• Section 125: Speech Arts & Drama – Solo – Lyric Poetry
• Section 126: Speech Arts & Drama – Solo – Narrative Poetry
• Section 127: Speech Arts & Drama – Shakespearean Drama
• Section 128: Speech Arts & Drama – Monologue Other Than Shakespeare
• Section 129: Speech Arts & Drama – Canadian Playwrights Monologue
• Section 130: Speech Arts & Drama – Solo – Memorized Prose
• Section 131: Speech Arts & Drama – Group Scenes – Duologue
• Section 132: Speech Arts & Drama – Group Scenes – 3 to 5 Players

NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

• Section 133: Speech Arts & Drama – Group Scenes – 6 or more players

NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

• Section 134: Speech Arts & Drama – Public Speaking
• Section 135: Speech Arts & Drama – Improvisation

NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

• Section 136: Speech Arts & Drama – Solo – Storytelling

Section 125: Speech & Drama – Solo – Lyric Poetry

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Competitors should refer to their local library for selections.
3. Solo speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
4. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
5. Own choice of a Lyric Poem. A Lyric Poem is contemplative; it is an expression of the inner thoughts or feelings of the speaker in the poem. Lyric Poetry is not dramatized. Therefore, costumes and props are not appropriate for this class.
6. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
7. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 125-01 – Lyric Poetry – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00
Time limit: 5 minutes.

Class 125-02 – Lyric Poetry – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00
Time limit: 5 minutes.

Class 125-03 – Lyric Poetry – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00
Time limit: 5 minutes

Class 125-04 – Lyric Poetry – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00
Time limit: 3 minutes

Class 125-05 – Lyric Poetry – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00
Time limit: 3 minutes

Class 125-06 – Lyric Poetry – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $40.00
Time limit: 3 minutes

Class 125-07 – Lyric Poetry – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $40.00
Time limit: 3 minutes

Section 126: Speech & Drama – Solo – Narrative Poetry

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Competitors should refer to their local library for selections.
3. Solo speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
4. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
5. Own Choice. A narrative poem tells a story. It is delivered directly to an audience as if the speaker is sharing a story. Gestures are allowed for emphasis, but the poem is not dramatized.
6. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
7. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 126-01 – Narrative Poetry – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00
Time limit: 5 minutes.

Class 126-02 – Narrative Poetry – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00
Time limit: 5 minutes.

Class 126-03 – Narrative Poetry – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00
Time limit: 5 minutes.

Class 126-04 – Narrative Poetry – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00
Time limit: 3 minutes.

Class 126-05 – Narrative Poetry – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00
Time limit: 3 minutes.

Class 126-06 – Narrative Poetry – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $40.00
Time limit: 3 minutes.

Class 126-07 – Narrative Poetry – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $40.00
Time limit: 3 minutes.

Section 127: Speech & Drama – Shakespearean Drama

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Competitors should refer to their local library for selections.
3. Speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
4. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
5. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
6. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 127-01 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00

Class 127-02 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00

Class 127-03 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00

Class 127-04 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00

Class 127-05 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00

Class 127-06 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $42.00

Class 127-07 – Shakespearean Drama Solo – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $42.00

Class 127-08 – Shakespeare Drama Group Scene – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00

Class 127-07 – Shakespeare Drama Group Scene – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $45.00

Class 127-08 – Shakespeare Drama Group Scene – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $45.00

Class 127-09 – Shakespeare Drama Group Scene – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $45.00

Class 127-10 – Shakespeare Drama Group Scene – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $45.00

Section 128: Speech & Drama – Monologue Other Than Shakespeare

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. There are three types of dramatic monologues: Monologues that address an audience directly; Soliloquies spoken as if the character is alone (revealing inner thoughts; and Speeches directed to another character.
Selections can be found in play and monologue anthologies. Participants should refer to their local library for selections.
3. Speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
4. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
6. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 128-01 – Monologue – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00

Class 128-02 – Monologue – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00

Class 128-03 – Monologue – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00

Class 128-04 – Monologue – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00

Class 128-05 – Monologue – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00

Class 128-06 – Monologue – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $40.00

Class 128-07 – Original Poetry – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $40.00

Section 129: Speech & Drama – Canadian Playwrights Monologue

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Competitors should refer to their local library for selections.
3. Speech selectionsmust be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
4. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
5. Own Choice. Time Limit 5 minutes.
6. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
7. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 129-01 – Monologue – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00

Class 129-02 – Monologue – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00

Class 129-03 – Monologue – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00

Class 129-04 – Monologue – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00

Class 129-05 – Monologue – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00

Class 129-06 – Monologue – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $40.00

Class 129-07 – Monologue – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $40.00

Section 130: Speech & Drama – Memorized Prose

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Memorized prose selection (fiction, non-fiction or sacred text) from a published source. Standing or seated in a relaxed but controlled position, the soloist delivers the selection, making eye contact with the audience. The performer may use gestures for emphasis and, if the prose contains dialogue, should make a vocal distinction between the speakers in the dialogue and the voice of the narrator.
3. Competitors should refer to their local library for selections.
4. Speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
5. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
6. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
7. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 130-01 – Memorized Prose – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00 Time limit: 7 minutes

Class 130-02 – Memorized Prose – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00 Time limit: 7 minutes

Class 130-03 – Memorized Prose – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00 Time limit: 7 minutes

Class 130-04 – Memorized Prose – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00 Time limit: 5 minutes

Class 130-05 – Memorized Prose – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00 Time limit: 5 minutes

Class 130-06 – Memorized Prose – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $40.00 Time limit: 4 minutes

Class 130-07 – Memorized Prose – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $40.00 Time limit: 4 minutes

Section 131: Speech & Drama – Duologue

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Competitors should refer to their local library for selections.
3. Speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
4. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
5. Own Choice. No Shakespearean Drama. Time Limit 10 minutes.
6. Stage props MUST be kept simple.
7. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
8. It is the competitor’s responsibility to abide by any and all government guidelines regarding physical distancing as of the date you submit your video.
9. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 131-01 – Duologue – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00

Class 131-02 – Duologue – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $45.00

Class 131-03 – Duologue – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $45.00

Class 131-04 – Duologue – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $45.00

Class 131-05 – Duologue – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $44.00

Class 131-06 – Duologue – Primary (Ages 9-10)

Fee: $44.00

Class 131-07 – Duologue – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $44.00

Section 132: Speech & Drama – Group Scenes – 3 to 5 Players. NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

Section 133: Speech & Drama – Group Scenes – 6 or more players. NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

Section 134: Speech & Drama – Public Speaking

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Total memorization of your speech is NOT encouraged. While you may collect information from any reliable source, you must deliver your speech in your own words. You may hold and refer to point-form notes as you deliver your speech (from a standing position) or use cue cards.
3. Speakers must enter in the grade that they are in for the 2020/2021 school year.
4. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
5. Time Limit 5 minutes.
6. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
7. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 134-01 – Public Speaking – Grade 12

Fee: $44.00

Class 134-02 – Public Speaking – Grade 11

Fee: $44.00

Class 134-03 – Public Speaking – Grade 10

Fee: $44.00

Class 134-04 – Public Speaking – Grade 9

Fee: $44.00

Class 134-05 – Public Speaking – Grade 8

Fee: $42.00

Class 134-06 – Public Speaking – Grade 7

Fee: $42.00

Class 134-07 – Public Speaking – Grade 6

Fee: $40.00

Class 134-08 – Public Speaking – Grade 5

Fee: $40.00

Class 134-09 – Public Speaking – Grade 4

Fee: $40.00

Class 134-10 – Public Speaking – Grade 3 & Under

Fee: $40.00

Class 134-11 – Public Speaking – Grade 2 & Under

Fee: $40.00

Class 134-12 – Public Speaking – Grade 1 & Under

Fee: $40.00

Section 135: Speech & Drama – Improvisation – NOT AVAILABLE IN 2021

Section 136: Speech & Drama – Storytelling

1. Read all Syllabus rules with care.
2. Select a folk tale or fairy tale that you would like to tell and decide who your audience will be — children, teenagers or adults. Edit the story for length, then retell the story in your own words, from a standing or sitting position. Provide the text, with the original story, for the adjudicator. Good stories may be found in:
   a) Anderson’s or Grimm’s Fairy Tales
   b) World Folktales: A Scribner Resource Collection, A. Clarkson & G.B. Cross c) Homespun: Tales from America’s Favorite Storytellers, Ed. Jimmy Neil Smith d) Next Teller, Collected by Dan Yashinsky

3. Competitors can also refer to their local library for selections.
4. Speech selections must be memorized. Selections may be used in one class only.
5. Performance times MUST be included on the entry form.
6. Participants will be responsible for arranging to have a video recording made of their performance and for creating a YouTube channel that can be shared can be shared with the Toronto Kiwanis Festival Office.
7. All classes in the section are eligible to proceed to the Provincial Competition (upon Adjudicator recommendation) in June, 2021.

Class 136-01 – Storytelling – Advanced (Ages 19-28)

Fee: $45.00 Time Limit: 8 minutes

Class 136-02 – Storytelling – Senior (Ages 17-18)

Fee: $44.00 Time Limit: 8 minutes

Class 136-03 – Storytelling – Intermediate (Ages 15-16)

Fee: $44.00 Time Limit: 8 minutes

Class 136-04 – Storytelling – Junior (Ages 13-14)

Fee: $42.00 Time Limit: 8 minutes

Class 136-05 – Storytelling – Elementary (Ages 11-12)

Fee: $42.00 Time Limit: 6 minutes

Class 136-06 – Storytelling – Primary (Ages 9-10

Fee: $40.00 Time Limit: 6 minutes

Class 136-07 – Storytelling – Beginner (Ages 6-8)

Fee: $40.00 Time Limit: 5 minutes