While the One Act Play season has been going in full swing, there is another UIL theatre contest that has just got its results about who is going to the State meet. This contest is none other than the UIL Theatrical Design Contest. The UIL Theatrical Design Contest has five ways participants can qualify: Makeup/Hair Design, Set Design, Costume Design, Marketing, and Group Design. These designs are based on a play that the entire state of Texas can access. This year, the production was “Hadestown” by Anais Mitchell. In this competition, students must conjure their interpretation of the play and use it to lead their design process in their respective categories. For example, a student might want to do a Sci-Fi take on Hadestown, if they were participating in set design, they might use a space-themed or futuristic set and background and then make an essay on how it relates to the source material. Students in this competition need to put in a lot of time and effort if they want to see success. The show that is chosen for theatrical design is announced at the state meet for the prior year so that students have almost nine months to work and perfect their designs. The designs are usually due in February so that students have time to look at and fix criticisms on their work if they qualify for the state meet in May. In each category, only at most twenty people qualified to State in their conference while in others, only six teams qualified. So, if you know anyone who has qualified for the State Meet in Theatrical Design, give them a big congratulations! It's an honor to be recognized at the State Contest. From Texas Thespians, break a leg to State Qualifiers.
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