October 28-29, 2024
TAPPSDistrictJudge-AaronArroyo Lewisville
Grapevine-ColleyvilleISDMiddleSchoolTeacher
AaronholdsaBachelorofArtsinActingandDirectingfromTexasA&M University-CorpusChristiandaMasterofFineArtsinActingfromthe prestigiousClaireTrevorSchooloftheArtsatUCIrvine.Withadiverse teachingbackground,Aaronhasinstructedstudentsatthemiddleschool, highschool,anduniversitylevels.Aaron'sjourneywiththeUILOneAct PlaybeganasacompetitoratLouisD.BrandeisHighSchoolunderthe directionofMandyEpley.Whenhismanyyearsasahighschool competitorended,theseexperiencesextendedtoprofessionalEquity housesnationwideandinDFW.HisUILshowshavereceivedtop rankings,andmanyofhisstudentshavewonmultiplepersonalawards, includingOutstandingPerformer.Asatruetheatreeducatoratheart, AaronisproudtobeamemberoftheTexasEducationalTheatre Association(TxETA),theEducationalTheatreAssociation(ETA),Actors’ EquityAssociation(AEA),andtheShakespeareAssociationofAmerica (SAA).Heisdedicatedtoadvancingtheartsandeducation.Asheembarks onhisroleasanAdjudicator,Aaronaimstodemonstratetheprofound impactoftheatreanditssignificantroleinourlives.Heishonoredtojoin theTexasTheatreAdjudicatorsandOfficialsandiseagertocontributeto thegrowthandsuccessofstudentsanddirectors.
ContestManager-DelisaBice
GraceCommunitySchool-MiddleSchoolTheater,DualCreditSpeech DirectorofFineArts
Ms.BiceholdsaB.A.degreefromSamHoustonStateUniversityanda M.A.degreefromUniversityofHoustonatClearLakeCity.Priorto comingtoGraceCommunitySchoolin2001,shetaughtEnglish,Theater andSpeech16yearsinpubliceducationinTexas.Shecurrentlyteaches theaterforgrades5-8andDualCreditSpeechalongwithservingasthe DirectorofFineArtsforGCS.Delisawasintroducedtotheaterinhigh schoolandparticipatedintheUILone-actplaycontestasastudentatthe statelevel.ShehelpedtofoundtheTAPPSOAPcontestSheloves introducingmiddleschoolstudentstotheaterandrepresentingher departmentasamemberoftheschoolleadershipteam.Whenschoolis notinsession,sheenjoysworkingintheyardandextendedvisitswithher daughterCaitlinandhergrandsonOlliewhoresideinNYC.
Schools
BishopLynchHighSchool–Dallas
“TheInfamousSoothingSystemofProfessorMillard”
CoramDeoAcademy–FlowerMound
“TheyPromisedHertheMoon”
CristoReyCollegePrep–Dallas
“TheNightWitches”
GraceCommunitySchool–Tyler
“CommunityGarden”
GracePrepAcademy–Arlington “SteelMagnolias”
JohnPaulII–Plano
“TheTrojanWomen”
LegacyChristianAcademy–Frisco
“AnatomyofGray”
TheBrookHillSchool–Bullard
“TheInexplicableChaosFactorofMiaGregory”
