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Your Team's Show Assignments. You and your Critics' Team will see and submit reviews for a minimum of five shows over the course of the year. (In some Cappies chapters the minimum may be more or it may be less. You can check with your Lead Critic for the minimum in your chapter.) Your Lead Critic will choose the dates/ shows for your team based on a round-robin selection process involving the other schools' teams. To see a list of your assigned shows go to the "View your schedule" page at www.cappies.com/cis. . (If you are a Regional Team Critic, the Program Director of your Cappies chapter will assign you shows based on their need for more Critics. Each school may have up to three Regional Critics, beyond the six that make up the school's Critics' Team. If you are a Regional Team Critic you may not be able to be part of your own school's show, because under the rules, you may be asked to review a show on the same night as your school's show.)
Volunteering For Additional Shows. You may also volunteer to review additional shows beyond those assigned to your team. (In some Cappies chapters there is a limit to the number of shows you can review in a year.) The limitations include: 1.You The only limitation is that you may not review the same play or musical at another school that your school has selected to perform for this year's Cappies show. a. In some Cappies chapters, you may not review any show that is the same play or musical that your school is performing even if it is not the Cappies show.
b. In some Cappies chapters, you may not review any show that is the same play or musical that was performed the previous year at your school.
2.You may not review the same play or musical performed more than once in a season.
3.You may not review a show that is at your own school. To volunteer to review one or more shows, go to the "Volunteer for a non-assigned show" page at www.cappies.com/cis, check the "Volunteer?" box next to the show(s) you wish to review, and then click "Save changes" at the bottom of the page.
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Coordinating With Your Lead Critic. If you can't make an assigned show, let your Lead Critic know right away (and adjust your schedule on CIS as directed below), as this may affect your team's schedule. At least half of your team must attend an assigned show to make it count as fulfilling one of your team's minimum. If not, an additional show will be assigned to your whole team to make up for it. So make sure you let your Lead Critic know right away if one of your team's assigned shows conflicts with something already on your calendar. If a show assignment turns out to be a conflict for most of the Critics on your team – for instance, if your prom gets scheduled on one of your assigned dates – your Lead Critic can ask if a switch is possible.
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Adjusting Your Schedule On CIS. If you can't make it to one of your team's assigned shows, in addition to letting your Lead Critic know, you you must decline the show on CIS and volunteer to review review a different show to make up for it and reach your individual minimum to be able to vote for awards at the end of the yearyear. If you are on a Regional Team, you may not decline more than two assigned shows. (If you have volunteered for shows in addition to your team's assigned shows and you can't make it to one of them, it is not necessary to let your Lead Critic know or volunteer for another one, but you must still decline it on CIS.)
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If you have to decline a show, do so as soon as possible so you have time to volunteer for a make-up show, if necessary – while there are still shows left in the year to see that have enough room for you to attend. If you must decline a show close to its date, you must decline do it at least 48 hours before the show's start so the final attendance list won't have your name on it. A Critic who is on the attendance list, but doesn't show up, is fined $15may be asked to pay for the ticket the host school set aside for them, and their Cappies Advisor will be notified of their absence. The $15 fine is credited to the performing school to cover the lost revenue for your ticket.
Emergency Cancellations. If, due to illness or personal emergency, you must decline a show closer to its start time than 48 hours ahead, still decline through CIS and notify your Lead Critic. If, due to illness, personal emergency, or transportation problems, you are unable to attend a Cappies show and cannot decline through CIS before the show's scheduled start time, then e-mail (or ask a family member to do so) your chapter's Program Director or Web Coordinator.
Preparing to Attend a Show