GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

B. The date for the State One Act plays is Saturday, November 5, 2011.
The sites for State One-Act Plays are:
Class AAAAA - Perry High School, Perry
Class AAAA - Veterans High School, Kathleen
Class AAA - Northside High School, Warner Robins
Class AA - Warner Robins High School, Warner Robins
Class A - Houston County High School, Warner Robins
GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 101
C. The facilities that will be used for One-Act Play competitions will not be available for practice by any school in the
State competition. “Walk-throughs” will not be allowed at the State competition.
D. Schools will be responsible for making their own arrangements for housing and meals.
E. The schedule for each classification shall be:
10:00 - 10:55 am - Region 2
11:00 - 11:55 am - Region 3
12:00 - 12:55 pm - Region 4
1:00 - 1:55 pm - Region 5
2:00 - 3:00 pm - RECESS
3:00 - 3:55 pm - Region 6
4:00 - 4:55 pm - Region 7
5:00 - 5:55 pm - Region 8
6:00 - 6:55 pm - Region 1
7:00 - 7:20 pm - Judges’ Deliberation
7:30 pm - Awards Presentation
F. Trophies and individual medals will be awarded to the State Champion and Runner-up schools, and medals will
be awarded to the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress.
G. Three judges will be selected for each classification in the Region and State competitions.
1. One judge may be from college ranks.
2. The remaining two judges may be high school or former high school directors or from the professional theater
level. NOTE: High school directors should not judge competitions of their classification.
3. A list of possible judges is available from the GHSA Office. NOTE: In the event that it is impossible to secure
the right number or the precise mix of judges as noted above, provisions should be made to secure quality judges
that may not precisely meet the state criteria.
4. On the day of the contest, judges shall avoid contact with directors or cast members until after the winners are
announced.
5. Judges shall hold all score sheets until after all presentations have been completed.
SECTION L1
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
A. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Dramatic Interpretation.
B. This is a competition involving the communication of prose, poetry, and/or dramatic literature.
1. The selection may be either serious or humorous, but should be of good literary value and appropriate to the
contest.
2. The contestants are judged on how well they communicate the author's meaning to the audience.
(a) The contestant is expected to give the audience a brief introductory statement about the selection(s).
(b) The material must be memorized and delivered without the use of a manuscript.
(c) Prompting shall lead to disqualification.
(d) No costumes, props, music, or sound effects may be used in the presentation. Area of presentation should
be completely vacant.
NOTE: Definition of Properties from The Stage and The School, 8th Edition, 1999, page 600: All the stage
furnishings, including furniture and those things brought onstage by the actors; also called props.
(e) Movement of the speaker is not limited.
C. Each contestant is allotted ten (10) minutes for the presentation.
1. The time allotment includes the introduction to the presentation.
2. A penalty of two (2) points will be imposed for each fifteen (15) second period or portions thereof that the
contestant is over the time limit.