Every year the theatre department competes in the state-wide UIL One Act competition, however this year will be looking a bit different for actors wishing to participate. 

Auditions are Wednesday and Thursday, and according to theatre director Heather Willingham, the play is a good fit for the times.

“The Actor’s Nightmare is our show, and it is exactly what it sounds like, a play about a nightmare that any actor would have about having to perform a show they do not know and have not rehearsed,” Willingham said. “This show lends itself to social distancing because it is a nightmare, so we can basically do whatever we want. We are going to be taking the idea of social distancing and playing with it. We will actually be incorporating quarantine, Zoom, and Covid into this nightmare, since it really has been a nightmare dealing with all of that.” 

In continuation with past tradition, auditions will be happening during class, so any student currently enrolled in a theatre class has the opportunity to audition.

“It’s my sophomore year and despite Covid-19 interfering in the process, I still have hope to be a part of my first highschool UIL performance since I have the opportunity,” theatre student Riley Opiela said. “I hope that UIL, even if certain precautions have to be made, will still be as successful as usual and we can still enjoy the experience. I’m very excited.”

While the show will be cast before winter break, rehearsals will run from January to February, with the first zone contest scheduled to be the first week of March. 

“I hope we are able to have fun with the show, and find fun ways to incorporate the situation we are in into it,” sophomore Eva Guerra said. “I think I would tell new auditionees to make bold choices, and be yourself when you act.”