Theatre students attend Illinois High School Theatre Fest

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Members of our Performing Arts department traveled to Illinois State Theatre Fest January 8-10!

Students attended the All-State production of Newsies, where our very own Ryann O'Sullivan '27 was Assistant Director and Grace Regalado '27 was a cast member. Ryann and Grace visited with alums Maggie Reed '20 (featured performer) and Nora Riordan '22 (festival intern)!

Our crew also competed in the All State Tech Challenge. Violet Lukareski '27 placed first for Quick Change, and Violet and Mary Divincenzo '27 placed first for Props Exchange!

Four young women, dressed in formal attire, are standing together and smiling in what appears to be a conference or event setting, with a patterned carpet and chairs visible in the background.
A large group of young women gathered together in a conference room or event space, with a colorful abstract mural visible in the background.
A group of people gathered around a table, engaged in tech olympics, with various items and equipment visible in the background.
Two individuals, a woman in a striped sweater and a man in a blue shirt, are competing in a %22quick change%22 competition, with one person helping the other put a jacket on.

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