HR0597 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to recognize the 39th Annual Illinois High School Theatre Festival and those from the Glenbard area high schools who are participating in this year's festival; and

WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Theatre Festival, taking place from January 9 to January 11, 2014 is produced by the Illinois Theatre Association and is the largest and oldest non-competitive high school festival in the world; the 3-day festival switches locations between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University in Normal; over 4,000 students, teachers, university representatives, exhibitors, and volunteers come together to put on over 25 different high school productions and over 150 workshops; other highlights of the festival include college and university auditions for high school seniors, professional development for teachers, and the All-State Production, featuring student cast and crew members from across the State; and

WHEREAS, Mark Kaetzer, a fine-arts instructor with Glenbard East High School, has been selected to direct the 2014 Illinois High School Theater Festival's All-State play, "The Grapes of Wrath", which will be performed during the festival at Illinois State University; and

WHEREAS, Two-hundred twenty-seven Illinois high school students auditioned for the All-State play; the cast includes 30 students and a crew of 28; eight students from the 4 Glenbard schools auditioned and 3 were selected; "The Grapes of Wrath" cast will include Sarah Marino of Glenbard North High School, Giana Biddle of Glenbard East High School, and Molly Hernandez of Glenbard West High School; and

WHEREAS, In addition to Mark Kaetzer as director, the play will include Justin Mayo of Glenbard East High School as producer, Roberta Kmiec of Glenbard East High School as scenic designer and technical designer, Steve Jacobs of Glenbard North High School as assistant technical director, and Donna Burke of Glenbard North High School as costume coordinator; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the 39th Annual Illinois High School Theatre Festival and those individuals from the Glenbard area high schools participating in the festival; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Glenbard North High School, Glenbard East High School, and Glenbard West High school as an expression of our esteem and respect.