To be eligible for a TATE Award, the following requirements must be met with no exception.
- 501(c)3.
- Non-equity.
- Organization must be based in and perform in the City of Tulsa.
- Must have been in existence for 24 months with at least one production per year.
- May submit only two productions per season.
- Submission must be a non-musical (except Youth Productions).
- Entry must be submitted 4 weeks prior to opening night.
- Production must have a performance run of at least 3 performances.
- Organization must include a $25 entry fee with submission
- Theatre must charge admission for the performance.
- Performance must be open to the public.
- Performances by educational, religious organizations or social service organizations are not eligible.
- Ineligible performances include: Puppet theatre; opera; performance art; student productions; mime; foreign language; improvised performances; staged readings.
- Revivals are not eligible if it opens less than seven years from the closing date of the previous production of the same work by the same theatre or company.
- Organizations that are inactive for the year prior to their entry but are otherwise eligible will have probationary status for one year.
- Production opens between September 1 and June 1.
- Tulsa Theatre Awards reserve the right to not provide an award for any category.
