May 23, 2013
At a ceremony on May 18, Mounds Park Academy theatre students celebrated the work of this year’s graduating seniors, welcomed new initiates into the International Thespian Society, and paid tribute to founding faculty member Barb Bradley, who will retire at the end of this school year.
Barb Bradley was honored for her 32 years of service to the Mounds Park Academy Theatre Department, which she built from the school’s first day in 1982. Countless productions later, Mrs. Bradley was recognized by her colleagues and the current and outgoing theatre students for her outstanding teaching and directing talents.
Mrs. Bradley was honored with tributes from current and former students, families, and colleagues and presented with a Travel Gift of $2,800, amassed from donations from the MPA community.
The International Thespian Society (ITS) has been honoring excellence in the work of theatre students since 1929. Thespian troupes serve students in grades 9 through 12. As a reward for their hours of work within and around the theatre, initiates and members are given points towards an Honor Thespian ranking.
This year’s ITS initiates from MPA are:
Logan Erickson
Andrew Grant
Angela Gerdts
Ali Herold
Jack Holter
Izzy Istephanous
Allison Leopold
Jenny Portis
Emily Rhodes
Emma Stacy
Michael Wilke
The Class of 2013 members who were recognized for their contributions to the MPA Theatre Department are:
Liza Amaral
Sarah Anderson
Sam Arsenault
Jackson Beck
Kip Hathaway
Rachael Kozen
Drew Maione
Malone Mischke
Rebecca Millberg
Emily Moses-Thomsen
Lucas Murphy
Benjamin Neumann-Chun
Connor Olsen
Kim Rolfs
Chrissy Saul
Callan Schackor
Sean Springer
Shain Trommler
Henna Vadher
