H.R. No. 815
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Austin High School Red Dragon Players won the
University Interscholastic League Conference 5A state championship
at the annual State One-Act Play Contest on May 23, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1927, the UIL One-Act Play Contest is the
largest high school theater competition in the world; every year,
more than 14,000 high school students in over 1,000 plays
participate in some 300 contests across the Lone Star State, and
taking top honors at the event requires considerable talent,
dedication, and drive; and
WHEREAS, The Austin High performance of King o' the Moon by
Tom Dudzick marks its sixth consecutive appearance at the UIL state
meet, setting a Conference 5A record for the school and for one of
the school's directors, Billy Dragoo; the Red Dragon Players'
first-place finish also set records for Austin High as the first 5A
school to win consecutive championships and as the only 5A school to
ever claim three state victories; and
WHEREAS, In addition, all seven members of the show won at
least one award during the competition, and it is believed to be the
first time in the event's 86-year history that four different
actors from the same company won Best Actor during the one-act play
season; at the state contest, Jasmin Weber and Catherine Schwartz
were awarded Honorable Mention All-Star Cast medals, Richard Dent
was selected as a member of the All-Star Cast, and Felipe Ramirez
won the award for Best Actor; over the course of the competition,
Austin High received 17 acting awards and one technical award; and
WHEREAS, The company also benefited greatly from the work of
Aubrey Elenz, Ian Erbe, Maura Kampa, Kayla Litz, Bonnie Nolan,
Billy Rainey, Martin Ramirez, Louise Root, Riley Ryan-Wood,
Katherine Schroeder, Haley Wilson, and Joshua Wilson, as well as
directors Annie Dragoo and Shannon Tipton; and
WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the culmination of
countless hours of hard work and commitment, and these talented
young Texans may take justifiable pride in their achievement; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Red Dragon Players of Austin
High School on winning the 2012 UIL Conference 5A State One-Act Play
Competition and extend to all those involved with the production
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Red Dragon Players as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Howard
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 815 was adopted by the House on March
20, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House