2010-2011 - Georgia High School Association
2010-2011 - Georgia High School Association
2010-2011 - Georgia High School Association
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GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 99<br />
B. The date for the State One Act plays is Saturday, November 13, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The sites for State One-Act Plays are:<br />
Class AAAAA - Perry <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Perry<br />
Class AAAA - Veterans <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Kathleen<br />
Class AAA - Northside <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Warner Robins<br />
Class AA - Warner Robins <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Warner Robins<br />
Class A - Houston County <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Warner Robins<br />
C. The facilities that will be used for One-Act Play competitions will not be available for practice by any school in the<br />
State competition. “Walk-throughs” will not be allowed at the State competition.<br />
D. <strong>School</strong>s will be responsible for making their own arrangements for housing and meals.<br />
E. The schedule for each classification shall be:<br />
10:00 - 10:55 am - Region 3<br />
11:00 - 11:55 am - Region 4<br />
12:00 - 12:55 pm - Region 5<br />
1:00 - 1:55 pm - Region 6<br />
2:00 - 3:00 pm - RECESS<br />
3:00 - 3:55 pm - Region 7<br />
4:00 - 4:55 pm - Region 8<br />
5:00 - 5:55 pm - Region 1<br />
6:00 - 6:55 pm - Region 2<br />
7:00 - 7:20 pm - Judges’ Deliberation<br />
7:30 pm - Awards Presentation<br />
F. Trophies and individual medals will be awarded to the State Champion and Runner-up schools, and medals will<br />
be awarded to the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress.<br />
G. Three judges will be selected for each classification in the Region and State competitions.<br />
1. One judge may be from college ranks.<br />
2. The remaining two judges may be high school or former high school directors or from the professional theater<br />
level. NOTE: <strong>High</strong> school directors should not judge competitions of their classification.<br />
3. A list of possible judges is available from the GHSA Office. NOTE: In the event that it is impossible to secure<br />
the right number or the precise mix of judges as noted above, provisions should be made to secure quality judges<br />
that may not precisely meet the state criteria.<br />
4. On the day of the contest, judges shall avoid contact with directors or cast members until after the winners are<br />
announced.<br />
5. Judges shall hold all score sheets until after all presentations have been completed.<br />
SECTION L1<br />
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION<br />
A. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Dramatic Interpretation.<br />
B. This is a competition involving the communication of prose, poetry, and/or dramatic literature.<br />
1. The selection may be either serious or humorous, but should be of good literary value and appropriate to the<br />
contest.<br />
2. The contestants are judged on how well they communicate the author's meaning to the audience.<br />
(a) The contestant is expected to give the audience a brief introductory statement about the selection(s).<br />
(b) The material must be memorized and delivered without the use of a manuscript.<br />
(c) Prompting shall lead to disqualification.<br />
(d) No costumes, props, music, or sound effects may be used in the presentation. Area of presentation should<br />
be completely vacant.<br />
NOTE: Definition of Properties from The Stage and The <strong>School</strong>, 8th Edition, 1999, page 600: All the stage<br />
furnishings, including furniture and those things brought onstage by the actors; also called props.<br />
(e) Movement of the speaker is not limited.<br />
C. Each contestant is allotted ten (10) minutes for the presentation.<br />
1. The time allotment includes the introduction to the presentation.<br />
2. A penalty of two (2) points will be imposed for each fifteen (15) second period or portions thereof that the<br />
contestant is over the time limit.