| 2026 Judges' Choice Winners
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| Area 1 |
| Event |
School |
Selections |
Participants |
| Area 2 |
| Event |
School |
Selections |
Participants |
| Area 3 |
| Event |
School |
Selections |
Participants |
| Improv Duet Acting |
Arlington Heights South |
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Ella Ferrigno, Sydney Morrison
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Arlington Heights South |
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Michael Poteracki, Shaher Samrah
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Arlington Heights South |
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Nora Pacyga, Carolina Sinclair
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| Original Script-Duet |
Arlington Heights South |
Salty & Sweet
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Charleigh Miller, Lilly Yu
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| Original Script-Individual |
Prospect Heights MacArthur |
TBA
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Tessa Kubica
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| Poetry |
Arlington Heights South |
The Raven
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Theodore Edwards
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| Regular Duet Acting |
Arlington Heights South |
A Dozen Red Flags
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Catie Czaplewski, Gracie Vercimak
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Arlington Heights South |
Birthday Candles
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Leah Brown, Lillian Smith
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Newark Lisbon |
Girl Behind the Wheel
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Lyla Carlson, McKenna Kreftmeyer
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Newark Lisbon |
Help Me!
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Haley Andersen, Greta Friestad
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Prospect Heights MacArthur |
Cats: If They Were Humans
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Tiffany Cooley, Sparrow Sellers
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| Small Group Acting |
Arlington Heights South |
You Oughta Be In Pictures
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Leah Brown, Cece Faust, Eleanor Zaporowski
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Newark Lisbon |
Sisters in Spirit
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Haley Andersen, Lyla Carlson, Greta Friestad, McKenna Kreftmeyer, Paige Pope
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| Solo Acting |
Arlington Heights South |
Confessions of a Peanut Butter Addict
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Rebeca Minero
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| Team Improv |
Arlington Heights South |
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Nicole Gospodinova, Nora Poteracki, Robin Slattery, Isabelle Wery
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| Area 4 |
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| Area 5 |
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| Area 6 |
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| Area 7 |
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| Area 8 |
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| Area 9 |
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| Area 10 |
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| Area 11 |
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| Area 12 |
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| Area 13 |
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| Area 14 |
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| Area 15 |
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| Area 16 |
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| Area 17 |
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