IHSA

Group Interpretation Champions

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 & Dennis Anastasopoulos
2005 Sterling (H.S.) Pirates of the Caribbean Jacob Wallingford & J. Mark Beaty
2006 South Holland (Thornwood) Their Eyes Were Watching God Cheryl Frazier & Darcelle Williams
2007 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) Lysistrata Jill Bonavia-Galligani, Janine Stroemer, & Kevin Wall
2008 Oak Lawn (Community) Cyrano de Bergerac Tom Dzurison, Billy Denton, & Marcus Wargin