Idaho State Drama
2023 — Pocatello, ID/US
Original Serious
Event Description:
General Rules–Acting Events
1. Makeup, costumes, and props are optional and shall not be part of the evaluation. Props are not allowed in pantomime.
2. Ensembles are composed of 2-5 actors.
3. Time limits include set-up, intro, performance and strike.
4. Competitors shall receive no outside assistance once the round has started.
5. Presentations may not contain more than 25% singing, except the Musical Theatre category.
6. Props as Weapons
a. The use of real weapons is prohibited.
b. Anything representing firearms must be made of unpainted, undecorated wood or cardboard.
c. Anything representing knives or bladed weapons must be made of unpainted, undecorated wood, foam or cardboard and must not have moving parts, sharp points or sharp edges.
d. Anything that represents any other weapon, must be made of wood, foam or cardboard and must not have moving parts, sharp points or sharp edges.
e. Anything that represents a weapon or could be used as such must be checked in at the tab desk immediately upon arrival to the tournament by the head coach.
7. Discharge of any type of dispersing machine or pyrotechnic device (i.e., fog machine, flash pot) is prohibited. Violation of this rule will result in immediate disqualification. Airbrush equipment and aerosols may be used during the makeup process under the supervision of the assigned proctor.
8. The performance will be staged for ¾ arena or proscenium with the acting area not larger than 15 feet by 15 feet.
9. Recording of a competitor’s performance in any format, photographs or video, during the rounds is strictly prohibited.
Original Acting - Humorous / Serious
Time Limits: 2-10 min. - ensembles; 2-6 min. - solos
1. Original Acting scenes must be written and dated by a current high school student or students, although not necessarily by the student(s) who are performing them.
a. Original scenes will be considered ineligible for Original events after use in a singular competition season, but may be used in Ensemble and Solo acting events in subsequent years.
2. The student(s) may act the part of one or more characters.
3. Ad-libbing and/or improvisation are not permitted.
4. Adaptations, paraphrases and parodies of existing scripts are prohibited and will be considered plagiarism.
a. Definition of parody: a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule.
b. Definition of paraphrase: a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form.