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Individual Events State Final Qualifiers
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1998-99 
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Dramatic Duet Acting 
Dramatic Interpretation 
Extempore Speaking 
Humorous Duet Acting 
Humorous Interpretation 
Impromptu Speaking 
Oratorical Declamation 
Oratory 
Original Comedy 
Prose Reading 
Radio Speaking 
Special Occasion Speaking 
Verse Reading 
Performance in the Round 
 
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Amanda Reynolds and Steve Eldridge, Benton 
Bunny, Bunny 
Jillian Nolan and Nicole Carreno, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
The Welfare Lady 
Erica Schneider and Mendy Stynchula, Champaign (Centennial) 
The Boom Boom Room 
Emily Palmer and Paul Booth, DeKalb 
Bunny, Bunny 
Anna McElroy and Stevie Bilbro, Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
Kindertransport 
Blake Sienkiewicz and Jeff Erickson, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Gross Indecency 
Casey Alrich and Sean Kelley, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Strange Snow 
Chris Winand and Stacey Dembo, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Bunny, Bunny 
Jason Economus and Kiirsti Makela, Gurnee (Warren) 
The Choice 
Cassie Sweat and Paul Lane, Harrisburg 
Because I Wanted to Say 
Brian Smith and Jason Gordon, Heyworth 
Murmurs 
Kyle Pepperell and Nick King, Lincoln 
Minnesota Moon 
Jim Kidonakis and Lisa Super, Morris 
Acts of Faith 
Jason Rowsey and Jessica Vasquez, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Night Sky 
Dan Mammano and Josh Rutkowski, Ottawa (Twp.) 
Freedomland 
Joe Bennett and Randi McKinley, Pekin 
Jake's Women 
Glenn Davis and Lauren Wells, South Holland (Thornwood) 
The Piano Lesson 
Jared Funk and Lindsay Allen, Stanford (Olympia) 
Traveler in the Dark 
Bob Dorsey and Jessica Thigpen, Wheaton (North) 
Little Women 
David May and Jason Miller, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Brother and Brother 
 
 
Jillian Nolan, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
Face Divided 
Jackson Foote, Carbondale 
The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel 
Gena Harrison, Charleston 
Hurlyburly 
Dagmara Stieber, Downers Grove (South) 
Wit 
Amber Friendly, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Close Ties 
Brett Halloran, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Lonely Planet 
Scott Burman, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Down Came the Rain 
Natasha Murry, Heyworth 
Remember My Name 
Abby Gerdts, Lincoln 
Antigone 
Aaron Johnson, Moline 
Larry Finch Has Aids 
Hunter Seamons, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Murmurs 
Kelly Freeman, O'Fallon 
The Days of Wine and Roses 
Jessica Vasquez, Oak Lawn (Community) 
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 
Sasha Geoppo, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Emma's Child 
Brianne Marsel, Ottawa (Twp.) 
Master Class 
Lindsay Morgan, Peoria (Richwoods) 
David's Red-Haired Death 
Elizabeth Copeland, Stanford (Olympia) 
Penguin Blues 
Jessica Thigpen, Wheaton (North) 
Shadowlands 
Stacy Willyard, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
A Touch of the Poet 
 
 
Jacque Flaherty, Alexis 
Ben Eberle, Belleville (East) 
Melissa Tribble, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
Cathy Bower, Chatham (Glenwood) 
Chuck Lamphier, Chicago (Marist) 
Stephen Clark, DeKalb 
Steven Abramowitz, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Brugh Lower, Heyworth 
Shubhan Mukherjee, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 
Jennifer Rankin, Lincoln 
Jessica Jackson, Normal (Community) 
Brian Netter, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Aaron Schroeder, O'Fallon 
Matthew Wurtzebach, Oak Park (Fenwick) 
Kate Rockwood, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Will Luxion, Oswego 
Jessica Personette, Ottawa (Twp.) 
Monica Harber, Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) 
Tuan Ngo, Peoria (Woodruff) 
Jessica Hoffmeier, Wheaton (North) 
Danielle Choi, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
 
 
Ben Wymer and Joe Raab, Belleville (East) 
Swinger's Rules 
Nathan Mullen and Taryn Herman, Benton 
The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) 
Jill Schultz and ShKendie Stoddard, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
Election Year 
Jessica Andrews and Josh Newby, Charleston 
English Made Simple 
Bridget Frodyma and Jeff Dalo, Downers Grove (South) 
The Perils of Lulu 
Madilynn Beck and Matt Churilla, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Baby with the Bathwather 
Mike Hall and Sean Kelley, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
The Complete History of America (Abridged) 
Kelly Klein and Kevin Miller, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Oedi... 
Jeff Smith and Jonathan Stephens, Harvey (Thornton) 
Harry and Sam Dialogues 
Brian Smith and Gina Nicewonger, Heyworth 
The Complete History of America (Abridged) 
Carrie Boss and Jack Bisbee, Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 
A Company of Wayward Saints 
Eric Martig and Erica Buys, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Moose Mating 
Joanna Dobrowolski and Matt Sanders, Pekin 
First Night 
Joe Stoltz and Scott Pyle, Peoria (Woodruff) 
The Complete History of America (Abridged) 
Anthony DeMarco and Gina Bartucci, Roselle (Lake Park) 
Sorry 
David Dobson and Jessica Gilfand, Stanford (Olympia) 
The Kissing Scene 
Anne Readel and Chris Bright, Sterling (H.S.) 
Anniversary 
David May and Katie Judge, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
The Purple Rose of Cairo 
 
 
Brian Phillips, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
A Dead Man's Apartment 
Brian Warmoth, Charleston 
Rinse the Blood Off My Toga 
Wendy Lindenmeyer, Downers Grove (South) 
A Dopey Fairy Tale 
Josh Green, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
The Complete History of America (Abridged) 
Brett Halloran, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Oedi... 
Scott Burman, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
The 2000-Year-Old Man in the Year 2000 
David Eliff, Granite City 
Greater Tuna 
Nick Crowley, Gurnee (Warren) 
The Foreigner 
Jonathan Stephens, Harvey (Thornton) 
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite 
Megan Ingmire, Lincoln 
The Battle of Bull Run 
Ann Sonneville, Moline 
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom 
Andy Orth, Morton 
This is a Test 
Leah Wessman, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Little Red Riding Hood 
Ben Thomas, Pekin 
Dearly Departed 
Jeff Lockridge, Seneca 
The Gospel Truth 
Sarah Meyer, Wheaton (North) 
Little Me 
Katie Judge, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Tracey Takes On 
Lisa Barber, Winchester 
Ruthless 
 
 
Melissa Bagwell, Charleston 
Chuck Lamphier, Chicago (Marist) 
Nicki Gillespie, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Steven Abramowitz, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
John Mell, Granite City 
Stacey Hendrix, Herscher 
Brugh Lower, Heyworth 
Tyler Swartzentruber, Metamora 
Ryan DeGooyer, Normal (Community) 
Brian Netter, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Alexis Bauer, Oak Lawn (Richards) 
Kate Rockwood, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Kat Banakis, Palatine (Fremd) 
Lindsey Hamer, Red Bud 
Marcy Gonzalez, Rock Falls 
Samuel Milfs, Stanford (Olympia) 
Brad Schneider, Wheaton (North) 
Chris Weninger, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
 
 
Natalie Mullen, Benton 
Passion Is Not Just a Fruit 
Lauren Kidwell, Charleston 
I Could Have Died 
April Morgan, Dolton (Thornridge) 
Burned Out and Bored 
Camille Kuthrell, Downers Grove (South) 
The Journey 
Abby Reel, Eureka 
What's Your Excuse!?! 
Katie Wachtel, Geneseo (Darnall) 
The Teacher Who Couldn't Read 
Kiirsti Makela, Gurnee (Warren) 
How Good Do We Have to Be? 
Andrea Wilson, Harvey (Thornton) 
Facing AIDS 
Nell Haynes, Heyworth 
A Graduation Speech 
Elizabeth Cashman, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 
The Looking Glass Community 
Kelly Lund, Mt. Vernon 
That Lean and Hungry Look 
Ryan DeGooyer, Normal (Community) 
Georgie Porgie Was a Bully 
Veronica Espinosa, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Learn to Listen to Your Heart 
Lulu Ang, Palatine (Fremd) 
B+ is Just Fine 
Huma Kahn, Peoria (Richwoods) 
What's Your Real Job? 
Abbie Essary, Port Byron (Riverdale) 
Whatever Happened to Shame? 
Purvi Patel, Wheaton (North) 
Yellow Skies, Blue Trees 
Scott Strnad, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
1998 U. of Va. Valediction Address 
 
 
Angela Parla, Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) 
School's Out 
Jill Schultz, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
And Mud For All 
Reem Hasib, Charleston 
Human Rights 
LeMil Eiland, Dolton (Thornridge) 
Family Matters? 
Jenny Bulla, Downers Grove (South) 
Bluebird Song 
Kelly Falls, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Commit to Quit 
Laura Shamorian, Gurnee (Warren) 
Sharing the Wealth of Time 
Gina Nicewonger, Heyworth 
The Fruit of Life 
Megha Doshi, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 
Can't We Get Some Ice Cream? 
Adam Kee, Johnston City 
When "Kill the Umpire" Is No Longer a Threat 
Brenda Davidson, Oak Lawn (Community) 
The Table Topic 
Jared Barr, Pekin 
The Future of Parenting 
Eliot Mosby, Richton Park (Rich South) 
Gun Violence 
Kim Zamastil, Rochelle 
Laughing It Off 
Angie Jaimes, Rock Island (H.S.) 
For the Record 
Jessie Dunnan, Stanford (Olympia) 
Just Another Schoolday in America 
Angela Styczynski, Sterling (H.S.) 
A 90's Brand of Quackery 
Lauren DeMarzo, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Two Little Words 
Missy Wells, Winchester 
True Winners 
 
 
Nathan Mullen, Benton 
It's a Mad World 
Joe Carpita, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
Faulkner's the Bear 
Vince Dill, Champaign (Centennial) 
God Help Me, I've Been A Bad Boy 
Josh Yardley, DeKalb 
The Buck Wilder Show 
Kate Mulligan, Downers Grove (South) 
The Secret Life of Kate 
Molly Worthen, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
One Big Ball of Molly 
Jason Economus, Gurnee (Warren) 
The Steve Show 
Mark Heath, Harvey (Thornton) 
The Misadventures of Park Forest 
Nathan Perry, Mt. Vernon 
Common Sense Blues 
David Montgomerie, Normal (Community West) 
Plot: Improbable 
Alicia Kim, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
The World Inside You 
Adam Kalesperis, Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 
The Cycle of Love 
Jonathan Beyer, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Mother Merman 
Ben Thomas, Pekin 
You're Naked Without Them 
Leah Morrow, Peoria (H.S.) 
So...I Made the Tongue 
Mark Kreutzer, Rock Falls 
Mark's Mission for a Mate 
Darcie Toliver, Stanford (Olympia) 
I Love History 
Paul Motz, Wheaton (North) 
Extreme O.C. 
 
 
Tabitha Matuska, Carbondale 
Gena Harrison, Charleston 
Matt Allen, DeKalb 
April Morgan, Dolton (Thornridge) 
Jenny Bulla, Downers Grove (South) 
Jillian Schultz, Evanston (Twp.) 
Casey Alrich, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Amanda Greco, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 
Brian Duggan, Monticello 
Alan Morford, Normal (Community West) 
Ben Spangler, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Brenda Davidson, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Mark Robinson, Oak Lawn (Richards) 
Matt Sanders, Pekin 
Lindsay Morgan, Peoria (Richwoods) 
C. J. McBride, Peoria (Woodruff) 
Jeff Watters, Rock Island (H.S.) 
Jessica Gilfand, Stanford (Olympia) 
Bethany Howington, Wheaton (North) 
Scott Strnad, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
 
 
Beth Vaughn, Belleville (East) 
Lawrence Underwood, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
Tom Prescher, Canton 
Reem Hasib, Charleston 
Jim Potulny, Chicago (Marist) 
Erin Hardy, Cuba 
Leia Blumenthal, Downers Grove (South) 
Melanie Smigielski, DuQuoin 
Gina Mezzano, Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
Lisa Martinez, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Mark Packard, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Stephenie Park, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 
Brian Fimoff, Palatine (Fremd) 
Ben White, Pekin 
Lyz Liddell, Peoria (H.S.) 
Leslie Chu, Peoria (Richwoods) 
Michelle Krichbaum, Tinley Park (Andrew) 
Shannon Wood, Wheaton (North) 
 
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Natalie Mullen, Benton 
Vertically Challenged & Horizontally Gifted 
Joel Cunningham, Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 
How Much is that Doggy in the Window? 
Kristen Griffin, Charleston 
Laughter: Still the Best Medicine 
Matthew Bleecher, Chicago (Marist) 
The Need to Achieve 
Omar Uddin, DeKalb 
The Feminist Failure 
Jennifer Boudinot, Downers Grove (North) 
Tilling a Parking Lot Isn't Easy 
Laura Nosko, Downers Grove (South) 
Toxic Playground 
Emily Africano, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Our Hands 
Molly Worthen, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
I Want to Be Alone 
Nell Haynes, Heyworth 
Lead the Follower 
Megan Ingmire, Lincoln 
Senior Stress Quotient 
Karen Hertz, Monticello 
Decisions 
Marc Rosenmutter, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Meet My Friend, Fear 
Shereen Mady, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
The Self Tort Crybaby 
Catherina Reith, Peoria (Richwoods) 
Age of Mean 
Scott Pyle, Peoria (Woodruff) 
R.I.P.'d Off 
Sara Bratcher, Port Byron (Riverdale) 
Overmedication 
Lindsay Allen, Stanford (Olympia) 
Make the Right Choice For Your School 
Jason Miller, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Don't Be Cruel 
 
 
Paul Singh, Belleville (East) 
Kristina Herrndobler, Benton 
Amanda Miller, Byron 
Lindsey Ridenour, Canton 
Sarah Seifert, Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) 
Camille Kuthrell, Downers Grove (South) 
Mario Jobbe, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Kathryn Hawley, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Larnelle Foster, Gurnee (Warren) 
Jennifer Zook, Heyworth 
Adam Kee, Johnston City 
Elise Jones, Kankakee (Sr.) 
Eric Solecki, Normal (Community) 
Alana Schlifke, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Jennifer Allen, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 
Geeta Malhotra, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Dominique Porter, Park Forest (Rich East) 
Jeff Watters, Rock Island (H.S.) 
Angela Styczynski, Sterling (H.S.) 
Stacy Willyard, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
 
 
Belleville (East) 
Voices That Care 
Coach: Jennifer Svehla 
Cast: Ben Wymer, Laura Behrman, Heather Holtschneider, Rachel Simpson, Rachel Salanic, James Ivie, Jacquette Sterling, Stacy Singh, Jared Macke 
 
Bloomington (H.S.) 
Rinse the Blood Off My Toga 
Coach: Mike Riley, G. Micheal Johnson 
Cast: Amanda Purcell, Joe Ritacco,  Matt Russell, Susan Tindall, Kalley Powell Sr., Rebecca Hamlin, Lisa Hutmacher 
 
Champaign (Centennial) 
Falling 
Coach: Stan Yanchus 
Cast: Dan Barkmeier, Katie Chick, Jen McEllin, Tiffany Benner, Sally Chance, J.R. Knight, Ben McDuffee 
 
Charleston 
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 
Coach: Tina Winings 
Cast: Josh Newby, Jessica Andrews, Kristen Griffin, Lane Cannon, Susan Woolever, Carly Schmitt, Jillian Skiff, Ashley Walz, Jill Reidy, Elizabeth Moncada, Sagar Ravi, Mike Steiskal 
 
Dolton (Thornridge) 
My Client Curley 
Coach: Bill Kirksey 
Cast: Ca'Mesha Harrison, Kimberly Liddell, Kristal Lloyd, Latia McPherson, Anthony Martin, Patrick Robinson, Robert Rogers, Brandon White, Randy Wooding, John Young  
 
Downers Grove (North) 
Squids Will Be Squids 
Coaches: Missy Carlson, Bill Fleming, Michael Graham, David Gill 
Cast: Graham Baruch, Katie Binks, Joe Daniels, Sona Gajiwala, Paul Hattan, Joe Heneghan, Laura Yerges 
 
Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
Variations on the Theme of Love 
Coach: Chuck Cavozos 
Cast: Ryan Christie, Bryan Meredith, Stefanie Broderick, , Mark Weiland, , Jeewon Lee, Tom Kostowski, Layla Bermeo, Jenni Thomas, Jillian Lohndorf,  
 
Farmington 
Addict 
Coach: Marinthe Bruniga 
Cast: Karin Kiesewetter, Matt Copple, Shaun Heuerman, Emily Doubet, Alayna Vicary, Kristy Ludwig, Stephanie Clemons, Kyle Dare 
 
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Pullman Car Hiawatha 
Coaches: Tom Sweeney, Greg Weiss 
Cast: Madilynn Beck, Peter Berger, Stephanie Bliese, Matt Churilla, Jeff Erickson, Matt Erickson, Amber Friendly, Josh Green, Ralph Hardesty, Mario Jobbe, Hillary Jomes, Brian Levin, David Lipschutz, Jack Treptow, Megan Weiss 
 
Gurnee (Warren) 
Upon the Waters 
Coach: Debra Woodard 
Cast: Sarah Brandt, Heidi Brown, Laurel Cook, Kara Cooprider, Nick Crowley, Courtney-Amber Ferris, Carolyn Horner, Tricia Kostner, Megan McCarthy, Nady Von Ebers 
 
Heyworth 
Working 
Coaches: Layne Sedate, Karen Gebhardt 
Cast: Jessica Burden, Melissa Dawson, Joe Hermes, Annie Koons, Jennifer Oldeen, Rosemary Porter, Johnny Reen, Billy Simonovich, Stephen Zoerb 
 
Morton 
1-900-Desperate 
Coaches: Susie Knoblauch, Trish Ballard, Mike Boyc, Matt Ripper 
Mandy McAvoy, Elizabeth Rockhold, Sarah Kaiser, Brian Becker, Sarah Erwin, Brandon Knapp 
 
Oak Lawn (Community) 
The Complete History of America (Abridged) 
Coaches: Merril Marine, Tom Dzurison 
Cast: Mark Liesche, Ray Metzgar, Bryan Grant, Nick Blazina, Sam Echavaria, Sophia Fariol, Amy Zero, Val Olson, Kevin West, Adam Zwirkoski, Samantha Staniazewski, Jennifer Rolniak, Caleb Kosek, Dan Echavaria, Veronica Espinosa, Katie Wenzel, Carmel DaMazo 
 
Rock Falls 
An Endangered Species:  Wake UP 
Coaches: Kelly Akers, Tom Akers 
Cast: Nick Hernandez, Gabe Cervantes, David Wolber, Marcy Gonzalez, Bernessa Krone, Johanna Conley, Nina Wetzell 
 
Sterling (H.S.) 
My Existential Journey 
Coaches: Marc Chevalier, Janet Ward 
Cast: Jacob Wallingford, Joe Kreeger, Alisha Arnold, Katie Leesman 
 
West Chicago (H.S.) 
The Making of a Doctor 
Coach: Steve Kellner 
Cast: Christine Austin, Robert Austin, Brooke Benzio, Matt Edwards, Jon Fraser, Gina McEvoy, Chris Thomas, Copper Tuma, Anders Walker 
 
Wheaton (North) 
Much Ado About Shakespeare 
Coaches: Stan Austin, Julie Cogburn, Amy Genc 
Cast: Coleen Kehoe, Becca Knuth, Jodi Reynhout, Meghan Shaugnessy, Nancy Mehlberg, Nate Grobe, Josh Stamoolis, Ryan Underwood, Pat King, Liz Cowan, Ariel Woodiwiss 
 
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
The Body Silent 
Coaches: Marco Benassi, Rene Rueles 
Cast: Garrett Ard, Ellen Lee, Stephanie Sinnott, Mike Slefinger, Jeanette Skewes 
 
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