Are you ready and willing to be the next young talent in Warwickshire? Do you want a chance of glory? Apply today!
The Five of Nine Club invites new and young masons in Warwickshire to learn some ritual, and present it, with a twist! Applicants are encouraged to shift the ritual in some way to be entertaining to our panel of judges. This could be by making it silly, using props or other creative/performative methods (anyone up for interpretive dance?!)
There are three categories, First, Second and Third Degree and you will be able to apply for each.
Confirmed Judges are:
RW.Bro Phillip L Hall, Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire
W. Bro David Shakeshaft, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire
W. Bro Sean Phillips, Chairman of the Five of Nine Club
Prizes:
£50 Cash prize for each winner.
A feature in In Touch, the Warwickshire Freemasons monthly newsletter.
A ‘winners meal’ on the evening paid for.
A free event of your choice organised by the Five of Nine Club.
A selection of Five of Nine Merchandise.
What makes a good entry?
The judges will give feedback based on the following:
The creativity of the entry, and how entertaining it was to watch.
How well the applicant ‘performed’ their entry (accuracy, rehearsed, well executed etc.).
Deadline for Applications is Friday 21st June.
Key Dates:
Competition Day - 5th October 2024, 10am onwards
Rehearsal Day - 31st August 2024, 11am onwards.
Competition Rules:
1. The entry must be from an initiated freemason; non-masons are not able to compete.
2. Applicants must be a new or young freemason under the age of 55. Preferably, you would be a member of a new and young Masons club at the time of competing.
3. Each ritual should be at the level of the members journey (EA, FC, MM). Applicants must not look at or learn a piece of ritual that is beyond their degree level. However, those of a higher degree level can enter other degree categories if they wish (a MM can apply to the EA category but not the other way around).
4. You must not change the ritual to such an extent that it becomes unrecognisable as a piece of masonic ritual. The ‘building blocks’ of the piece must be able to be identified as a piece of masonic ritual, but ‘shifted’ in a creative way.
5. You must not change the ritual in any way that may cause offence to anyone with protected characteristics such as race, gender, or sexuality. Remembering that while this is a fun competition, we are still masons and ‘on the level’ with everyone around us.