| The Speech and Theatre Association of NJ Secondary School Theatre Competition in association with The New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education |
| This event is held each winter at the theatre facilities of Rutgers University. All contestants must be NJ residents sponsored by a STANJ member teacher. Become a STANJ member. Schools may enter one team. Any student, grade 7-12, may enter any category as part of a school team. A student may enter a category only once, and no more than four categories total. Students are invited to observe all performances. This is significantly different from other events planned throughout the state. Please note the features outlined here and consider bringing your students to our next festival, where learning is equal to competing. Categories: Dramatic Monologue, Comedy Monologue, Dramatic Pairs, Comedy Pairs, Improvisational Pairs, Scenes Contest Structure: There is one preliminary round and one final round. Preliminary rounds have ten or more entries per category. Finalists are chosen from the top ten scores submitted by independent judges. The final round consists of ten entries per category. Three judges critique each finalist's performance. Finalists' scores determine the first through fifth place awards recipients. An awards ceremony, with trophies, is held this same day. First place performers will receive the Governor's Award. One trophy, and the Governor's Award, will be awarded to an actor and actress from the Scenes category with the most outstanding performance Become a participant. |
| 2012 Governor's Award Winners Best Scene "Perchance" Pinelands Regional HS Best Dramatic Monologue Christina Comiza Vernon Township HS Best Dramatic Pairs Munnia & Beno Pinelands Regional HS Best Comedy Monologue Brian Birks Pinelands Regional HS Best Comedy Pairs Ramirez & Levy Pinelands Regional HS Best Improv Pairs Cohen & Fernandes Edison HS Senior Scholarship Katie Kiessling Cumberland Regional HS |
| Best Actress in a Scene Corrine Levy Pinelands Regional HS |
| Best Actor in a Scene Pat Munnia Pinelands Regional HS |
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