Audience members can be taken on an emotional journey from being happy to sad, back to happy again, all in one act. It’s that time of the year again, UIL competition for theatre.

“It gives theatre a fair playing field all over Texas because we all have to follow the same rules no matter what division your school is in,” Director Melissa Danforth said.

This year’s drama, “Angelina Project”, is 40-minutes.

“I chose this show because I knew what abilities the students possessed already,” Danforth said. “I knew the show would be something the students could handle.”

Last Monday at Grand Prairie High School the department advanced after the first round of competition, which is known as zone.

“The most nerve wracking aspect of being in a UIL One Act Play is knowing that if I don’t execute, I’m letting down myself or the audience watching,” senior Hayden Tolden said.

District is the next round and starts tomorrow at Grand Prairie H.S.

“I feel accomplished,” sophomore Madeline Loftin said. “I was confident in our show but advancing made me even more confident.”

The department will be up against three other schools.

“We are really strong this year,” Danforth said. “The weight of it all is really on the ensemble of characters; it’s not really a technical show so it’s all on the actors.”