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2011-12 Speech & Play
Production Rules Meeting
The entries to the district contests are to be submitted no later than a fixed date to be determined annually by the NSAA and indicated on the NSAA calendar.
Play Production – Friday, November 18Speech – Friday, March 2
SchoolDistrict Director
Selection of Judges for District and State Contests1. Any judge interested in working district or
state contests shall apply to the NSAA by submitting a completed online NSAA application from for each activity.
2. NSAA judge’s ballot results submitted by coaches and activities administrators on the online form will be part of the selection criteria.
3. Consideration will be given to experience and geographical location of judges.
4. Consideration for state will be given to judge’s availability to judge district contests, ballot results, experience and geographical location.
1Date for first Contest
November
2011
NET Debut
Judging RemindersRemind everyone to
turn off all electronic devices.
Remind everyone to be polite listeners and audience members.
Give the presentation your undivided attention.
Do not approach speakers.
Judging Responsibility
*Return your ballots to the tab room in a timely manner.*Avoid commenting on student performances on social medial outlets and to the general public.*Be flexible in accepting the student’s interpretation of a piece of literature or treatment of a topic.
Coaching RemindersYou represent your school.Do not ask a judge to change their
decisions.Make sure you are familiar with the rules.You are responsible for your students.
DocumentationMaterial that provides information or evidence or that serves as a record.
Information you have borrowed from a source, such as quotations, summaries, and paraphrases, must be clearly documented.
ManuscriptTypically a printed page.
‘Printed’ shall be interpreted to mean either the printed manuscript or a typewritten copy.
Cannot be an electronic device.
Are You Taking Risks?Offensive Language or subject matterDisrespecting the Author’s intentDisrespecting the JudgeDisrespecting the SpeakersPlagiarism
Prepare to be Penalized!
Duet ActingA performance
can be disqualified for using more than 2 chairs and a table.
A teacher’s desk does not meet the definition of a table.
If needed, it is the speakers responsibility to provide a table and 2 chairs.
Oral Interpretation of Prose
Original CuttingPre-cut interpretation pieces
offered through on-line services would violate the “commercial
cuttings” rule and would be grounds for disqualification.
Eye ContactEvent Ballot Criteria
Public Address Events DeliveryInterpretation Events Physical ResponsivenessDuet Acting CharacterizationPlay Production Physicality
Oral Interpretation of DramaNo costumes or props, with the
exception of the intact paper manuscript, shall be permitted.
Presenters are to suggest the meaning, the feeling, and the mood of the play
through interpretation.
Staging Devices
Entertainment SpeakingVisual/audio media
may be employedProps are not
considered costuming.
Props are items that are carried on.
Oral Interpretation of PoetryShall be presented from manuscript.With or without a lecternPossession of a script.
Extemporaneous SpeakingFiles of Published Materials
BooksMagazines
NewspapersOnline sources
Prep TimeClass A – 30 Minutes
Classes B, C1, C2, D1, D2 – 1 hour
Play Production
ActingIndividuals Group
Characterization BlockingStage Movement Interaction of
charactersStage Business Tempo
Climax
Due to upgraded safety standards, no flying of
performers, scenery or props will be allowed at any facility
at district and state competition.
