Eye of the Tiger Invitational

2023 — Broomfield, CO/US

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Humor

Event Description:

Humorous Interpretation Rules (3A/4A/5A Event):
A. The oral interper recreates and shares a selection ofmaterial.
B. Any source material is permitted as long as it meets the standards outlined below:
1. Original source material must not be written by the competitor who is performing it.
2. Original source material must be publicly accessible throughout the duration of the
tournament. Digital printed publications such as web pages and PDFs retrieved or
purchased from web pages are permitted as long as the web page is publicly accessible
throughout the duration of the tournament. Digital unprinted publications, such as videos,
audio files, and films are permitted as long as the original source is publicly accessible
throughout the duration of the tournament and the competitor can obtain an official
transcript of the original source (see 2d for official transcript details).
a. For print publications such as novels, short stories, plays, or poetry, the original
source is the physical book or e-book. Photocopies of original literature are not
acceptable. Presenting the physical book or e-book is sufficient to prove that a printed
publication is publicly accessible.
b. For digital printed publications such as web pages, original source material is no
longer required to come from online publishing sources listed on the NSDA Approved
Websites List. The original source must be publicly accessible for viewing or purchase
by a simple internet search or by a URL not requiring passwords or access codes.
Competitors must also present a printed manuscript to be used in the case of a protest,
but presenting a printed copy of a website is not alone sufficient to prove that a digital
printed publication is publicly accessible.
c. PDFs are permitted as long as the website from which the PDF is retrieved or
purchased is publicly accessible for viewing or purchase by a simple internet search or
by a URL not requiring passwords or access codes. Competitors must also present a
printed copy of the PDF to be used in the case of a protest, but presenting a printed
copy of the PDF is not alone sufficient to prove that a PDF is publicly accessible.
d. For digital unprinted publications such as videos, audio files, and films, the original
source must be publicly accessible for viewing or purchase by a simple internet search
or by a URL not requiring passwords or access codes. Competitors must also present a
printed official transcript of the original source to be used in the case of a protest, but
presenting and official transcript is not alone sufficient to prove that the original source is
publicly accessible. An official transcript is one approved by the original source’s
producer, licensing agent, or copyright holder. As long as approval has been granted, an
official transcript may be obtained through the aforementioned parties or through and
official transcription service such as TranscribeMe, Scribie, or iScribed, which use nonautomated, manual transcription.
C. Material printed on the jacket of a recording is considered to be printed, published material.
D. There is no minimum time, but the speaker may not exceed 10 minutes. After a 30-second
grace period and an audible STOP, the judge may not rank the speaker who goes over time
first in the round, provided all timing rules in 1J were followed.
E. Deletions of words from the original may be made, but words may be added only for
transitional purposes.
F. The interper must provide an introduction that adequately identifies the title and author of
the source(s).
G. If the interper uses a teaser from the selection in the introduction, that teaser is part of the
selection and is subject to the rules of the event.
H. When an interper is using multiple vignettes, multiple introductions may be used.
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I. During the introduction and throughout the performance, the interper may use vocal, facial,and
bodily expression as long as it does not detract from the meaning of the material.
J. Singing is allowed.
K. The interper must follow all source rules listed in Rule B. If there is a protest and the
competitor cannot produce/access the original source, the student will be disqualified.
L. A student may not use a cutting from a work of literature the student used in Regional or
State Tournament competition in any previous contest year. A student entered in two events
may not use the same selection of literature in both events.
M. No props or costumes are allowed.
N. The cutting listed on the final registration form for the tournament must be the one the
competitor uses in that competition.
O. Scripts are optional.
P. Any fellow competitor, any coach, any judge, or any observer who finds the material
performed in an interp objectionable may file a formal complaint by obtaining a form from the
tournament director (see Appendix).