Temple High School's UIL team will compete in the 2019 Bi-District (Districts 11 & 12) UIL One-Act Play competition on Saturday, March 23 at Longview High School's Mickey Melton PAC, 201 E Tomlinson Pkwy 75605 (211 miles away). Admission will be $5 per person and concessions will be available. Audience members may enter and exit only between shows. Shows run back-to-back. Competition order and estimated performance times for Saturday are:
    (1) 10:00 a.m. Rockwall High, August Osage County
    (2) 10:50 a.m. Belton High, The Library
    (3) 11:40 a.m. Longview High, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest  (PAC Facebook Page)
    (4) 12:30 p.m. Copperas Cove High, These Shining Lives
    (5) 1:20 p.m. Rockwall Heath, Mariner
    (6) 2:10 p.m. Temple High, Baby with the Bathwater
Three of the six schools will advance to the Area Contest, which will be Saturday, April 6, at the Midway Performing Arts Center, 800 Hewitt Drive, Hewitt, TX 76643. Temple's rehearsal time in Longview will be on Friday, March 22 at 2:50 p.m.

Critic judges include R. Scott Allen and Paul Davis (both from Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts) and Karen King (theatre professor at Panola College in Carthage). Penny Burdette is serving as contest manager.

Temple's entry, Baby with the Bathwater by Christopher Durang, begins as Helen (Sierra Amalbert) and John (Seth Little) gaze proudly at their new offspring, a bit disappointed that is doesn't speak English and they are too polite to check its sex. So they decide that the child is a girl and name it Daisy — which leads to all manner of future emotional and personality problems when it turns out that Daisy (Anthony Williamson) is actually a boy. The play charts the saga of Daisy's struggle to establish his identity and introduces us to the many zany characters he meets along the way. Durang is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy.

CLICK HERE for the cast and crew information page. For the 27th year in a row, Temple's team has advanced from the district contest. No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record. Last year, Temple's entry (On the Verge) placed 4th in the state, out of over 250 5A schools. This year, Temple is in the 6A classification.

Helen, the mother (Sierra Amalbert) and John, the father (Seth Little)

Eight Temple students have advanced to the state finals in the annual UIL Theatrical Design Contest. This year's contest involved designs to produce Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in a way that it had not been produced before. The target audience for the design was specified as "children and the adults who love them." Results were announced March 15, 2019.

The student's work will be on display during the state one-act play contests, April 23-26, at the Round Rock ISD Performing Arts Center. Oral critiques will be given on Friday, April 26, with the awards ceremony at 3 p.m. Awards are given for six places, and Temple competes in Division 2, which is 5A and 6A schools.

Temple's group entry will compete against 13 other schools in the division. The group included Isabel Poehlmann, Morgan Madsen, Olivia Cabrera and Allison Quiroz. The theme used was retro 1980s video games.

Set designers advancing to state included Ashlyn Farley (claymation theme) and Anthony Williamson (medieval dark fantasy). Costume designers included Brianna Alexander (whimsical, playful) and Rebecca Alley (bittersweet, texture of latex).

Competing against Temple's group team are Allen, Baytown Goose Creek, Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Keller, Laredo Alexander, Mansfield Legacy, Mission Veterans Memorial, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, San Antonio East Central, Taft, Texarkana Texas and Waco University. Previously, Temple's group team won the State Championship in 2008 (first year of the contest, winning against all Texas schools) and in 2014 (5A and 6A only). Last year, seven students advanced to state and Joseph Espinoza won 6th place in marketing.

For the 27th year in a row, Temple's UIL One-Act Play team has advanced from the district contest. Temple will compete at the Bi-District Contest, March 22-23, at Longview High School, 201 E Tomlinson Pkwy 75605. Also advancing with Temple were Belton High (The Library) and Copperas Cove High (These Shining Lives).

Temple's Sierra Amalbert was named Best Actress in District 12-6A and Anthony Williamson was named Best Actor in the district. Kerryn Eckenrode was named to the All-Star Cast and Seth Little was named to the Honorable Mention All-Star Cast. Ricardo Fontanez was named an All-Star Crew member.

At bi-district, Temple will compete against Rockwall-Heath (Mariner), Rockwall High (August Osage County) and  Longview High (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest).

We will post more information about Bi-District as it becomes available.

Temple High School's UIL team will compete in the 2019 District 12-6A UIL One-Act Play competition on Friday, March 8 at Midway Performing Arts Center, 800 Hewitt Drive, Hewitt, TX 76643. Performances begin at 2:00 p.m. and will run back-to-back. Audience members may enter and exit only between plays. Competition order and estimated starting times will be:
    (1) 2:00 p.m., Harker Heights High, A Doll's House, Part 2
    (2) 2:50 p.m., Temple High, Baby with the Bathwater
    (3) 3:40 p.m., Copperas Cove High, These Shining Lives
    (4) 4:30 p.m., Midway High, Violet Sharp
    (5) 5:20 p.m., Belton High, The Library
    (6) 6:00 p.m., Killeen High, These Shining Lives
Three of the six schools will advance to the Bi-District Contest, which will be March 22-23 at Longview High School, 201 E Tomlinson Pkwy 75605 (211 miles away).

Temple's 55-minute rehearsal time will be Thursday night at 7 p.m. The team will be leaving after school Thursday and will return again to Midway on Friday morning.

Critic judges include Tamera Young, Laura Grayson and Marla Dean. Ryan Beimer is serving as contest manager.

Temple's entry, Baby with the Bathwater by Christopher Durang, begins as Helen (Sierra Amalbert) and John (Seth Little) gaze proudly at their new offspring, a bit disappointed that is doesn't speak English and they are too polite to check its sex. So they decide that the child is a girl and name it Daisy — which leads to all manner of future emotional and personality problems when it turns out that Daisy (Anthony Williamson) is actually a boy. The play charts the saga of Daisy's struggle to establish his identity and introduces us to the many zany characters he meets along the way. Durang is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy.

CLICK HERE for the play information page. For the past 26 years in a row, Temple's team has been a District Co-Champion. No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record. Last year, Temple's entry (On the Verge) placed 4th in the state, out of over 250 5A schools. This year, Temple is in the 6A classification.

Temple's Zone Champion Team

Temple's UIL One-Act Play team advanced from the zone to the district contest on Saturday, March 2, at Harker Heights High School. Also advancing with Temple were Midway High (Violet Sharp) and Harker Heights High (A Doll's House, Part 2). The district contest will be Friday, March 8, at Midway High. Details and schedule will be posted as the information becomes available.

Sierra Amalbert was named Best Actress in the competition. Temple students named to the All-Star Cast included Seth Little, Kerryn Eckenrode and Olivia Cabrera. Students named to the Honorable Mention All-Star Cast included Jasmin Buckner, Sereniti Patterson and Anthony Williamson. Isabel Poehlmann was named Outstanding UIL Crew Member. Temple received more acting awards than any other team in the contest.

Other District 12-6A schools that will compete at the district contest include Belton High (The Library), Copperas Cove High (These Shining Lives) and Killeen High (These Shining Lives).

Temple High School's UIL team will compete in the first round of 2019 UIL One-Act Play competition on Saturday, March 2 at the zone contest at Harker Heights High School, 1001 East FM-2410 Road, 76548. Performances begin at 2:30 p.m. and will run back-to-back. Competition order and estimated starting time will be:
    (1) 2:30 p.m., Midway High, Violet Sharp
    (2) 3:20 p.m., Temple High, Baby with the Bathwater
    (3) 4:10 p.m., Harker Heights High, A Doll's House, Part 2
    (4) 5:00 p.m., Waco High, Scotland Road
Three of the four schools will advance to the District Contest, which will be Friday, March 8, at Waco Midway High.

Critic judges include Dr. Rebecca Osborne of Austin, Dr. Bodhisattva (Bob) Chanda of Lubbock, and Cory Broom of Addison. Aimee Kasprzyk is serving as contest manager.

Temple's entry, Baby with the Bathwater by Christopher Durang, begins as Helen (Sierra Amalbert) and John (Seth Little) gaze proudly at their new offspring, a bit disappointed that is doesn't speak English and they are too polite to check its sex. So they decide that the child is a girl and name it Daisy — which leads to all manner of future emotional and personality problems when it turns out that Daisy (Anthony Williamson) is actually a boy. The play charts the saga of Daisy's struggle to establish his identity and introduces us to the many zany characters he meets along the way. Durang is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. CLICK HERE for the play information page.

For the past 26 years in a row, Temple's team has been a District Co-Champion. No other UIL team at Temple High holds such a record. Last year, Temple's entry (On the Verge) placed 4th in the state, out of over 250 5A schools. This year, Temple is in the 6A classification.

Pictured above are team members prior to attending a clinic to prepare for this competition.

The three Temple Middle Schools will have public performances of their One-Act Plays on Monday, February 25, beginning at 6 p.m. at Meridith-Dunbar Auditorium, 1717 E Avenue J, Temple, TX 76501. Admission is $5 per person. The location is different this year because of construction at the high school. The three shows will run back-to-back beginning at 6 p.m., Bonham will be 1st, Travis will be 2nd (approx, 6:45), and Lamar will be 3rd (approx. 7:15).

The actual competition for Bonhan, Lamar and Travis was held on the preceding Saturday with Critic Judge Cheryl Painter. Cheryl is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Directing and Theatrical Production.

Lamar Middle School's production of The Brother’s Grimm Spectaculaton was ranked first (Director Spencer Tolleson). Bonham Middle School's production of Bad Auditions by Bad Actors was ranked second (Director Jonathan Spear). Travis Science Academy's production of A Thousand Cranes was ranked third (Directors Jennifer Tucker and Patrick Dolan).

Best Actress was Alivea Johnson (Bonham) with Best Actor Jackson Romans (Lamar)

The All-Star Cast included Matiaya Dotson (Lamar), Skylar Gordon (Travis), Chasen Hamson (Bonham), Ashli Hauersperger (Lamar) Sophia Pacheco (Travis), Thomas Painter (Lamar), David Petrarcho (Travis), Avery Tarbet (Bonham).

The Honorable Mention All-Star Cast included Carmel Ankrom (Bonham), Izabella Dackett (Bonham), Sanyyah Galbreath (Lamar), Ashten Gradey (Bonham), Jayson Vahue (Bonham), Aurora Ismaili (Lamar), Alx Oradeskey (Lamar), Carolina Rodriguez (Travis).

Outstanding Tech Crew was from Lamar and Outstanding Technician was Zoey Hodges (Bonham).

Team members for Temple High's entry in the annual UIL One-Act Play Contest have been announced. This year's entry in the annual UIL contest is scenes from Baby with the Bathwater by Christopher Durang. Rehearsals began Monday, January 28. The first level of the contest is Zone on Saturday, March 2, at Harker Heights High School.

CLICK HERE for the information page.

As the play begins, Helen (Sierra Amalbert) and John (Seth Little) gaze proudly at their new offspring, a bit disappointed that is doesn't speak English and they are too polite to check its sex. So they decide that the child is a girl and name it Daisy — which leads to all manner of future emotional and personality problems when it turns out that Daisy (Anthony Williamson) is actually a boy. The play charts the saga of Daisy's struggle to establish his identity and introduces us to the many zany characters he meets along the way.