Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen, has been selected for Temple High School's 2017 entry in the UIL One-Act Play Contest. Temple is the defending state champion in the 5A conference. The play is set in the 1890s in Kristiania (now Olso), Norway.
CLICK HERE for the Information Page about Hedda Gabler.
The read-through was February 8, with rehearsals beginning February 9. The first level of competition (district) is Tuesday, March 21 at College Station High School. Seven District 18-5A schools will compete in the contest, which begins at 2 p.m. Performance order and times include (#1-2:00) Bryan Rudder, (#2-2:50) College Station High, (#3-3:40) Waco University, (#4-4:30) A&M Consolidated, (#5-5:20) Temple High, (#6-6:10) Waco High and (#7-7:00) Bryan High. Performance times are approximate because the shows will run back-to-back. Three of the seven schools will advance to the bi-district contest. Eric Porter of Katy TX will serve as adjudicator.
Cast members include:
Hedda Gabler Tesman = Emma Tolleson
George Tesman, Hedda's husband = Andrew Tye
Eilert Lövborg, George's former colleague and
publishing competitor = Benjamin Clardy
Thea Elvsted, younger schoolmate of Hedda = Adara Felix
Judge Brack, an unscrupulous family friend = Dylan Prather
Miss Juliana Tesman, George's loving aunt who
raised him since childhood = Arreyon Blocker
Berte, servant of the Tesmans = Rebecca Alley
The UIL Five-Person Crew includes Gabe Fontanez, Samuel Little, Seth Little, Bailee Poelker and Callie Ortega. UIL Alternates include Chantal Cyrus, Anaiya Harris, Allison Quiroz and Gabriel Salazar.
The On-Site Crew includes Brianna Alexander, Sierra Amalbert, Alante Anderson, Baylee Black, Christopher Brown, Olivia Cabrera, Torrie Culp, Kerynn Eckenrode, Jonathan Equels, Ricardo Fontanez, Michael Jones, Simon Juarez, Morgan Madsen, Isabel Poehlmann, Robert Solar and D’Andre Wright.
Directors are Natasha Tolleson, Brad LaMotte and Kayla Stewart.
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Temple High School
Theatre Arts Department
415 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76504
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Natasha Tolleson
Office 254-215-7278
natasha.tolleson@tisd.org
Theatre Instructor,
Lights & Sound
Kayla Stewart
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Alicia Green
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Temple's UIL One-Act Play Team has been a District Champion for 29 years in a row (as of March 2021). No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record.
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