Tillamook Oktoberfest
2022 — Tillamook, OR/US
Novice POI
Event Description:
Communication among judges during the round. Judges must make independent decisions. Theme. Each student delivers a program of thematically‐linked selections of literary merit, chosen from two or more genres of literature and writing (most common will be readings from Prose, Poetry, and Drama). A substantial portion of the total time must be devoted to each of the genres used in the program.
Length. The maximum time limit is 10 minutes, including an original introduction and/or transitions. There is a thirty second grace period, after which the student must be dropped in rank/rating. No performance violating the grace period may receive 1in the round.
Nature. Different genre means that material must appear in separate pieces of literature and/or writing.
Genres should be understood fairly broadly. Non‐fiction, advertising copy, and other sources are valid and legitimate—how they are used will determine the effectiveness of the Program. The Program as a whole should have a unifying theme or message. Pieces within the Program may be cut into smaller passages interspersed with passages from other selections.
Presentation. The performer may use single or multiple characters to animate and assist the interpretation. A manuscript must be used and referred to. Though movement is permissible in the intro only upper body movements (e.g. emphatic gestures) are allowed with the exception of minor weight shifts to maintain the safety of the performer.
Materials. A selection is considered published if it has been presented for public consumption in the following places: (a) on the commercial printed page, (b) on the internet (at publicly available sites),
(c) read on the radio, (d) read/recorded on the internet (e.g. YouTube), (e) read in an open reading where the reading has been recorded, (f) read/recorded in TV or movie scripts.
Instruction to Judges: The introduction should prepare the listener for the selection(s). In multiple selections, a relationship should be obvious between the literature chosen to develop the program and the theme of the program. The suitability of the material to the maturity level of the performer should be considered. The contestant must use a manuscript and must refer to it. Projection,
diction, and flexibility of voice are important to the student's interpretation. Multiple character voices may be used but should be distinct from each other.