2027 UIL OAP

about the show

Plays on the table:

Sweet Nothing In My Ear

Over the River and Through the Woods

Ugly Lies the Bone

2026-2027 Calendars

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER (draft)

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Calendars (specifically in regards to rehearsals) are subject to change

based on the needs and availability of the students and the director(s). Please check often.

It is not our intention to cause a disruption in your life if we need to modify.

WHAT IS UIL OAP?

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-District, 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.

Agendas and Notes

coming Spring 2027

Clinic 1 Agenda

Clinic 2 Agenda

Clinic 3 Agenda

District Agenda

Bi-District Agenda (if advancing)

Area Agenda (if advancing)

Region Agenda (if advancing)

State Agenda (if advancing)

2027 UIL OAP & Academic Dates

SUNNYVALE CLINIC DATE: Feb. 2nd PLACE: Sunnyvale (Cy Scoggins)
DHS OAP CLINIC DATE: Feb. 11th-13th PLACE: Decatur HS
TBA OAP CLINIC- DATE: PLACE: TBA
TBA OAP CLINIC- DATE: PLACE: TBA
OAP Clinic DATE: PLACE: Argyle HS
UIL State Film Festival DATE: Feb 24th-26th** TBA PLACE: Austin
DISTRICT 7, 4A UIL OAP DATE: March 5th (Rehearsal) PLACE: Decatur High School
DISTRICT 7, 4A UIL OAP DATE: March 6th (Contest) PLACE: Decatur High School
BI-DISTRICT-4A Dist. 7/8 DATE: March 25th (Rehearsal & Contest) PLACE: Argyle High School
ACADEMICS Day 1 DATE: April 2nd** TBA PLACE: Decatur High School *
ACADEMICS Day 2 DATE: April 3rd** TBA PLACE: Decatur High School *
AREA 2- 4A Reg. I, (Dist. 5,6,7,8) DATE: April 9-10, 2027 PLACE: Tarleton State University
STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATE: TBD PLACE: Decatur HS
REGION- (4A Region I) DATE: April 21-22, 2027** TBA PLACE: Texas Tech, Allen Theatre, Lubbock
REGION ACADEMICS DATE: April 23-24, 2027 PLACE: Texas Tech, Lubbock
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE DATE: TBD PLACE: Decatur HS
STATE 4A- Theatrical Design DATE: May 14-15, 2027 (leave on 13th) PLACE: Austin ISD PAC
STATE 4A- One Act Play DATE: May 17th, 2027 PLACE: Austin ISD PAC