University of Mississippi High School Forensics Tournament
2021 — Oxford, MS/US
Duo Interpretation
Event Description:
DUO INTERPRETATION
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The selection shall require no more than ten (10) minutes. There is a 30-second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than thirty seconds should not be given first place in the round.
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The selection shall be a cutting from a single published work of literature. Recorded material that is not published is not acceptable. Lines which are attributed to a character in the published material may not be attributed to another character in the performance. The original of the piece must be present at the tournament for verification purposes.
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Participants will establish focus for the other character, but except for during the introduction, eye contact is not allowed.
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The selection must be memorized.
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The two performers may play one or more characters as long as the performance of the two competitors remains as balanced as possible.
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Participants should react to each other’s verbal and nonverbal expressions, but they may not touch each other. Touching during introduction is allowed, however.