Drama Board Candidates REVIEW THE CANDIDATES AND VOTE

Drama Board Candidates REVIEW THE CANDIDATES AND VOTE FOR YOUR TOP 3 AT THE END! VOTING ENDS FRIDAY, APRIL 24 T H AT 3: 30

Instructions View the candidates’ responses to some questions along with their headshot. Next vote for your top 3 candidates on the Google Form. Current inducted thespians only can vote!

Nick Begley Grade 2020 -21: Junior Leadership Experience: Board 2019 -2020 Points Chair House Manager (3 xs) Props Manager (1 x) Favorite Musical: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Dream Role: Charlie Brown 3 Words To Describe Nick’s Leadership: Balanced, Attentive, Responsible

Nick Begley What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I’m not afraid to make mistakes, I know with the pressure of being on board you want to get everything perfect on the first try, but I just can’t do that. I make mistakes fairly often, but I’ll be the first person to tell you that, and I don’t feel bad for myself when I make mistakes, they’re natural, and I have to make them to learn. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “I want to try new things, new approaches to older concepts. Of course this depends on what position I would be placed in if I were chosen. I want to continue tradition of course, but I want to find ways to keep tradition fun, but change it up just a little to keep them new and entertaining for upperclassmen, and newcomers. ”

Nick Begley Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “Being the points chair for board of 2019 -2020 was such a fun experience, everybody on board has such strong bonds with each other, and all of us were looking out for the department as a whole, and not just ourselves. Thespian board was such a valuable experience, it taught me a lot about responsibility, and being part of a team. I know that if I were to be on board for this upcoming year, I could continue to grow, but also help others in the department to grow. ”

Nick Begley

Hannah Butts Grade 2020 -21: Junior Leadership Experience: Student Body President 2017 -18 House Manager (1 x) Sophomore Student Body Representative Leadership Class 2020 -2021 Favorite Musical: In The Heights Dream Role: Heather Chandler from Heathers 3 Words To Describe Hannah’s Leadership: Passionate, Innovative, Collaborative

Hannah Butts What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I have a strong sense of organization and I’m not afraid to reach out to the community. Plus, I’m great at teamwork and collaboration, but I’m also very comfortable and productive in individual settings. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “Increase awareness of theatre productions to drive the increase of attendance. Provide community outreach to area businesses and other schools to increase our networking and sponsorships. Use innovative ideas to increase the income of funding for theatre department, outside of current initiatives. Create an electronic points system for logging and accessing thespian points in an easy and efficient way. ”

Hannah Butts Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I want to be on thespian board because I have grown to really love and care for this department and the people within it. I want to have a hand in the continuing growth and improvement we, as a thespian troupe, have been making over the time I’ve been at Oak Park. ”

Hannah Butts

Kaleighan Chastain Grade 2020 -21: Senior Leadership Experience: Board 2019 -2020 Community Service Improv Team Captain 2019 -2020; 2020 -2021 House Manager Sound Manager several times Girl Scout Favorite Musical: Peter Pan Dream Role: Being the sound designer for a Broadway show, unless it’s Peter pan, then I want to be Peter Pan! 3 Words To Describe Kaleighan’s Leadership: Creative, Trustworthy, Bold

Kaleighan Chastain What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I can bring cheerfulness for when it feels like we are stressed to keep a positive outlook and see the greater good that we will be bringing to people in what we are doing. There are going to be plenty of challenging moments in each show and people need to look up to someone who assures them they can get through it and be proud of their work they are doing. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “I want to strengthen our bond with the incoming freshmen at Antioch, give back to our surrounding community, bring the troupe closer together as a whole, visit other troupes, organizations like we did with the old folks and youth in the hospital, have parents more engaged in what we are doing, etc. ”

Kaleighan Chastain Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I learned a lot from being on Board this year. I learned listening skills, keeping everyone’s best interest in mind and communication. I want to use these skills on board again to help everyone in the community around us while maintaining a healthy environment. This department couldn’t run properly if we are not all actively engaged and working together in a positive environment. ”

Kaleighan Chastain

Izzy Christus Grade 2020 -21: Junior Leadership Experience: Board 2019 -2020 Fundraising House Manager Lights Manager several times Church Leadership (band, house crew, Kid Zones) Choir Favorite Musical: Sweeney Toddy: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Dream Role: Dawn from Waitress 3 Words To Describe Izzy’s Leadership: Creative, Trustworthy, Bold

Izzy Christus What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I want to be on the Thespian Board because it has brought so many opportunities and experiences for me. Having the opportunity to be able to help improve theatre department in ways that we don’t always see everyday is something I want to continue to do throughout my high school career. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “The goals that I want to achieve this year is to get more involved with the community. We got a good start this year, but I really want to go further. Whether that be going to more nursing homes or travel to perform for the middle schools. I also want the communication for theatre department to go up. I feel that we need a system where we can encourage each other afterevery show, not just the seniors, but everyone, for all the hard work we have all completed. Another goal is to find way more fundraising opportunities to get more income for our department. We did pretty well this year, but it would be so beneficial if we keep going strong with

Izzy Christus Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? ”I want to be on the Thespian Board because it has brought so many opportunities and experiences for me. Having the opportunity to be able to help improve theatre department in ways that we don’t always see every day is something I want to continue to do thoughout my high school career. ”

Izzy Christus

Reese Hill Grade 2020 -21: Senior Leadership Experience: Board 2019 -2020 Social Media Outreach Improv Team Captain 2019 -2020; 2020 -2021 Dance Captain/Choreographer multiple times Mc. Donald’s Trainer Superintendent’s Advisory Board Principal’s Advisory Board Favorite Musical: In The Heights Dream Role: Princess Fiona from Shrek 3 Words To Describe Reese’s Leadership: Positive, Committed, Listener

Reese Hill What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “Something that only I can bring to the drama board is the ability to bounce back and overcome. I have taken a lot of hits in my life (and a few this year with theatre), but I have always managed to overcome it, and bounce back from it stronger than before. I try to be a very positive person, but some things can severely get me down. But, I work through it, try my absolute hardest, chalk it up, and take it as a learning experience. I am a strong believe that everything happens for a reason, and that some lessons need to be learned the hard way. I use those hits to build myself back up again to fix my mistakes, and work through them, trying to create a better me for not just myself, but everyone around me as well. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “Some goals that I want to achieve while I’m on board are creating the “fan shirts” with all the shows on them to sell at the beginning of the year (cause we didn’t get to do that this year), have a smooth and enjoyable banquet, and promote all of our shows more and get better connected with the other activities in the school. Like, then while they support us. I also really would like to have a better connection with our sister schools next year, creating the “district theatre nights” and doing more ticket swaps, to create a better sense of unity in the

Reese Hill Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I want to be on the drama board next year because in high school, theatre has been my life. I have dedicated every ounce of blood, sweat, and tears to the department and everyone in it. I was lucky enough to be on it this year, and I had the time of my life getting to help, better, and create new things within the department. I’d be honored to receive a leadership role again next year for something that I am so passionate about. I will dedicate even more blood, sweat, and tears to the department next year, and I will always be here for the bad, good, and everything in between. ”

Reese Hill

Colby Johnson Grade 2020 -21: Senior Leadership Experience: Assistant Stage Manager (1 x) Favorite Musical: Hamilton Dream Role: Donkey from Shrek 3 Words To Describe Colby’s Leadership: Honest, Problem-solver, Kind

Colby Johnson What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I tell it like it is, I’m honest with my people, and I’m not afraid to get things done. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “My goal is to do my best to better this department any way I possibly can and help the people involved with it. I don’t really have specific things, I’m an in-the-moment person. I problem solve and do my best to figure things out, fix things, get them to run as smooth as possible, and last but not least, to improve things. ”

Colby Johnson Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I love this department, it gave me a home at OP when I didn’t have one, and I’m grateful that I did. I want to be on our Thespian board because this department has given me so much that I think its about time I give something back to it. ”

Colby Johnson

Tatiana Rizek Grade 2020 -21: Junior Leadership Experience: Sound Manager (1 x) Favorite Musical: In The Heights or Hairspray Dream Role: Director of a show 3 Words To Describe Tatiana’s Leadership: Strong, Determined, Encouraging

Tatiana Rizek What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “My positive and funny personality. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “A goal I have is to really learn from the experience and for it to better me. I also would really like to accomplish a lot as a department throughout the school year. ”

Tatiana Rizek Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I want to be on the drama board because it’s something I’ve been interested in since last year, but I didn’t go for it because I had a lot going on, but for the reasons why I want to do it well there’s a lot but a big one would be my love for theatre there’s not anything I would put before my theatre family and when I have theatre responsibilities. Theatre has mentally helped me through so much and has really helped me breakout of my shell and I think being on drama board would really allow me to help other people break out of theirs. ”

Tatiana Rizek

Olivia Robbins Grade 2020 -21: Junior Leadership Experience: Vacation Bible School Team Leader Captain of JV Softball Favorite Musical: Chicago Dream Role: Acting in any role, as long as it is on Broadway 3 Words To Describe Olivia’s Leadership: Devoted, Hard-working, Dependable

Olivia Robbins What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I am very creative when it comes to social media or getting the word out there. I have great ideas and know a lot of people. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “A goal I have is to get more publicity and more knowledge out there about theatre. ”

Olivia Robbins Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I want to be more involved in this department, I played softball for the last 2 years at Oak Park and never really connected with any of the girls. I have been involved in the last two productions at Oak Park, and I love everyone in it!”

Olivia Robbins

Madi Wells Grade 2020 -21: Senior Leadership Experience: STUCO, Grades 10 -12 Leadership, Grades 11 -12 Junior Class Officer Event Planning/Running Favorite Musical: Dear Evan Hansen Dream Role: Veronica from Heathers 3 Words To Describe Madi’s Leadership: Uplifting, Collaborative, Inclusive

Madi Wells What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “Something only I can bring to the drama board is experience in multiple different leadership positions. I am very heavily involved at Oak Park and take up a lot of responsibilities in many different clubs and activities and do a really good job at balancing it all. I can bring in different aspects from everything I’ve learned from all of the clubs I am involved in. I also have a lot of different ties and relationships with people from these clubs that I could turn to for help with promotion, fundraisers, attendance, etc. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “If chosen, while on board I want to be able to bring theatre department closer to other clubs and activities. As a whole, theatre department is very welcoming and loving family, but I feel like other people in the school possibly don’t feel as connected to it or want to be involved in it simply because they honestly don’t know what exactly it is or what we do. So, I think that we could do something with other clubs where we are able to promote both clubs/activities at the same time. For example, perform something at an assembly through the Leadership class. It would effectively help out both clubs because leadership would be able to bring something new to the school other

Madi Wells Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I want to be on drama board because I love Oak Park theatre and being able to interact with all of the amazing people that come with it. I did not join theatre until my sophomore year and was never able to join an actual theatre class. This led me to think I would miss out on a lot of opportunities as a thespian and somehow be seen as less qualified because of it. Spoiler alert: I was very, very wrong! I have been given so many amazing opportunities being involved in theatre and being on the drama board is very important to me because I want to be a representative that you can do anything in this theatre program if you just set your mind to it. I want to show that there are no limitations to how far you want to go in this program even without the normal “requirements” many people set their minds for leadership roles like this. I want to be able to inspire others to want to get involved in our program and expore what they love, just like I did. ”

Madi Wells

Olivia Zuniga Grade 2020 -21: Junior Leadership Experience: House Manager (1 x) Publicity Manager (1 x) Chik-Fil-A Trainer Favorite Musical: Waitress Dream Role: Lydia from Beetlejuice 3 Words To Describe Olivia’s Leadership: Honest, Brave, Compassionate

Olivia Zuniga What is something that only you can bring to the Drama Board? “I think I am a very honest person. I think I would bring honesty, in the biggest way we could have. I would like to learn to be more honest in a KIND way, but I do it in a way that would make the truth come across the right way. ” If chosen, what are goals you have that you want to achieve while on board? “A goal I would like to have is to make an effort to let everyone know that in and out of theatre family, that they are important. I feel that so many people part of theatre family feel that they are not important, or that the work they do is not important. I want them to understand that it’s not. That even the smallest things, could bring the biggest smiles!”

Olivia Zuniga Why do you want to be on the Drama Board? “I want to be on the drama board because I feel that this is something that could truly help me grow. I love aging, it makes me feel like I am growing into my personality. I want to grow. I want to be kind, brave, honest, smart, and selfless. I feel that being on the board will show me the huge love we have as a family. This family continues to show me more and more that you can be anything you want, so also, in a weird way, putting me on the board would be a way of saying thank you. Thank you for putting up with me, and showing me I can be better than what I think people want from me. Thank you for putting me in my place when I had a bad attitude. Thank you for letting me be a part of a family, even when I didn’t deserve it. ”

Olivia Zuniga

Vote April 20 -24