Tomball High School U.I.L

Tomball High School U.I.L. One-Act Play Contest Conference AAAAA Region 3 Districts 19 & 20 Bi-District

Contest Manager: Dr. Kate Lacy Cell Phone 281 620-6070 Email: [email protected]

Contest Host: Clint Cottom Cindy Hearn Director of Theatre Assistant Director [email protected] [email protected] Office Phone: 281 357-3220 ext. 2509 281 357-3220 ext. 2508 Fax: 281 357-3248 or 281 357-3258 Cell: 281 723-8132

Site: Tomball High School TISD Chris Scott, Principal JD Janda, Director of Fine Arts 30330 Quinn Road 310 South Cherry Tomball, TX 77375 Tomball, TX 77375 281 357-3220 ext. 2202 281 357-3200 ext. 2047

Date: March 25, 2020 at 1:30 at Tomball High School

Critic Judges: Luis Muñoz University Interscholastic League - Retired BA - Theatre and English - Texas A&I MA - Directing - Southwest Texas State Luis is a graduate of Texas A&I University in Kingsville and Southwest Texas State University. He has directed well over a hundred plays and his production of Coram Boyˆ was selected to perform at the EdTA International Thespian Festival in June 2013. He also participated in 2015's National qualifier Big Fish. After graduating from the SWTSU graduate program, he taught at MacArthur High School in San Antonio where he took his students to the UIL state finals four times. Winning three seconds and a first in conference 5A. (Before 6A was created) During that time he also directed two recipients of the prestigious Samuel French Award in acting. He is a past-President of the Texas Educational Theatre Association and was honored with their Founders Award in 1993 and their Emeritus Award in 2015. He was named to the Texas Thespians Hall of Fame and received the Loren Winship Award for contributions to Secondary Theatre Education from the American Alliance for Theatre Education. He is retired from his role as a Theatre Director for the University Interscholastic League and oversaw the state One-Act Play, Theatrical Design and Young Filmmakers contests.

Allen Otto

Bachelor Arts / Trinity University Juris Doctorate / University of Houston Allen Otto has been involved with UIL One-Act Play since 2001, working in competitions from Zone to State. Allen holds a BA from Trinity University and a Juris Docturate from the University of Houston School of Law and is currently the chief trial attorney in the Crimes Against Children Division for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. During his time at Trinity University, Allen directed and performed and continues to be actively involved in theatre in the Houston area, including directing shows and coaching summer theatre camps for High School and Middle School students. Allen has also worked with Houston ISD to help build and grow participation in UIL Elementary, Middle, and High School tournaments and coached High School students in acting, performance skills, and public speaking. In addition to OAP adjudication, Allen is a UIL certified contest manager helping organize contests since 2009. Allen has served as a judge for various UIL events at the District, Region, and State levels.

Larry Carpenter

Waco ISD School Administrator B. A. Texas Tech University M. Ed. Tarleton State University An adjudicator since 2010, Larry has judged more than 340 shows from all over Texas in all conferences. Larry has directed one-act plays in conferences 1A-4A, advancing to area, region, and state along the way. Additionally, he has directed more than 40 shows at the high school, middle school, elementary, and community theatre levels. Several of his students have gone on to either college or professional theatre in New York, California, Washington, and here in Texas. He currently serves as the Director of Fine Arts for Waco ISD, an urban district in Central Texas.

Please make sure your company is also aware of all instructions that apply to them, as well.

1. Eligibility Notice/Entry Please submit/update all necessary Online Entry requirements prior to the contest. The Deadline is typically by midnight the day after you District Contest. 2. Performance Order · The Bi-District Contest will be held Wednesday March 25 at Tomball HS. · Rehearsals will be March 24. The one-hour rehearsals would begin at 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00, 6:15, and 7:30 by order of performance.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1:15 Rehearsal 2:30 Rehearsal 3:45 Rehearsal 5:00 Rehearsal 6:15 Rehearsal 7:30 Rehearsal 20B 19C 19B 20C 19A 20A

3. Rehearsals and Performances A host student will meet you and your company at the loading dock door on the southeast corner of the building, adjacent to the stage, 15 minutes before your scheduled rehearsal time. Please be on time. This host will give you instructions, answer questions, and assist you in unloading and setting up for your rehearsal. Following the rehearsal, he/she will show you where to store properties and show you the room assigned to your company to use prior to your performance. Things cannot be left in that room after your rehearsal.

In the Tomball High School Auditorium it is not permitted to walk on, sit on, jump over the lip around the front of the stage unless it is called for in the blocking or the play. Please use the stairs at the sides of the apron to access the stage from the pit. Please avoid touching the front of the velour curtains. The only food and drink permitted in the theatre are those used in the action of the play. Fire and smoke effects are only permitted with permission from the auditorium manager prior to the rehearsal.

To avoid any questions during the competition, remember that all uses of the basic set must be fully disclosed to the contest manager (or her designee) at the official rehearsal. Unauthorized or undisclosed use of the basic set may be considered a violation. The contest manager shall make any decision concerning the use of the basic set and that decision shall be final. A complete run-through of your play may not be possible during your rehearsal. You will find your rehearsal period of greatest value if you spend your time on difficult scenes, transitions, combat, and technical matters. The Tomball High School technicians will be available to assist you with the lighting and other technical aspects.

Performance Information · Please do your vocal warm ups in your dressing room or in a manner that does not interfere with the performances. · The first play will begin at 1:30 P.M. with a director’s meeting at 12:00 P.M. in the Food Lab. · The house will open at 1:00 P.M. The casts are reminded not to re-enter the theatre in makeup or costume before or after the performance and may not enter while a play is in progress. · The company for the first performing school will set up for performance at 1:20 P.M. · Order of Performances – Back to Back (However the set uptimes for the plays may be adjusted to coincide with the school bells and passing periods, as to not interfere with the performances)

You will be called to come to the Black Box for your performance twenty minutes before your set up/performance time. Please be ready at that time, your room will be locked for you. You will be taken to the Black Box until you are needed to load your items to the stage. When you arrive at the stage, please introduce your technical crew to the backstage judge. The backstage timekeeper will start your set up and strike time with the company in the stage left wing, to make sure the judge is not in the house, if they so choose. Most sets and props will be stored at stage right; the UIL set will be stage left. You will meet the backstage timekeeper stage left at the end of your set up. For the one-minute rule, if the judge is in place, the directors have entered the house, and all is ready, a CD will be played for the audience. At the conclusion of the announcement, the show is in your technician’s hands and you have one minute to begin. At the end of your show please meet at the stage left side of the stage to begin your strike. You will strike your props and furniture to the stage left hallway to be loaded into your truck or be taken back to your dressing room after your seven minutes. Or you may return it to your box at Stage Right during your seven minutes. The UIL set must be back in place before the end of your seven minute strike. You will be escorted back to your room when it will be unlocked for you. Please do take precautions with your valuables; a locked room is not always fail-safe.

5. Admission to the Performances Admission for all Bi-District Audience Members is $10

Due to school being in progress and for the safety of all students please adhere strictly to these policies: · In order for company members to get between your dressing room and the auditorium to see other performances, they must wear a Participant Wristband. · Only people with a Participant Wristband (Members of your Performing Company listed on the UIL Entry Form) are permitted to go into the school building, i.e. dressing rooms, commons, etc.; all other Audience Members, i.e.: family, school administrators, friends, etc., must stay in the Lower Lobby and Theatre area ONLY. · ALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS MUST PARK IN THE BACK (EAST) PARKING LOT OFF OF ZION ROAD BETWEEN THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AND SCHOOL BUILDING (ON THE NORTH HALF ONLY UNTIL AFTER 3:00). AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE SCHOOL BUILDING AT THE FRONT (WEST) ENTRANCE. · Busses and Trucks must be parked at the south end of the parking lot, against the fence of the baseball diamond, so they do not interfere with bus traffic between 1:30 and 3:00.

6. One Act Play Handbook Please review the information found in the U.I.L. OAP Handbook. Please be sure to bring evidence that you have made all necessary royalty payments to the publisher or your play; if you are producing scenes from a long play or an original, you must show approval from the publisher and/or playwright. Also bring permissions from the State Office for use of special set pieces and properties, if applicable. Such information should be presented to the Contest Manager when you arrive at your rehearsal time. Also an additional script with the sound cues signified will be necessary for the contest manager during the performance that must be brought to the rehearsal. A sound cue log is also necessary. Please send your copies of your cut script directly following your District Contest to each of the three judges. 7. Staging

A. Lighting Lights will be pre-set to cover 20 non-gelled acting areas: 5 across the front of the stage (proscenium to proscenium), 5 upstage of the proscenium, 5 across upstage, and 5 areas in front of the chopper for extreme upstage acting. There are also lights to the side of the proscenium on both sides of the stage. There is light on the two runways on the side of the house in the center house aisles and in the pit, high sidelight on both sides of the stage, as well as white down light for areas 1-15. There will also be Variable Color Washes: LED PARs on Front of House and LED Color Bars on First and Second Electric and for Third Electric Cyc Lights: These are the only special lighting effects available. Lights cannot be generally re-set or re-gelled for any one play. Each area will be independently controlled. The intensity of light can be regulated to suit your needs, but elaborate effects cannot be provided. We have a NEO board. The white cyc will be an option. There are two follow spots located in the booth. Your school will be allowed to run lights and sound for your production. The light cues can be recorded. We will furnish a lighting technician to be with you in the booth, if needed. Cues can be stored on a Jump Drive if you feel it is necessary or there will be a file saved in the computer specifically for your production. You are able to send your cues in advance to be programed into the board. The link for our light cue sheet can be found here: THS Auditorium Light Cue Sheet Make a copy of the file for you to fill in. You can share them with [email protected] or email them to [email protected]. They must be received by noon the school day prior to your official rehearsal.

B. Properties and Set The approved U.I.L. set will be available at the contest site. This consists of: 4 two-fold flats; 4 three-fold flats; 2 four-foot pylons; 2 six-foot pylons; 2 eight-foot pylons; 2 two-foot step units; 2 four-foot step units; 2 four x four platforms; 2 four x eight platforms; 4 one x one foot platforms; and 2 four x four ramps. Doors and windows are not available at this contest site. The UIL set will be placed stage left. Most set pieces and props will be stored stage right. You need to unload your trucks to the stage from 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. prior to the Directors’ Meeting

C. Make Up and Costumes Please bring your own mirrors, irons, ironing boards, steamers, etc.

D. Sound We have a CD player in our booth. There will also be a plug for MP3 or computer input. There will be a technician present, if needed. The intercom system is a wired clear com system with as many as two headsets in the booth and four backstage -- up to five total per production.

E. Stage and Playing Space The stage has a forty-five foot wide and eighteen-foot tall proscenium. The apron is thirteen feet deep. The stage is twenty-four feet deep. This brings it to a total of thirty-seven feet deep center stage. Due to the depth of the apron, we have received an architectural waiver for the Main Drape rule. Set and strike can take place with the curtain open and UIL set pieces can be set in front of the Main Drape. There will be no fire, flame, tobacco, or burning of anything in the auditorium according to T.I.S.D. rules. The only food and drinks allowed in the Auditorium are those used on stage in the performance of the play. We are providing spike tape for you needs. No double spiking will be permitted and clear tape can be placed over the spike tape. Please limit the length of any one piece of spike tape to no more than 2 inches. The rope to open and close the Main Drape is located stage right. You are permitted to open and close it yourself or if necessary, our technician can do this for you. DO NOT put tape on the travel rope to spike it; it will jam. You may put spike tape on the stage floor to set its location. Due to the fragility and age of our stage curtains, the host technicians will set your curtains with your stage manager at the end of your seven minute set up. They will open them for you prior to your strike. Fog, Haze, and Smoke effects can only be permitted in the THS Auditorium with permission from the auditorium manager. Email [email protected] in advance of your rehearsal to be informed of approval process. We have furnished stage dimensions. It is included in this packet.

8. House Area The theatre seats 750 guests. These seats are on two levels with two center aisles. We will have some of these seats reserved for various reasons. Two hallways lead to entrances and exits. Late entrances will not be permitted once a show begins. There is no food, drink, or tobacco permitted in the Tomball High School auditorium. We will reserve row O for the directors / alternates of the performing company.

9. Procedures

During rehearsal, the theatre and stage must be entirely clear of all persons except the rehearsing company and the host crew. Casts and crews will take hand props with them to and from rehearsals and performances. Casts and crews must be absolutely quiet both in approaching and leaving the stage area during rehearsal and contest. Please have one director assigned to be in charge of all wallets, watches, jewelry, cell phones, Ipods, etc. during rehearsals and contest. Tomball High School will not be responsible for valuables.

10.Dressing Room Please be aware that only company members will be permitted into the rest of the school. No family, friends, or supporters can visit your dressing room or have access to your company except in the lobby or auditorium. Only those company members whose names appear on the eligibility list may access the rest of the school. The classrooms assigned to you contain personal property of the teachers, computers, televisions, telephones, equipment, etc. Please don’t take advantage of their generosity. Your dressing room (except the last play) must be completely cleaned out by the beginning of the awards ceremony.

11.Performances

After cast members are made up and are in costumes, they should not leave the dressing rooms until called. They are not to go into the theatre in make-up and costumes. Enter directly to the stage when notified. Participants are reminded that the contest will begin at 1:30 P.M., and the plays following will run back to back, when possible. All directors will meet with the critic judge at 12:00 P.M. in Counseling Suite. Following each performance, the participants in that performance will return to the dressing room to remove any costumes and makeup. Play casts are reminded not to re-enter the theatre in makeup or costume or while a play is in progress. After the performance, cast members are not to go into the theatre in theatrical make-up and costumes.

12.Awards and Critiques

The announcement of individual awards, advancing plays and the judge’s critiques will follow the last performance. The casts are reminded not to re-enter the theatre in makeup or costume. In accordance with the spirit and the purpose of the U.I.L. Play Contest, all casts and crews are encouraged to stay for the critiques of all plays.

From the Leaguer: “The Decision: Accepting the judge’s decision requires graciousness on the part of those who advance as well as those who don’t. Receiving an award in the One-Act Play Contest is no reason for a riotous demonstration. Applause is the ONLY acceptable method to pay tribute in the theatre. Your task as director is to so instruct your students on acceptable theatre etiquette.”

13.Performing Fee

The contest fee for the Bi-District Contest is $600, made payable to Tomball HS, and is due at the rehearsal.

Note: Our Booster Club will have a concession with some “meal” type food. The school is also within ten minutes of several fast food restaurants. Food and drinks are not allowed in the auditorium.

It is our aim to run a smooth competition. Anything we can do for you within our bounds we will attempt. We want you to have a positive experience and for your students to depart from our campus with a sense of dedication and pride.

REMINDERS

Immediately following your District Contest

❏ Complete all required UIL Entry updates, etc. ❏ Send a three copies of your clearly marked and highlighted Judge’s script showing all cuts and approved adaptations to ALL THREE JUDGES. (Overnight if possible, do not request a signature) ❏ Complete check request for the Bi-District Contest Fee, invoice below. ❏ Complete a check request for the additional performance royalty fee, if necessary.

At the Official Rehearsal for All Contests.

❏ Proof of royalty payment for performance of the play at this contest. This may be in the form of a letter from the principal acknowledging that royalties have been paid, a copy of the check or purchase order, when provided, a receipt from the publisher. ❏ Publisher or author permission is required. (Unless the script is in open domain) ❏ UIL permission to produce plays not on the approved lists, if applicable. ❏ UIL approval for additions to the basic set, if any. ❏ A clearly marked and highlighted integrity script showing all cuts and approved adaptations. ❏ Have handguns, weapons, flame/fire units, etc, that need to be checked. ❏ The music log. ❏ A signed and dated “Standards Compliance Form.” ❏ Coordinate and assure the safety of entrances from the house or lobbies. ❏ Have any other pertinent information. ❏ Please present your contest fee.

If you have any questions or concerns about any information in this packet, please contact Clint Cottom to clarify or explain.

Tomball HS Theatre

INVOICE From: Dept. 30330 Quinn Rd Tomball, TX 77375 281.357.3220

Invoice For: District 5A 19 & 20 Invoice ID 2020 UIL One-Act Play Advancing Schools Issue Date Upon Advancing from District Contest Due Date March 25, 2020 Terms Due prior to contest

DESCRIPTION AMOUNT

2020 5A Districts 19 & 20 Bi-District Contest Entry Fee $600.00

$0.00

AMOUNT DUE $600.00

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