Production Eligibility Requirements

Performance Minimums

• Production must have a minimum of 12 performances held over a minimum of three weekends without including previews unless voters are admitted to previews for award consideration
• or
• Production must have a minimum of 14 performances held over a minimum of two weekends with voters allowed admittance no later than Wednesday evening of the first performance week.
• The performance schedule must meet the above requirements without including previews unless voters are admitted to previews for award consideration
• Productions which meet the above requirements may be held in more than one venue during the judging year only if the Carbonell panel has advance notice of the full schedule prior to the production’s opening night.
• Additional performances announced after opening night and offered in an extended run will not be included in determining the performance minimums requirement.

Producer Requirements
• Production must be mounted by an Eligible Resident Theater Company and meet the requirements of an eligible production.
• Productions in which any qualifying paid employee involuntarily turns earnings back to the theater will be considered ineligible.
• Productions must be licensed or performance rights must be obtained from the playwright.
• Theater/show managements must further demonstrate that the eligible production has been materially produced assembled and rehearsed on-site in South Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward and/or Palm Beach counties).

Co-Production Requirements
Co-productions presented by regional companies will be evaluated on an individual basis by the Carbonell Award board of directors or its representatives assigned for such a purpose. The evaluation will follow these general guidelines:

• Eligible companies within the Carbonell Award area (Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties) may co-produce with each other.
• Eligible companies within the Carbonell Award area may co-produce with other regional theaters throughout the state and nation and/or with outside production entities
• The production must have local involvement from within the tri-county area to be eligible for Carbonell consideration.