Oral Interp terminology

Oral interpretation  Reading literature aloud with the goal of making it come to life

Duet interp  2 people presenting the same selection  often playing roles as in a play

Readers’ theatre  Three or more people interping at the same time  South Dakota rules allow 3-6 for RT.  Can be a play, short story, Theme made up of different Kinds of literature

Character analysis  Finding out everything you can about the character you are playing  Gender  Age  Nationality  Personality  Size  Character traits

Off stage focus  Performers direct their attention off of the stage.  They can not look at their partners or other performers.

Focal points  the place off stage where the performer “sees” each person he/she is addressing.  If the performer plays multiple characters, he/she will have different focal points for each..

pantomime  Acting without props

blocking  the plan of movement for the scene; includes entrances, exits, and all movement and pantomime.  This should be planned and practiced before the performance.

introduction  Each selection must be introduced with an agd, introduction of the characters, information about the setting and any background information the audience members need to know to understand what they will see, and the title and author of the scene.  This introduction may come at the very beginning of the performance or after a short teaser.

teaser  a short part of the selection given before the introduction…The idea is to get the audience interested in the scene right away. This device is optional