Judging the Contest
Judging the Competition
Charles Robertson is a writer, director, teacher and producer. Charles has been involved in all facets of theatre, including actor, stage manager, lighting and sound designer and operator. Charles has also designed and built sets. He has won awards and received grants for his writing.
What Charles looks for. A play needs to affect an audience in some way, to engage them in every way. A writer's words must be able to work in the three-dimensional world of live theatre. The writer should be aware of how theatre works, of how lights, sets, sound, blocking and acting affect the action on stage. A one act play should be able to travel light, to be quickly set up and taken down. Most of all, the writer should have something to say, should have a unique voice. With mere words, the writer can create a whole world.
