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Annual Member Celebration

When
08/09/2025

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Location
Jen's Guesthouse, 8989 Archer Ave, Willow Springs, IL 60480

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Please join us at the Illinois Theatre Association's 2025 ITA Awards of Excellence Celebration and Annual Members' Meeting.

The ITA's Annual Members' Celebration is coming soon! All of Illinois Theatre is CONNECTED! This amazing brunch is a chance to celebrate our award-winners and network as an Association. The keynote will motivate all of Illinois Theatre to go forward and have our best year- yet!

A full brunch, complete with a mimosa bar, is sure to satisfy everyone.

Early Bird sales end June 15th. Members should sign in to take advantage of the discounted Membership ticket price!

Program: To be announced soon

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Past events

06/25/2025	Zanies: Stand-Up for the ITA Fundraiser
05/31/2025	Illinois High School Theatre Students Invited to Audition for 2026 All-State Production of NEWSIES
05/01/2025	Anastasia: The Musical
04/25/2025	Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
04/24/2025	Urinetown the Musical
04/24/2025	Hadestown: Teen Edition
04/24/2025	The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
04/24/2025	Shrek, The Musical
04/11/2025	The Little Mermaid
03/14/2025	Annie
03/13/2025	Mamma Mia
02/20/2025	It's Complicated
02/06/2025	Experience Shakespeare Field Trip - Lake Zurich High School
11/08/2024	SIX: Teen Edition
11/01/2024	The Play that Goes Wrong
11/01/2024	OLCHS Fall Musical Performance of Sister Act!
10/17/2024	You Can't Take It With You
10/04/2024	Six:Teen Edition- Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.
03/02/2024	Puppetry Basics
11/12/2023	TIE Best Practices for Consent-Based Work with Minors

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.