The UIL is extending its suspension of all UIL sanctioned activities. As of March 19, the earliest games and contests may resume is Monday, May 4. This would apply to all theatre activities, including the original dates scheduled for the state contests for one-act play and theatrical design,

Seven Temple High students have been named state finalists in the annual UIL Theatrical Design contest. Temple competes in Division 2 against other 5A and 6A schools. The student's work will be on display during the state one-act play finals. All students in this year's contest created designs for Life Is A Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca.

Temple's finalists include the group entry (Lauren Bruckbauer, costumes; Olivia Cabrera, hair and makeup; Morgan Madsen, scenic design; and Allison Quiroz, marketing) as well as individual entries by Julia Prather, hair and makeup; Sereniti Patterson, hair and makeup; and Keslie Glasscock, marketing.

The UIL has suspended this contest for the time being.

Temple's One-Act Play Team will be competing at the Bi-District  Contest on Saturday, April 4, at the Midway ISD Performing Arts Center, 800 North Hewitt Drive, Hewitt, TX 76643. Temple will be the 3rd school to perform.

Performances begin at 12 Noon and run back-to-back. (*approximate time)
12 Noon  Rockwall High, Death of a Salesman  (Photos)
*12:55 p.m. Rockwall-Heath High. Yerma  (Photos)
*1:50 p.m. Temple High, Mac Beth
*2:45 p.m. Robert E. Lee High (Tyler), The Cripple of Inishmaan  (Photos)
*3:40 p.m. Midway High, Shakespeare in Hollywood
*4:35 p.m. Waco High, Ada and the Engine
Auditorium doors are typically closed during each performance and audience members may enter or leave only between performances.

Critic judges include Nancy Jo Humfeld, Gregory Arp and Joe Brown. Contest manager is Jerry Blake. (CLICK HERE to read about the judges and the contest manager.)

Nothing has been announced yet about an admission charge. If driving from Temple on Interstate 35, take Exit 325 (Hewitt Drive) and turn left. Stay on Hewitt Drive for around 4.5 miles and you will see the Performing Arts Center on your right, in front of the football stadium.

Temple's rehearsal time will be Friday, March 20, at 5:40 p.m. Three of the six schools will advance to the area contest, which will be Saturday, April 4, at the Midway Performing Arts Center.

Temple High School's One-Act Play Team advanced to bi-district during the district 12-6A contest on Saturday, March 7. 2020, at the Midway ISD Performing Arts Center. Other advancing schools included Midway and Waco High. Belton was the alternate. This marks the 28th year in a row that Temple has been a District Champion.

Named to the all-star cast were Sereniti Patterson (Macbeth) and Olivia Cabrera (Lady Macbeth). Named to the honorable mention all-star cast was Kerynn Eckenrode (Banquo). Named to the all-star tech team was Michael Jones (sound designer).

The next level of competition is the bi-district contest on Saturday, Apil 4 (revised date) at the Midway ISD Performing Arts Center. In addition to Midway and Waco High, Temple will be competing against Tyler Lee, Rockwall Heath and Rockwall High. Three of those schools will advance to area.

FACEBOOK PHOTO ALBUM from district contest by Mimansha Shrestha

Temple's One-Act Play Team will be going for its 28th Consecutive District Championship during the 12-6A contest on Saturday, March 7, at the Midway ISD Performing Arts Center, 800 North Hewitt Drive, Hewitt, TX 76643. Temple will be the 5th school to perform.

Performances begin at 2 p.m. and run back-to-back. (*approximate time)
2:00 p.m. Killeen High, Sylvia
*2:50 p.m. Shoemaker High, Wit
*3:40 p.m. Belton High, The Last Lifeboat
*4:30 p.m. Midway High, Shakespeare in Hollywood
*5:20 p.m. Temple High, Mac Beth
*6:00 p.m. Waco High, Ada and the Engine
Auditorium doors are typically closed during each performance and audience members may enter or leave only between performances.

Critic judges include Phillip Morgan, Michael Harlan and Carla Schumann. Contest manager is Jerry Blake.

There is no charge for admission at this level of the contest. If driving from Temple on Interstate 35, take Exit 325 (Hewitt Drive) and turn left. Stay on Hewitt Drive for around 4.5 miles and you will see the Performing Arts Center on your right, in front of the football stadium.

Three of the six schools will advance to the bi-district contest, which will be Saturday, April 4 (revised date), at the Midway Performing Arts Center. Temple is out of school March 8-15 for spring break.

Temple High School's One-Act Play Team has advanced to district from the zone contest held February 29 at Waco University High School. Other advancing schools were Midway HS and Waco HS. The district contest will be Saturday, March 7 at the Midway ISD Performing Arts Center.

Beginning this year, instead of awarding Best Actor and Best Actress, the UIL is naming two Best Performers at each contest. Temple's Olivia Cabrera (Lady Macbeth) received one of the two awards given. Sereniti Patterson and Genevieve Myers made All-Star Cast. Jasmin Buckner and Kerynn Eckenrode were named to the Honorable Mention All-Star Cast. Ricardo Fontanez was named to the All-Star Tech Crew, and Temple's group was named Best Tech Crew of out the four schools.

The first round of competition in this year's UIL One-Act Play Contest is the zone competition on Saturday, February 29 at University High, 3201 South New Road, in Waco. Because District 12-6A has nine schools, it was divided into zones for this first round.

Performances begin at 2 p.m. and run back-to-back. (*approximate time)
2:00 p.m. Midway High, Shakespeare in Hollywood
*2:50 p.m. Temple High, Mac Beth
*3:40 p.m. Harker Heights High, Hecuba
*4:30 p.m. Waco High, Ada and the Engine
Auditorium doors are typically closed during each performance and audience members may enter or leave only between performances.

Critic judges include David Nanny, Mike Schraeder and Rachel Harrah. Contest manager is Larry Carpenter.

There is no charge for admission at this level of the contest. If driving from Temple, take Exit 331 (New Road) and turn right. Travel past the main school building and turn right onto Old Robinson Road. You will then see the auditorium and its parking lot.

Three of the four schools will advance to the district contest, which will be Saturday, March 7, at the Midway Performing Arts Center.

The following article by Joel Valley appeared in the Temple Daily Telegram on Friday, February 28:

On an autumn afternoon, in an abandoned lot outside the city, seven school girls meet up to perform a play. In an urban wasteland, the girls in their tartan school uniforms transform into witches, ghosts and kings. They hurl headlong into the unchecked passions of Macbeth — in Shakespeare’s original text — as the line between real life and blood fantasy quickly blurs. Through prophecies and smartphones, blood and music, unexpected resonances emerge from Shakespeare’s dark nightmare of ambition gone awry, while at the same time, these young women discover what’s done cannot be undone.

Mac Beth was adapted by Erica Schmidt. The play originally premiered in 2018 at Seattle Repertory Theatre. Erica is married to Peter Dinklage of "Game of Thrones" fame.

The seven girls are played by Jasmin Buckner, Olivia Cabrera, Torrie Culp, Kerynn Eckenrode, Genevieve Myers, Sereniti Patterson and Mimansha Shrestha.

Temple's UIL team has an amazing record in one-act. For the past 27 years in a row, Temple has been district champion. No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record. For four of the past five years, Temple has advanced to the state finals (elite eight). Typically, around 250 schools begin the contest in the 6A classification.