The Holly
2005 — MA/US
Multiple
Event Description:
Multiple Reading (twelve minute maximum): Students entering in Multiple may not enter a prep room draw category. Multiple Reading does not count toward double entry or Holly Pentathlon awards.
This event requires the use of a manuscript. A group of 3-8 students will present a scene or scenes from published material. The material may be either serious or humorous in nature. Speakers may not take lines belonging to one character and apply them to a different character in the performance. Performers may play more than one character if they choose, but it is not required. The students may use vocal skills, facial expressions, and/or hand gestures to develop a narrator and character/s; however, the focus of the performers should be off-stage. The students may only touch and make eye contact during their own written introduction. If lines from the selection are used in the introduction, the contestants must adhere to the rules of the event. The presentation should include an introduction that cites the name of the piece and the author. The author’s words as published in the literature may not be altered for this presentation with the exception that cutting is permitted. The selection must be from a single published play, a fictional or non-fictional work, or a poem, or a program of poetry. Material from more than one source is not allowed, with the exception of poetry programs, sound effects and music. The material must be found in printed literature. Props, costumes, and other theatrical devices are prohibited; however, reader’s stands, tables, chairs or stools may be used.
Time: 12 minute maximum, including introduction (30 second grace); no minimum.