Gate City Invitational Tournament
2022 — Pocatello, ID/US
Humorous Interpretation (In loving memory of Travis Hopkins)
Event Description:
Thank you to the friends and family of Travis Hopkins for their sponsorship.
Humorous Interpretation - 10 minutes with a 30-second “grace period.” No time signals provided.
Individual (solo) performance of humorous 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.
1. Length: The time limit in Humorous 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.
2. Performance: The presentation may not use physical objects or costuming. During the presentation, the contestant must name the author and the source from which the cutting was made. Additionally:
a. Humorous Interpretation selections must be presented from memory.
b. Monologues, prose, and poetry selections are acceptable in Humorous 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).