Student Showcase: Reading or Performance Resources

Be sure to check the rubric for Readings or Performances at https://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NCCC-Student-Showcase-Reading-or-Performance-Rubric-2019.pdf !

• A good guideline is to complete your reading or performance within a 5- or 10-minute time slot.
• Although not necessary, you may want to leave some time to answer questions, provide reflections on the experience, or present a post-log for the piece.
• Factor in a small amount of time to introduce or “set the stage” or provide context for the excerpt of an edited performance or reading. You may know the relevance of your performance, but many in the audience may not.
• If you have specific media requirements (e.g., a podium, a microphone, a sound system with speakers, etc.), please be sure to describe your needs in full in the REQUIREMENTS section of your application form.
• Readings or performances involve the presentation of poem, dramatic reading, or performance (theatrical, musical, dance, etc.) to an audience at a specified time. This may mean selectively reading a portion of the poems or portion in your writing project or performing a limited number of scenes in your theatrical project.