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.

Cast LisT

Wendla ……………………………………………………………………. Leslie Schneider

Melchior …………………………….…......……………………………………. Devin Cain

Martha …………..…………………………………………………………… Emily Gordon

Moritz ………………..………………………………………………………….. Ben Simon

Thea ………………..…….…………………………………………... Gabriela Schulman

Hanschen ……….…………..………….……………………………………… Jay Conner

Anna …………………………....…………………………………………... Caitlin Barnes

Ernst …………………………………….........……………...………. Jordan Rodriguez

Ilse …………………………………………………………………………. Sanjana Taskar

Georg ………………………………………………..……...…….. Paul Ihadji-Moudoki

Otto …..……..…….……………………………………………………….. Evan Neufield

Adult Man …………………………………………………………………….. Alex Palmer

Adult Woman .............................................................. Alina Gaynutdinova

Ensemble/Swing ………………….………………………………... Jordan Rodriguez