Play Production

2025 Play Production Manual (pending board approval)

The NSAA Play Production Manual provides the most current policies and procedures for regular and postseason competition.  

Member school administrators or coaches needing further clarification on the information provided in the manual should contact the NSAA office. 

2025 Judges Manual (pending board approval)

Rules Meeting Schedule

Rules Meeting Schedule

Classifications

• 2024 Play Production Classifications

Rubrics

• Play Production Rubric
• Tech Crew Rubric

Ballots

• Play Production Ballot
• Tech Crew Ballot

Regular Season Tournaments and Festivals

• 2025-2026 Statewide Tournament Google Form (Add your competitions here)
• 2025-2026 Play/Speech/Debate Competition Schedule (Google Sheet)

Committee Meeting Minutes

• 2025 Summer Play Production Committee Meeting Minutes

NSAA/NSCTA Summer Play Production Videos

• Hosting with the Most – Summer 2025
• The Yucky Love Stuff – Summer 2025
• Mastering Make-Up – Summer 2025
• Storytime with Carole – Summer 2025
• Judging Timing – Summer 2025
• Judging Ensembles – Summer 2025
• Judging Overall Effectiveness – Summer 2025

Play Production Video Resources

• Districting Process
• Breaking Ties

NFHS Videos

• NFHS Course on Theatre Safety
• NFHS Course on Implicit Bias
• NFHS Course on Understanding Copyright and Compliance

Student Behavior Expectations

• NSAA Play Production Etiquette Video: For Students
• Play Production Etiquette Poster: For Audience Members
• One-Act Student Contract

2024

• Authentic Costuming and Hair – Summer 2024
• Ensembles for Large and Small Casts – Summer 2024
• Building and Sustaining a Program – Summer 2024
• Tech Theatre Judging – Summer 2024
• Rules Reminders for Judges – Summer 2024
• Summer Workshop Slides Presentation – 2024

2023

• How to Build a Self-Sufficient Program – Summer 2023
• Making the Most With What You Have – Summer 2023
• How to Unlock Your Audience – Summer 2023
• The RFD – Summer 2023
• Transferring Enthusiasm to the Ballot – Summer 2023
• The Rollercoaster of the Oral Critique – Summer 2023
• Summer Workshop Slides Presentation – 2023

Hosting a Competition/Festival

• District Host Director Packet and Information 
• Sample District Host Letter 1
• Sample District Host Letter 2
• NSAA Judge Contract

• District Assignments

District Results:

Class A – A-1  |  A-2  |  A-3

Class B – B-1  |  B-2  |  B-3  |  B-4  |  B-5  |  B-6

Class C1 – C1-1  |  C1-2  |  C1-3  |  C1-4  |  C1-5  |  C1-6

Class C2 – C2-1  |  C2-2  |  C2-3  |  C2-4  |  C2-5  |  C2-6

Class D1 – D1-1  |  D1-2  |  D1-3  |  D1-4  |  D1-5  |  D1-6

Class D2 – D2-1  |  D2-2  |  D2-3  |  D2-4  |  D2-5  |  D2-6

State Qualifying Plays: (Please notify the NSAA of any corrections ASAP.)

Class A  |  Class B  |  Class C1  |  Class C2  |  Class D1  |  Class D2

• NSAA Play Production Championships HQ

• 2025 State Championship Performance Schedule

State Championships Results:

Class A  |  Class B  |  Class C1  |  Class C2  |  Class D1  | Class D2

• Play Production Championships History By School
• Past Play Production Champions
• State Play Production Bests

Past State Championship Results:
1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004
2005 |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013
2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022
2023  |  2024

Past State Championship Programs:
2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021
2022  |  2023  |  2024