Spotlight on Mary Bosch (I)
I first met Mary in sixie year One Acts. At 12 years old, I was still confused as to what I wanted to do at BLS and with my life, so I gave theater a hesitant shot. Mary, on the other hand, took the stage like she was meant to be there. Her self-assuredness and passion for the arts are defining traits that I quickly grew to love and appreciate.
Though I eventually quit theater, as it was, in fact, not my true calling, Mary stuck with BLS Theatre for years. She has been in every production known to man, and I have watched her shows with great pride. From the Zoom screening of Urinetown to the in-person production of The Play That Goes Wrong, Mary has done everything from acting to directing to running lights. I am constantly amazed by her ability to learn and adapt. Mary also plays viola for the BLS Concert String Orchestra, rocks at percussion for the BLS Pep Band and slays in BLS Show Choir.
I have genuinely never met someone as musically talented as her, and the fact is, her singing videos are probably the only ones I don’t immediately skip through. Even though Mary does so, so, so much more — I don’t even think I know everything she does for the BLS community — her stint as Photo Editor and Staff Writer for the Argo makes me the proudest. Mary was the one who encouraged me to write for the Argo in our sophomore year, so I have her to thank for my love for the newspaper and journalism as a whole. The words Mary Bosch and camera pretty much go hand-in-hand, and she never fails to pop into production week despite her million other commitments. I could go on about Mary’s accomplishments for pages, but all I can say is that BLS was lucky to have her for six years, and she will no doubt thrive in Wisconsin for the next four.
Mary is also incredibly intelligent and out-spoken. She was a Seevak Fellow, Topol Fellow and Capstone conqueror, and her drive to be the change she wants to see is another central part of who she is. Only one girl could simultaneously subject herself to AP Calculus BC, AP Music Theory and Physics, and that is her.
Mary, however, is so much more than her written credentials. She was — and still is — my guiding light through BLS. I remember our bike rides during quarantine, the semi-failed Hunger Games movie marathon, and nights where we simply chatted each other’s ears off. To know Mary is to be on the receiving end of life-changing advice and unconditional love, and everyone who is friends with her can attest to that. I know she’s going to do amazing things in the future — including the Deitch Fellowship this summer — and I can’t wait to continue cheering her on for years to come.
