The DC area's oldest youth-run theatre company

Wildwood Summer Theatre was founded in 1965 by a group of students from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland. These theatrically minded students wanted to extend their high school musical experience into the summer. However, they were unable to find an adult sponsor, so they decided to strike out on their own. That summer, on a shoestring budget, and with little in the way of material supplies or support, they put on a production of Bye, Bye Birdie. The show was a rousing success, and WST was born. For the last 51 years, WST has presented at least one, and occasionally two musical productions, with the entire company aged 14 to 25.

1990 - Wonderful Town

Staff

Producer: Michael B. Klein
Director: Grant S. Goldstein
Production Stage Manager: Timothy S. Emerson
Musical Director: Edward Spitzberg
Choreographer: Melanie Phillips
Conductor: Michael J. Bobbitt
Technical Director: Al Parker
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Charles R. Morrison
Costume Designer: Jan Donohoe
Properties Designer: Jaqueline F. Singleton
Sound Designer: Mark Fink
Assistant Scenic Designer: Al Parker
Assistant Stage Managers: Randi Garten, Michelle Linson, Marissa Regala
Assistant Technical Director: Andrew Lieberman
Master Carpenter: Elizabeth Keyes
Scenic Artist: Thomas Spande
Floor Manager: Randi Garten
Master Electrician/Light Board Operator: Blake D. Reid
Costumers: Anna Bonner, Kelsey Campbell, Rachel Fink
Sound Board Operator: David M. Smith
Rehearsal Pianists: Elizabeth Keyes, Martha McCarroll, Dan Neustadt
Dance Captains: Felicia Gieske, Michael Weiss
Vocal Captains: Tom Bremner, Lauren Eichler
Business Manager: Gerald Hodgkins
Directors of Public Relations: Brian McLaughlin, Melanie Phillips
Director of Fundraising: Jade Ann Gingerich
Associate Producer: Elizabeth Eck
Box Office Manager: Brendan Emerson
PR/Fundraising Assistants: Missy Golden, Lori Klein
Graphic Artist: Thomas Spande
Photographer: Randi Garten
Program Coordinator: Michael B. Klein

CAST

Mr. Appopolous: Joshua Feldman
Officer John Lonigan: Thomas Bremner
Helen Wade: Marlo Goldstein
"Wreck" Loomis: David Forrer
Violet Shelton: Julie Turaj
Speedy Valenti: Michael Weiss
Eileen Sherwood: Jennifer Timberlake
Ruth Sherwood: Pamela Johnston
Robert Baker: Charles McNamara
Mrs. Ella Wade: Eileen Emerson
Frank Lippencott: Alex Reid
Chick Clark: Joseph Murphy
Ensemble: W. Dale Bell, Andrew Davis, Lauren Eichler, Elizabeth Emerson, Felicia Gieske, Orit Jacoby, David Kaufman, Quinn McCord, Laurel Portnoy, Dan Rinzel, Daniel Roddy, Jonathan Schultz, Jonathan Weinberg

PIT

Violin: Paulina Harwood, Sarah Rispin, Ben Wang
Viola: Maggie Juliano, Kristin Krebill
Cello: Matthew Tifford, Rebecca Katz
Clarinet: Andrea Dennis, Daniel Metz, Dan Rozas, Halley Schoenberg
Alto Sax: Colin Hazard, Dan Rozas, Randy Watts
Tenor Sax: Sam Liebman
Baritone Sax: Keith de la Cruz
Trumpet: Gerald Hodgkins, Serge Knystautas, Ben Stern
Trombone: Mike Mosley, Ben Placke
Piano: Mee Kim, Desiree Melegrito
Bass: Joe Cannon, Assistant Conductor
Drums: Ricky Furr
Percussion: Martha McCarroll, Greg Wach

Crew

Crew: Joy Adler, Mike Bobbitt, Anna Bonner, Kelsey Campbell, Ellen Connell, Andrew Davis, Jan Donohoe, Beth Eck, Mark Fink, Rachel Fink, Randi Garten, Andrew Giannasi, Felicia Gieske, Jennifer Harris, Orit Jacoby, Kristen Jones, Carlos San Jose, Elizabeth Keyes, Michael Klein, Min Koo, Aleks Krotoski, Pamela H. Leahigh, Andrew Lieberman, Michael Linson, Steve Loewenthal, Sara Maurizi, Flynn McLean, Charlie McNamara, David Morenoff, Charlie Morrison, Philip Moyer, Audrey Nelson, Lisa Nguyen, Pat Northrop, Carol Petrov, Alex Reid, Blake Reid, Dan Rinzel, Suzanne Shulman, Leah Schweitzer, Loren Sklar, Paul Sklar, David M. Smith, Thomas Spande, Joey Strange, Pam Wagner, Mike Wood, Christine Woody

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