to have documents executed
as directed within the time period set by the
Administrator in its sole discretion. Contest
Entities also reserve the right, in their sole
discretion, to adjust times and dates set forth
in the Official Rules at any time and/or to
terminate the Contest for any reason in the
event that there is an error, problem or cause
which impacts the operation, administration
or security of the Contest or the Contest Entities
and, in such situation, to select the Winner
from the eligible Submissions received prior
to such error, problem or cause based on the
judging criteria above or in such other manner
as deemed fair and appropriate by Administrator.
The Contest Entities are not responsible for
any materials provided by Acts which are deemed
harmful or offensive to others or for any harm
incurred as a result of the Submission. The
Contest Entities are not responsible in any
way for any injury, loss or damage which occurs
as a result of an opinion expressed or information
provided by any representative of the Contest
Entities. The Contest Entities make no warranties,
express or implied, as to the content or the
accuracy or reliability of any information or
statements contained in any Submission. All
statements made by, and opinions of the Acts
are those of such Acts only, and the Contest
Entities neither endorse nor shall be held responsible
for the reliability or accuracy of same. Contest
Entities are not responsible for the content
or practices of third party Web sites that may
be linked to the Contest Website. The Contest
Website may also be linked to websites operated
by companies affiliated with Contest Entities.
Visitors to those sites should refer to each
such website’s separate privacy policies
and practices.
6. WARRANTY: It is an express
condition of submission and eligibility that
each Act warrants and represents that such Act’s
Submission is solely owned by a member of that
Act, or the Act is authorized to use the Submission
in this manner, and that no other party has
any rights or interest in the Submission that
would interfere with the use of the Submission
as contemplated herein. Each Act further represents
and warrants that the Submission and any use
thereof by the Contest Entities, and each of
their respective parent companies, subsidiaries
and affiliates in connection with programming,
advertising, promotion and publicity, shall
not infringe upon any statutory or common law
copyright and shall not constitute a defamation,
or invasion of the right of privacy or publicity,
or infringement of any other right of any kind
of any third party.
7. INDEMNITY: The Contest may
also be promoted by a third party or parties
(each a “Promotional Partner,” collectively
“Promotional Partners”). Each member
of each Act shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Contest Entities, any Promotional
Partners, and each of their respective parents,
affiliates, successors, assigns and licensees,
and each of their respective employees, shareholders,
officers, directors, contractors, agents and
representatives from and against any and all
liability, claims, loss, damage, injury or expense,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
arising out of or in connection with any third
party action arising out of or resulting from
(i) Act’s participation in the Contest,
(ii) a breach or allegation which if true would
constitute a breach, of any of Act’s representations,
warranties or obligations herein, and/or (iii)
acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of any
grant or prize (or any portion thereof, including
any travel related thereto), including without
limitation, personal injury, death and property
damage arising therefrom.
8. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
By participating, each Act agrees that the Contest
Entities and each of their respective agents,
representatives, parent companies, affiliates,
subsidiaries and legal advisors, and each of
their respective employees, shareholders, officers,
and directors are not responsible or liable
for, and shall be released and held harmless
from any actions relating to the Contest other
than intentional torts, including but not limited
to the following: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged,
incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, misdirected
or otherwise undeliverable mail, postage-due
notices, release forms, affidavits or other
correspondence; (ii) telephone, electronic,
hardware or software program, network, Internet
or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties
of any kind; (iii) any condition caused by events
beyond the control of the Contest Entities that
may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted;
(iv) any printing, human, typographical or other
errors or ambiguities in (or involving) any
materials associated with the Contest; (v) any
and all losses, damages, rights, claims and
actions of any kind in connection with or resulting
from participation in the Contest; (vi) acceptance,
possession, or use of any grant or prize (or
any portion thereof, including any travel related
thereto), including without limitation, personal
injury, death and property damage arising therefrom;
and (vii) claims based on publicity rights,
defamation or invasion of privacy. Contest Entities
reserve the right, in their sole discretion,
to suspend or cancel the Contest at any time
for any reason, including, without limitation,
if a computer virus, bug or other technical
problem corrupts the administration, security,
or proper conduct of the Contest, strikes, lock-outs,
acts of God, technical difficulties, and other
events not within the reasonable control of
Contest Entities. Contest Entities reserve the
right, in their sole discretion, to prohibit
any participant from participating in the Contest
or to disqualify any individual they find, in
their sole determination, to be tampering with
the entry process or the operation of the Contest;
to be attempting to undermine the legitimate
operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking,
deception, or any other unfair playing practices;
to be acting in violation of these Official
Rules; or to be acting in a disruptive manner,
or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or
harass any other person. Contest Entities may
suspend or discontinue the Contest if, in their
sole opinion, there is any actual or suspected
tampering relating to the Contest, or any other
malfunction, event or activity that may affect
the integrity of the Contest. CONTEST ENTITIES
SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO AWARD ANY PRIZE THAT
RELATES TO OR ARISES OUT OF IMPROPER OR MISTAKEN
PRIZE NOTIFICATION, OPERATION OR FUNCTION OF
THIS CONTEST.
9. DISPUTES: All issues and
questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and enforceability of the Contest,
or the rights and obligations of Acts and the
Contest Entities in connection with the Contest,
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Florida, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict
of law rules or provisions (whether of the State
of Florida or any other jurisdiction) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Florida. In the event
of a claim or dispute, Acts’ sole remedy
shall be limited to their remedy at law for
damages, if any, and Acts shall not have the
right to in any way enjoin or restrain the distribution,
advertising, publicizing or other exploitation
(in any form of media) of the Contest Website,
the Contest, YTBD, and/or any intellectual property
owned or licensed by the Contest Entities or
their respective parent and subsidiary companies
and affiliated entities.
10. PRIVACY POLICY: By entering
the Contest, you grant Administrator permission
to share your email address and any other personally
identifiable information with the other Contest
Entities for the purpose of prize fulfillment.
Administrator will not sell, rent, transfer
or otherwise disclose your personal data to
any third party other than as explicitly described
herein.
11. WINNER LIST: To obtain
the name of the Winner list or a copy of these
Official Rules, send your request along with
a stamped, self-addressed envelope to YTBD,
c/o Actors’ Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables, FL, 33134. Requests for the name
of the Winner must be received no later July
1, 2012.
12. SPONSOR/PRESENTER: Actors’
Playhouse is the sole presenter of Young Talent
Big Dreams. |
