Humorous Interp
Using a play, short story, or other published work, students perform a selection of one or more portions of a piece up to ten minutes in length. Humorous Interpretation is designed to test a student’s comedic skills through script analysis, delivery, timing, and character development. Competitors may portray one or multiple characters. No props or costumes may be used. Performances can also include an introduction written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and the author. |
Oral InterpretationDramatic Interpretation
Using a play, short story, or other published work, students perform a selection of one or more portions of a piece up to ten minutes in length. With a spotlight on character development and depth, this event focuses on the student’s ability to convey emotion through the use of a dramatic text. Competitors may portray one or multiple characters. No props or costumes may be used. Performances can also include an introduction written by the student to contextualize the performance, and state the title and the author. Duo Interpretation Two competitors team up to deliver a ten-minute performance of a published play or story. Using off-stage focus, competitors convey emotion and environment through a variety of performance techniques focusing on the relationships and interactions between the characters. No props or costumes are used. Performances can also include an introduction written by the students to contextualize the performance and state the title and the author. |
UIL Prose & Poetry
Oral interpretation can be defined as the art of sharing literature from the author through the performer to the audience. Each of these elements is crucial to the final product of oral interpretation as a UIL contest activity. For UIL prose and poetry contests, the contest director or some designated official will draw for the category to be read in the preliminary round. Every contestant in prose will perform from the same category for preliminary rounds. Every contestant in poetry will perform from the same category, although this might be different from the category selected in prose. In both events, contestants in the finals will read from the remaining category. Mark your manuscripts as “A” or “B” so you don’t get confused at the tournament and accidentally read the wrong selection in the announced category.
Oral interpretation can be defined as the art of sharing literature from the author through the performer to the audience. Each of these elements is crucial to the final product of oral interpretation as a UIL contest activity. For UIL prose and poetry contests, the contest director or some designated official will draw for the category to be read in the preliminary round. Every contestant in prose will perform from the same category for preliminary rounds. Every contestant in poetry will perform from the same category, although this might be different from the category selected in prose. In both events, contestants in the finals will read from the remaining category. Mark your manuscripts as “A” or “B” so you don’t get confused at the tournament and accidentally read the wrong selection in the announced category.
Interp Resources
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