Dramatic Interpretation

National Speech and Debate Association Nationals was hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2016. National Champions are awarded a scholarship of US$1,000.{{cite web | url=https://www.speechanddebate.org/nationals-history/ | title=Nationals History }} To receive the title a competitor must have the lowest cumulative score throughout the duration of the tournament. The Dramatic Interpretation competitor to receive the lowest cumulative score in the final round is awarded the BAMA Bowl and a US$500 scholarship.{{Cite web |url=https://ci.uky.edu/toc/sites/default/files/NSDA%20Event%20Rulebook%202014.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312075015/https://ci.uky.edu/toc/sites/default/files/NSDA%20Event%20Rulebook%202014.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-12 |url-status=dead }} The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament is the largest academic competition in the world.{{Cite web|url=http://fox4kc.com/2014/06/17/blue-valley-west-hosts-worlds-largest-academic-competition/|title = Blue Valley West hosts world's largest academic competition|date = 17 June 2014}}{{Cite web |url=http://live-timely-itszka97ct.time.ly/event/national-speech-debate-associations-national-championships-largest-academic-competition-in-the-world/?instance_id=903 |title=National Speech & Debate Association's National Championships (Largest academic competition in the world) |access-date=2017-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312050748/http://live-timely-itszka97ct.time.ly/event/national-speech-debate-associations-national-championships-largest-academic-competition-in-the-world/?instance_id=903 |archive-date=2017-03-12 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-hosts-largest-academic-competition-in-the-world |title=Kansas City hosts largest academic competition in the world - Story |access-date=2017-03-10 |archive-date=2017-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312044808/http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-hosts-largest-academic-competition-in-the-world |url-status=dead }}

Dramatic Interpretation falls under the jurisdiction of events under the category defined as “Interpretation” by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA). These events are Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, and Program Oral Interpretation. Events that do not fall under the jurisdiction of the following rules include, but are not limited to Poetry, Prose, and Storytelling. The National Speech and Debate Associations rules are organized into categories of length, material, material availability, performance, re-use, and website approval submission process.High School Unified Manual: Chapter, Rules, and Tournament Operations. 2017 ed. Vol. 1.0. National Speech and Debate Association, 2017. PDF. Updated February 2017

The set time limit is ten minutes with a thirty-second period in which a student may go overtime with no penalty, colloquially referred to as a 'grace period.'According to National Speech and Debate Association rules, a student who exceeds the ten minute and thirty-second time limit cannot be awarded the rank of 1st in the round. There is no minimum time limit.High School Unified Manual: Chapter, Rules, and Tournament Operations. 2017 ed. Vol. 1.0. National Speech and Debate Association, 2017. PDF. Updated February 2017 pg 43-44.

A student may choose from a single work of literature to perform.

Acceptable forms of literature include:High School Unified Manual: Chapter, Rules, and Tournament Operations. 2017 ed. Vol. 1.0. National Speech and Debate Association, 2017. PDF. Updated February 2017 pg 43-44.

• Novels
• Plays
• Anthologies where only one piece of literature is performed
• Poetry
• Song lyrics

In Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, and Humorous Interpretation performers are not permitted to use any type of "physical objects or costuming."High School Unified Manual: Chapter, Rules, and Tournament Operations. 2017 ed. Vol. 1.0. National Speech and Debate Association, 2017. PDF. Updated February 2017 pg 45.

In addition, students may not:

• Adapt material for purposes other than transitional. Controversially, sub-point 5. An under Interpretations on the National Speech and Debate Association Manual has been used to disqualify national finalist and national champions during and after the final round at National Speech and Debate Association Nationals. (See Humorous Interpretation (Contestant H208))
• Rely on the use of scripts.

Students may not perform the same work of literature at any National Speech and Debate Association tournament if they have already done so in a separate contestant year.

All piece selection is subject to online year-round review.

In intercollegiate forensics, a competitor may use one or more theatrical scripts to craft a dramatic narrative involving one or multiple characters.{{cite web|title=What is Forensics? |url=https://communications.fullerton.edu/studentlife/forensics/forensics_introduction.php |website=communications.fullerton.edu |access-date=4 November 2024}} The dramatic material can originate from a variety of sources, ranging from stage, screen, to radio.{{cite web|title=Texas Speech: Collegiate Events |url=https://commstudies.utexas.edu/forensics/texas-speech/collegiate-events |website=commstudies.utexas.edu |access-date=4 November 2024}} Unlike dramatic interpretation performances at the high school level, collegiate competitors are required to use a manuscript throughout their performance.{{cite web |title=Event descriptions |url=https://sites.google.com/site/afanietnew2/products-services/event-descriptions?authuser=0 |website=AFA-NST |access-date=4 November 2024}}

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 tournament was canceled, resulting in no champion.{{cite web |title=Dramatic Interpretation Champions |url=https://sites.google.com/site/afanietnew2/history/afa-niet-national-champions/dramatic-interpretation-champions?authuser=0 |website=AFA-NST |access-date=4 November 2024}}

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 tournament was canceled. However, the NFA permitted competitors in their senior year to submit recordings of their speeches for an asynchronous competition. The top performing student in each category was ranked as the Performance of Highest Distinction.{{Cite web |title=Texas Speech: Individual National Champions |url=https://commstudies.utexas.edu/forensics/texas-speech/individual-national-champions |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=commstudies.utexas.edu}} The Performance of Highest Distinction in Dramatic Interpretation was awarded to Trijae from Bradley University.{{Cite web |title=2024 NFA Booklet |url=https://nationalforensicassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024_nfa_booklet_online_rev-1.pdf |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=nationalforensicassociation.org}}

• Duo Interpretation
• Humorous Interpretation
• National Christian Forensics and Communications Association
• National Forensic League
• National Speech and Debate Association

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• [http://sites.google.com/site/uncensoredforensics/info/dramatic-humerous-intpretation Dramatic & Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Performance]

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