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One Act Play

One Act Play

  • 2025 AHS UIL One Act Play

    • These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich

     
    2025 OAP Company

    • Margo Pirkey - Catherine Donahue
    • Kynlee Johnson - Frances O'Connoll
    • Storey McEwin - Pearl Payne and Judge
    • Morgan Hamric - Charlotte Purcell
    • Braden Larzelere - Tom Donahue, Dr, Roundtree, and Dr. Dalitsch 
    • Xander Ackley - Mr. Reed
    • Cooper Coughran - Leonard Grossman, Company Doctor
    • Mariah Cortez - Reporter and Ensemble
    • Caton Peek - Stage Manager
    • Brooklyn Puckett - Light Technician
    • Amber Meister - Sound Technician

     
    2025 1A State Qualifiers

    • Individual Rewards
       

    Margo Pirkey

    • District Best Performer 
    • Bi-District Best Performer
    • Area Best Performer
    • Regionals All-Star Cast 
    • State Honorable Mention All-Star Cast

     

    Kynlee Johnson

    • District All-Star Cast
    • Bi-District All-Star Cast 
    • Area All-Star Cast


    Storey McEwin

    • Area Honorable Mention All-Star Cast


    Morgan Hamric: 

    • District All-Star Cast
    • Area All-Star Cast
    • Regional Honorable Mention All-Star Cast
    • State Honorable Mention All-Star Cast
       

    Braden Larzelere 

    • District all-star cast 
    • Bi-District All-Star cast
    • Area honorable mention cast 
    • Regionals honorable mention 


    Xander Ackley

    • Bi-District Honorable Mention All-Star Cast


    Cooper Coughran

    • District Honorable Mention All-Star Cast


    Mariah Cortez

    • Honorable Mention District


    Caton Peek

    • District Outstanding Tech Award
    • District Outstanding Tech Crew
    • Bi-District Outstanding Tech Crew


    Brooklyn Puckett

    • District Outstanding Tech Crew
    • Bi-District Outstanding Tech Crew
    • Area Outstanding Technician 


    Amber Meister

    • District Outstanding Tech Crew
    • Bi-District Outstanding Tech Award
    • Regionals Outstanding Tech Award 

     

    A group of people pose on a stage in front of a large clock.

    Poster for 'These Shining Lives' by Melanie Marnich, presented by Avery High School.

  • 2024 AHS UIL One Act Play

    • The Voice of the Prairie by John Olive
       

    2024 OAP Company

    • Brianna Ackley - Poppy/Watermelon Man
    • Rhett Sims - Davey Quinn
    • Aidan Cantrell - Leon Schwab
    • Shawn Lamon - David Quinn
    • Margo Pirkey - Frankie
    • Kendall Jackson - Francis
    • Xander Ackley  - Ensemble
    • Adyn Childres - Ensemble
    • Mariah Cortez - Ensemble
    • Cooper Coughran - Ensemble
    • Jamie DeLong - Ensemble
    • Madison Klemme - Ensemble
    • Storey McEwin - Ensemble
    • Jaci Moore - Ensemble
    • Alex Peek - Ensemble
    • Brooklyn Puckett - Lights
    • Directors: Rockelle Culpepper, Brent Jackson

     
    Competition Dates/Sites

    • March 11, 2024 - District 24A Contest at Chisum HS
    • April 2-4, 2024 - Bi-District 23/24A Contest at Sulphur Springs HS
    • April 12-13, 2024 - Area Contest at Grayson College, Denison, TX
    • April 26, 2024 - Region III Contest at Robinson Fine Arts Center, Plano ISD, Plano, TX
    • May 13-14 - State Contest at Austin ISD Performing Arts Center 

    UIL Theatre website

     

    Our high school company claimed both the District and Bi-District titles at their recent contests.

    The following students received individual awards:

    • District
      • Margo Pirkey: Best Overall Performer
      • Thomas Cantrell: All Star Cast
      • Kendall Jackson: All Star Cast
      • Shawn Lamon: All Star Cast
      • Rhett Sims: All Star Cast
      • Brooklyn Puckett: Outstanding Tech Award
         
    • Bi-District 
      • Shawn Lamon: Best Overall Performer
      • Margo Pirkey: All Star Cast
      • Thomas Cantrell: Honorable Mention All Star Cast
      • Brooklyn Puckett: Outstanding Tech Award

     
    The group has advanced to the Area round of competition!

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