Saints Classic
2023 — Ridgeland, MS/US
Novice Prose Interpretation
Event Description:
PROSE INTERPRETATION (VARSITY AND NOVICE DIVISIONS)
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The selection shall require no more than ten minutes. There is a 30-second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than 30 seconds should not be given first place in the panel. There is no official time limit.
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Prose includes fiction (short stories, novels) and non-fiction (articles, essays, journals, and biographies).
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A manuscript is required. The use of the manuscript as a prop is allowed.
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Eye contact with the audience during the performance should at least be at a 50/50 ratio.
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The selection must come from a single published source. The original source of the piece must be present and a digital copy of the cutting should be available at the tournament for verification purposes.
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The performer should remain in one place with motion limited to the waist up.
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A novice speaker is a competitor in their first year of high-school competition in ANY event. If a student competed in middle school, but never competed against high-school competitors, they may be considered novice during their first high school season.