Download Sangamon-Menard Extension Unit 4-H Project Activities and Exhibit Requirements

Sangamon-Menard Extension Unit
4-H Project Activities and
Exhibit Requirements
Project: Theater Arts 3 – Set the Stage
Suggested for: Grades 3-12
Latest Starting Date: May 1
Recommended Project Activities:
• Create costumes, sets and props.
• Create a stage setting.
• Do makeup and stage management.
• Give a talk or demonstration related to the project.
• Submit a video of one of your performances for the State 4-H
Performance Showcase.
Project Exhibit Requirements:
Individual Exhibitor - Exhibit one of the following items: Portfolio of
activities for set design; make-up; or sound, props, or costuming completed
during the current year (Use of page protectors is recommended. Exhibit will
NOT be labeled “Do Not Touch.”) OR Display that includes sound, props and
costume charts appropriate for a selected scene from a story or play (limited to
no more than 8 items) OR Display a scenic design model to depict a scene from
a script OR Display illustrating a character with make-up drawn or colored in.
Include a photograph of a person wearing the make-up and information on the
character’s personality or part in the play. Multiple items included in an
exhibit must all be labeled with the member’s name and county. Maximum
display size is 2' wide x 15” deep. Exhibitors age 10 and older must fill out a 1
page 4-H Exhibit Report to include with their exhibit. The 4-H Exhibit Report
can be found on our county website at
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/sangamonmenard/4hyouth1157.html under
the printable forms section. If you do not have internet access you can
contact your 4-H leader, or call the Extension Office to receive a copy of the
report form.
ALL OF THE ABOVE EXHIBITS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FAIR -- 4-H
member must be 10 years of age by September 1 of the current 4-H year to
exhibit at the State Fair.
Theatre Arts Club Display - A club who has completed Theatre Arts as a
group should prepare a display, no larger than 2' wide by 15” deep, related to 3
activities they have completed in the project. The display must be manned by
3 or more club exhibitors at the time of the judge’s critique. Club members
should make a 5 minute presentation to the judge. They should be able to
discuss the project and answer questions. Theatre Arts Club exhibits are NOT
Eligible for State Fair.
REVISED 3/2009