Serious Prose Interpretation uses any published selection of
prose, fiction or non-fiction, excluding lyric novels (Published means the
speech has an ISBN # or Library of Congress #). The mood must be essentially
serious.
Rules – Selection:
The
mood of the cutting must be essentially serious.
Any
selection, with literary merit and appropriate to the reader, that is not
poetry, a play or part of a play, or a delivered speech, will be
considered prose.
Appropriateness
of the selection to the interpreter and audience should be considered.
A copy
of the script must be filed with the Contest Manager before each contest.
Updated
copies of the script must be submitted at Subsection, Section, and State
levels.
At the
State Contest, the student must submit a copy of the script to the Room
Manager in the first round.
Rules – Performance:
The
student should get and give meaning through the use of vocal and bodily
expression.
Poise
in vocal and physical delivery are expected.
The
use of gestures is optional.
The
use of a script is optional, provided it is not used as a prop.
THE
MAXIMUM TIME OF PRESENTATION, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED INTRODUCTION, IS
EIGHT (8) MINUTES.