UIL Regional Contest April 16 & 17 in Waco

The Regional Contest for UIL One-Act Play will be Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 at University High School in Waco. At the beginning of the one-act contest season, 249 Texas 6A schools were entered. Now there are only 32 schools left in the competition. Two of the eight schools at this regional contest will advance to the 6A State Finals in Waxahachie.

Admission is $10 per person (plus $1.50 fee per ticket) and is good for one day only. TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE. Face masks are required. A maximum of 400 tickets will be sold each day. The house will open 10 minutes before each performance. Audience members may NOT remain in the house between performances. The awards ceremony will be broadcast on Zoom around 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening.

Link for online tickets: http://university-theatre.ticketleap.com/region-ii-6a-one-act-play

The contest will follow the same procedure that was used at the bi-district contest. Each school will arrive, unload their truck, have their rehearsal on the stage, perform their show for judges and audience, receive their oral critique and load their items back on their truck.

Approximate performance times include: 

FRIDAY, APRIL 16
   10:00 a.m., Temple High, Student Body  (<--Information Page)
   12:30 p.m., Bridgeland High (Cypress), Second Samuel
   3:00 p.m., Westfield High (Spring), Eclipsed
   5:30 p.m., George Washington Carver Magnet High (Houston), The Diviners

SATURDAY, APRIL 17
   10:00 a.m., Rockwall-Heath High, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
   12:30 p.m., Waxahachie High, Blue Stockings
   3:00 p.m., Garland High, Silent Sky
   5:30 p.m., Tomball High, The Crucible

Adjudicators will be Allana Patterson, Eric Vera and Jim Rambo. Contest Manager is Larry Carpenter.

From Temple, you would travel north on Interstate 35 and take the New Road (#331) Exit. Turn right onto New Road and travel about one-half mile, passing the main school building. Turn right onto Old Robinson Road. You will see the auditorium on your right.

Scenes from Temple High's production of Student Body