 In addition, the theater department at MacArthur High School has been outstanding for many years, and won the UIL One Act Theater competition for many years, under the leadership of Charles Jeffries, Luis Munoz, Jerry Knight, and Molly Risso.In 2014, the MacArthur OAP was the only school in NEISD to compete in the State UIL competition, finishing 4th in the State.MacArthur Theater was under the direction of Dean Whitus and Casey O'Bryant.