Butler Arts Awards Adjudicator Homepage
Thank you for being a Butler Arts Awards Adjudicator!
Your expertise and thoughtful feedback help celebrate excellence in high school musical theatre while inspiring the next generation of performers, technicians, and educators.
Use this page as your hub for assignments, rubrics, evaluation forms, key dates, and other resources throughout the season.
Get Started
- Adjudicator Handbook
- Training Materials
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Compensation Information
- Season Calendar & Key Dates
Prepare for your Visit
Prepare for Your Visit
- Review your production assignment
- Read the Production Information Form
- Confirm ticket request
- Review the adjudication rubrics
Downloads
- Production Rubric
- Individual Performance Rubric
- Student Crew Rubric
Adjudication Reminders
- Remain anonymous
- Follow the scoring rubrics
- Evaluate the production on its own merits, not against other schools
- Take constructive, specific notes
- Focus on educational feedback
Complete Your Evaluation
- Submit scores
- Submit written comments
- Complete within one week of the performance
- Scores and comments are confidential
- Do not discuss evaluations with participating schools
- Contact Butler Arts Awards staff with any questions or concerns
Sign Up to Adjudicate Here!
If you are an adjudicator that will evaluate the overall production and the lead performer nominees, sign up here!
If you are an adjudicator that will only evaluate the student production crew, sign up here!
2026-2027 Adjudicator Training
August 25, 2026 Adjudicator Call
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
To help ensure a fair adjudication process, we ask adjudicators not to sign up for productions where they have a significant conflict of interest, such as knowing multiple cast members or members of the production team. If a conflict arises after you’ve been assigned a show, please contact Katelyn as soon as possible.
We understand that emergencies happen. If you are no longer able to attend an assigned performance, please notify Katelyn as soon as possible so we can arrange for another adjudicator to attend.
No. To maintain the integrity and anonymity of the adjudication process, adjudicators should not discuss the production or their evaluation with directors, students, or school representatives.
After the adjudication season concludes, the Butler Arts Awards team compiles and averages all adjudicator rubrics to determine nominations and award recipients.
Schools receive their written feedback approximately one week after their production closes. Numerical scores are shared only after all participating schools have completed their productions for the season.
Please contact Katelyn, and we’ll be happy to help resolve any issues as quickly as possible.
Email: ksoards@butler.edu
Work Phone: (317)940-9772