VERSE: A Biblical Pageant General Rules and Guidelines

VERSE: A Biblical Pageant

General Rules and Guidelines

Costume and Talent Show

February 26, 2014

5:00 PM l HS Academic and Cultural Center

Pageant and Coronation Night

March 5, 2014

5:30 PM l University Auditorium

A. RATIONALE

VERSE is a Biblical Pageant participated in by Religious Education students enrolled in REEDBL2CO (Christology) which aims to introduce an innovative and creative way in learning biblical stories, personalities, and values.

 

Participating Biblical Beauties and Gentlemen

Abraham and Sarah

Adam and Eve

Esther and Ahasuerus

Isaac and Rebecca

Jacob and Rachel

Joseph and Asenath

Mary and Joseph

Moses and Zipporah

Samson and Delilah

Zechariah and Elizabeth

B. OBJECTIVES

This Religious Education activity aims to achieve the following objectives:

1) To provide opportunities for Religious Education students to learn biblical stories, characters and moral lessons with fun and creativity;

2)    To propose a venue for effective intellectual, cultural and social interaction among  Religious Education students in  promoting awareness  and dissemination of   biblical facts and values; and

3) To promote a culture  where  Religious Education students  will be  exposed to informative activities which will help enhance their leadership, creativity as well as their aesthetic, cultural, social and intellectual skills in learning and sharing their biblical knowledge through a beauty pageant.

4)    To showcase the innovativeness of the Religious Education Department in realizing the University philosophy, vision, mission, goals and objectives as a Catholic educational institution.

C. QUALIFICATIONS

1)    Candidates must be a bona fide student of the University and must be enrolled in REEDBL2CO, Second Semester AY 2013-2014.

2)    Each class shall have two (2) pairs of biblical characters (one male and female) to represent.

3)    Candidates must always be present in any pre-pageant meetings and rehearsals set by the organizers.

4)    All candidates must prepare for the following segments: Production Number, Biblical Wear Ramp, Talent Portion and Interview in which the candidates must wear attires prescribed by the organizers.

5)    Any violation of the rules and guidelines shall incur ten (10) points deduction from the total accumulated scores.

D. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

1.    TALENT PORTION – The following guidelines must be strictly observed:

a)    The candidates must perform as partners in one common presentation based from the biblical accounts of their characters.

b)    Performance must be within three and a half (3:30) minutes only. Timer starts with the first sound, or action in the talent. A timer will signal the end of the time duration. If candidates extend their performance after this signal, two (2) points will be deducted from the average score.

c)    Props, back-up performers, or supporting accompaniments may be used as long as they are provided by the team and the set-up and set-down ,must be within one minute each. One (1) point will be deducted for every second extension of set-up or pack-up.

d)    Each team must be responsible for preparing the technical requirements (music, lights, etc.) of their production.

e)    The following are not allowed as props: fire, water, deadly weapons, and other dangerous and explicitly offending objects.

f)     Talent presentations must be within the bounds of moral decency and must not offend anyone’s sensibilities

g)    The performance will be judged on the following criteria:

g.1. Showmanship (Delivery, Stage Presence, Bearing) – 30%

g.2. Props – 10%

g.3. Creativity and Uniqueness – 20%

g.4. Mastery – 15%

g.5. Relevance to the Biblical Character – 15%

g.6. Audience Impact – 10%

2.    BIBLICAL WEAR RAMP – All candidates must wear costumes based from their respective biblical characters. The segment will be judged on the following criteria:

a)    Authenticity and Design – 40%

b)    Poise and Bearing – 20%

c)    Suitability of the Attire – 15%

d)    Stage Presence – 15%

e)    Audience Impact – 10%

3.    PRODUCTION NUMBER – An opening production number of all biblical characters will be judged based on the following criteria:

a)    Personality and Stage Presence – 40%

b)    Poise and Bearing – 25%

c)    Over-all Performance (Mastery and Timing) – 25%

d)    Audience Impact – 10%

4.    INTERVIEW – In the preliminary interview, all candidates will be asked with questions based from the biblical characters which they portray. For the final interview, the Top 3 Finalists will be asked to answer one common question prepared by the organizer. They will be given two (2) minutes to write their answer on a piece of paper, and after which each candidate will be given a chance to deliver their answer before the panel of judges.

a)    Content (Relevance of the Answer) – 40%

b)    Delivery (Pronunciation, Diction) – 25%

c)    Confidence – 25%

d)    Impact – 10%

 

5. MISTER AND MISS PHOTOGENIC -The Official Photographers will judge this category.

6.   MISTER AND MISS SOCIAL MEDIA –The award will be determined based on the number of online votes via Facebook.

7.    MISTER AND MISS TOLENTINE MISSOSOLOGY – The award will be based on facial beauty based from photos available online (30%), performance in preliminary competition (30%), preliminary interview (30%) and online votes (10%).

E. TABULATION OF SCORES

To qualify for the TOP 3, average scores from the following segments will be considered:

a)    Talent – 20%

b)    Biblical Wear Ramp – 25%

c)    Preliminary Interview – 30%

d)    Production Number – 15%

e)    Online Votes – 10%

The average scores in each portion shall be weighted according to the break-down stated above then totaled. Candidates with the top three scores shall move to the final round. In the final round, all the previous scores will be discarded and a ranking system will be used

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Judges will rank the three finalists; rank 1 being the highest, based on the finalist’s answer to the final question. Rankings will all be tallied and totaled. The candidate with the lowest aggregate rank total wins the title, and the next ranking aggregate total shall be awarded runners-up

The decision of the Board of Judges is final and irrevocable.

* All computations will be done by official tabulators.

F. AWARDS

1.    Minor Awards

a)    Mister and Miss Social Media

b)    Mister and Miss Photogenic

2.    Major Awards

a)    Best in Production (M/F)

b)    Best in Biblical Wear (M/F)

c)    Best in Interview (M/F)

d)    Mister and Miss Tolentine Missosology (M/F)

3.    WINNERS

a)    Mister and Miss Verse 2014

b)    First Runner-up (M/F)

c)    Second Runner-up (M/F)

 VOTE NOW! Help your favorite Bible Beauties secure a spot in the Final Round of the Competition!  Vote here.  Online Voting begins February 20 (Thursday, 10:30 PM) and ends on March 4, 2014 (Tuesday, 9:00 PM). The online votes will constitute ten percent (10%) of the total scores in the selection of the TOP 3 Finalists for the final round of the competition.

Online Voting Results here.