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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 1,000 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 200 college and university faculty members serving as critic judges. 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.

Important Reminders:

• You may not have the "official" planning meeting for next year's zone or district contest until August 15. This means you may not draw for order or choose a judge prior to this date. You may, however, book a facility and hire a contest manager.

• Area Contest managers must contract a judge by August 1 or the State Theatre Director will assign the judge. Regional & State judges have already been chosen and are posted below on the appropriate pages.

• UIL Capital Conference is scheduled for July 11-12 at UT-Austin, TETA Summerworkshop is also scheduled July 11-13 at Baylor University in Waco. Both are excellent opportunities to tune up your skills for OAP season.

• Prompt for 08-09 Theatrical Design Contest is now posted - click on THEATRICAL DESIGN below.