Pinecrest Open
2021 — NSDA Campus, NC/US
Oral Interpretation
Event Description:
A competitor will perform either a 10 minute (with a 30 second grace period) prose or poetry selection while holding a script in a binder. Students must prepare separate prose and poetry selections, which they will perform in alternating rounds. In any given round, a judge will hear either all poetry or all prose. The selection should be literature, either as a single piece, a cutting, or a series of short pieces united by theme or author. The author’s words may not be altered except that cutting is allowed. Since this is a reading, a manuscript is required. The manuscript consists of a copy of the selection placed in a small binder. Walking is not permitted. The student must remain “planted.” Use your discretion as to penalize a competitor for moving, touching the floor, or using the binder as a barrier between their knee and the floor.