Mississippi State Cowbell Classic
2021 — NSDA Campus, MS/US
Dramatic Interpretation
Abbreviation
DI
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$10.00
Entry Limit Per School
10
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
- The selection shall require no more than ten minutes. There is a 30-second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than 30 seconds should not be given first place in the panel. There is no official minimum time limit.
- The selection should be a cutting from a published work such as a novel, short story, play, or poetry. Recorded material that is not printed and published is prohibited. Monologues are acceptable. The original source of the piece must be a present and a digital copy of the cutting should be available at the tournament for verification purposes.
- The selection should be serious in tone
- The selections must be memorized. Students are free to move, but should remember that this is a contest in interpretation, and not in solo acting.