NYSFL State Championship Tournament
2016 — NY/US
Dramatic Interpretation
Event Description:
Dramatic Interpretation: This is a contest in interpretation. Although gesture and pantomime are not barred, they should be used with restraint. The contestant should be evaluated on: poise, vocal quality (inflection, emphasis, enunciation, pronunciation, diction, phrasing) and especially the ability to accurately and consistently interpret character(s) and the piece of literature as a whole. While these presentations are clearly intended to have an impact on their audience, the extent to which the audience responds should not be a prime consideration in rendering a judgment. Humor may be utilized as a part of the presentation, but the overall impact should be serious (which is not necessarily equated with somber or tragic). The final test of good interpretation is the ability of the speaker to employ all of these elements so successfully and unobtrusively that the audience forgets that this is a contest and is carried away to the time and setting of the scene.
Judges: (1) Points should be given on a 100 point basis. Please award a minimum of 75 (2) The speaker 1. Points should be given on a 100 point basis. Please award a minimum of 75.2. The speaker with the highest point total should be given the rank of 1.3. No two speakers may be given the same rank.4. Time limit: maximum of ten (10) minutes with no minimum. There is a mandatory thirty (30) second grace period, during which time no penalty may be assessed. Speakers who exceed this grace period may not be ranked first in the round.5. Speech must be presented from memory. No scripts, props, or costumes are permitted.6. The selections should be accurate cuttings from published, printed plays, novels, short stories or poetry. Adaptation may be for the purpose of continuity only. During the presentation, the contestant must name the author and source from which the cutting was made. Selections should be judged on their appropriateness as contest material and their suitability to the particular speaker using them. Coaches are encouraged to guide their speakers in the direction of literary awareness.This is a contest in interpretation. Although gesture and pantomime are not barred, they should be used with restraint. The contestant should be evaluated on: poise, vocal quality (inflection, emphasis, enunciation, pronunciation, diction, phrasing) and especially the ability to accurately and consistently interpret character(s) and the piece of literature as a whole. While these presentations are clearly intended to have an impact on their audience, the extent to which the audience responds should not be a prime consideration in rendering a judgment. Humor may be utilized as a part of the presentation, but the overall impact should be serious (which is not necessarily equated with somber or tragic). The final test of good interpretation is the ability of the speaker to employ all of these elements so successfully and unobtrusively that the audience forgets that this is a contest and is carried away to the time and setting of the scene.