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    • 02/06/2025
    • 10:00 AM

    Field Trip/Day Time Performance at Lake Zurich High School. Bring your class to experience Shakespeare the way it’s supposed to be - live on stage. Tudor-era costumes. Elizabethan English. Classical sword-fighting. The tragic tale of the world’s most famous star-crossed lovers.

    Date(s) & Time(s) of Event

    Thursday, February 6 at 10:00 am

    Ticket Price
    $6 students, no charge for adults

    Contact Information
    tom.skobel@lz95.org OR cindy.malin@lz95.org



Division Representatives


Michelle Bayer
Expires 2025

Michelle DePasquale-Bayer has taught theatre and biology at Oak Park and River Forest High School for 25 years and currently serves as the Director of Theatre and Performing Arts Department Chair. In 2014 Michelle received the Huskie Booster Club outstanding faculty award, and in 2020 she received Maine West Fine Arts Alumni Award. She is currently directing the Illinois High School Theatre Festival’s All-State production. She is excited to represent secondary theatre on the ITA Board.


Ryan Lambert
Expires 2025


Ryan Lambert is a U.S. history teacher at at Hunters Lane High School. He was the 2023 Executive Director of Illinois High School Theatre Festival and is so proud of the students and staff that built a magical festival where we asked ourselves "Are You Living or Just Existing?" He has served on the Festival Committee in a variety of positions and was the 2019 Co-Producer for the All-State production of "In the Heights." He is looking forward to building relationships with other directors from across the state as the Secondary Representative for the Illinois Theatre Association. 





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