Eye of the Tiger Invitational

2023 — Broomfield, CO/US

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Poetry/POI

Event Description:

Poetry Interpretation Rules (3A/4A/5A Event):
A. The oral interper recreates and shares a selection of material.
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 digitally printed publications such as web pages, the 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 digitally 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).

Program Oral Interpretation Rules (3A/4A/5A Event):
A. The rules for program oral interpretation are the same as those listed above (A- P) for Drama except rules M and O.
B. POI is a program of oral interpretation of thematically-linked selections chosen from two or three genres: prose, poetry, drama (plays). At least two pieces of literature that represent at least two separate genres must be used. All selections must be verbally identified by title and author. Competitors are encouraged to devote approximately equal times to each of the genres used in the program. This distinction pertains to these two or three genres as a whole, not types of literature within a genre (such as fiction/nonfiction). The multiple pieces of Literature can be intertwined or given in succession.
C. The use of a manuscript during the performance is required. Common practices include the use of a binder or folder. Reading from a book or magazine is not permitted. The intact manuscript may be used by the contestant as a prop, so long as it remains in the contestant's control at all times. No costumes or props other than the manuscript are permitted. The contestant must address the script; however, introduction and transitional material may be memorized.

A. The oral interper recreates and shares a selection of material.
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.
EVENTS AND THEIR RULES PAGE 9
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).