Pike School Fall Into Speech
2026 — Andover, MA/US
Novice Dramatic Performance
Event Description:
Dramatic Performance: A readily accessible story line from a single play, prose, movie or TV script (monologue or multi-character) delivered by a single student, from text or memory, using no props or costumes. Students should embody character(s) in stance, gesture, movement, facial expressions and vocal quality; striving for believable portrayals. Students are required to provide brief introductory remarks at some point, which at the least must identify the title and author of the work.
Time limit: 7 minutes with a 30 second grace period. Students who speak beyond the time limit plus the grace period may not be ranked 1st. Judges should offer to provide visual time signals.
This event may contain presentations which include potentially sensitive subject matter (e.g.
violence, abuse, substance use) and if so, a student is expected to provide a Content Warning before
beginning their speech. After a content warning, the opportunity to leave the room for the duration
of that presentation will be provided to all audience members.