Name: Teresa Reynolds
What year did you graduate from STA: I graduated from St. Thomas, Class of 1995.
After STA, you graduated from: I attended Broad Ripple High School (currently a middle school) and graduated in 1999, and earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Ball State University in 2003.
Where do you live now? I’m back in Indy after many years away.
What have you been up to since STA? After getting my degree, I moved to NYC in 2003 to pursue a career on stage. I immersed myself in the theatre world and acted in Off-Broadway shows, as well as produced, and directed theatre. After years dedicated to acting, my love of music took center stage, and my focus moved to singing. I wrote and released two solo albums, Aflame and State of Mind, and got to travel the world singing backup for Gloria Gaynor of “I Will Survive” fame. In 2018, my husband and I decided to move to Indianapolis to be closer to my family as we expanded ours. Since moving back, I started a band, Teresa Reynolds and the Slicktones, and joined the Indianapolis Black Theatre Company. You might also hear my voice on the tv or radio doing a voiceover, or see me on screen at the Indiana Historical Society. Next year, I’ll release an album of original music with my brother, fellow STA alum, TJ Reynolds. I have a daughter and two dogs, teach preschool at Fairview just across the street from STA, and am part of the parish council.
Please tell us about your family: My husband Francesco Settanni and I have been married for almost ten years, and we have a daughter, Violet, who just began kindergarten at St. Thomas this year. Francesco is in the restaurant industry, and is about to open a new Italian restaurant in Fountain Square. Meanwhile Violet is loving learning to read, making new friends, and is in the children’s choir and taking flamenco classes. We have two dogs, Fitzgerald, a bossy but lovable shih-tzu mix, and Jackie, our big baby. My mom Lucy Reynolds is also a parishioner of St. Thomas.
What is your favorite STA memory? I have lots of fond memories from my STA days! My love of performing was fostered through spring programs, including when I got to sing Part of Your World as Ariel in a full mermaid fin. We also had some truly epic four square battles, bonded during CYO sports and slumber parties, and beat the teachers during the annual 8th grade vs teachers volleyball game. (Do they still do that?) The community at the St. Thomas school is something I cherished, and am glad to have my own daughter experience the same.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Spare time, what’s that? 🫣😂 Between family, teaching, gigging with my band, theatre projects, and the parish council, I stay very busy.
What words of advice would you offer a current STA student? Figure out your what your dreams are, and pursue them relentlessly. Things will fall into place when you follow your own path.
Is there any other information you would like to share about yourself? I perform all around town with my band everywhere from The Jazz Kitchen, to Pacers and Fever games, to family friendly concerts at venues around town. You can see what’s next at https://linktree.com/teresareynolds