Knights Joust
2025 — Highland, UT/US
Async Story Telling
Event Description:
NSDA RULES
Storytelling is an interpretative event in which students will perform a five-minute memorized story with the optional use of a chair. The story must be a single published story, anecdote, tale, myth, or legend and must be retold without
notes or props. Any theme/topic area may be used at the NSDA National Tournament. The retelling must be true to the original tale. The performance should not be original material, and the contestant cannot materially change the
content of the story. Competitors have a maximum time limit of five minutes with a 30-second “grace period.” Shoulda student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked first. No minimum time is mandated.
During the performance, a student must deliver the story from memory. Gestures, pantomime, and characterization are allowed and encouraged, but with restraint, as the focus must stay on the narrative. Students may deliver the story while standing, sitting, or by switching between both. While a chair is available to performers, contestants must remember that the use of props is prohibited.
POINTS:
30 = A
28-29 = B
26-27 = C
25 = D