The DC area's only all-youth musical 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.

The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body that makes WST’s strategic decisions.

The Board selects the upcoming season’s show and staff, approves the budget, and makes all theatre-policy-level decisions.
The Board consists of 10-13 tenured members, who retain their seats on the Board until they resign, graduate, or leave the theatre, and 4 annual members representing the Cast, Crew, Staff, and Orchestra, who are elected to serve one-year terms by their segment of the theatre.
The Board is led by its Chairman, who serves a one-year term, with the aid of the Parliamentarian on procedural issues and the Board Secretary, who handles Board correspondence including the minutes of meetings.

2017-2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman: Katie Miller
Parliamentarian: Cameron Walkup
Treasurer: Sam Weich
Director of Alumni Relations: Mercedes Blankenship
Director of Development: Elisabeth Bragale
Tenured Members:
Mason Catharini
Alina Gaynutdinova
Rocky Nunzio
Santana Taskar
Caroline Tyson
Roma Venkateswaran
Christopher Walkup
Lexie Werner
Annual Staff Representative: Jamie Davis
Annual Cast Representative: Camila Rodriguez
Annual Pit Representative: Hunter McDonald
Annual Crew Representative: Kaylee Mina

Secretary: Doga Tasdemir