Theatre & Film
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
One-Act Play / Film / Theatrical Design October newsletter
October news HERE
Middle School/Junior High One-Act Play Planning Guide Fall, 2020
A Fall 2020 Planning Guide and FAQ's for Middle School/Junior High Directors and Contest Managers
Theatrical Design State Results
The results 2019-2020 Theatrical Design are now posted! https://www.uiltexas.org/theatre/theatrical-design
https://www.uiltexas.org/files/academics/theatre/2019-20_THEATRICAL_DESIGN_MEDALISTS.pdf
State Judging Underway for the UIL Theatrical Design State Contest
Over 700 Theatrical Design entries were submitted by the February 8 deadline. The State Qualifiers were announced in March.
Online Awards Ceremony and the 2020-2021 Theatrical Design Play Announcement will take place on May 4!
Check back for more details to be announced on the UIL Theatre website.
Congratulations to all Theatrical Design Participants for their outstanding work this year!
Online Teaching Resources
Online Teaching Resources
National Federation of State High School Associations ( NFHS)
Copyright Guidance: https://www.nfhs.org/articles/copyright-covid-19-guidance/
Understanding Copyright and Compliance Course (FREE): https://www.nfhslearn.com/courses/understanding-copyright-and-compliance
Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)
Resources for Creating Online Learning: https://learn.schooltheatre.org/resources-for-creating-online-learning
Click to Teach/Click to Learn: https://learn.schooltheatre.org/click-to-teach-lesson-plans
Additional Online Resources
Support for Freelance Artists: https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/
Texas Educational Theatre Association: https://sites.google.com/tetatx.com/tetatx/curriculum?authuser=0
Texas Thespians: https://www.texasthespians.org/teaching_resources.html
Kennedy Center Theatre Resources:
The Folger Shakespeare Library
https://shakespeare.folger.edu