| Year |
Champion |
Work Performed |
Director |
| 1974 |
Peoria (Richwoods) |
Songs for Peace, Love, and Children |
Patty Murphy |
| 1975 |
Dolton (Thornridge) |
Hour of Mystery: A Radio Show of the 1930's |
Sara Sweeney |
| 1976 |
Berwyn (Morton West) |
Hooray for Hollywood |
Pat Shanahan & Fred Meyer |
| 1977 |
Tremont |
Readers Theatre |
L. Joanne Miller |
| 1978 |
Oak Forest (H.S.) |
Who Am I This Time? |
Marilyn Menozzi |
| 1979 |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
Sweeney Agonistes |
Joanne Evans |
| 1980 |
Highland Park |
Abelard and Heloise |
Barbara Greener Patterson |
| 1981 |
Harvey (Thornton) |
Stagolee |
Paul Swanstrom & Patricia Wozny |
| 1982 |
Wheaton (Central) |
The Hairy Man |
Anne Marie Gerace & Paula Schimmels |
| 1983 |
Harvey (Thornton) |
The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger |
Paul Swanson & Patricia Wozny |
| 1984 |
Palos Hts. (Shepard) |
Stagolee |
Chet Brown |
| 1985 |
Carbondale |
So You Want To Be a Teacher? |
Karen S. Mitchell |
| 1986 |
Pekin |
Wings |
Fred Vogt, Greg Lhamon & Kevin Spengel |
| 1987 |
Chicago Hts. (Bloom) |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
John Reimler & Lisa Newkirk |
| 1988 |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
Jug of Silver |
Cheryl Clinton, Karen Eldred & Patricia Wozny |
| 1989 |
Peoria (Richwoods) |
Death By Child Abuse...And No One Heard |
Steve Peters |
| 1990 |
Lansing (T.F. South) |
Lost at C |
Henry Hertz |
| 1991 |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
Children on Their Birthdays |
Cheryl Clinton, Karen Eldred & Patricia Wozny |
| 1992 |
Downers Grove (South) |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
John Hires & Jan Heiteen |
| 1993 |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
Alice in Wonderland |
Cheryl Clinton, Karen Eldred & Patricia Wozny |
| 1994 |
Dolton (Thornridge) |
The Colored Museum |
Tim Sweeney & Karen Eldred |
| 1995 |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
Once on This Island |
Cheryl Clinton & Darcell Williams |
| 1996 |
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
The Catcher in the Rye |
Jill Bonavia |
| 1997 |
Harvey (Thornton) |
The Color Purple |
Roberta James |
| 1998 |
Lansing (T.F. South) |
Wanda Hickey's Night Of Golden Memories |
Henry Hertz & Ann Witting |
| 1999 |
Lansing (T.F. South) |
Alice in Wonderland |
Henry Hertz & Ann Witting |
| 2000 |
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
Great Expectations |
Jill Bonavia-Galligani, Joyce Carr, Don Calgaro |
| 2001 |
Lansing (Thornton Frac. S.) |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Henry Hertz, Ann Witting & Nikki Orich |
| 2002 |
Lansing (Thornton Frac. S.) |
Peter Pan |
Henry Hertz, Ann Witting & Nikki Orich |
| 2003 |
Dolton (Thornridge) |
The Gilded Six Bits |
Timothy Sweeney, Bill Kirksey, Sara Sweeney, Tom Paliga |
| 2004 |
Oak Lawn (Community) |
Protestants Cry, Too |
Mark Donaway and Dennis Anastasopoulos |
| 2005 |
Sterling (H.S.) |
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Jacob Wallingford and J. Mark Beaty |
| 2006 |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
Their Eyes Were Watching God |
Cheryl Frazier and Darcelle Williams |
| 2007 |
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
Lysistrata |
Jill Bonavia-Galligani, Janine Stroemer and Kevin Wall |
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