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Individual Events State Final Qualifiers
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2002-03 
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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 
 
If you find a listing is in error, please send the IHSA a note or call the IHSA immediately at (309) 663-6377. 
 
 
Natalie Hemmer and Nathan Carroll, Belleville (East) 
To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday 
Lauren Wilka and Megan Schmidt, Burbank (Reavis) 
Al Takes a Bride 
Ben Johnson and Caitlin Ludwig, Byron 
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 
Natalie Miller and Stephen Brackett, Carbondale 
Feeding The Moonfish 
Andrew Fisher and Deanna Lunt, Charleston 
Joe Egg 
Jackie Horbrook and Mandy Lewis, Dolton (Thornridge) 
Mary of Scotland 
Andy Junk and Heather Bodie, Downers Grove (South) 
The Guys 
Sarah Lee and Will Cole, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Astro 69 
Fern DeLima and Stephanie Cave, Gurnee (Warren) 
Misreadings 
Devlin Scott and Maurice Haney, Harvey (Thornton) 
Top Dog, Under Dog 
Amanda Zook and Andrew Lawyer, Heyworth 
The Guys 
Betsy Buttell and Doug Rohrer, Lincoln 
The Twilight of the Golds 
Lindsay Stuart-Doig and Nick Walters, Monticello 
A View from the Bridge 
Debbie Zwirkoski and John Ciciora, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Translations 
Dan Halloway and Jenna Kingston, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Jane's Park 
Ashley Frazell and Kristi Redfield, Pekin 
Dolores 
Allison Elias and Katie Parkhurst, Peoria (Richwoods) 
Tongue of a Bird 
Melissa Del Rio and Nick Sutter, Peoria (Woodruff) 
Dog Opera 
Alex Berger and Patrick Traylor, Rock Island (H.S.) 
Avow 
Leslie Ortega and Paul Morrissey, Sandwich 
Dinner With Friends 
Amanda Hansen and Ryan Arndt, Wheaton (North) 
How To Say Goodbye 
Caroline Smith and Jonathan Odom, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Othello 
 
 
Eryn Bates, Belleville (East) 
A Perfect Ganesh 
Justin Farley, Dolton (Thornridge) 
Yellowman 
Kelly Hires, Downers Grove (South) 
Blackout 
Allison Lani, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Sunday, Sunday 
Michael Gray, Freeport (H.S.) 
Tradition 1A 
Sarah Lee, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Speakeasy 
Anike Adekoya, Gurnee (Warren) 
Warriors Don't Cry 
Samantha Johnson, Harrisburg 
The Last Flapper 
Michael Smith, Heyworth 
Grief Struck 
Betsy Buttell, Lincoln 
The Crimson Thread 
Kate Spies, Normal (Community) 
The Last Flapper 
Natalie Boccumini, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Frozen 
Katelyn Wood, Palos Heights (Shepard) 
The Most Massive Woman Wins 
Amanda Kay Wyatt, Palos Hills (Stagg) 
A Piece of My Heart 
Ashley Frazell, Pekin 
The Woolgatherer 
Sharion Keeton, Peoria (H.S.) 
Speed Queen 
Deanna Colvin, South Holland (Thornwood) 
Lady Day At Emerson's Bar And Grill 
Cassandra Leroy, Sterling (H.S.) 
A Piece of My Heart 
 
 
Jack Rosenberg, Buffalo Grove 
Sara Junya, Byron 
Laura Meade, Canton 
Anjan Tibrewala, Carbondale 
Kyle Garton, Champaign (Centennial) 
Mike Golden, Crystal Lake (South) 
Chris Smith, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Kelly Dunleavy, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Jason Harbison, Harrisburg 
Phil Williams, Hinsdale (Central) 
Walter Liszewski, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) 
Jonathan Syu, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 
Grant Suhs, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Chuck Prochaska, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Jenna Lawfer, Pearl City 
Erin McCarthy, Pekin 
Dave Lyons, Rochelle 
Michael Steudeman, Waterloo (H.S.) 
 
 
Sarah Dowling and Stewart Calhoun, Belleville (West) 
Marriage is Murder 
Danielle Moore and Jonathan McCoy, Benton 
The Marriage Counselor 
Becca Foster and Tim Hanson, Byron 
Waiting for Guffman 
Annie Kincade and Kyle Schultz, Charleston 
Variations on the Death of Trotsky 
Jenny Reinhard and Stuart Seale, Downers Grove (South) 
The Marriage Counselor 
Amber Robinson and Andrew Scoville, Elmhurst (York) 
The Diary of Adam and Eve 
Laura Green and Mark Wayne, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
The Importance of Being Earnest 
A. J. Kaufman and Janessa Ensinger, Fulton (H.S.) 
On the Air 
Derek Dion and Walker Filip, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Below the Waist 
Lina Belkin and Will Cole, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Rules of Engagement 
Krista Farmer and Maggie Hart, Harrisburg 
Always...Patsy Cline 
Maurice Haney and Tiffany Hines, Harvey (Thornton) 
The Marriage Counselor 
Brad Olson and Seth Yohnka, Monticello 
The Compleat History of America (Abridged) 
Jeff Helenthal and Nathaniel Haywood, Normal (Community West) 
Joe and Stew's Theatre of Brotherly Love & Financial Success 
Evan Bregman and Natalie Boccumini, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Play It Again, Sam 
Justin Lopez and Megan Hincks, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Private Lives 
Kelly June and Stuart Clubb, Peoria (Notre Dame) 
Sure Thing 
Chad Rand and Kyle Eslinger, Rochelle 
I Hate Hamlet 
Cody Doremus and Katy Hawley, Washington 
Next 
Caetlin Mangan and Drew Longo, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Italian American Reconciliation 
 
 
Stewart Calhoun, Belleville (West) 
Puberty: The Game Show 
Lauren Vinopal, Buffalo Grove 
Stories from Wayside School 
Annie Kincade, Charleston 
Wonder of the World 
Alex Hartzler, Chatham (Glenwood) 
Catch-22 
Michael Apperson, DeKalb 
Oedi 
Jessica Rhoades, Downers Grove (North) 
Dispatches from the Tenth Circle: The Best of the Onion 
Andy Junk, Downers Grove (South) 
The Actor's Nightmare 
Lindsay Boyer, Freeport (H.S.) 
Final Dress Rehearsal 
Maggie Hart, Harrisburg 
Women Behind Bars 
Devlin Scott, Harvey (Thornton) 
The Creation of the World and Other Business 
Brittney Lower, Heyworth 
The Original Last Wish Baby 
Rob Micensky, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 
Traffic School 
Evan Bregman, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Picasso 
Beth Palecek, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Little Red Riding Hood 
Chris Hughes, Pekin 
Fairytale Courtroom 
David Ferino, Peoria (Richwoods) 
Degas, C'est Moi 
Aaron Pinkston, Rock Falls 
Albuquerque 
Jonathan Odom, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Picasso at the Lapin Agile 
 
 
Grant Mosey, Coal City 
Teresa Rende, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
John McElligott, Freeport (H.S.) 
Sam Rosenberg, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Jason Harbison, Harrisburg 
Michael Smith, Heyworth 
Phil Williams, Hinsdale (Central) 
Tim Fak, Lincoln 
Serena Raheja, Naperville (North) 
Christine Elliott, Normal (Community) 
Mark Philipp, North Chicago 
Kindle Tierney, O'Fallon 
Grant Suhs, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Abe Riesman, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 
Anna Friedinger, Pekin 
Brandon Cheney, Peoria (Richwoods) 
Scottie Gelski, Rock Island (H.S.) 
Dominique Scott, West Chicago (H.S.) 
 
 
Beth Saxe, Benton 
Babar's Children 
Lizzie Houdek, Carbondale 
Striving For Perfection 
Jackie Horbrook, Dolton (Thornridge) 
African American? Pick 1 
Evan Chung, Downers Grove (South) 
Oh, the Things I Know! 
Allison Reese, Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
Teaching the Virtues 
Zac Frese, Harrisburg 
Idiot Nation 
Carlisle Wallace, Heyworth 
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out in the World 
Abisola Adekoya, Mundelein (H.S.) 
Why Teachers Are Not "Those Who Can't'' 
Arundati Gopinath, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 
A Commencement Speech to Mt. Holyoke College 
Katie Pacilio, Normal (University) 
The Whisper of Aids 
Anita Kavuu, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 
Wildly Improbable Goals 
Jenna Kingston, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
How Reading Changed My Life 
Amanda Drinkall, Oswego 
It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It 
Kenny Rogers, Peoria (H.S.) 
The Greatest Generation 
Patrick Traylor, Rock Island (H.S.) 
A Commencement Speech to the Harvard Class of 2000 
Kairisa Booth, South Holland (Thornwood) 
A Case of Severe Bias 
Elise Litwiller, Stanford (Olympia) 
What's Your Real Job? 
Mike Storr, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) 
I Believe in America 
Katy Hawley, Washington 
Marriage is a Hell of a Lot of Work 
Zachary Uttich, Wheaton (North) 
Looking Forward, Looking Back 
 
 
Sarah Orlovsky, Belleville (East) 
Mr. And Missunderstandings 
Codey Girten, Benton 
Fatal Crossings 
Jenni Steljes, Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
Sticks and Stones 
Mary Sotos, Elmhurst (York) 
Naked Snobbery 
Lisa Manus, Freeport (H.S.) 
Deceit at the Desktop 
Dan Worthen, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
The Silent Plague 
Kelly Dunleavy, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Being Better than Nice 
Dawn Stankus, Gurnee (Warren) 
Will You Still Love Me If I Don't Win? 
Ethan Fife, Harrisburg 
Talk is Cheap, So Why Aren't We Buying? 
Brittney Lower, Heyworth 
Disposable Relationships 
Sarah Bordson, Monticello 
A Note on Music Education 
Sharon Orbach, Naperville (Central) 
The Luxury of Loneliness 
Alyssa Huff, Normal (University) 
Supersize Nation: The War Against Big Fat 
Elizabeth Dampf, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
My Kid Beat Up Your Honors Student 
Amy Keipert, Palatine (H.S.) 
The People Pleaser's Predicament 
Sarah Radford, Pearl City 
The Perils of Praise 
Alex Berger, Rock Island (H.S.) 
Success? 
Robyn Gates, South Holland (Thornwood) 
Getting Our Neighborhoods Back 
Rachael Wheatley, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Strive to Live 
 
 
Alex Wade, Buffalo Grove 
The Lord of Wrigleyville 
Kyle Bone, Champaign (Centennial) 
Before... 
Alex Hartzler, Chatham (Glenwood) 
My Dinner with Andre the Giant 
Laura Clery, Downers Grove (South) 
In the Pink 
Mike Gardner, Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
OC: The Musical 
Michael Hines, Freeport (H.S.) 
Sunday Mornings 
David Primer, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Candy, Cauliflower and Falling Babies 
Ross Lane, Harrisburg 
I'm Different 
Dandrell Scott, Harvey (Thornton) 
Who Invented What Now? 
Josh Nelson, Mt. Vernon 
Old 
Matt Weir, Naperville (Central) 
Weir(d)...Like a Burrito 
Kim Behrens, Normal (Community West) 
Somewhere Over the Wizzed Out Rainbow 
Dan Kane, Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 
Olympic High 
Mike Piszynski, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Sexy on the Inside 
Scott Kempel, Pearl City 
M.O.M. is V.I.P. 
Justin Manuel, Pekin 
Reality Bites 
Farah Abi-Akar, Peoria (Richwoods) 
The Five and a Half Hour Wait 
John Van Buren, Red Bud 
Survival of the Fittest 
Tim Ottolin, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
The Plane Flight 
 
 
Antonio Pagán, Bartonville (Limestone) 
Codey Girten, Benton 
Laura Colee, Bloomington (H.S.) 
Simone Becque, Carbondale 
Maggie Killacky, Downers Grove (South) 
Loretta Yurek, Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 
Lindsay Boyer, Freeport (H.S.) 
Michelle Marron, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Stephanie Cave, Gurnee (Warren) 
Ben Pyle, Harrisburg 
Marcus Walker, Harvey (Thornton) 
Kristin Vannatta, Normal (Community West) 
Katelyn Wood, Palos Heights (Shepard) 
Martha Burch, Pearl City 
Scottie Gelski, Rock Island (H.S.) 
Robyn Gates, South Holland (Thornwood) 
Elise Litwiller, Stanford (Olympia) 
Mike Storr, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) 
Emy Krauspe, West Chicago (H.S.) 
Beth Roberts, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
 
 
Devin Reno, Carbondale 
Whitney Chappell, DeKalb 
Gabby Cervak, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 
Jessica Cushion, Franklin Park (Leyden) 
Ethan Fife, Harrisburg 
Sarah Bartosik, Heyworth 
Abrigail Sasse, Lincoln 
Julie Root, London Mills (Spoon River Valley) 
Ryan Rastegar, Normal (Community West) 
David Vogner, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Ankush Bhatia, Orland Park (Sandburg) 
Alissa Walter, Palatine (Fremd) 
Lauren Slone, Park Forest (Rich East) 
Jess Carrick, Pekin 
Matt Webb, Port Byron (Riverdale) 
Kyle Eslinger, Rochelle 
Ashley Styczynski, Sterling (H.S.) 
Ben Stewart, Wheaton (North) 
Ryan Swearingen, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
 
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 Special Occasion Speaking
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Justin Kimball, Benton 
A Renaissance Man in a Cave Man World 
Stephanie Lyon, Byron 
What a Beautiful World 
Natalie Miller, Carbondale 
It's All in the Eyes 
Whitney Chappell, DeKalb 
Assert This 
Maggie Killacky, Downers Grove (South) 
Star Struck 
Alison Kanosky, Freeport (H.S.) 
Following The Fold of Flattery 
Kirby Moore, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 
Being One With the Movement 
Jessica Mitchell, Harrisburg 
Girls Just Want to Have Fun? 
Ida Haynes, Heyworth 
If Your Friends All Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You Jump, Too? 
Mary Beth Kraft, Naperville (Central) 
Infatuation With Domination 
Susan Philos, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 
Back Off! 
Christine Elliott, Normal (Community) 
Avoiding the College Conundrum 
Megan Hincks, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Spare Me! 
Kirsten Lamantia, Palos Heights (Shepard) 
TADS: Life Without Drama 
Lauren Slone, Park Forest (Rich East) 
Confidence is the Key 
Beverly Chu, Peoria (Richwoods) 
SOS: Save Our Speech 
Sara Bicknell, Stanford (Olympia) 
Enter the World Politely 
Eric Rader, Wheaton (North) 
Don't Feed the Scapegoat 
 
 
Meredith Cantrell, Arlington Heights (Hersey) 
Beth Saxe, Benton 
Stephen Brackett, Carbondale 
Catalina Hernandez, Charleston 
Evan Shive, DeKalb 
Jaimie Taylor, Dolton (Thornridge) 
Lauren Cashman, Downers Grove (South) 
Michael Hines, Freeport (H.S.) 
Sabrina Louachai, Gurnee (Warren) 
Krista Farmer, Harrisburg 
Riannah Pouncy, Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 
Amanda Shambrook, Normal (Community) 
Adrienne Thurzo, Oak Lawn (Community) 
Hema Srinivasan, Peoria (Richwoods) 
Melissa Del Rio, Peoria (Woodruff) 
Deanna Colvin, South Holland (Thornwood) 
Dana Hurley, Stanford (Olympia) 
Cassandra Leroy, Sterling (H.S.) 
Ryan Arndt, Wheaton (North) 
 
 
Belleville (East) 
Seussical 
Belleville (West) 
The Most Massive Woman Wins 
Charleston 
The Not So Complete History of Western Theater 
Chicago Heights (Marian) 
Dr. Korczak and the Children 
DeKalb 
On the Outside Looking Out 
Downers Grove (South) 
The Write Stuff 
Dunlap 
Campfire Stories 
Farmington 
How to Make an American Teenage Quilt 
Fulton (H.S.) 
The History of Mankind 
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 
Snow...Sort...of...White 
Harrisburg 
The Raven 
Naperville (Central) 
The Shadow Box 
Normal (Community West) 
Aesop's (Oh So Slightly) Updated Fables 
Oak Lawn (Community) 
Metamorphoses 
Orland Park (Sandburg) 
A Piece of My Heart 
Rock Falls 
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories 
South Holland (Thornwood) 
This is a Test 
Wheaton (North) 
Remembrance and War 
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 
Metamorphoses 
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