A Proposal for the Re-Categorization of Interpretation Events
Leah White · Cornerstone (Minnesota State University, Mankato) · 2010
began to seriously consider the need for this proposal in 2009 when the AFA-NIET National Committee was faced with evaluating a potential violation of the rules related to Dramatic Interpretation (http://www.mnsu.edu/cmst/niet/minutes/November09.htm). The violation centered on differing interpretations of what texts are included within the parameters of the event description. In response to the controversy, many called for a revision of the Dramatic Interpretation event description in hopes of making it more specific, thus preventing future disputes. My assessment of this, as well as other more regional controversies, has led me to believe that many of the concerns related to interpretation events are not due to the wording of the event descriptions, but rather the way in which we categorize the events as a whole.