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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Playwright and director King Hill of Amarillo |
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enjoyed considerable success with his recent production, Remember |
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the Alamo, the latest of his many contributions to the performing |
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arts in the Panhandle; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented by the Lone Star Ballet company, Remember |
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the Alamo is a unique combination of drama and ballet in which 10 |
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actors and 30 dancers perform a faithful retelling of the siege of |
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the Alamo; Mr. Hill is the LSB's marketing and creative consultant, |
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and through a yearlong process of research and writing, he crafted |
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the production's story and wrote 50 minutes of dramatic dialogue; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The script was also specifically designed to present |
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the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Texas history |
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and social studies for grades four through seven; it was presented |
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to students from 26 counties of the Panhandle at the Globe-News |
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Center for the Performing Arts in Amarillo as the featured show of |
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Window on a Wider World (WOWW), the center's educational arm; the |
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production was performed again in Pampa at the MK Brown Memorial |
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Auditorium, and more than 1,500 students were in attendance at both |
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shows; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hill's previous works for the LSB include last |
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year's Lone Star Legends and Love Stories; this innovative |
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production likewise combines drama and dance as it portrays the |
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lives of five legendary couples from Texas history; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime leader in the arts in the Panhandle, |
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Mr. Hill was an arts educator for many years, in both public and |
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private schools; he and his students repeatedly won awards from the |
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University Interscholastic League at the district, area, regional, |
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and state levels, and several of his former students have gone on to |
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success in the entertainment industry; in addition to his work as an |
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educator, playwright, and director, he has also served as a |
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speaker, talent coordinator, and voiceover performer, and since |
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2013, he has owned and operated his own arts consultancy; and |
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WHEREAS, King Hill's distinctive artistic vision and his |
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passion for telling the stories of the Lone Star State have enriched |
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the cultural life of Amarillo and the Panhandle for many years, and |
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he may indeed take great pride in his achievements as he looks |
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forward to his next exciting project; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate King Hill on the success of |
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Remember the Alamo and commend him for his contributions to the |
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performing arts in the Panhandle; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |