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Geneva Lands 2 Students in All-State Theater Production
Two Geneva students earn All-State honors and will perform this weekend in "Almost Maine" at Illinois State.
Two students have made the all-state theater production.
Meredith McDaniel Dillon and Bianca Shaw were chosen for the 14-member cast of Almost Maine, which will be performed tonight (Jan. 6) and tomorrow (Jan. 7) as part of the 37th annual Illinois High School Theatre Festival at Illinois State University, Normal.
Only one other high school—Glenbrook North—placed two players on the all-state cast list.
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According to its website, the Illinois High School Theatre Festival is the largest and oldest non-competitive high school theater festival in the world.
The three-day festival started yesterday (Jan. 5) and takes place every year in early January. It switches locations between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University.
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More than 4,000 students, teachers, university representatives, exhibitors and volunteers come together to put on more than 25 different high school productions and 150 workshops. Other highlights include college/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.
Congratulations to Meredith and Bianca.
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About Almost Maine
Almost Maine is set in the fictional town of Almost, where residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. It "inventively explores the mysteries of the human heart, touching audiences with laughter, heartbreak and hope."
“A whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance. Magical happenings bloom beneath the snowdrifts. ALMOST, MAINE explores the thunderclap of love and the scorched earth that sometimes follows.” The New York Times
“A comic romantic roundelay.” The Wall Street Journal
“Thornton Wilder crossed with ‘The Twilight Zone.’ When the northern lights appear in the sky and the characters shine with the joyfulness of love, it’s hard not to believe that the wintry air of northern Maine isn’t the cure for heartache.” The New York Post
“Sweet, poignant, and witty. Nearly perfect.” The New York Daily News
“ALMOST, MAINE offers a refreshing trip out of New York City. Trade the city’s cold edginess for the softer, snowy...sweetly innocent...charms of ALMOST, MAINE.” NY-1 News