2022 STAGE COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

The conference committee reserve the right to change the following rules at any time at their discretion. However, we understand that you need a framework to work around and practice.

The entrant will need to sign up to the competition 24 hours before commencement. They will need another member to second them. The competitor must attend the conference in person and cannot enter virtually. 

The performance shall be a minimum of 8 minutes long and a maximum of 12 minutes in length.

Penalties will be in place for for those who finish early or late (1 vote lost for each 10 seconds outside the time. So if a performer was a minute and 10 seconds over the 12 minute maximum then 7 votes would be removed from that performers total). The judges may stop a performance should it over run excessively. We strongly suggest that you time your performance before the conference to avoid any penalties and to prevent a premature stoppage to your presentation

The vote shall be by public vote. The audience will vote for their favourite performance. The total number of votes will be added and in the case of a draw it shall fall upon the votes of the conference committee. If the votes are still split then the chairs vote shall be the decider. 

NOTE: Although the audience vote on their favourite performance it must be remembered that this is a Christian Magic convention. We may before the competition and/or judging remind the audience of this fact. Asking them to consider giving Gospel content a higher rating than other performance areas such as trick selection or presentation.

The awarding of the trophy will be by conference committee and their decision or ruling will be final.

By entering the competition you agree that your performance can be live streamed to virtual conference ticket holders.