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			Drama & Group Interpretation State Final Entries
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			1997-98 
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Drama Competition
Friday, Session 1
8:30 a.m. 
Eye Of God 
by 
Tim Blake Nelson 
Presented by Benton High School, Benton 
 
Jack...Steve Eldridge 
Tom...Jason Sinkhorn 
Rogers...Heidi Krug 
Del...James Cockrum 
Patrolman 1...Riley Blair 
Les...Jason Webb 
Glen...Preston Reed 
Patrolman 2...Travis Dixon 
Dorothy...Bethany Glyatt 
Ainsley...Salina Wyant 
Janice...Joni Eubanks 
Tech Crew: Nathan Mullen, Ryan House, Chris Bial, Jodi Ludwig, Taryn Herman, Natalie Mullen, Leslie Sneed, Courtney Bennett, John Toler, Ashley Payne 
 
  
9:45 a.m. 
Taming Of The Shrew 
by 
William Shakespeare 
Presented by Lake Park High School, Roselle
  
Baptista...Bob Holda 
Lucentio...Brian Westfall 
Vincentio...Andy Sparesus 
Petruchio...Justin Jurek 
Hortensio...Brian Clouthier 
Tranio...Jarran Conger 
Biondello...Tom Bowman 
Grumio...Frank Paul 
Curtis...Angus Farrowe 
Tailor...Jason Blinstrup 
Lounge Singer...Justin Komito 
Katherina...Rachael Lindsay 
Bianca...Emily Kreis 
Widow...Beth Slowinski 
Etal....Dan Kozuh 
Etal....Jason Kay 
Etal....Andrea Rosen 
Etal....Jackie Loeffler 
Etal....Amanda Fanelli 
Etal....Ashley Urban 
Etal....Jeff Fisher 
Etal....Elizabeth Cantore 
Etal....Laura Nicky 
Tech Crew: Enrico Natale 
 
  
11:00 a.m. 
Seascape 
by Edward Albee 
Presented by Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora
  
Sarah...Kari Knowlton 
Nancy...Laura Nycz 
Charlie...Wes McDowell 
Leslie...Thom Ringrose 
Tech Crew:  Stephanie Coon, Stephanie Kohl, Chad Whitman, Kalen Tjarks, Kelly Mulvoy, Jenny Wilhelm, Aaron Foege, Jill Barrs, Allie Quetel, Kathy Tjarks, Barb Chan, Mary Chrusciel, Katie Chrusciel, Ed Trainor, Angela Lopez, John Fuchs, Aaron Rubin 
 
  
Friday, Session 2
1:30 p.m. 
Sylvia 
by 
A.R. Gurney 
Presented by Rock Island High School, Rock Island
  
Sylvia...Tara Frey 
Greg...Jeff Watters 
Kate...Dorothy Morrow 
Tom...Andy Reiff 
Ensemble...Angie Jaimes 
Ensemble...Heather Swanson 
Ensemble...Rob Greisel 
Ensemble...Anne Mesich 
Tech Crew: Not Available
 
  
2:45 p.m. 
Eleemosynary 
by 
Blessing 
Presented by Olympia High School, Stanford
  
Echo...Robin Morrow 
Dorothea...Briana Nannen 
Artie...Jennifer Toliver 
Tech Crew: Not Available 
 
  
4:00 p.m. 
The Old Boy 
by 
A.R. Gurney 
Presented by Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook
  
Perry Dell...Hunter Seamons 
Sam...Marc Rosenmutter 
Harriet Dell...Pilar Brown 
Dexter...Josh Brenner 
Alison...Maura Lewit 
Bud...Ben Sugar 
Tech Crew: Not Available 
 
  
Friday, Session 3
6:30 p.m. 
I'm Not Rappaport 
by 
Herb Gardner 
Peformed by Rock Falls High School, Rock Falls
  
Midge...Frank Harts 
Nat...Lucas Schuneman 
Danforth...Jeff Holschuh 
Gilley...Nick Hernandez 
Clara...Andrea Day 
Laurie...Johnna Conley 
Cowboy...Mario Olalde 
Sax Player...Jessica Anzelmo 
Tech Crew: Marcy Gonzalez, Josh House, Jennifer Hector, Jesse Neubauer, Jay Cushman, Paula Rinehart 
 
  
7:45 p.m. 
A Fair Country 
by 
Jon Robin Baitz 
Presented by Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor
  
Gil Burgess...Mike Stejskal 
Patrice Burgess...Stacey Stewart 
Alec (Allie) Burgess...Blake Sienkiewicz 
Harry Burgess...Jeff Erickson 
Ellsworth Hodges...Chris Ecklund 
Carly Fletcher...Rachel Fielder 
Edna...Madilynn Beck 
Police / Announcer...Peter Berger 
Police / Announcer...Dan Krichilsky 
Tech Crew: Maggie Bauer, Linda Talaga, Diana Leverso, Jenny Lawrence, Mellisa Anderson, Andrea Siegmeyer, Joe Wetmore, Sarah Hall, Kevin Vaneekren, Lauren Urek, Rezwan Khan, Sarah Ehlers, Lisa Connery, Eric Daley, Jonathon Ishmael, Katherine Haded, Jason Bell, Heidi Vassell, Bryan Mangnall, Heidi Stachulak, Aisineya Williams, Krystal Horton, Amrita Bhahacharyyh, Molly Horan, Laura Moylan, Katie Carlson, Rebecca Abbott 
 
  
9:00 p.m. 
The Grapes of Wrath 
by 
John Steinbeck 
Presented by DuQuoin High School, DuQuoin
  
1st Narrator...Josie Riggio 
Jim Casey...Miles Reidelberger 
Tom Joad...Lee Emery 
Muley / Floyd...Bhavesh Patel 
Willy / Deputy...Aaron Emery 
Pa...Paul Jenkins 
Ma...Melanie Smigielski 
Grandma...Lori Swiney 
Grandpa / Mayor...Matt Benson 
Rose of Sharon...Amanda Stern 
Connie...Stephen White 
Al Joad...Chris Bratten 
Second Narrator...Amber Fern 
Man Going Back...Josh Ben 
Contractor...Zac Miller 
Woman In Crowd...Emily Britton 
Third Narrator...Amber Crain 
First Officer...Nathan Murry 
Second Woman In Crowd...Michele Tecklenburg 
Camp Guard...Curtis Hodge 
Second Man...Kevin Jones 
Tech Crew:  Not Available 
 
  
Saturday, Session 4
8:30 a.m. 
Unexpected Tenderness 
by Israel Horovitz 
Presented by Reavis High School, Burbank
  
Roddy Stern (the Elder) / Archie...William Maivald 
Roddy Stern (the Younger)...Edward Hargus 
Molly Stern...Amanda Matula 
Sylvie Stern...Joy Young 
Haddie Stern...Michelle Host 
Jacob Stern...Daniel Mokrzycki 
Willie...Demetrios Tzoras 
Tech Crew:  William Viste, Elizabeth Burnal, Mary Jane Ricchuito, Jennifer Pac, Jennifer Zeya, Kristy Pac, Sandy Grigoletti, Natalie Kiljanski, Jennifer Joy, Marie Wojdelski 
 
  
9:45 a.m. 
Street Story 
by 
Keith Jackson 
Presented by Thornton High School, Harvey
  
Dr. Diane Anderson...La'Tifini McClinton 
Jess Rickman...Robert Hardaway 
Gary...Troy Thompson 
Mavis...Daron Johnson 
Russell...Jimmy Kamara 
Roxy...Jerome Driver 
Samantha Green...Michele Zimmerman 
DeBoe...John Frazier 
Fausto...Christopher Washington 
Louise Rickman...Shimara Henderson 
Tech Crew: Dan Speier, Paul Collins, Tim Ziolkowski, Wasalu Jaco, Guadalupe Fonseca, Lisa Nelson, Michael Taylor, Jennifer Morris, Michael Veal, Joel Morales, Terrence Huff, Peter Smith, Jameel Israel, William Butler, Mark Centracchio
 
  
11:00 a.m. 
Home Front 
by 
James Duff 
Presented by Normal Community West High School, Normal
  
Bob...Marc Grim 
Maurine...Jessica Montgomerie 
Jeremy...Alan Morford 
Karen...Erin Koehler 
Tech Crew:  Mary Diederich, Marissa Thompson, Abbe Bickers, Amy Crews, Brian Blomgren, Nick Adlesberger, Julie Ehler, Carman Burtis, Jay Kiem 
 
  
Group Interpretation
 
 
Preliminary Section A
Friday, Session 1
8:30 a.m. 
The Pigman 
By Paul Zindel 
Presented by Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor
  
John Conlan...Thomas Moore 
Lorraine Jensen...Stephanie Uzureau 
Mrs. Conlan / Ensemble...Hillary Jones 
Mr. Conlan / Bobo / Ensemble...Robb Telfer 
Mrs. Jensen / Ensemble...Amanda Mesirow 
Dennis / Ensemble...Matt Miller 
Norton / Ensemble...Ralphie Hardesty 
Mr. Pignati / Ensemble...Brian Levin 
Substitute Teacher / Jane / Ensemble...Marie Brown 
Melissa / Ensemble...Jessica Green Heiting 
 
  
9:20 a.m. 
The Fantasticks 
By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt 
Presented by Lincoln High School, Lincoln
  
El Gallo...Lukas Windham 
Matt...Cory Gerdts 
Luisa...Jennifer Sydney 
Hucklebee...Jonathan Fulk 
Bellomy...Jason Wetherholt 
Henry...Luke Young 
Mortimer...Duane Petty 
Company...Megan Ingmire 
Company...Ashley Landess 
Company...Amanda Frioli 
Company...Katie Knopp 
Company...Kyle Pepperell 
 
  
10:10 a.m. 
Cold Sassy Tree 
By Olive Anne Burns 
Peformed by Sterling High School, Sterling
  
Grandpa / Rucker Blakeslee...Corey Wetzell 
Love Simpson...Andrea Demory 
Will Tweedy (Youth)...Joe Demory 
Will Tweedy (Adult)...Dylan Huntley 
Mary Willis...Amber Eade 
Hoyt Tweedy...Chris Bright 
Loma / Ensemble...Becky Bohlin 
Clayton McAllister / Robber / Ensemble...Lucas Beveroth 
Miz Predmore / Ensemble...Angela Styczynski 
Miss Effie Belle / Ensemble...Stacie Long 
Robber / Dr. Slaughter / Flourne...Sean Tedrick
 
  
11:00 a.m. 
Silent Snow, Secret Snow 
By Conrad Aiken 
Peformed by DuQuoin High School, DuQuoin
  
Narrator...Bhavesh Patel 
Paul Hasleman...Lee Emery 
Mr. Buell / Snow...Miles Reidelberger 
Deirdre / Snow...Amanda Stern 
Student / Snow 2...Josh Benson 
Mr. Hasleman / Snow...Paul Jenkins 
Mrs. Hasleman / Snow...Melanie Smigielski 
Mrs. Kempton / Snow...Josie Riccio 
Doctor / Snow 3...Chris Bratten 
Snow 1...Stephen White 
Snow 4...Amber Fern 
Snow 5...Aaron Emery 
Snow 6...Amber Crain 
 
  
Friday, Session 2
1:00 p.m. 
Romance In The Roaring Forties 
By Damon Runyon 
Presented by Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora
  
Sally Abrahams / Chorus...Judah Ball 
Moosh / Editor / Preacher / Chorus...Ryan Bauer 
Slugsy Sachs / Charlie Beinstein / Chorus...Jacob Elster 
Waldo Winchester / Chorus...Josh Elster 
Wop Joe / Tany Bertazolla / Chorus...Scott Hoffman 
Billy / Perry / Chorus...Jenny Hylas 
Dave DaDude / Chorus...Dan McLean 
Missouri Martin / Chorus...Emily Mostyn-Brown 
Bambi Baretta / Chorus...Michelle Pincus 
Johnny McGown / Chorus...Josh Schober 
Bootsie Babs Skolsky / Lola Sapola / Chorus...Sarah Smith 
Narrator...Jessica Starck 
 
  
1:50 p.m. 
Wanda Hickey's Night Of Golden Memories 
By Jean Shepherd 
Presented by T.F. South High School, Lansing
  
Narrator ...Ehren Fournier 
Schwartz / Ensemble...Dan Stone 
Daphne / Ensemble...Camille Garcia 
Old Man / Ensemble...Jeremy Misiaveg 
Mother / Ensemble...Caryn Rusiniak 
Al / Ensemble...Adam Rosowicz 
Clara Mae / Ensemble...Jenny Simich 
Wanda / Ensemble...Lori Nita 
Waitress / Ensemble...Lori Carducci 
Flick / Ensemble...Tom Vander Velde 
Randy / Ensemble...Ray Palasz 
Morty / Ensemble...Tim Zarris 
Janie / Ensemble...Beth Ferrari 
 
  
2:40 p.m. 
A History Of The American Film 
By Christopher Duran 
Presented by Charleston High School, Charleston
  
Jimmy O'Reilly...Josh Newby 
Bette Belasco...Gena Harrison 
Loretta Moran...Nicole Salvato 
Reporter / Clara / Eve / Harkness...Elizabeth Cerven 
Judge / Abdullah / Warden / Piano Man...Chris Eatmon 
Ma O'Reilly / Viola / Mickey...Beth Overstreet 
Policeman / Hank / Victor...Brian Warmoth 
D.A. / Edith / Ma Joad...Reem Hasib 
Eve / Rosesharon / Director...Margot Nikitas 
Report / Allison / Delores...Kerrie Lang 
 
  
3:30 p.m. 
Babe 
By Richard King-Smith 
Presented by Lake Park High School, Roselle
  
Narrator...Janelle Lietz 
Babe / Chorus...Anthony DeMarco 
Fly / Chorus ...Alison McDonald 
Farmer Hoggett / Chorus...Scott Slattery 
Mrs. Hoggett / Chorus...Shannon Cronin 
Ma / Chorus...Christine Rose 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Kim Crosby 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Jamie Fabianski 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Jennifer Kittilstved 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Gina Bartucci 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Debra Breitenbach 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Kristin Amato 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Aaron Brown 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Justin Greenberg 
Animal / Human / Chorus...Ricky Rodriguez 
 
  
4:20 p.m. 
Personals 
By David Crane, Seth Friedman, Martin Kauffman 
Presented by Rock Island High School, Rock Island
  
Ensemble...Tara Frey 
Ensemble...Rob Greisel 
Ensemble...Angie Jaimes 
Ensemble...Anne Mesich 
Ensemble...Dorothy Morrow 
Ensemble...Andy Reiff 
Ensemble...Heather Swanson 
Ensemble...Jeff Watters 
 
  
Preliminary Section B
Friday, Session 1
8:30 a.m. 
The Seuss Is Loose 
By Dr. Seuss 
Presented by Aurora East High School, Aurora
  
Mouse / Mr. Brown / Narrator...Kara Brown 
Thing I...Omar Diaz 
Sylvester McMonkey McBean...Danny Dominguez 
Sneetch / Narrator...Jason Friel 
Mr. I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham...Juan Godinez 
Sam...Monica Hernandez 
Car......Andrea Herrington 
Thing II...Melissa Marn 
Boy...Jason Nichols 
Mr. Brown...Matt Ososky 
South Going Zax...Yamin Reyes 
Sally...Jamie Spink 
Cat / Narrator...Jennifer Thompson 
Goat / Fish...Brian Tiffany 
Fox / Cat...Greg Turner 
North Going / Zax...Mike Wilson 
 
  
9:20 a.m. 
Nothing But The Truth 
By Avi 
Presented by Olympia High School, Stanford
  
Miss Narwin...Jessica Gilfand 
Philip Malloy...Bob Taylor 
Mr. Lunser / Chorus...Michael Melick 
Superintendent / Chorus...Dan Kinder 
Mr. Malloy / Chorus...Nathan Bottorff 
Coach Jamison / Chorus...Jared Funk 
Mrs. Malloy / Chorus...Carissa Johnson 
Dr. Doane / Chorus...Tara Mitchell 
Jennifer Stewart / Chorus...Rachael McClellan 
Chorus...Darcie Toliver 
Chorus...Sharon Jackson 
Dr. Palleni / Chorus...Dexter Travis 
 
  
10:10 a.m. 
Who Am I This Time?? 
By Kurt Vonnegut 
Presented by Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village
  
Georgia Johnson...Robin Harper 
Helene Shaw...Stevie Bilbro 
Harry Nash...Jake Zabinski 
Doris / Chorus...Bradie Cocomise 
Lydia / Chorus...Lisa Kotara 
Albert / Chorus...Danny Donatelli 
Chorus...Fay Costa 
Chorus...Katie Howe 
Chorus...Anna McElroy 
Chorus...Kara Thorstenson 
Student Director...Derek Bates 
 
  
11:00 a.m. 
Up The Down Staircase 
By Bel Kaufman 
Presented by Benton High School, Benton
  
Sylvia...Salina Wyant 
Paul...Jason Webb 
McHabe...Preston Reed 
Bea...Heidi Krug 
Joe Ferone...Steve Eldridge 
Charles...James Cockrum 
Lou...Nathan Mullen 
Harry...Ryan House 
Jose...Chris Bial 
Elizabeth...Jodi Ludwig 
Carol...Taryn Herman 
Linda...Courtney Bennett 
Alice ...Natalie Mullen 
Jane...Leslie Sneed 
 
  
Friday, Session 2 
1:00 p.m. 
The Gilded Six Bits 
By Zora Neale Hurston 
Presented by Thornridge High School, Dolton
  
Man...Artel Walker 
Woman...Zenovia Love 
Joe......Damarus Seahorn 
Missie...April Morgan 
Boy...Marques Tansil 
Slemmons...Edward Shines 
Mother...Kimberly Liddell 
Guitarist...Jonathan Martinez 
 
  
1:50 p.m. 
Assassins 
By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman 
Presented by Normal Community West High School, Normal
  
Leon Czolgosz...Dan Boyll 
John Wilkes Booth...Nic Harlacher 
Proprieter / Chows...Nicole Johnson 
Squeaky Fromme...Kim McKean 
John Hinckley, Jr....David Montgomerie 
Charles Guiteau...Danny Reid 
Housewife / Chows...Holly Steinhausen 
Narrator...Katie Swofford 
Samuel Byer...Pete Tenuto 
Lee Harvey Oswald...McClean Wendt 
 
  
2:40 p.m. 
Chasing Grace 
By Martha Manning 
Presented by Reavis High School, Burbank
  
Pricilla / Ensemble...Liz Bernal 
Mickey / Ensemble...Jason Cueto 
God / Benjamin / Ensemble...Anthony Del Basque 
Adam / Chip / Ensemble...Ed Hargus 
Eve / Mrs. Manning / Ensemble...Michelle Host 
Rachel / Catherine / Ensemble...Jennifer Pac 
Martha Manning ...Amanda Matula 
Sr. Miriam Jerome / Ensemble...Mary Jean Ricchuito 
Sarah / Sr. Ambrose / Ensemble...Jeannine Rossow 
Mark / Ensemble...Demetrios Tzoras 
Mr. Manning / Ensemble...Rick Urban 
Harvey / Ensemble...Charlton Young 
 
  
3:30 p.m. 
Blood Brothers 
By Willy Russell 
Presented by Fremd High School, Palatine
  
Ensemble...Christopher Dimoulis 
Ensemble...Lauren Hicks 
Ensemble...Jem Hilton 
Sammy Johnstone...Michael Karasch 
Ensemble...Bethany Kinsler 
Mrs. Johnstone...Haley Kliefoth 
Linda...Shayna Lewis 
Mrs. Lyons...Meghan Longo 
Eddie Lyons ...Jon Sobeski 
Mickey Johnstone...Michael Sopczynski 
Mr. Lyons...James Stahl 
Ensemble...Kristen Wandell 
 
  
4:20 p.m. 
Dear God - It's Just Another Day In America 
By Tom Akers 
Presented by Rock Falls High School, Rock Falls
  
Rachel / Mom / Sara...Johnna Conley 
Marcy...Marcy Gonzalez 
Julie...Nina Wetzell 
Daughter...Bernessa Krone 
Kerrie...Veronica Novak 
Beige Girl...Amber Maberry 
Scott...Gabe Cervantes 
Robinson / Dad...Mark Kreutzer 
Steve / Tim...Mario Olalde 
Coach Randy...Nick Hernandez 
Josh...David Wolber 
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