Theatre
& Film
Changes to Spring Meet
Contestant Entry
FOR STATE QUALIFIERS ONLY
Changes may be submitted Sunday, April 9th after noon until Monday, April 10th at midnight.
Community Standards And Copyright Compliance Form
OAP Academic Alignments
Spring Meet Entry
Student Activity Conferences
The League's One-Act Play Contest, founded in 1927, is the largest high school play production contest or play festival in the world. More than 14,000 Texas high school students in more than 1,200 plays participate in 300 plus contests, which take place from the beginning of March through the three-day, 40-production State Meet One-Act Play Contest. The One-Act Play Contest is supported by more than 300 members of the Texas Theatre Adjudicator and Officials Organization. The League's theatre program is considered by historians to be the foundation of educational and community theatre in Texas. It continues to be a major factor motivating increasing numbers of schools to offer theatre arts as an academic subject.
The UIL One-Act Play contest is a competition where similarly sized Texas schools present an 18-40 minute play and may be adjudicated by a panel of three judges or a single judge. The contest is held on a single day and open to the public. There are six possible levels of competition: Zone, District, Bi-Distrct, Area, Region, and State. At each level of competition a judge awards individual acting awards as well as selecting three productions to advance to the next level of competition up to the Regional Level where only two will advance to the State Level. After the awards are announced a Judge gives an oral critique to each of the schools. Because of the wide participation and diversity of plays produced certain rules and guidelines have been adopted by the State One-Act Play Office. These rules are in place to ensure safety, allow for equity, satisfy legal standards, and make the running of the contest practical.
Theatre & Film — News & Updates
2018 Theatrical Design Handbook and Prompt
The 2017-18 Theatrical Design Handbook and Prompt is now posted on the UIL website. You will find it under the Theatrical Design link on the left.
Area, Region and State Judging Panels Announced
The Judges for area, region and state have been posted on the UIL website.
New Titles Added to Lists of Approved Plays
2017 Theatrical Design and State 2-6A Results Posted
Full results are now posted for 2A - 6A and Theatrical Design.
OAP State Meet Ticket Information
Tickets for State OAP will be available at the venue boxoffice starting at 3pm each day. They will only accept cash and school checks made out to UIL/ UT-AUSTIN. Other information can be found on the State Meet page of the UIL website.
