HR0909 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the members of the Thornridge High School drama program on winning the Illinois High School Association's first prize for contest play and second prize for group interpretation at the State competition; and

WHEREAS, Students in the program performed their rendition of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" in the contest play category; their performance for the group interpretation category featured "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston; and

WHEREAS, "The Piano Lesson" was directed by Bill Kirksey, Yvonne Nesbitt, Tom Paliga, and Cindy McKinnon; the cast included Dion Rice, Donald Conley, Anthony Richardson, Mandy Lewis, Camille Smith, James Miller, and Reginald Simmons; members of the technical crew included Stephanie Jackson, Kimberly Shine, Richard Paisley, Adebunmi Adeboje, Cordell Edmonds, Robert Brown, Candice Blanks, Bianca Borrcas, Corrine Ross, Phil Roach, Bradlee Barnes, Jon Thorton, Erica Prince, Bethany Harris, Phylicia Tarver, Tanesha Danridge, Dominque Thompson, April McEwen, Darren Hudson, Jesus Poppel, Darrow Alexander, Deandre Emery, Eddie Salgado, Wilma Moore, Sylvester Veal, Nishaat Farooqui, Laura Galindo, Annaleida Navarro, Jenea Eskridge, and Ashli Hill; and

WHEREAS, "Sweat" was directed by Tim Sweeney, Sara Sweeney, and Tom Paliga; the cast included Donald Conley, Mandy Lewis, Dion Rice, Reginald Simmons, James Miller, Donna Carroll, Anthony Richardson, Nakeisha Johnson, and Warren Harris; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Thornridge High School drama program on winning the Illinois High School Association's first prize for contest play and second prize for group interpretation at the State competition; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Thornridge High School drama program as an expression of our respect and esteem.