State Thespian Officers

She/Her/Hers- Saint Francis High School

STO Board President

This is Ella's third and final year as a STO! Ella is an actor and has performed many characters at her school, St. Francis Highschool, some including Cinderella from Into the Woods and Scuttle from The Little Mermaid. Ella cannot wait to see all the returning and new thespian at this year's MN Thespian Conference!

She/Her/Hers - Cambridge-Isanti High School

Rachel Wolf (she/her/hers) is a senior at Cambridge-Isanti high school. Outside of theatre, she is involved in TRIO (a college prep program), National Honor Society, and choir. Rachel is so honored to represent her thespian troupe at the state level, and she’s looking forward to a great conference!

Elena is an actress from Saint Francis High School, this is her 9th year of acting. She has been a State Thespian Officer since January of 2023 and is very excited about the upcoming conference. She will be performing the role of The Mother in the upcoming SFHS competition one act The Price.

Ann Weigle is a senior at STMA High School, where she serves as ITS President of Troupe 8587. She has been acting since 3rd grade and has been seen in productions at STMA High School, Children’s Theatre Company, and SOAR Regional Arts. Ann is so excited to be a State Thespian Officer and grow her leadership skills this year!

Nathan is a senior at Park High School. He is very involved in the theatre department there, as well as the orchestra and bands, where he plays the bass. He loves both the performance and technical side of theatre and is so excited to bring his passion to the conference this year!

Talia Segal is a senior from PiM Arts High School who is a director, actor, and writer. She has been a State Thespian Officer for the past two years and has taught a workshop at the State Thespian Conference. She is planning on going to college next year in Southern California. Talia’s other passion is movies, especially Toy Story and Back to the Future.

Eli is a Senior at St Michael Albertville High School. He has been involved in theatre since his freshman year. In that time he has been selected as a Triple Threat Finalist by Spotlight Education and fallen in love with theatre and plans to major in it and pursue a career on the stage. Besides theatre Eli has done competitive dance since he was four years old and is involved with the concert and chamber choir at his high school.

Brendan is currently a junior at Cambridge-Isanti High School. This is also his 11th year of being involved in theater! Outside of theater though, Brendan sings in his school’s choir, plays Pokémon on Tuesdays, and is an executive officer in his school’s student council! Brendan can’t wait to have a great time at the conference, and hopes you do too!

Remy Flynn is a junior at Blaine High School. She has done both tech and acting in many shows throughout middle and high school. Her favorite shows that she has been a part of are "She Kills Monsters" and "And Then There Were None" where she participated in tech. In their school's theatre they are the Historian, this means managing the social media accounts and helping advertise. Outside of theatre she is involved in student council and PSEO. A fun fact about her is she has over 30 unread books on her bookshelf. They are so excited to serve as a State Thespian Officer for Minnesota this year.

She/Her - Chaska High School. Jada Kadlec is a junior at Chaska High School. Other than theater, she is involved in various band, choir, and dance extracurriculars. She first joined theater last year in her school's production of Monty Python's Spamalot, and instantly fell in love with performing! Jada is so excited for this upcoming conference and is thrilled to be a thespian officer this year.

Echo Nelson is a passionate and dedicated Thespian with 9 years of experience in theater. Throughout their journey, they have honed their skills in acting, singing, and makeup design, showcasing their love for the craft. As a student leader in the Thespian community, Echo is committed to fostering creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity within the theater world and theater at Blaine High-School.

Senior, She/Her/Hers. Sarah is an active member of Park High Schools Theater Department, Drama Club currently serving as Secretary and other arts including marching band and choirs. She has participated in 15 productions, and counting, with Park High School and 2 productions with Ashland Productions over the summer; her favorite productions she has worked on include stage managing for The Yellow Boat, The Prom and Peter/Wendy with Park High School and working backstage for Sweeney Todd with Ashland Productions. Sarah plans on attending a University fall of 2025 to continue her passion for Stage Management and Theater Tech.

Andi Davey (she/her) is a senior at St. Michael-Albertville (STMA) High School. She is passionate about theater, choir, music, learning, friendships, and her community. She is so excited to welcome everyone to this years’ Minnesota Thespian Festival!

Sadie Maguire is a junior musical theater and instrumental major at PiM Arts High School. They enjoy acting, singing, playing piano, and doing tech for shows! They have performed in several shows at PiM including Much Ado About Nothing, Amelie, and Mean Girls. Sadie was also recently a performer in the Minnesota premiere of Alice by Heart with Emerging Professionals Ensemble! They have also done tech for several shows at PiM including student directing The Play That Goes Wrong, sound designing and engineering Puffs, and operating the light board for Lost Girl. Outside of school, Sadie writes music and performs at various venues throughout the Twin Cities, singing and playing piano. They love to perform, spend time with family and friends, and participate in many projects and activities. They are excited to add being a STO to this list of activities and work with fellow thespians on the thespian conference!

Adeline (Addie) Wyant is a senior musical theatre major at PIM Arts High School, and is excited to be joining for her first year as a STO! Addie has been performing since she was in middle school, and has performed in a number of shows at PIM Arts High School in roles such as Nina in PiMs MSHSL 6AA winning one act Lost Girl, Sally Perks/Bippy/Hermeeone in Puffs, Sandra/Florence Colleymore in The Play That Goes Wrong, and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Outside of performing Addie enjoys photography, sculpture, playing guitar, and being a member of her theatre community in other ways like doing tech and costume crew.

She/Her, Park High School, Senior

Lily goes to Park High School and is involved in Theater, Is the Treasurer in the Drama Club, plays Cello in the PHS Orchestra and is involved in the Marching band playing cymbals. This is my first year as STO and I am so grateful to have this experience!