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  Drama & Group Interpretation State Final Entries 1997-98 

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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