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Drama Qualifiers

8:30 a.m., Friday
Peoria (Woodruff)
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
by Tom Griffin

Jack...Jon Stagg
Arnold Wiggins...Chip Joyce
Norman Bulansky...Joe Stoltz
Barry Klemper...C. Jay McBride
Shalia...Michelle Kim
Mr. Klemper...Mark Hartman
Mrs. Warren...Rachel Lawson
Clara...Lilly Koehler
Helen...Zoe Clancey
Senator Clarke...Jay Rodgers
Lucien P. Smith...Brandon Shockley

Tech Crew: Amanda Erwin, Todd Weachater, Josh Lawson, Trish Logan, Neil Johnson, Frankie King, Eric Swanson, Melissa Sierra


9:45 a.m., Friday
Charleston
PICNIC
by William Inge

Mrs. Potts...Jackie Gross
Hal Carter...Jay Kilgore
Millie Owens...Dru Shirley
Bomber...Chris Eatmon
Madge Owens...Angie Blair
Flo Owens...D.D. Witmer
Rosemary Sydney...Molly Kirk
Alan Seymour...Gil Bley
Irma Kronkite...Gena Harrison
Christine Shoenwalder...Kristy Poteete
Howard Bevans...Justus Woolever
Mrs. Potts' Mother...Sarah Hanebrink
Mary...Nicole Salvato

Tech Crew: Dru Shirley, Greer Hitch, Beth Overstreet, Jessica Dunphy, Nicole Davis, Reem Hasib, Angie Blair, Molly Kirk, Gil Bley, Blake Johnson, Chris Eatmon, D.D. Witmer, Justus Woolever, Kristy Poteete, Jackie Gross, Gena Harrison, Nicole Salvato, Sarah Hanebrink, Jay Kilgore, Elizabeth Cerven


11:00 a.m., Friday
Rock Falls
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams

Amanda...Heather Kereven
Tomi...Frank Harts
Laura...Marisa Romanelli
Jim...Lucas Schuneman

Tech Crew: Destiny Spencer, Josh House, Andrea Day, Kathy Thome, Jeff Holschuh


1:30 p.m., Friday
Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
ANTIGONE
by Jean Anouilh

Antigone...Marni Usheroff
Ismene...Maura Lewit
Nurse...Pilar Brown
Creon...Ben Sugar
Haemon...Hunter Seamons
Guard...Erik Christensen
Guard...Hank Sprague
Guard...Marc Rosenmutter
Messenger...Aaron Shact
Chorus...Margo Sloan
Page...Brett Paddor

Tech Crew: Christopher Boehnen, Tom Gunther, Erin Hickey, Zoe Goodman, Clara Gutkin, Erin Karson


2:45 p.m., Friday
Harvey (Thornton)
HOSPICE
by Pearl Cleage

Jennifer Anderson...Nikkia Williams
Alice Anderson...Amilya McGriggs
James Anderson...John Frazier

Tech Crew: Not Available


4:00 p.m., Friday

DuQuoin
THE DIVINERS
by Jim Leonard, Jr.

Basil...Bhavesh Patel
Dewey...Chris Bratten
Buddy Layman...Lee Emery
Luella...Dena Duff
Jennie Mae...Amanda Stern
Ferris Layman...Paul Jenkins
C. C. Showers...Miles Reidelberger
Goldie...Melanie Smigielski
Norma...Jessi Trinkle
Darlene...Sara Trinkle

Tech Crew: Josh Benson, Jenny Green, Jerel Klindworth, Ben Miller, Holly Sanders, Roger Harris, Scott Heape, Adam Jenkins, Matt Benson, Susan Hawkins, Katie Lee, Tara Owens, Stephanie Sweet, Amanda Race, Craig Moxon, Derek Buck, Alysia Broadnax, Mary Holmes, Sarah Mathis, Laura Robson, Lori Swiney, Michael Compton, Travis Stern, Stephen Hagan


6:30 p.m., Friday
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
THE KENTUCKY CYCLE (FIRE IN THE HOLE)
by Robert Schenkkan

Mary Anne Rowen Jackson...Mary Foster
Tommy Jackson...Mike Stejskal
Joshua Jackson...Jason Wrenn
Abe Steinman...Andrew Hotz
Andrew Winston...Blake Sienkiewicz
Mother Jones...Stacy Stewart
Cassius...Josh Green
Lucille...Allison Weiss
Preacher...Jeff Erickson
Mackie...Chris Eckland
Mine Gunman...Dann Krickilsky
Miner...Douglas Clausing
Silus...Rob Telfer
Miner's Wife...Rachel Fiedler
Miner's Wife...Kate Reed
Miner's Wife...Jennifer Schulp

Tech Crew: Bill Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Douglas Clausing, Jason Daley, Eric Daley, Kathy Fell, Eric Gainer, Matt Gneeper, Jonathan Ishmael, Ken Lesniewski, Mike Long, Alicia Sedberry, Linda Talagra, Scott Wasserberg, Megan Weiss, Benicla Williams


7:45 p.m., Friday
Oak Lawn (Richards)
DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Alfred Uhry

Daisy Werthan...Alexis Bauer
Hoke Coleburn...Romel Jamison
Boolie Werthan...William Gerk
Florine...Shannon Lisewski
Idella...Kona McCarter

Tech Crew: Elizabeth Moran, Lisa Cimaroli, Linda Koplin, Jim Anderson, Jackie Urbanski, Dan Muniz, Paul Evans, Jenni Rook, Jenny Finley, Bernadette Thompson, Lisa Sertich, Todd Czworniak, Cheryl Kuropas, Eugenia Bock, Crystal Kwit, Pam Britt, Tina Gurney, Mike Olmstead, Jack Johnson, Tamaica Martin, Nick Theoeanopolus, Niki Bruna


9:00 p.m., Friday
Stanford (Olympia)
INDEPENDENCE
by Lee Blessing

Kess...Claire Wilson
Jo...Jennifer Toliver
Evelyn...Jannette Pinson
Sherry...Briana Nannen

Tech Crew: Nicki Saul, Brandon Luster, Nicole Schnitker, Brian Gibens, Rob Taylor, Jared Funk, Carmen Shaffer, Claire Wilson, Ricky Lamberti, Dave Holloway


8:30 a.m., Saturday
Kewanee (H.S.)
DAUGHTERS
by Maya Levy

Party...Sadieh Rifai
Sushi and Beauty...Tara Ince
Picked and Flying...Dawn Stear
Sport and Family...Theresa Nelson

Tech Crew: Brad Keefner, Candida Johnson


9:45 a.m., Saturday
Tinley Park (Andrew)
A SHAYNA MAIDEL
by Barbara Lebow

Tanta Peria...Michelle Kirchbaum
Rose White...Jaclyn Biskup
Uncle Shimon...Joshua Landwehr
Mordechai Weiss...Terry Gliege
Lusia Weiss Pechenik...Jennifer Reeks
Duvid Pechenik...Dan Ceko

Tech Crew: Not Available


11:00 a.m., Saturday
Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
BAD HABITS (RAVENSWOOD)
by Terrence McNally

Ruth Benson, R.N....Frida Murtishi
Becky Hedges, R.M....Ailyn Perez
Bruno...Martin Rouse
Dr. Toynbee...Russ Jackson
Mrs. Ponce...Kim Kreutzer
Mr. Blum...Eric Shapiro
Hugh Gumbs...Jacob Zabinski

Tech Crew: Derek Bates, Trina Bates, Mike Urbina, Heather von Doehren, Mike Howe, Ryan Christie, James Kelly, Chris Bollig, Tom Leistikow, Peter Kochanowski, Tom Kochanowski, Jeff Gasanowski, Jim Hughes, Mark Weiland, Theresa Ro, Rachel Madera, Jenny Nunez


Group Interpretation Qualifiers

8:30 a.m., Friday
Tinley Park (Andrew)
THE COMPLEAT WORKS OF WLLM SHKSPR (ABRIDGED)
By Jess Borgeson, Adam Long, and Daniel Singer

Narrator/MacBeth/Horatio/Rap D.J....Nick Belgrave
Chorus/Nurse/Narrator...Timothy J. Ceko
Chorus/Narrator...Adrienne Daugherty
Benvolio/Director/McDuff/
Caesar/Stella/Narrator/Chorus...Dan Daugherty
Narrator/Romeo/Hamlet/Othello/Chorus...Tim Fawkes
Juliet/Narrator/Chorus...John R. Nelson, Jr.
Sampson/Brutus/Ophelia...Christopher M. Gliege
Chorus...Kelly Hannigan
Chorus...Lisa Henning
Narrator/Chorus/Tybalt/Claudius...Keith Kay
Ghost/Witch/Cheerleader/Chorus...Cheryl Perry
Chorus/Narrator/Cheerleader/Witch...Katie Rachel
Narrator/Gertrude/Chorus...Megan Reed
Narrator/Chorus...Jennifer Reeks
Narrator/Chorus/Witch/Cleopatra/Model...Donna Ross
Narrator...Angela Ruiter
Dizzy Blond/Cheerleader/Chorus...Jim Rumbaugh


9:20 a.m., Friday
Palatine (Fremd)
SMILE
By Howard Ashman

Doria Hudson...Kathryn Banakis
Shawn Christiansen...Elizabeth Blake
Sandra-Kay MacAfee...Amy DeLamoreaux
Karl/Ted Farley...Justin Grizzoffi
Tommy French...Robert Keller
Brenda DiCarlo Freelander...Vanessa Kliefoth
Robin Gibson...Shayna Lewis
Maria Gonzales...Elenid Lopez
Heidi O'Malley...Katie Lullo
Joanne Marshall...Kirsten McClean
Dale Wilson-Shears...Tony Pichotta
Big Bob Freelander...Grant Wilson


10:10 a.m., Friday
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
By Harper Lee

Scout Finch...Kathleen Schmalz
Atticus Finch...Jordan Liberman
Jem Finch...Tom Moore
Dill...Adam Matasar
Miss Caroline...Kristen Haan
Walter Cunningham, Jr./Tom Robinson...Richard Malone
Burris Ewell/Mr. Ewell...Matt Miller
Calpurnia...Marie Brown
Mayella Ewell...Lauren Hanrahan
Mr. Cunningham/Boo Radley...Ralphie Hardesty
Ensemble...Amanda Mesirow


11:00 a.m., Friday
Peoria (Woodruff)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
By Harper Lee

Boo Radley...Jacob Allison
Narrator...Tamara Antenucci
Judge/Heck Tate...Matt Dicke
Older Scout/Narrator...Amanda Erwin
Reverend/Mr. Cunningham...Mario Gulley
Bob Ewell...Chip Joyce
Mayella Ewell...Michelle Kim
Older Scout/Narrator...Lilly Koehler
Older Scout/Narrator...Rachel Lawson
Scout...Leah Lucas
Dill...Brian Morgan
Mr. Gilmer...Tuan Ngo
Calpurnia...Nikki Sargent
Atticus...Jon Stagg
Jem...Joe Stoltz
Tom Robinson...Brandon Shockley


1:00 p.m., Friday
Rock Falls
RIP'S HISTORICAL ADVENTURE
By Tom Akers

Tom...Frank Harts
Rip...Lucas Schuneman
Mom/Review/Flapper/Adv...Heather Kereven
Review/Flapper/Mom...Marisa Romanelli
Review/Chief Joseph/Radio...Nina Wetzell
Review/Son...Johnna Conley
Review/FDR/Thomas Jefferson...Jay Cushman
Review/Man/M.L. King/Dad...Gabe Cervantes
Review/Lincoln/Truman/Dad...Mark Kreutzer
Review/John Brown/Sheila...Jessica Anzelmo
Review/F.S. Key...Marcy Gonzalez


1:50 p.m., Friday
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
By Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart, and Stephen Sondheim

Pseudolus/Chorus...Parvesh Singh Cheena
Senex/Chorus...Michael Grieff
Geminae/Chorus...Jenny Hylas
Hysterium/Chorus...Graham Kostic
Hero/Chorus...Leif Lindbo
Domina/Geminae/Chorus...Emily Mostyn-Brown
Philia/Geminae/Chorus...Monica Sansone
Gymnasia/Chorus...Allison Schollmeyer
Miles Gloriosus/Chorus...Mat Smart
Vibrata/Chorus...Sarah Smith
Lycus/Chorus...Joe Svejda
Erronius/Chorus...Ernest Wooden IV


2:40 p.m., Friday
Normal (University)
RADIO DAYS
By Woody Allen; adapted by Larry Studt

Aunt Bea...Katie Augspurger
Irene...Emma Christensen
Cousin Ruthie...Katie Brokaw
Bill...Bryson Engelen
Martin (father)...Matt Etcheson
Joe...Aaron Fleisher
Grandma...Jeanne Hurtz
Aunt Ceil...Libby Kalmbach
Miss Gordon...Bond Lammey
Roger...Aaron Leach
Uncle Abe...J. McCullough
Tess (mother)...Katie O'Neal
Grandpa...Josh Weckesser


3:30 p.m., Friday
Charleston
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
By Joe Manchester, Leon Carr and Earl Schuman

Walter Mitty...Jay Kilgore
Agnes Mitty/Chorus...D.D. Witmer
Penninah/Chorus...Nicole Salvato
MacMillan/Chorus...Chris Eatmon
Crepe Suzette, Perry Travel Bureau/Chorus...Elizabeth Cerven
Tortoni/Ruthie/Chorus...Gena Harrison
Doctor/Gorman/Chorus...Blake Johnson
Doctor/Irving/Chorus...Josh Newby
Doctor Mitford/Harry/Chorus...Justus Woolever
Willa De Wisp/Chorus...Molly Kirk
Hazel/Chorus...Margot Nikitas
Mother/Pecan Pie/Chorus...Anne Gosselin
Insurance Agent/Chorus...Reem Hasib


4:20 p.m., Friday
Harvey (Thornton)
THE COLOR PURPLE
By Alice Walker

Celie...Candice Jones
Shug/Pa...Arnetta Johnson
Sofia/Preacher...Shevon Reed
Nettie/Mister...Latifini McClinton
Harpo...Kendra Barnes


8:30 a.m., Friday
Sterling (H.S.)
TWAIN BY THE TALE
By Mark Twain

Mark Twain...Marc Chevalier
Noah...Cory Fowkes
Bureaucrat...Cory Wetzell
Tom...Peter Brown
Huck...Chris Mueller
Interviewer...Andrea Demory
Chorus...Becky Bohlin
Chorus...Angela Styczynski
Chorus...Elaine Barajas
Chorus...Bridget Long
Chorus...Stacie Long
Chorus...Mary Myers


9:20 a.m., Friday
Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
WHAT THE DOGS HAVE TAUGHT ME
By Merrill Markoe

Merrill...Carrie Lydon
Stan/Lewis...Rannell Guese
Bob...Brian Jones
Chorus...Kari Jones
Chorus...Sharon Muthu
Chorus...Lisa Kotara
Chorus...Robin Harper
Chorus...Stevie Bilbro
Chorus...Bradie Cocomise
Chorus...Anna McElroy
Chorus...Kara Thorstenson


10:10 a.m., Friday
Benton
FRAGMENTS FROM THE FIRE
By Christine Llewellyn

Chorus...Starina Johnson
Chorus...Alicia Morris
Chorus...Jonie Cairns
Chorus...Melody Aiken
Chorus...Heidi Krug
Chorus...Salina Wyant
Chorus...Steve Eldridge
Chorus...Chip Hutchcraft
Chorus...Marshall Mullins
Chorus...Jason Webb
Chorus...Patrick Melvin


11:00 a.m., Friday
Lincoln
THE STAR-CROSSED ROMANCE OF JOSEPHINE COSNOWSKI
By Jean Shepard

Schwartz/Howie...Cory Gerdts
Shepard...Doug Drake
Flick...Duane Petty
Stosh...Trent Seggelke
Uncle Stosh...Jason Wetherholt
The Old Man...Lukas Windham
The Nun...Elizabeth Short
Little Sister...Megan Ingmire
Mother...Emmary Searby
Mrs. Cosnowski...Andrea Martinie
Josephine...Jennifer Sydney
Alice...Brittney Dobson
Mrs. Pulaski...Amy Maldhar


1:00 p.m., Friday
Palos Heights (Shepard)
THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME
By Lynda Barry

Edna Arkins...Megan Quinn
Bonnie Willis...Chauntae Slaughter
Earl/Jim/Dad/Chorus...Steve Vinque
Margaret...Laura Wagner
Mrs. Willis/Chorus...Janice Shelton
Mr. Willis/Otis Redding...Josh Olatunde
Ellen/Mom/Theresa...Crystal Bennett
Elvin/Sam Cook...Chavez Moore
Lucy/Chorus...Jamie Odierno
Sharon/Chorus...Amy Samuel
Chorus...Arshi Khan
Chorus...Chalde Conners
Chorus...Tia Smith
Chorus...Twana Parker


1:50 p.m., Friday
DuQuoin
REPENT, HARLEQUIN, SAID THE TICKTOCK MAN
By Harlan Ellison

Ensemble...Lee Emery
Ensemble...Bhavesh Patel
Ensemble...Paul Jenkins
Ensemble...Sara Trinkle
Ensemble...Dena Duff
Ensemble...Amanda Stern
Ensemble...Susan Hawkins
Ensemble...Jessi Trinkle
Ensemble...Amber Crain
Ensemble...Melanie Smigielski
Ticktock Man...Miles Reidelberger
Harlequin Man...Chris Bratten


2:40 p.m., Friday
Roselle (Lake Park)
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
By Roald Dahl
Charlie Bucket...Anthony DeMarco
Mrs. Bucket, Oompa-Loompa...Kim Crosby
Grandpa Joe...Kyle Kayson
Grandma Josephine, Oompa-Loompa...Kristin DeMarco
Willy Wonka, Candy Store Clerk...Josh Smith
Augustus Gloop...Frank Paul
Mrs. Gloop...Alison McDonald
Veruca Salt...Christine Rose
Mrs. Salt...Denise Smolinski
Mr. Salt...Benjamin Jedd
Violet Beauregarde...Shannon Cronin
Mrs. Beauregarde...Janelle Lietz
Mike Teavee...Nico Tricoci
Mrs. Teavee, Grandma Georgina...Valerie DeLuca
Grandpa George, Slugworth/Wilkinson, Oompa-Loompa...Matt Studt


3:30 p.m., Friday
Rock Island (H.S.)
WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN
By Virginia Hamilton
Hairy Man...Joe Morrow
Wiley...Jeff Watters
Mama...Anne Mesich
Narrator/Ensemble...Rachel Bennett
Narrator/Ensemble...Kate Langley
Narrator/Ensemble...Heather Todd
Narrator/Ensemble...Tara Frey
Narrator/Ensemble...Sara Marquis


4:20 p.m., Friday
Dolton (Thornridge)
SELLING OUT
By Joey Green
Company Member...Le'Mil Eiland
Company Member...Jovan Robinson
Company Member...Artel Walker
Company Member...Jennifer Jones
Company Member...Nelson Ellis
Company Member...Zenovia Love
Company Member...Marques Tansil
Company Member...Angela Butler
Company Member...Edward Shines
Company Member...Tory Davis