Quality forensics performance material is often difficult to find. SpeechGeek provides high school coaches and competitors with scripts that are not only challenging, but also of strong literary merit. Each issue of SpeechGeek contains five scripts in a variety of events: prose interpretation, poetry interpretation, humorous interpretation, dramatic interpretation, and duo interpretation. SpeechGeek’s interp scripts are written by winning authors who know what it takes to make final rounds at all levels of competition.
This special issue of SpeechGeek material includes five previously unpublished duo interpretation for use in middle school competitions. Scripts contain content suitable for middle school students and are shorter in length to accomodate National Junior Forensic League rules.
TWO TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS
Duo Interpretation
by Ross Parker
Two conversations between
a father and son, ten years apart, demonstrate how neglecting a parent’s
emotional responsibilities can lead to the absence of returned affection by a
son years later. Inspired by Harry Chapin’s song “Cat’s in the Cradle”.
SITTING ON THE BENCH
Duo Interpretation
by Ross Parker
Stella and Delaney are
feeling a bit boxed in…mostly because they are stuck in the player’s box during
their ice hockey game. While they cheer on their teammates, they talk about the
sport, life, and their friendship.
NOT-SO-IDENTICAL TWINS
Duo Interpretation
by Ross Parker
Don’t be fooled, just
because sisters Sarah and Susannah look alike it doesn’t mean they like any of
the same things. From athletics to academics, they have totally different
interests. It isn’t until they switch lives, though, that they are able to
appreciate their differences.
MICHAEL TWO
Duo Interpretation
by Ross Parker
When we meet Michael,
he’s depressed over losing his best friend. When he receives a puppet to fill
the void, things go from bad to…creepy. Is it all just part of his imagination?
Or is something more sinister at hand? (No pun intended)
THE TIME TRAVELER VISITS NOAH’S ARK
Duo Interpretation
by Ross Parker
It’s the same thing that
happens to all of us. One minute, you’re working as a student custodian in the
physics professor’s classroom. The next minute, you’re being whisked away to
the launching of Noah’s Ark. Confusion and hilarity ensue all while trying to
straighten out the space-time continuum.
SpeechGeek Presents: Junior, Vol. 5 -- ISSUE PREVIEW