This is the first time a Wylie East One Act team has made it past District to go onto Bi-District and Area. The team worked many hours after school and on the weekend practicing and preparing for the competition. They ran the same lines over and over again, worked and reworked the lights and sounds, to get their wins on stage, their wins being All-Star Cast and All-Star Tech.

“When I look at them I not only see a group of extremely hardworking and talented individuals, I see years of hard work and dedication. They learned to work as a team. They learned to not give up when they were tired. They built relationships. I think that’s what makes this so important,” Theatre teacher Mrs. Andrea Farnham said.

Judging in the One Act UIL is done by a panel of three judges. They judge eight different schools and write their own list and put in order who they thought was the best to who did the worst. The judge’s judge the play based on articulation, diction, overall memorization, character solidity, set design, lights, music and overall blocking. The judges then go over each other’s lists and choose three schools to advance.

“The play we performed was ‘Bob: A Life In Five Acts.’ It was about a boy named Bob and his journey around the world on his way to manhood. While on his journey he meets strange people, who he later finds out are all connected in some way,” sophomore Maria Rojas said.

It is unknown if students will be able to see this performance just yet, but a few of the One Act kids think it might be possible in the future.

“Currently, we have it in the works and are testing to see if it can happen,” junior Aaron Martinez said.

Of course every student involved had their difficulties, like it being their first year in One Act, or attempting to learn all of the technical aspects involved in the show, but they were all able to overcome their personal obstacle and still have fun with the show.

“The best part to me was being able to hang out with the whole crew and make new friends,” freshman Anisa Hosseini said.