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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to recognize the 39th Annual
4Illinois High School Theatre Festival and those from the
5Glenbard area high schools who are participating in this year's
6festival; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Theatre Festival, taking
8place from January 9 to January 11, 2014 is produced by the
9Illinois Theatre Association and is the largest and oldest
10non-competitive high school festival in the world; the 3-day
11festival switches locations between the University of Illinois
12at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University in Normal;
13over 4,000 students, teachers, university representatives,
14exhibitors, and volunteers come together to put on over 25
15different high school productions and over 150 workshops; other
16highlights of the festival include college and university
17auditions for high school seniors, professional development
18for teachers, and the All-State Production, featuring student
19cast and crew members from across the State; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Mark Kaetzer, a fine-arts instructor with
21Glenbard East High School, has been selected to direct the 2014
22Illinois High School Theater Festival's All-State play, "The
23Grapes of Wrath", which will be performed during the festival

 

 

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1at Illinois State University; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Two-hundred twenty-seven Illinois high school
3students auditioned for the All-State play; the cast includes
430 students and a crew of 28; eight students from the 4
5Glenbard schools auditioned and 3 were selected; "The Grapes of
6Wrath" cast will include Sarah Marino of Glenbard North High
7School, Giana Biddle of Glenbard East High School, and Molly
8Hernandez of Glenbard West High School; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In addition to Mark Kaetzer as director, the play
10will include Justin Mayo of Glenbard East High School as
11producer, Roberta Kmiec of Glenbard East High School as scenic
12designer and technical designer, Steve Jacobs of Glenbard North
13High School as assistant technical director, and Donna Burke of
14Glenbard North High School as costume coordinator; therefore,
15be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we recognize the 39th Annual Illinois High School Theatre
19Festival and those individuals from the Glenbard area high
20schools participating in the festival; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
22presented to Glenbard North High School, Glenbard East High

 

 

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1School, and Glenbard West High school as an expression of our
2esteem and respect.