Bill Text: VA HR149 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Casey O'Neil.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-08 - Bill text as passed House (HR149ER) [HR149 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-HR149-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Casey O'Neil, a junior at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, won the Virginia Theatre Association 2012 Secondary School Division High School New Play competition with her original work, "A Push and a Shove"; and WHEREAS, Casey O'Neil has been involved in theatre since sixth grade, performing on stage and working diligently backstage; and WHEREAS, following her passion for writing, Casey O'Neil enrolled in an upper level theatre class and wrote her first play during her freshman year of high school; and WHEREAS, having already written several plays by her junior year, Casey O'Neil was encouraged to enter the Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) competition by the Lafayette High School theatre director; and WHEREAS, with only one week before the submission deadline, Casey O'Neil began work on her new play; competition rules stipulated that the submission be a one-act play longer than 22 pages that had never been produced; and WHEREAS, Casey O'Neil based "A Push and a Shove" on research she had done on the 1999 Columbine High School shooting; and WHEREAS, Casey O'Neil's sophisticated writing style and subject matter led her to first place over students from 20 other schools; and WHEREAS, Casey O'Neil's victory was announced at the 2012 VTA conference; she earned a bid to compete at the National Theatre Conference and intends to defend her VTA title in the 2013 competition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Casey O'Neil hereby be commended for winning the Virginia Theatre Association 2012 Secondary School Division High School New Play competition; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Casey O'Neil as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her skill as a playwright and best wishes for the future. |
