Allison Isom is currently the director of the Musical Theatre program. She has extensively studied the art of theatre since 1996. Through her studies at Jacksonville High School, Brigham Young University, and extended education at Hamline, and University of Minnesota, she has gained the knowledge and experience of teachers at all grade levels to teach them not only a great product but the process behind it.  At Bradley, she has directed 10+ musicals with 3rd – 6th graders. She introduced students' work into the community, including Habitat for Humanity, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Arts Commission. She is an instructional Teacher for Tennessee Arts Commission — showing teachers how to integrate the arts in the  classroom curriculum, and has been recognized by Tennessee Arts Commission for having a “High Quality Theatre Program.”

About the Program
Bradley Academy Musical Theatre offers K-6th grade experience all the aspects of live theatre. We are located in the inner city of Murfreesboro, TN. 87% of our students are free- and reduced-lunch, low-income or economically disadvantaged families, and a majority of them live within walking distance from our school, making us a Title One school. Since 2008, all students who attend Bradley from 3rd – 6th grade have an opportunity to audition for a play or musical up to twice a year. During this experience, students stay after school practicing singing, dancing, acting, technical aspects, stage makeup, set design, etc.  We allow students to go deeper into the arts to understand what true professionalism is. It allows them to see beyond the world they were born into and realize that life beyond the town they live in is a possibility, that college is not simply a dream.