UIL Theatre

The following district one-act plays and theatrical designs have advanced past the district level.

Our theatre students compete with Texas schools through UIL for both One-Act Plays and Theatrical Design.

One-Act Play is a type of production that only has one act instead of several.
Theatrical Design is the technical creation and design of a performance (involving costuming, makeup, set design, and more).

The annual UIL One-Act Play contest is the largest high school play production contest in the world. All of the GISD High Schools compete each Spring at the Zone level. Six schools move onto the district level, and then three to Bi-District.

Middle school theatre students also have the opportunity to compete in the Middle School One-Act Play contest.

Winning One-Act Plays

Sylvia

Performed by South Garland High School.
Directed by Andrea Farnham.
Advanced to Bi-District.

A smiling student raising her hand in pink and pigtails with two other students acting as surprised parents in the winning One Act Play, Sylvia.

Winning Theatrical Designs

Hadestown - Costume Design

Created at North Garland High School.
Design by Valerie Ogboi.
Directors: Nancy Gibson and Becki McDonald.
Semi-Finalist to UIL Theatrical Design State.

Costume designs for the musical Hadestown, featuring colonial-inspired outfits with bright colors and flowery nature accents.

Winning Middle School plays

Chime In

One-Act Play
Performed by Lyles Middle School.
Directed by Daylene Carter.

The middle school actors of "Chime In" posing on stage with their plaque.

Past UIL winners

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2023

One Act Plays

The actors of the Anatomy of Grey posing with their directors and a trophy.

Anatomy of Gray

Performed by Rowlett High School.
Directed by Clayton Younkin, Luis Salazar & Byron Holder.
Advanced to Area.

Theatrical Design

Shots of the promotional material for NGHS' "Frankenstein". Each features purple and blue hues, lightning strikes, and a mix of steampunk and silent film inspiration.

Frankenstein - Marketing Design

Performed by North Garland High School.
Design by Emily Cullum.
Directors: Nancy Gibson and Becki McDonald.
Semi-Finalist to State.

2022

One-Act Plays

Actors mourning, dressed in traditional Spanish dress with day of the dead face paint.

LaLlorona Llora

South Garland High School
Directors: Andrea Farnham
Advanced to Bi-District.

Moon Melligan Park

North Garland High School
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald
Advanced to Area.

Theatrical Design

Three students in stage makeup and outfits; two dapper men in suits with mischievous looks, and a shocked woman in 20's makeup and furs.

Katlyn Brown - Hair & Makeup Design

North Garland High School
Performance: Murder on the Orient Express
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald
Advanced to State.

2021

One-Act Plays

Silent Sky

Garland High School
Directors: Brittany Claar de Gonzalez & Mark Hawkins
Advanced to Bi-District and Regionals

Silent Sky

North Garland High School
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald
Advanced to Bi-District

Theatrical Design

Julianna Houston's costume mockups for Silent Sky.

Juliana Houston

Garland High School
Performance: Man of La Mancha
Directors: Brittany Claar de Gonzalez & Mark Hawkins
Earned a State rank

Autumn Bargainer's stage makeup and costuming on actor from Man of La Mancha.

Autumn Barganier

North Garland High School
Performance: Man of La Mancha
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald
Earned a State rank

2020

One-Act Plays

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our OAP 2020 road ended at the district level. The following five schools were set to compete after spring break:

By the Bog of Cats

North Garland High School
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald

Badger

Rowlett High School
Directors: Byron Holder, Luis Salazar & David Goza

Cry Havoc

Garland High School
Directors: Brittany Claar de Gonzalez

Old Man and the Old Moon

Sachse High School
Directors: Tim Doyle, Joseph Murdock & Libby Rotan

Othello

Naaman Forest High School
Directors: Chelsea Prettyman & Gray Mowery

Theatrical Design

Autumn Barganier

North Garland High School
Performance: Life was a Dream
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald
Earned a State rank

2019

One-Act Plays

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment

The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself)
North Garland High School
Directors: Nancy Gibson & Becki McDonald
Advanced to Bi-District