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. DI is sometimes called "Depressive Interpretation" as a joke; however, it accurately describes the sentiment underlying most pieces.

In a typical round of DI, five to seven performers will each perform a "cutting" (excerpt) from a published 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 several characters, changing their tone of voice, manner of speaking, and bodily position 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.^{[citation needed]}

Rules

The use of props is forbidden.

There is a time limit of ten minutes (although a thirty second grace period is often allowed).

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

See also

• Humorous Interpretation
• National Christian Forensics and Communications Association
• National Forensic League

External Links

• Dramatic & Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Performance

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