Celebrate District 88 theatre successes: Join us on April 8 for encore showings of Willowbrook and Addison Trail state-recognized performances

The Willowbrook and Addison Trail theatre departments had tremendous success during the recent Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Drama State Competition – see their accomplishments below! 

To celebrate both programs, you’re invited to attend an encore showing of their state-recognized performances. See the details below.

What: 

• Encore showing of Willowbrook’s IHSA Contest Play, “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde (40 minutes)
  
  
• Encore showing of Addison Trail’s IHSA Musical Theatre Review entry, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” (10 minutes)

When: 7 p.m. on April 8, 2026

Where: Willowbrook High School, 1250 S. Ardmore Ave. in Villa Park (in the auditorium) 

Tickets:

• $10 for adults (13 years old and older)
  
  
• $5 for children (12 years old and younger)
  
  
• Free for those with a District 88 student ID or a District 88 Senior Gold Card
  
  
• Tickets can be ordered online at https://willowbrooktheatre.ludus.com/index.php.
  
  
• Tickets also will be available to buy at the box office (30 minutes before the performance).

For questions or more information: Contact Willowbrook Theatre Director Regina Wathier at rwathier@dupage88.net

Willowbrook Theatre state-level success:

• Willowbrook’s IHSA Contest Play, “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, was named as the State Champion in Dramatics, as well as the State Champion in Tech Performance (large set)!
  
  
• The following Willowbrook students earned All-State Cast honors: junior Kasey Barnett (Algernon Moncrieff), junior Konstantine Gzamouranis (Jack Worthing), senior Malachy Heneghan (Lady Bracknell), sophomore Niamh Lashmet (Gwendolen Fairfax), sophomore Shem Rodrigues (Lane and Merriman) and freshman Ashlyn Ruane (Cecily Cardew).
  
  
• The following Willowbrook students earned All-State Lighting Team honors: sophomore Cara Casey, senior Megan Hasler, senior Molly Hield and senior Vivian Zachar.
  
  
• About the performance: “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a farcical comedy that tells the story of two bachelors who invent false identities to escape responsibilities, leading to romantic complications, mistaken identities and parody of Victorian society. According to www.wikipedia.org, the play depicts “the tangled affairs of two young men … who lead double lives to evade unwanted social obligations, both assuming the name Ernest while wooing the two young women of their affections.”

Addison Trail Theatre state-level success:

• Addison Trail’s IHSA Musical Theatre Review entry, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” earned 3rd place in the state competition.  
  
  
• The following Addison Trail students are part of the production (pictured above): senior Mary-Terese Tamondong (Director), sophomore Rowan O'Hara (Assistant Director), senior Savannah Flowers, sophomore Isaiah Montanez, senior Reece Smith, junior Sofia Valdez Acosta and senior Lilia Zielinski.
  
  
• About the performance: For the contest, the group members had to present a 10-minute musical selection from a published score written for musical theatre. They were allowed six chairs and a table and were prohibited from using any other props, costumes, or scenery. For more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/yc88y7ar.