Three Temple High entries in the annual UIL film contest have advanced from the preliminary round to a second qualifying round. Selected second round films will advance to a state semi-final round. Entries chosen to advance to state in each category will be screened and ranked first through sixth at the virtual State Festival March 12.
Temple's advancing entries include "The Incident at Tarver Dr." (Director Daniel Salazar, Division Two, Narrative), "Intrusive Thought" (Director Genevieve Myers, Division Two, Narrative) and "Dean" (Director Sereniti Patterson, Division Two, Documentary). Division Two includes only 5A and 6A schools. Films must be 3-7 minutes in length. Crew members for the three films included Terry Austin, Colin Fowler, Caleb Gommert, Penelope Gonzalez, Natalie Greenfield, Connor Harty, Jillian Knox, Julia Prather, Kylie Burke, Hanna Prince, Phoebe Gonzales, Shane Godfrey, and Kelsi Seiter.
Narrative films are generally accepted as possessing two components: the story presented and the process of its telling, or narration, often referred to as narrative discourse. Documentary films deals with actual and factual (and usually contemporary) issues, institutions, and people; whose purpose is to educate, inform, communicate, persuade, raise consciousness, or satisfy curiosity.
Click below to view each film.
THE INCIDENT AT TARVER DR. YouTube Link
INTRUSIVE THOUGHT YouTube Link
DEAN YouTube Link
Thespian Troupe #1966
Temple High School
Theatre Arts Department
415 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76504
Director
Natasha Tolleson
Office 254-215-7278
natasha.tolleson@tisd.org
Theatre Instructor,
Lights & Sound Teacher
Kayla Stewart
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Brad LaMotte
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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