Dramatic Interpretation

Dramatic Interpretation (often shortened to "Dramatic Interp," "Drama" or just "DI") is an event in National Forensic League (and NFL-related) high school forensics competitions.

In a typical round of DI, five to seven performers will each perform a "cutting" (excerpt) from a readily available, published (copyrighted or non-copyrighted) play, novel, or short story. As the name suggests, the cuttings are invariably from non-comedic (e.g., dramatic) works. Some performers select monologues, others may adopt the roles of many different characters, changing their tone, manner, and the position of their body to indicate a change in character.

After all of the competitors have performed, the judge (or judges) in the round will rank them from best to worst, and assign each of them a score. Contestants who score well will "break" out of preliminary rounds and continue to advance through octo/quarter/semi/final rounds if they continue to score well.

In college, DI cuttings must be from a play. Novels and short stories are used in prose.[1]

Rules

The use of props is forbidden. Wearing a costume or attempting to dress "in character" is seen as a kind of propping.

There is a time limit of ten minutes. With a 30 second grace period, when the grace period is exceeded the person may not get first.

Within the ten minutes, there must be an introduction which states the title and author of the selection. A "teaser" from the selection may precede the introduction.

National Finalists Selections

2013 - Birmingham, AL Performed By:
1) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ~ John Berendt *BAMA BOWL* Anthony Nadeau, Royal Palm Beach High School - FL
2) Dennis: An Original Masterpiece ~ Eddie James Kenneth Zhang, The Harker School - CA
3) The House at Sugar Beach ~ Helene Cooper Emerald Egwim, Eagan High School - MN
4) My Life ~ Bruce Joel Rubin Elijah Burton Beery, Salina High School - KS
5) I, Tina ~ Tina Turner Tyara Hooks, Alpharetta High School - GA
6) The Gift of Tongues ~ Tyler Freeman Christina Parker, Pascagoula High School - MS
2015 - Dallas, TX Performed By:
1) Not a Genuine Black Man ~ Brian Copeland *BAMA BOWL* Daniel Williams, Holy Cross School - LA
2) César ~ Danny Hoch Ricardo Flores, America High School - TX
3) The F-Word ~ Matthew Yasuoka Luke Stodghill, South Grand Prairie High School - TX
4) A Chance at Acceptance ~ Kristy Thomas Jarrius Adams, Hattiesburg High School - MS
5) House ~ Daniel MacIvor Nissim Fargo Tbakhi, McClintock High School -AZ
6) Capote ~ Dan Futterman and Gerald Clark Jack Coborn Ellis, Orono High School - MN

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Drama Interpretation" (PDF). Blinn Colledge-Bryan writing center. Retrieved 7/10/2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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