Area and Region One-Act Play Contests
Area Competition Dates: April 12-13, 2024
Region Competition Date: April 25, 2024
Area One Act Play rehearsals and performances will be held at Murphey Performance Hall.
Region One Act Play rehearsals and performances will be held at Lakeview High School.
Rehearsal and Performance Schedule
Friday, April 12
50 Minute Rehearsals, 10 Minutes to Strike to Box
- 1 p.m. - School One
- 2 p.m. - School Two
- 3 p.m. - School Three
- 4 p.m. - School Four
- 5 p.m. - School Five
- 6 p.m. - School Six
Saturday, April 13
- 9 a.m. - Director’s Meeting
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10 a.m. - Performances Begin
(All shows will run back to back without any breaks.)
Critiques and awards will follow the completion of the performances.
Thursday, April 25
Rehearsal
- 8 a.m.- School One
- 8:50 a.m.- School Two
- 9:40 a.m.- School Three
- 10:30 a.m.- School Four
- 11:20 a.m.- School Five
- 12:10 p.m.- School Six
Director’s Meeting
- 1:15 - 2 p.m.
Performance and Strike
- 2 p.m. - School One
- 3:10 p.m. - School Two
- 4:20 p.m. - School Three
- 5:30 p.m. - School Four
- 6:40 p.m. - School Five
- 7:50 p.m. - School Six
Quick Facts
The entry fee for each One-Act Play is $750 and must be submitted by each school at the time of rehearsal.
Please make checks payable to:
Angelo State University, UIL Account
Check can be mailed to:
Angelo State UIL
ASU Station #11023
San Angelo, TX 76909-1039
Participating cast members, directors and production crews in the Area One-Act Play Contest will not be charged an admission fee.
- Adults – $10 per ticket
- Students – $5 per ticket
Area Competition
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Susan McCarson
- B.S.Ed. - Texas Tech University: Speech Communication/History/English
- M.A. in English - Midwestern State University
- Susan McCarson has been a part of one-act play since her senior year in high school. She worked for 20 years in a 2A school as a teacher, coach and director. She was awarded the UIL Sponsor Excellence Award for outstanding achievements in speech and OAP. Susan contributes her success to the talented mentors who have helped in the journey as both a director and adjudicator. She became an education specialist for Region 9 ESC, where she was responsible for all-level fine arts & social studies and secondary English. She also worked 10 years as a national consultant for an educational company. Fine arts have been at the center of Susan’s life. She is an advocate for small-school theatre programs because she understands the limitations of space, budgets and student availability. Having directed in a school with no sound system and an on-off lever for lighting, she can relate to the challenges in running a small-school program. Susan considers her greatest achievement to be her five grandchildren.
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Jack Cody
- B.A. - Texas A&M Commerce
- M.A. - Texas A&M Commerce
- Jack Cody has been involved in UIL activities for 50 years with state awards in theatre, speech and current events, and he directed UIL high school one-act contest plays for 43 years. He retired from Graham ISD after 40 years as an English, speech and theatre teacher, and he is currently an adjunct community college instructor at North Central Texas College/Graham. He also sponsored Cody’s Kids, summer theatre camps for children; conducts OAP workshops and clinics; and works as a theatre consultant. He was named the 2000 Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Education Agency and represented Texas in the National State Teacher of the Year program. Also in 2000, he was recognized with a UIL Sponsor Excellence Award. In 2015, Cody was named the Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year for the five North Central Texas College campuses. He has inspired generations of students who are working in theatres, teaching theatre, judging UIL OAP contests, or participating as active supporters of theatre arts.
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Karyn Brown
- B.S. - Angelo State University
- M.E. - Angelo State University
- Karyn Brown has been a part of UIL since high school in areas such as athletics, prose, poetry, duet acting, debate and OAP. Upon graduating from Angelo State with a kinesiology and communication degree, Brown continued her UIL experiences as a mom, bus driver, and eventually a junior high and high school OAP director. She was an OAP director for 20 years. Of that, 20 were at the high school level and six at the junior high level, serving both campuses concurrently. During that time, she was fortunate to make two state and seven regional appearances. She also has 14 years of junior high OAP contest managing experience and has helped organize contests and festivals at the high school level. Brown has witnessed first-hand what the world of theater can do for the human soul. She has seen how theater has impacted students to become more compassionate towards others, to be better leaders, to have stronger confidence, to develop stronger skills needed to help them succeed, and to take words written on a page and bring them to life. She loves working with kids and empowering them to be their best. She has walked in the shoes of the directors and applauds those who were smart enough to choose this road knowingly, but has an understanding for those who were assigned with this “additional duty.” She is very excited to share her experiences, as well as looks forward to watching the work of so many talented students and their brilliant directors.
Region Competition
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Vicki Dillard
- Retired
- B.B.A. - Tarleton State
- M.Ed. - Wayland Baptist University
- Vicki Dillard retired after 33 years as theatre director, performing arts center manager, UIL coordinator and speech/debate coach. She has served as a theatre consultant for several years, conducting clinics and workshops. As a director, she is privileged to have directed theatre programs in middle and high schools in conferences 1A to 5A, advancing to all levels, including the state meet several times. In 2017, she directed the first runner-up play in division 2A. In 2009, Vicki received the University Interscholastic League’s Sponsor Excellence Award. She believes in the educational value of the OAP process and feels that a positive OAP experience offers students unlimited life lessons.
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Adam Zarowski
- B.F.A., Acting - Texas Tech University
- M.F.A., Acting - University of Houston Professional Actor Training Program
- RSC Stand-Up for Shakespeare Certified
- M.F.A., Directing - Ohio University
- Adam Zarowski is a freelance actor, director and teacher, script cutter/consultant, acting coach, and certified UIL One Act play judge and clinician. He is also certified in the RSC’s “Stand up for Shakespeare,” which is a certification given from the RSC and specialized toward teaching children with autism and young adults Shakespeare. Adam taught high school for eight years in the El Paso and Houston areas. During his time as a teacher,his UIL OAPs advanced to all levels of competition, including state. Adam acted as the school’s fine arts head, the UIL academic coordinator and the theatre’s manager. Also during his time as a theatre teacher, he coached the speech and debate team. In his eight years of teaching and since retiring, Adam has coached numerous state and national finalists in numerous categories. He believes strongly in the integration of speech and theatre. In 2011, he was named the Teacher of the Year at Austin H.S. in El Paso and was a finalist in the district’s race. Since retiring from full time teaching, Adam has been traveled around the country acting and coaching. He has coached multiple national finalists in speech and debate, has workshopped and cut scripts for numerous state-advancing schools in Texas OAP, and toured over half the country with the American Shakespeare Center, acting and teaching people of all ages how to really enjoy and master Shakespeare. Adam teaches, adjudicates and holds workshops for high schools, colleges and conventions all over the nation. His workshops include, “The Magic of Theatre,” “SCORE,” “Managing the Clock” and SuperHuman!” He believes in One-Act Play and has witnessed the amazing effects it can have on all involved! Adam brings the knowledge he gains as a coach and from the classroom to the stage, while bringing his experience from his career to the classroom! Check him out at adamzarowski.com
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Rosendo (Ross) DeLeon
- Retired
- B.A. - University of Texas Permian Basin
- Ross DeLeon taught theatre in the public schools for 29 years before his retirement (11 years in junior high and 18 years in high school). He has also been involved as an actor in community theatrical productions, and is now active as an actor in movies, commercials and TV series. He is taught theatre arts at Cornerstone Christian Schools in San Antonio (2018-19) and worked as theatre consultant for San Antonio ISD (2011-18). He has attended the UIL OAP state meet for the past 30 years and has been judging for the past seven years. He has advanced plays that have made it to state competition. Ross has been involved in all the aspects of OAP: participated in OAP when he was in high school, directed 18 high school one-act plays, was a parent of OAP participants and adjudicator of OAP. He sees the educational value of OAP and has seen how the critique made a big change in students’ attitude towards their performance, especially when they did not advanced. He was honored to be selected as a judge for the 2A UIL State Contest in May 2022.
Area Manager
Renee Buchanan - Contest Manager
Renee Buchanan retired after spending the majority of her 29 years of teaching in the theatre classroom or teaching and coaching speech and debate. She advanced to the state meet five times, placing 3rd in conference 3A in 2002 and 1st in conference 2A in 2006. She is one of the authors of the Maestro Theatre Publications, LLC, Teacher Resource for Theatre Education. She is also a guest instructor for workshops and clinics across the state.
817-372-4648
DFWRenee@gmail.com
Region Manager
Allen Otto – Contest Manager
Allen Otto has been involved with UIL One-Act Play since 2001, working in competitions from zone to state. He holds a B.A. from Trinity University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston School of Law. He took his love of storytelling into his career, and as a chief trial attorney in Harris County, has gotten to advocate for crime victims in more than 50 jury trials.
Allen remains active in the Houston theater community, creating clinics and experiences for high schools and middle schools across the state to promote the joy of theatre in youth. In addition, he travels across the U.S. and Canada to assist choral groups in developing organic performance through song. Allen has also worked with the Houston ISD to help build and grow participation in UIL elementary, middle and high school tournaments. In addition to contest managing, he has served as a judge for various UIL events at the district, region and state levels.
Allen Otto
281-777-8672
aotto3@gmail.com
www.allenotto.com
In accordance with UIL regulations, only students listed in the Official Eligibility Notice may be in the stage and dressing areas. Only eligible students may participate as members of the contest company.
ASU provides the basic unit set.
A green room will be provided for students to warm up in prior to your school’s show time. However, due to location availability, there will not be a dressing room for each school to leave personal belongings in throughout the competition day. We ask that your students arrive dressed and ready to take the stage.
Although we are excited about the remolded space you will get to compete in next year, we know the changes this year are a little challenging. Our apologies for any inconvenience this causes.
Questions?
For more information, contact the contest manager or contest director.
Contest Managers
Area Manager
Renee Buchanan
817-372-4648
DFWRenee@gmail.com
Region Manager
Allen Otto
281-777-8672
aotto3@gmail.com
Regional Director
Julie Schniers
325-656-7283
julie.schniers@angelo.edu