Drama

State Final: Friday - Saturday, March 28-29, 2025

Site:  Richards High School, Oak Lawn, IL

State Final Hotels

Contest Play Performance Schedule - Richards High School Auditorium

Group Interp Performance Schedule - Richards High School 

Short Film Review - 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23 - Richards High School 

Awards - 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23 - Richards High School Auditorium

IHSA Mechandise - State Final Apparel & Souvenirs: Minerva Promotions
 

The IHSA Drama State Series features 4 events 

Contest Play

• Critique Form

Group Interpretation 

• Critique Form 
• Note:  GI Standardized Pieces

Short Film - Ratings and Comments Only

Entries Due - March 4

• Short Film Event Description 
• Short Film Rubric
• Short Film Critique
  • 2024 IHSA Short Film Critics Choice Award Winner - Maine South High School - What You Don't Know About Butterflies and Goodbyes
  • 2023 IHSA Short Film Critics Choice Award Winner - Washington Community High School - Outside
  • 2022 IHSA Short Film Critics Choice Award Winner - Lemont High School - Lilith 
  • 2021 IHSA Short Film Critics Choice Award Winner - Glenbrook North High School - Incompatible  

Musical Theatre Review - Ratings and Comments Only 

Entries Due - March 4

• Musical Theatre Event Description
• Musical Theatre Standards
• Musical Theatre Tabulation Ballot 

Congratulations Bartlett High School - 2024 Musical Theatre Critics Choice Award Winner!

• Sectional Assignments:  State Series Information & Results
• Rules for State Series Competiton (Terms & Conditions): FLIP Viewer or PDF
• Manual for Compeating Schools & Sectional Hosts:  FLIP Viewer or PDF
• Tentative Budget
• Financial Report
• Group Interpretation Cast Plot Sheet
• State Final Qualifier Information
• State Final Time Schedule 
• Quick Facts

Recommendations for School Theatre Programs During COVID-19 

Illinois High School Theatre Festival

Illinois Communication and Theatre Associatation 

NFHS Speech, Debate & Theatre Directors & Judges

FREE NFHS Learn Online - Theatre Safety Course 

NFHS "The Stage" Podcast