Drama AND GROUP INTERPRETATION Champions
DRAMA CHAMPIONS
| Year | Champion | Work Performed | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Freeport (Sr.) | Happy Journey | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1942 | Granite City (H.S.) | Two Plus Two | Mary Blackburn |
| 1943 | Freeport (Sr.) | Happy Journey | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1944 | Champaign (H.S.) | Wuthering Heights | Marian Stuart |
| 1945 | Granite City (H.S.) | The Skin of Our Teeth | Mary Blackburn |
| 1946 | Champaign (H.S.) | Dark Victory | Marian Stuart |
| 1947 | Champaign (H.S.) | Barretts of Wimpole Street | Marian Stuart |
| 1948 | East Moline (United) | Barretts of Wimpole Street | John Stevens |
| 1949 | Freeport (Sr.) | Pullman Car Hiawatha | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1950 | Champaign (H.S.) | The Wandering Dragon | Marian Stuart |
| 1951 | Freeport (Sr.) | The Long Christmas Dinner | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1952 | Joliet (Twp.) | Angel Street | B.F. Johnston |
| 1953 | Champaign (H.S.) | Ways and Means | Marian Stuart |
| 1954 | Joliet (Twp.) | Hello Out There | B.F. Johnson |
| 1955 | Rock Island (H.S.) | Hope Is a Thing With Feathers | E. Dorothy Peterson |
| 1956 | Freeport (Sr.) | The Happy Journey | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1957 | Joliet (Twp.) | Subway Circus | B.F. Johnston |
| 1958 | Evanston (Twp.) | Antigone | Malcolm Mosing |
| 1959 | Joliet (Twp.) | Machinal | B.F. Johnston & Robert Mallary |
| 1960 | Joliet (Twp.) | Electra | Robert Mallary |
| 1961 | Maywood (Proviso East) | The Lesson | Elizabeth Little & William Waack |
| 1962 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | A Phoenix Too Frequent | Ralph Lane |
| 1963 | Evanston (Twp.) | Family Reunion | Laird Williamson |
| 1964 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Ralph Lane |
| 1965 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | The Dock Brief | Ralph Lane |
| 1966 | Joliet (West) | Camino Real | B.F. Johnston |
| 1967 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The World We Live In | B.F. Johnston & Barry Kautz |
| 1968 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | A Man for All Seasons | Patricia Lewkowicz |
| 1969 | Bensenville (Fenton) | The Romancers | Judith O'Malley |
| 1970 | Palatine (Fremd) | Waiting for Godot | Stephanie Lawrence |
| 1971 | Deerfield | The Caretaker | Irene Kramsky |
| 1972 | Dolton (Thornridge) | The Firebugs | Timothy Sweeney |
| 1973 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | All the Way Home | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1974 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Philadelphia Here I Come | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1975 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Blood Wedding | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1976 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Come Back Little Sheba | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1977 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Ceremony of Innocence | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1978 | Highland Park | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Barbara Greener Patterson |
| 1979 | Bensenville (Fenton) | Smiles of a Summer Night | Robert Grothe, Frank Tourangeau & Tess Wald |
| 1980 | Roselle (Lake Park) | I Never Sang for My Father | Michael D. Dice |
| 1981 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Da | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1982 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Diviners | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1983 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Hostage | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1984 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Terra Nova | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1985 | Harvey (Thornton) | The Mighty Gents | Michael Sanders, Paul Swanson & John Cash |
| 1986 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Seven Against Thebes | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1987 | Roselle (Lake Park) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Michael D. Dice |
| 1988 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Good Woman of Setzuan | Tom Sweeney, Barry Kautz, Todd Little & Don Calgaro |
| 1989 | Harvey (Thornton) | The Amen Corner | Michael Sanders & John Cash |
| 1990 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Waiting for Godot | Timothy Sweeney & Rob Nerius |
| 1991 | Harvey (Thornton) | The Rainmaker | Michael Sanders & John Cash |
| 1992 | Roselle (Lake Park) | Dancing at Lughnasa | Michael Dice, Dan Proctor & Susan Rothchild |
| 1993 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | The Elephant Man | Pat Murphy & Charles Dribin |
| 1994 | Harvey (Thornton) | Zooman and the Sign | Michael Sanders & John Cash |
| 1995 | Gurnee (Warren) | Jake's Women | David Ruzevich & Rob Proce |
| 1996 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Oleanna | Pat Murphy & Charles Dribin |
| 1997 | Harvey (Thornton) | Hospice | Michael Sanders & Mike Davidson |
| 1998 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | A Fair Country | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro, & Sahar Kayyal |
| 1999 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Tom Sweeney & Don Calgaro |
| 2000 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Le Misanthrope | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro, Pat Wozny |
| 2001 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Uncle Vanya | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro & Pat Wozny |
| 2002 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Othello | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro & Pat Wonzy |
| 2003 | Lansing (Thornton Frac. S.) | Over The Tavern | Ann L. Witting, Gloria Kijewski, Henry Hertz, & Jacob Gourley |
| 2004 | Dolton (Thornridge) | The Piano Lesson | Bill Kirksey, Yvonne Nesbitt, Tom Paliga & Cindy McKinnon |
| 2005 | Dolton (Thornridge) | King Hedley II | Bill Kirksey, Yvonne Nesbitt, & Chris Mallek |
| 2006 | Oak Lawn (Community) | Taming of the Shrew | Tom Dzurison, Billy Denton, Brett Habas, TJ Kahriman, & Marcus Wargin |
| 2007 | Burbank (Reavis) | Equus | Erika L. Banick & Tom Witting |
| 2008 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Fences | Yvonne Nesbitt |
| 2008 | Rock Island (H.S.) | The Elephant Man | Rino C. Della Vedova |
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 |
| 2009 | South Holland (Thornwood) | The Bluest Eye | Cheryl Frazier & Lauren Wells |
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