Entertainers’ Showcase

Times and dates are tentative.

Date:
Tuesday, July 8 (session one)
Tuesday, July 15 (session two)

Time:
6:30 p.m.

Location:
Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC)

As a participant in YASE, you are invited to perform in the Entertainers’ Showcase! The Entertainers’ Showcase is an opportunity for you to perform a musical piece in a small group or as a soloist. Selected individuals will be chosen from the showcase for solo and small–group performances in the Final Concert.*

Performing is optional, but all participants must attend the entire showcase. Family and friends are welcome to attend. Tickets are not required for the Entertainers’ Showcase.

Allotted Time
Showcase numbers can be no longer than three minutes. If your number is longer than that, you need to cut it! Please remember that almost everyone wants to perform, and by going over your allotted time, you are being inconsiderate of the other performers.

Costume
All costumes must adhere to BYU Honor Code standards. You will not be allowed to perform if you are not in compliance. You must come prepared with your own costumes—and please bring shoes to go with your costume (if applicable).

Clothes and Hair
Comfort: It’s important that you’re not thinking about your clothing when you are on stage, so wear clothes that you’re comfortable in and follow the Honor Code.

Hair: Style your hair off your face to avoid creating shadows.

Color: White, black, bright reds, and yellows cause problems. Medium tones are good. Whites will make everything else in a video or picture (including dark–complexioned people) look very dark. Black clothes will make pale people wash out. Bright reds and yellows tend to bleed. The best colors to wear are solid–colored clothes. Best colors are navy blues, purples, dark creams, browns, grays, and pastels.

Patterns: Avoid tweeds, stripes, and other busy patterns. Plain colors or very large patterns without a lot of fine detail are best.

Accessories: The noise made by jangly jewelry will get picked up by the microphones. Large, metallic jewelry may throw distracting reflections of the lights.

Music
All music must adhere to BYU Honor Code standards. If you bring a prerecorded accompaniment track, it needs to be on a CD. We can no longer play cassettes. Please be aware that we follow the Los Angeles songwriter showcase system, which is ”one song, one CD.“ Please show your professionalism by labeling the accompaniment track. Mark your full name, address, and the song clearly on the CD. This can save us untold frustration in producing the Entertainers’ Showcase and Final Concert.

You are also welcome to bring sheet music. Accompaniment and practice time will be provided. If you decide to bring sheet music, please bring a copy for the pianist! Mark your full name and address clearly on each page of the sheet music.

Please be aware that YOU are in charge of picking up your sheet music or CD at the end of the Entertainers’ Showcase and/or Final Concert. All unclaimed music will be sent to BYU Lost and Found.

Please do not bring a commercial CD and ask our technicians to erase or remove the vocal for you. While the technology exists to do this, it is not available at BYU, and, in any event, we would be in violation of copyright laws.

*The Final Concert is recorded.