The Starfest Showcase and Awards will be held Saturday night right after the Play Parody. Be sure to register at the Showcase Registration table with Susan or Kelley if you wish to participate. If you have registered online, you must check in at the Showcase Registration table and let us know you’re here! You may not participate in the Showcase if you don't check in at the convention.

The Showcase is for anyone who wants to present a costume, performance of a talent while in costume, or performance of a talent without a costume.

You must sign the StarFest Photographic Release before you will be allowed to enter the Showcase. It allows us to use your picture and likeness in photographs or video for our promotional use.

There is a limit of 75 entrants.

Performance of a talent in costume presentation

1. Costumes may be original, bought or rented. In this presentation, talent is the primary consideration being judged, not the costuming detail.
2. All winning talent must be retired (i.e., if you sing a song as a Klingon, you cannot sing the same song or wear the same costume again).
3. One and one-half minutes (90 seconds) is the maximum time allowed for a presentation. At that time your CD will be stopped or your mic turned off.
• Cassette tapes will not be played in Main Events; if you need to use a tape, you will need to take your own player on stage with you. Make sure it runs on batteries since power will not be available.
• If you have a CD with your presentation, you must make sure we know about it when you register and bring it to the line-up. CDs can be collected at Convention Information the next day (unless you make prior arrangements.)
4. You must let us know if you are going to use any props and/or special effects. Figure if you can't carry it on stage with you, it probably won't be allowed. If there is any question about what can and can't be done, you need to ask about it before the convention. We wouldn't want you to invest in equipment you can't use.

In this presentation, judges will be evaluating overall stage appearance and talent.

Performance of a talent with no costume presentation

1. See the rules pertaining to a performance of a talent in a costume. Any winning talent must be retired. (i.e. if you sang a song, you cannot sing the same song again.)

In this presentation, judges will be evaluating overall stage appearance and talent.

Rules that apply to all presentations

1. We strongly urge you to have a costume that is somewhat comfortable to wear. Sometimes you have to wait quite a long time before your turn, and we would hate to have you pass out before you were able to show off your creation. Be sensible -- make your costume is well-ventilated.
2. NO NUDITY! No Band-Aids stuck in strategic places, no loin cloths that show too much, no see through flimsy outfits that leave nothing to the imagination . . . if you feel you must flaunt it, do it in the privacy of your own home. All costumes will be viewed at the Showcase Lineup. Because everyone has a different idea as to what constitutes a rather questionable outfit, the Showcase Staff will have the final say. What they say goes! You can be disqualified and asked to leave the convention. (This is actually handed down from the entire Convention Staff and constitutes official policy for the whole convention. Please be forewarned that KathE is very serious about this rule being enforced.)
3. No offensive/coarse language in the talent (this is a family convention).

General Information

1. There will be one winner and runner up selected from each presentation in each category listed below. Best of Show will be the highest judged costume or performance from Media Science Fiction, Fantasy/Literary/Anime, Masters or Groups.. The categories for this convention's Showcase are:
   • Media Science Fiction – Costumes/talent inspired by TV, movies, live or animated.
   • Fantasy/Literary/Anime – Costumes/talent inspired by a Sci-fi/fantasy/anime book or characters (also Original characters)
   • Masters -- For costumers having placed in three StarCon/StarFest Contests.
   • Juniors -- For young costumers between 12-16 years of age.
   • Children -- For young costumers 12 and under.
   • Groups – Any presentation containing 2 or more people on stage in costume or performing a talent (this includes all Sci-fi, literary, media, age group, etc…)

   All categories are subject to cancellation if there are less than 4 contestants and will be combined with the next best suitable category. If there are some costumes that are qualified for more than one category, effort will be made to put them in the most appropriate category.

2. Prizes will be awarded during and just following the Showcase. Best of Show $100, membership and trophy. All other places receive trophies, ribbons or goodies.
3. Showcase lineup will be in the exercise room near the pool beginning 1 hour before the Showcase begins. Please do not arrive later than 15 minutes before the Showcase is scheduled to start.