Oral Interpterminology

Oral interpretationReading literature aloud with the goal of making it come to life

Duet interp2 people presenting the same selection

often playing roles as in a play

Readers’ theatreThree 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 differentKinds of literature

Character analysisFinding out everything you

can about the character you are playing Gender Age Nationality Personality Size Character traits

Off stage focusPerformers direct their attention off of the stage.

They can not look at their partners or other performers.

Focal pointsthe 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..

pantomimeActing without props

blockingthe 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.

teasera 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