Audition Materials and Places to Search for Materials
Auditions / Tryouts will occur between Nov. 30 - Dec. 3 for NSDA and UIL varsity teams. Schedule is below.
Debate
Rules: 6 minutes prepared (student cuts to time) followed by 3 minute cross examination period
Interp
Online Books
Bookwire
Speech Geek (Interp Materials)
Mushroom Cloud Press (Interp Materials)
Treefrog Publishing (Interp Materials)
Stage Agent Monologues
Monologue Archives
Actorama Monologues
Backstage Monologues
Freedrama Monologues
Why Sanity Monologues
The Monologue Project
Rules:
Cut a three minute selection to be read from an interp book for prose/poetry/POI (It may be a piece you already have cut for any of those events, but you must cut it to time).
Cut a three minute monologue to be performed without a book for dramatic interp, humorous interp, or duo (It may be a selection you already have cut/performed for any of those events, but you must cut it to time).
Note: If you are auditioning for both, you must perform two different selections.
Bookwire
Speech Geek (Interp Materials)
Mushroom Cloud Press (Interp Materials)
Treefrog Publishing (Interp Materials)
Stage Agent Monologues
Monologue Archives
Actorama Monologues
Backstage Monologues
Freedrama Monologues
Why Sanity Monologues
The Monologue Project
Rules:
Cut a three minute selection to be read from an interp book for prose/poetry/POI (It may be a piece you already have cut for any of those events, but you must cut it to time).
Cut a three minute monologue to be performed without a book for dramatic interp, humorous interp, or duo (It may be a selection you already have cut/performed for any of those events, but you must cut it to time).
Note: If you are auditioning for both, you must perform two different selections.
Extemporaneous Speaking
Impromptu Sample (what audition should look and sound like)
Global Issues
Current Issues and Events Practice Quizzes
Global Issues
Current Issues and Events Practice Quizzes
Rules: Students will be given five topics in the audition room. They will choose one to speak on. They will have 4 minutes to prepare a 3 minute speech. Additionally, students will take a current issues and events quiz.
Prepared Speaking
Rules: Students will be asked to prepare a 4 minute original oratory or informative speech. The entire speech needs to be written, prepared and memorized.