Carolina Kickoff
2019 — Greer, SC/US
Humorous Interpretation
Event Description:
NSDA Description: This is an individual category in which the selections are
humorous in nature. Selections shall be cuttings from published-printed novels,
short stories, plays, poetry, or any other printed-published materials.
Presentations must not use props or costumes. Actors will utilize stationary
blocking to enhance the interpretation.
A selection for interpretation must be a cutting from a single literary work: one
novel, or one short story, or one play, or one or more poems (from the same
published volume). Monologues are acceptable. The selection should be judged
for its appropriateness as contest material and its suitability to the particular
contestant(s) using it. The use of good literature should be noted favorably and
a selection devoid of literary merit graded lowest.
Narrative, if included, should be vivid and animated so as to be an interesting
and integral part of the story rather than just "filler" between portions of
dialogue.
Contestants are evaluated on poise, quality and use of voice, inflections,
emphasis, pronunciation, enunciation, physical expression, and especially the
ability to interpret characters correctly and consistently.
The final test of good interpretation is the ability to use all these factors so
successfully and unobtrusively that the hearer forgets that this is a contest
and in a created atmosphere is carried away to the time and place of the story
being unfolded.
Time Limit: 10 minutes, with a 30 second grace period. (Presentations that
exceed the grace period may not receive first place in the round. Any other
penalty is at the judge’s discretion.)