A list of elements required by the Jimmy Awards
Jimmy Awards nominees will travel to New York Friday, June 14, 2024. The program begins Saturday, June 15. We provide transportation for our students to and from the Jimmy Awards and cover their meals during travel. All other housing, food, and transportation is provided by the Jimmy Awards.
Please review COVID protocols at the bottom of this page.
Please review COVID protocols at the bottom of this page.
All materials are due by May 13, 2024.
These can be submitted on a rolling basis beginning May 6. We can advise on all submissions. Check back to see if there are any changes or additions to this list.
Resume
List every and any role, including grade school and children’s theatre. List all training, including single classes. List any skill, no matter how normal it seems to you. Find a sample here.
Headshot
Must be a high-resolution color jpg file (8” x 10” at 300 DPI). To do it at home, have someone else take the picture. Face the light. Rather than smile, relax. Think about something you’re looking forward to, something you can’t wait to do. Take lots of pictures, 20 or more. You can delete the ones you don’t like. Sample (taken with an iPhone, just so you know if can be done)
Bio
No more than 200 words, written in complete sentences in third person format. (Click for a sample.)
Essay
One (1) page, double-spaced essay describing nominee’s experience participating in theatre or in a performance this year. The more specific your essay, the more we will get to to know about you, which is the purpose of this essay. Be proud of who you are and reveal a little of yourself in the essay. You’re among friends.
Videos
The Jimmy Awards has eliminated all requirements for videos for 2024.
Nominee Information Form
General information about the nominee.
Participation Forms
Registration, parental permission, insurance forms.
Wardrobe Information
Sizes, pictures of dressy blacks, etc.
Music Submission Form
Nominee names four songs they could sing as solos in the Jimmy Awards, including the keys for each song. The solo selection explained above is one of the four songs.
Three Photos from High School Production
High-resolution color jpg files (8” x 10” at 300 DPI).
These can be submitted on a rolling basis beginning May 6. We can advise on all submissions. Check back to see if there are any changes or additions to this list.
Resume
List every and any role, including grade school and children’s theatre. List all training, including single classes. List any skill, no matter how normal it seems to you. Find a sample here.
Headshot
Must be a high-resolution color jpg file (8” x 10” at 300 DPI). To do it at home, have someone else take the picture. Face the light. Rather than smile, relax. Think about something you’re looking forward to, something you can’t wait to do. Take lots of pictures, 20 or more. You can delete the ones you don’t like. Sample (taken with an iPhone, just so you know if can be done)
Bio
No more than 200 words, written in complete sentences in third person format. (Click for a sample.)
Essay
One (1) page, double-spaced essay describing nominee’s experience participating in theatre or in a performance this year. The more specific your essay, the more we will get to to know about you, which is the purpose of this essay. Be proud of who you are and reveal a little of yourself in the essay. You’re among friends.
Videos
The Jimmy Awards has eliminated all requirements for videos for 2024.
Nominee Information Form
General information about the nominee.
Participation Forms
Registration, parental permission, insurance forms.
Wardrobe Information
Sizes, pictures of dressy blacks, etc.
Music Submission Form
Nominee names four songs they could sing as solos in the Jimmy Awards, including the keys for each song. The solo selection explained above is one of the four songs.
Three Photos from High School Production
High-resolution color jpg files (8” x 10” at 300 DPI).
Resume Sample
| jimmy_awards_resume_example.pdf |
Headshot sample
Breton Sego, 2022 Jimmy Awards nominee
| img_0009.jpg |
Bio Sample
Nori Little, 2022 Jimmy Awards nominee
| little_nori_bio.pdf |
COVID Protocols
COVID protocols are determined by the host facility, the Juilliard School. Currently, we are waiting on the protocols for 2024. We will announce them as soon as we have them.