CCISD Middle School Tournament
2022 — Moody High School - Corpus Chri, TX/US
Prose
Event Description:
Prose Interpretation
Prose Interp is a non-memorized event for 1 actor. The student choses a part of 1 story/novel/or book. The material must have literary merit with no cuttings of plays used. The selection is placed in a black binder and the student reads from there. The prose is performed using facial and bodily expression as well as hand/arm gestures but the feet remain still or have extremely limited movement only if absolutely necessary in the story. The performance includes an original memorized introduction which gets the audience’s attention in just a few sentences and includes the title and author. Introductions can start with rhetorical questions or quotes from research or famous people. The material must be from a published source. All selections must be in good taste. Maximum performance time 7 minutes