The Glamies Program
Guiding · Leading · Affirming · Mentoring in the Arts
This is your season to shine.
Dress up and step into the spotlight for a night that ends with a real award — captured in photos and video you'll actually want to keep.
- Homeschool
- Communities welcome
- 13
- Productions reviewed
- 98
- Written responses
Real responses from Hatcher Gardner, Devin Carpenter & more.
The house lights dim ✨ Gala night begins.
What they walk away with
The night their name gets called.
A night to dress up and celebrate. Months of rehearsal come down to one moment under real stage lights — their name called, a medal placed around their neck, recognized in front of their whole community. That feeling doesn't fade by Monday.
Named. Called forward.
Their whole community, on their feet.
The medal, placed.
The walk to the stage.
A season's work, recognized.
Category by category, honored.
For educational theatre programs
What is The Glamies Program?
One membership program with three parts — a structured curriculum, a season-long awards competition, and a gala that celebrates it all.
Curriculum
Real rubrics, reviewer training, and mentorship built in — so your program runs like it's backed by industry standards, not guesswork, from day one.
Awards Competition
Every show gets watched, scored, and responded to by trained reviewers and working theatre professionals — a full season where the work is actually seen.
Gala
A night under real stage lights where their name gets called, a medal goes around their neck, and their whole community stands up for them.
Who it's for
Who joins The Glamies Program
Four audiences, one program. If you run or support an educational theatre program, there's a path for you.
K–12 Schools
Give your theatre program the structure, recognition, and industry adjudication of a full awards season — without building it from scratch.
After-School Programs
A turnkey season of mentorship and celebration that scales from a single production to a full competition.
Community Arts Organizations
Bring programs together, elevate student work, and cap the year with a gala the whole community remembers.
Homeschool Communities
Launch or expand arts programming across every discipline with a ready-made framework.
In every membership
What's included
Everything you need to run a full awards season — without building it from scratch.
- Full curriculum guide & season framework
- Student-reviewer training (videos + docs)
- Vetted industry adjudicator network
- Awards structure & category rubrics
- End-of-season gala template & playbook
- Branding & adaptation rights
- Director support throughout the season
- Adaptation rights for non-theatre academic competitions
What people say
Recognition that programs come back for
“I think every school should be doing this.”
“Every program should do the Glamies — for recognition, to have your work seen, acknowledged, and celebrated!”
“I love recognizing all the amazing students involved in theater — celebrating the passion, creativity, and hard work that makes this community so special!”
The season
How it works
A structured nine-month rhythm, from joining in the summer to the gala in the spring.
- 1
Join Glamies
Sign on for the season (July–July) and get your membership pack.
- 2
Orientation
Onboard your directors and set your production calendar.
- 3
Train student reviewers
Reviewers learn the rubric and the response framework.
- 4
Attend shows
Vetted adjudicators and trained student reviewers attend each production live across the season.
- 5
Adjudication windows
Reviewers and adjudicators submit their evaluations during each show’s adjudication window.
- 6
Score & respond
Eligible categories are scored; written responses go back to each program.
- 7
Finalist selection
Season-long results roll up into finalists and honorees.
- 8
The gala
A season of work pays off in a community-wide awards celebration.
Straight from the season
Real reviews, from real student reviewers.
Every Glamies student reviewer writes a response within 24 hours of curtain call — 13 productions, 98 written responses from our pilot season alone. Hover a name to preview one.
Real responses from Hatcher Gardner, Devin Carpenter & more.
The Glamies App
There's real software running every season.
Check-in, scoring, nominations, waivers — reviewers, adjudicators, and chapter admins run the whole season through the same app. See exactly what's built today, flow by flow.
Pricing
Membership starts at $300 per school, per year
A base membership runs July–July. Additional fees support your local program — covering programming and adjudicator mentorship. Tell us about your program and we'll scope a proposal.
Industry professionals
Are you a working theatre professional?
Help us shape the next generation. Join the Glamies adjudicator network.
The Glamies Program™ is developed and owned by Creative Stages, LLC — a Virginia-based performing arts education company.
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