Back to
Individual Events

State Meet Qualifiers

Dramatic Duet Acting
Dramatic Interpretation
Extempore Speaking
Humorous Duet Acting
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu Speaking
Oratorical Declamation
Oratory
Original Comedy
Prose Reading
Radio Speaking
Special Occasion Speaking
Verse Reading

If you find a listing is in error, please send us a note or call the IHSA immediately at (309) 663-6377.

Dramatic Duet Acting

Ben Murrie and Julia Stemper, Carbondale
Echoes
Annamarie McCleod and Clint Sheffer, Champaign (Centennial)
A Lie of the Mind
Laura Grey and Valerie Garcia, Downers Grove (South)
Letters to a Student Revolutionary
Lee Emery and Miles Reidelberger, DuQuoin
A Quiet End
Chris Vlasses and Dan Krauss, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Lonely Planet
Jason Economous and Larnelle Foster, Gurnee (Warren)
Master Harold and the Boys
Joe Schenck and Lauren Whalen, Jacksonville (Routt)
I Bring You Flowers
Doug Drake and Emmary Searby, Lincoln
Hogan's Goat
Erin Lange and Lauren Carter, Moline
Rosemary with Ginger
Jennifer Morrison and Justin Ochinicki, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
A Death in Bethany
Dan Cornejo and Erin Koehler, Normal (Community West)
Little Footsteps
Hunter Seamons and Marni Usheroff, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
The Shadow Box
Jessica Vasquez and Jon Oakes, Oak Lawn (Community)
Translations
Erin Sullivan and Laura Christofferson, Oswego
Scooter Makes It to the Top of the World
Nina Nevins and Tommy Strow, Ottawa (Twp.)
Watbanaland
Jon Stagg and Melissa Sierra, Peoria (Woodruff)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Becky Wolf and Sarah Sheaffer, Sandwich
Eleemosynary
Dave May and Sabaa Kazi, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
A Modest Proposal
Erin Sega and Sarah Krowka, Yorkville
Agnes of God

Dramatic Interpretation

Kelly Brady, Arlington Heights (Hersey)
And Neither Have I Wings to Fly
Starina Johnson, Benton
Satan in Wonderland
Amber Schultz, Braidwood (Reed-Custer)
Visiting Oliver
Jason Klavenga, Byron
Hand to Hand
Maggie Beattie, Carbondale
Sunday, Sunday
Clint Sheffer, Champaign (Centennial)
The Incredibly Famous Willy Rivers
Zenovia Love, Dolton (Thornridge)
The Sty of the Blind Pig
Katherine Killacky, Downers Grove (South)
Joe Egg
Miles Reidelberger, DuQuoin
Equus
Ailyn Perez, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Three Tall Women
Paula Carter, Geneseo (Darnall)
Two Rooms
Sarah Maxfield, Highland
The Real Queen of Hearts Ain't Even Pretty
Hunter Seamons, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Dominick and Eugene
Jon Rowsey, Oak Lawn (Community)
Master Harold and the Boys
Jocelyn Prince, Orland Park (Sandburg)
Brilliant Traces
Kathryn Banakis, Palatine (Fremd)
Educating Rita
Joe Lappie, Pekin
Conversations With My Father
Chip Joyce, Peoria (Woodruff)
The Dresser
Jaime Riewerts, Port Byron (Riverdale)
The Gut Girls
Ronnel Taylor, South Holland (Thornwood)
The Amen Corner
Keena Roberts, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
Beloved

Extempore Speaking

Marshall Mullins, Benton
Sabeen Malik, Canton
George Collins, Carbondale
Melissa VanLandingham, Champaign (Centennial)
Blake Johnson, Charleston
Josh Bernstein, Chicago (The Latin School)
Vance Pierce, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
Kathy Rooney, Downers Grove (North)
Jennifer Schulp, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Emma Salustro, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Laurel Felt, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Neeta Gandi, Gurnee (Warren)
Michael Chu, Hinsdale (Central)
Elizabeth Megli, Normal (Community)
James Dunleavy, Orland Park (Sandburg)
Brian Mertz, Palatine (Fremd)
Laura Woelfle, Pekin
Sam Felder, Peoria (H.S.)
Tuan Ngo, Peoria (Woodruff)
Joel Raschnafsky, Waterloo (H.S.)

Humorous Duet Acting

Dan Glenn and Shannon Noland, Braidwood (Reed-Custer)
Awkward Silence
Deidre Witmer and Justus Woolever, Charleston
I'm Herbert
Josie Yousef and Laurie Jacobs, Downers Grove (South)
Parallel Lives
Amanda Stern and Paul Jenkins, DuQuoin
Bullshot Crummond
Carrie Lydon and Erin Race, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
Allison Weiss and Stacey Stewart, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Baby With the Bathwater
Danny Motta and Stephanie Fosseen, Greenfield
Variations on the Death of Trotsky
Diana Skvarce and Jeff Pins, Gurnee (Warren)
Awkward Silence
Harold Sylvester and Jason Williams, Harvey (Thornton)
Duck Variations
Joe Schenck and Lauren Whalen, Jacksonville (Routt)
Open to Interpretation
Erin Lange and Jessica Burbridge, Moline
A Girl's Guide to Chaos
Jenny Carroll and Ross Drennan, Monticello
An Actor's Nightmare
Jennifer Morrison and Justin Ochinicki, Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
Luv
Jon Oakes and Jon Rowsey, Oak Lawn (Community)
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)
Grant Wilson and Justin Grizzofi, Palatine (Fremd)
Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead
Cori Gilbert and Hannah Phillips, Pekin
Parallel Lives: God!
Alexis Aten and Joe Stultz, Peoria (Woodruff)
The Funeral Parlor
Derek Wainwright and Jaime Riewerts, Port Byron (Riverdale)
The Funeral Parlor
Chris Weninger and Maggie McCoy, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
Sylvia

Humorous Interpretation

Patrick McNamara, Alexis
Episode 26
Melissa Wright, Bartonville (Limestone)
The Irving Irving Story
George Collins, Carbondale
Knucklebones
Jay Kilgore, Charleston
Into the Woods
Jeff Kaufmann, DeKalb
Episode 26
Laura Grey, Downers Grove (South)
Stay, Carl, Stay
Maggie Gawrysiak, Geneseo (Darnall)
The Gypsy Woman
Eli Schmidt, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Lessons in Fear
Danny Motta, Greenfield
Cyrano de Bergerac
Diana Skvarce, Gurnee (Warren)
Moon Over Buffalo
Brian Girdler, Heyworth
Of Grapes and Nuts
Taunja Ruch, Normal (Community)
Lysistrata
Maura Lewit, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
The Invisible Dragon
Anwaar Judeh, Oak Lawn (Community)
Aladdin
Adam Kalesperis, Olympia Fields (Rich Central)
The Odd Couple
Katie Rich, Orland Park (Sandburg)
Scrambled Feet
Derek Wainwright, Port Byron (Riverdale)
Adaptation
Matt Bonne, West Chicago (H.S.)
Jackie Rogers Jr.'s $1 Million Jackpot
Paul Anderson, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
Hannah and Her Sisters
Beth Jaenicke, Zion (Z.-Benton)
Once Upon a Mattress

Impromptu Speaking

Josh West, Benton
Sabeen Malik, Canton
Lora Pearlman, Carbondale
Elizabeth Cerven, Charleston
Kristin Puscas, DeKalb
Chris Gurrie, Downers Grove (South)
Matt Benson, DuQuoin
Hillary Slater, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Jennifer Schulp, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Scott Slimmer, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
Laurel Felt, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Neeta Gandi, Gurnee (Warren)
Daniel Canales, Harvey (Thornton)
Sarah Tuhy, Morton
James Dunleavy, Orland Park (Sandburg)
Brian Mertz, Palatine (Fremd)
Laura Woelfle, Pekin
Tuan Ngo, Peoria (Woodruff)
Rebekah Olson, Princeton
Claire Wilson, Stanford (Olympia)
Tim Fawkes, Tinley Park (Andrew)
Rahul Agarwal, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

Oratorical Declamation

Kavita Desai, Carbondale
In the Name of Sorrow and Hope
Simone Frame, Charleston
I Could Have Died
Elizabeth Cox, DeKalb
Just Being There
Nelson Ellis, Dolton (Thornridge)
The Obligation to Educate Our Children
Rita Mocek, Downers Grove (South)
If You Made It Through This Place...
Chris Bratten, DuQuoin
A Rose For Charlie
Jamie LaFontaine, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
What Do We Say When We Hear "Faggot"?
Stacy Kelley, Heyworth
The Truth Is Never Out of Date
Kelly Dougherty, Libertyville
How to Stop Boring Your Audience to Death
Emmary Searby, Lincoln
Make Me No Hero
Tamara Fear, Oak Lawn (Community)
Barbar's Children
Kate Piccirilli, Orland Park (Sandburg)
The Final Gift
Jennifer Oedewaldt, Pekin
In Praise of Teaching
Huma Kahn, Peoria (Richwoods)
Let Me Tell You a Secret
Tagwana Holmes, Peoria (Woodruff)
Humor Your Stress
Frank Harts, Rock Falls
I Have a Dream
Louis Hare, Rock Island (Alleman)
Political Correctness
Heather Doyle, Wheaton (North)
To Be Or Not To Be...Whatever
Olivia Lin, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
The Tapestry of Your Life

Oratory

Jonie Cairns, Benton
School Bashing: The New American Pastime
Tara Lombardo, Blue Island (Eisenhower)
A Valuable Education
Jennifer List, Braidwood (Reed-Custer)
It's Not My Fault
Tina Pudlas, Byron
The Date Rape Drug
Artel Walker, Dolton (Thornridge)
I Want My School Back
Sarah Huen, Downers Grove (South)
Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Lee Emery, DuQuoin
We Are Our Brother's Keeper
Elizabeth Adamczyk, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
A Stepping Stone
Heather King, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
Baywatch and Broncos, The Road To Ruin
Kelly Edwards, Gurnee (Warren)
Give to the Needy, Not the Greedy
Stacy Kelley, Heyworth
The Wonder Drug of the 90's
Rebecca Tally, Lincoln
It's the Truth...Honestly
Britte Raymond, Mt. Vernon
Lost and Forgotten Children
Shannon Harney, Ottawa (Twp.)
Thou Shalt Not Genetically Engineer
Kami Kosenko, Peoria (Richwoods)
Our Prescription Problem
Dennis Warr, Peoria (Woodruff)
Fatherless America
Mary Beth Schweitzer, Rochelle
An Even Ground
Olivia Lin, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
And That's Enough

Original Comedy

Melissa Wright, Bartonville (Limestone)
Wheel of Lawsuits
Ben Steed, Carbondale
Gadgets, Doodads, and Thing-A-Ma-What?
Deidre Witmer, Charleston
Golden Glamour
Brandon Kallembach, DeKalb
Bad OC
Artel Walker, Dolton (Thornridge)
Slurrrp!
Katherine Killacky, Downers Grove (South)
The Ah-men Trial
Melanie Smigieski, DuQuoin
Rhymetime Live
Stanford Chen, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
The Waiter or Asian Food R Us
Jason Economous, Gurnee (Warren)
Alive
Jeff Geiger, Morris
My Fondest Childhood Scars
Taunja Ruch, Normal (Community)
Whad'ya Know About Love
Anne Lundeen, Oak Lawn (Community)
Celebration of Life
Chip Roland, Peoria (H.S.)
Chip: Son of Hermaphrodite
Brandon Shockley, Peoria (Woodruff)
Hamlet: With a Twist
Becky Bull, Port Byron (Riverdale)
A Day in the Life of a Temporary Angel
Katrina Willman, Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
It's Theraputic
Briana Nannen, Stanford (Olympia)
Somethings Are Better Left Unsaid or How to Just Say No to a Librarian
Marc Chevalier, Sterling (H.S.)
Mission Implausible

Prose Reading

Starina Johnson, Benton
Allison Fisher, Biggsville (Union)
Angela Blair, Charleston
Vance Pierce, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
Angela Butler, Dolton (Thornridge)
Sarah London, Downers Grove (South)
Paul Jenkins, DuQuoin
Kari Jones, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Meg Griffiths, Glenview (Glenbrook South)
Jeff Pins, Gurnee (Warren)
Jill DeLost, Heyworth
Jessica Vasquez, Oak Lawn (Community)
Tiffany Snow, Oak Lawn (Richards)
Katherine Schulze, Palatine (H.S.)
Hannah Phillips, Pekin
Sara Meyers, Peoria (H.S.)
Kathleen Kneer, Peoria (Woodruff)
Alison McDonald, Roselle (Lake Park)
Asia Roberson, South Holland (Thornwood)
Jennifer Toliver, Stanford (Olympia)
Jennifer Reeks, Tinley Park (Andrew)
Debbie Donovan, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

Radio Speaking

Simone Frame, Charleston
Jeff Jones, Des Plaines (Maine West)
Christina Ziccarelli, Downers Grove (South)
Chris Bratten, DuQuoin
Sharon Muthu, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Jill DeLost, Heyworth
Rosina Shiliwala, Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
Doug Drake, Lincoln
Brenda Keller, Monmouth (H.S.)
Mike Petchenik, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Justin Wilfon, O'Fallon
Joyce Olson, Oak Lawn (Community)
Tommy Strow, Ottawa (Twp.)
Jim Leo, Palatine (Fremd)
Jeremy Evans, Pekin
Leslie Chu, Peoria (Richwoods)
Megan Casey, Richton Park (Rich South)
Rachel Bennet, Rock Island (H.S.)
Wesley Janik, South Holland (Thornwood)

Special Occasion Speaking

Melody Aiken, Benton
Immigrant Bashing: The New Form of Racism
Jennifer McCue, Braidwood (Reed-Custer)
Call Me Sweetness
Kavita Desai, Carbondale
The Effects of Advertising on Youth
Reem Hasib, Charleston
Foresty and Fairytales
Matt Brown, DeKalb
Technically Speaking We're Failing
Elaina Gospodarchick, Dixon
All Petal and No Stem
Valerie Garcia, Downers Grove (South)
More Than My Numbers
Andrew Hotz, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Truth, the Whole Truth
Emily Haas, Gurnee (Warren)
The Healing Powers of Laughter
Brian Girdler, Heyworth
Consumer Education: Who's Eating Whom
Jessica Wheeler, Oak Lawn (Community)
Conforming to Individuality
Erin Sullivan, Oswego
No Speech
Chip Roland, Peoria (H.S.)
Chip vs. the Pod People
Kami Kosenko, Peoria (Richwoods)
A Grave Problem
Chip Joyce, Peoria (Woodruff)
It Be Slang
Becky Bull, Port Byron (Riverdale)
The Problem with Disney
Amy Hanning, Stanford (Olympia)
Undressing Our Manners
Joy Austria, Wheaton (North)
http//:what??.com
Elaine Bozelonos, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
In Just Three Minutes

Verse Reading

Salina Wyant, Benton
Jennifer Rusk, Bloomington (H.S.)
Carla Armstrong, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
Sarah London, Downers Grove (South)
Bhavesh Patel, DuQuoin
Robin Harper, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
Mario Jobbe, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
Larnelle Foster, Gurnee (Warren)
Andy King, Lincoln
Kisha Usher, North Chicago
Marni Usheroff, Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Miguel Marling, O'Fallon
Tiffany Snow, Oak Lawn (Richards)
Greg Mitchell, Ottawa (Twp.)
Misty Gerber, Peoria (Richwoods)
Jon Stagg, Peoria (Woodruff)
Jennifer Toliver, Stanford (Olympia)
Kim DalSanto, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)