Temple High Theatre will be hosting the UIL 4A Area Contest for one-act plays from Districts 17 through 20. The event will be Thursday, March 29, in the Temple High Auditorium, with performances beginning at 3 p.m. and running back-to-back. Admission is $10 per person. Concessions will be available. Audience members may enter and exit only between performances.
Natasha Tolleson is serving as contest manager. Adjudicators include Melissa Green, Brad Nies and Brian Hamlin. Three of the six schools will advance to the regional contest, which will be April 13 at Atascocita High in Humble, TX.
Here is the approximate schedule, but times can vary depending on length of each show and if the contest is running on time.
3:00 p.m. Salado High, Scuttlers
3:50 p.m. Connally High (Waco), Should Not Cause Harm
4:40 p.m. Liberty Hill High, More Fun Than Bowling
5:30 p.m. Athens High, Ted Kaczynski Killed People with Bombs
6:20 p.m. Robinson High, The Cry of the Peacock
7:10 p.m. Tom Glenn High (Leander), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The awards ceremony will follow after the judges have deliberated and scores are tallied.
Thespian Troupe #1966
Temple High School
Theatre Arts Department
415 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76504
Director
Natasha Tolleson
natasha.tolleson@tisd.org
Theatre Instructor,
Lights & Sound Teacher
Kayla Stewart
kayla.stewart@tisd.org
Technical Director
Brad LaMotte
bradlee.lamotte@tisd.org
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Temple's UIL One-Act Play Team has been a District Champion for 28 years in a row (as of March 2020). No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record.
Texas Thespian Convention
Six Events Advance to
International Competition
Named a Texas Thespian
Outstanding Troupe (1 of 6)
Named Texas Thespian
All-Star Troupe (1 of 23)
Second Place in Texas
Team Mask Making
Performed Marathon Play
Wilderness for 500 people
UIL One-Act Play Mac Beth
District Champion. Contests
after district were cancelled
Mrs. Tolleson Named a
TETA Educator of the Year
Texas Thespian Convention
All 8 Events Advance to
International Competition
STATE CHAMPION
Team Mask Making
STATE CHAMPION
Team Set Design
Nominee, Texas Thespian
Troupe of the Year (1 of 6)
5th Place
Baby with the Bathwater
Texas UIL 6A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of 254 schools)
5th Place in Texas, Div. 2
UIL Dramatic Design Group
Texas Thespian Convention
All 10 Events Advance to
International Competition
(More than any other troupe)
Texas Thespian Performance
of Wonder of the World
Texas Thespian All-Star
Troupe (1 of 10 in Texas)
Nominee, Texas Thespian
Troupe of the Year (1 of 3)
4th Place On the Verge
Texas UIL 5A State Finals
One-Act Play Competition
(Out of over 250 schools)
STATE CHAMPION
Texas UIL Hair & Make-Up
Design (Division 2)
5th Place in Texas, Div. 2
UIL Dramatic Design Group
14 Students Advance to
International Competition
Texas Thespian Mainstage
3 Performances of Cabaret
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