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Humorous Solo Acting

Event Description:

HUMOROUS SOLO ACTING

Section 1. Humorous Solo Acting shall not be more than ten (10) minutes in length including an introduction. A student may participate and qualify in both serious and humorous solo acting categories.

Sec. 2. Humorous Solo Acting selections shall be memorized and given without notes. Prompting shall not be allowed.

Sec. 3. Humorous Solo Acting shall be interpreted as an acting event where the entire stage area may be used. Stage properties and costumes shall be prohibited with the exception of a chair.

Sec. 4. The actor should use only actions motivated by the language/characterization of the selection.

Sec. 5. A person who qualifies in Humorous Interpretation is eligible for Humorous Solo Acting at state speech championship and state speech and drama festival. (The event sponsored by KSHSAA is solo acting. However, some tournaments use humorous interpretations which limits movement and action more than the acting event.)

Sec. 6. Selections shall be taken from published works of humorous literature and shall NOT be transcribed from records, tapes, television, movies, or be the original work of the student or coach. Selections can include published play scripts, short stories, novels, poetry and published television or movie scripts. In the event of a challenge, the coach or sponsor must produce the original or copy of the publication at regional and state festivals or championships,

TIME PENALTIES

1. Performances in all individual events shall be within set time limits for each event.

2. If an official timekeeper is present, the following shall occur:

a. Time shall be visible to the performer(s). (Time cards or similar procedures may be used.)

b. After the “STOP” card goes up, there shall be a 15-second grace period. Upon completion of the additional 15 seconds, the timekeeper shall stand and keep timing until the performer(s) is finished.

c. Any performance in excess of the 15-second grace period shall not receive the First Division rating or the “I” ranking in the round.

d. Any performer(s) exceeding 30 seconds over the time limit shall receive the lowest ranking in the round. If more than one performance exceeds the 30-second time limit, they shall be ranked at the bottom of the performances according to the quality of the performance.

3. If no official timekeeper is present, no penalty shall be enforced. THE JUDGE SHALL NOT SERVE AS OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER.