Georgia Speech Series 3 Asynchronous

2023 — Online, GA/US

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Improv Duo

Event Description:

1. In this event involving limited preparation, two students create and present a performance portraying two characters. Preparation time for Improvisational Duo is three minutes for senior division and five minutes for junior division. Setting up the chairs, when used, is part of preparation time. Preparation time is separate from performance time.

1. The time limit for the performance is six minutes. There is a fifteen-second grace period, after which the student must be dropped in rank/rating. No violation of the grace period in Regional/State Quarterfinal, Semifinal, or Final rounds may result in disqualification. No performance violating the grace period may receive ‘1’ in the round.

1. TIME SIGNALS DURING THE PERFORMANCE ARE REQUIRED. The count-down method is required. In this method, the judge holds up a number of fingers indicating the number of minutes remaining out of the six minute performance time limit.

1. No make-up, costumes, props, or lighting are permitted, but two chairs may be used. Doors and walls are considered props. Each performer may portray ONE and only ONE character during the scene; dialogue must be equally shared over the course of the scene. An introduction by one or both students is required to set the scene, and a resolution of the conflict must be evident at the end of the scene.