WHAT IS UIL ONE ACT PLAY?: 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.
NAVARRO'S JOURNEY: Since 1997, Navarro High School has competed in the UIL One Act Play contest. Just two years after it's theatre program inception, Navarro found themselves advancing regularly. 1999 marked their first advancement with their production of The Taming of the Shrew. Shortly after in 2002, Navarro advanced to the 2A State competition with Alice in Wonderland under the direction of Mrs. Laura Haygood. Mrs. Haygood would stay at Navarro until her retirement in 2014. In her tenure, she led the Panthers to 7 Area contests, 2 Region contests, and the 2002 State contest. After Haygood's retirement, Mr. Elvis Irwin had a 2 year stint with the Panthers from 2014-2016. In that time, Mr. Irwin directed The Insanity of Mary Girard and Caucasian Chalk Circle, which enlightened the Navarro community in rich theatrical history. In 2015, Navarro made a large jump from Conference 2A to Conference 4A. Following Mr. Irwin's departure in 2016, Mr. Cory Mundy took over the program. It wasn't until Navarro's 2017 production of Wings, that the Panthers experienced success at the 4A level. This advancement was historic, as it was their first time to advance since the 2010 Regional Qualifier show, The Crucible. Mr. Mundy is continuing to build the Navarro Theatre Program into a respected entity of theatre, and a program of rich success in One Act Play.
Since 1997...
2002 STATE FINALIST
2 TIME REGIONAL FINALIST
7 TIME AREA FINALIST
2017 BI DISTRICT FINALIST
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.
NAVARRO'S JOURNEY: Since 1997, Navarro High School has competed in the UIL One Act Play contest. Just two years after it's theatre program inception, Navarro found themselves advancing regularly. 1999 marked their first advancement with their production of The Taming of the Shrew. Shortly after in 2002, Navarro advanced to the 2A State competition with Alice in Wonderland under the direction of Mrs. Laura Haygood. Mrs. Haygood would stay at Navarro until her retirement in 2014. In her tenure, she led the Panthers to 7 Area contests, 2 Region contests, and the 2002 State contest. After Haygood's retirement, Mr. Elvis Irwin had a 2 year stint with the Panthers from 2014-2016. In that time, Mr. Irwin directed The Insanity of Mary Girard and Caucasian Chalk Circle, which enlightened the Navarro community in rich theatrical history. In 2015, Navarro made a large jump from Conference 2A to Conference 4A. Following Mr. Irwin's departure in 2016, Mr. Cory Mundy took over the program. It wasn't until Navarro's 2017 production of Wings, that the Panthers experienced success at the 4A level. This advancement was historic, as it was their first time to advance since the 2010 Regional Qualifier show, The Crucible. Mr. Mundy is continuing to build the Navarro Theatre Program into a respected entity of theatre, and a program of rich success in One Act Play.
Since 1997...
2002 STATE FINALIST
2 TIME REGIONAL FINALIST
7 TIME AREA FINALIST
2017 BI DISTRICT FINALIST