Rocky Mountain Invitational
2022 — Boise, ID, ID/US
Dramatic Interpretation
Event Description:
Dramatic Interpretation - 10 minutes with a 30-second “grace period.” No time signals provided.
Individual (solo) performance of dramatic (serious) literature of either emotive appeal, with selections drawn from published, printed: novels, short stories, plays, poetry, or other printed, published works, PDFs, e-books, as well as limited online and recorded works as provided for in the rules below.
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Length: The time limit in Dramatic Interpretation is ten minutes with a 30-second “grace period.” If there are multiple judges in the round, all must agree that the student has gone beyond the grace period. Should a student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked 1st. There is no other prescribed penalty for going over the grace period. The ranking is up to each individual judge’s discretion. Judges who choose to time are to use accurate (stopwatch function) timing devices. No minimum time is mandated.
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Performance: The presentation may not use physical objects or costuming. During the presentation, the contestant must name the author and the book or magazine from which the cutting was made. Additionally:
A. Dramatic Interpretation selections must be presented from memory.
B. Monologues, prose, and poetry selections are acceptable in Dramatic Interpretation.
C. The contestants should be evaluated on poise, quality and use of voice, physical expression and especially the ability to interpret characters correctly and consistently. This allows full body movement (bending, kneeling, turning).
D. Artistic Plagiarism: Videos of previous final round performances and/or other video media are intended to provide educational examples for coaches and students. They are not intended to serve as a model to directly imitate or duplicate in performance. Although universal human emotions may lead to similarities in portrayal of characters, wholesale impersonation, including cutting, blocking, and/or interpretation (verbal and/or nonverbal portrayal of characters and text) of material of previous semifinal round, final round, and other video media performances is prohibited and grounds for penalty. Given the extent of the artistic plagiarism, the performance penalty may range from lowering the ranking in the round to disqualification. It is the burden of proof of the individual filing the protest to provide documented evidence of the artistic plagiarism demonstrated in the performance. This includes providing access to the plagiarized video material and written verification of examples to substantiate the complaint.
3. Focus: In Dramatic Interpretation use of focal points and/or direct contact with the audience should be determined by the requirements of the literature being interpreted.