Hattiesburg High School Middle School Invitational
2022 — Hattiesburg, MS/US
Duo Interpretation
Abbreviation
DUO
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$10.00
Entry Limit Per School
10
Entry
2 competitors per entry
Event Description:
- 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 thirty seconds should not be given first place in the round.
- The selection shall be a cutting from a single published work of literature. Recorded material that is not published is not acceptable. Lines that are attributed to a character in the published material may not be attributed to another character in the performance. The original source of the piece must be present at the tournament for verification purposes.
- Participants will establish focus for the other character, but except during the introduction, eye contact is not allowed.
- The selection must be memorized.
- The two performers may play one or more characters as long as the performance of the two competitors remains as balanced as possible.
- Participants should react to each other's verbal and nonverbal expressions, but they may not touch each other. Touching and direct eye contact during the introduction is allowed.