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.

Previous Shows

In its over fifty years of existence, Wildwood has performed dozens of shows in many different venues. The list below is in chronological order from our first to most reason production. Some years have two shows listed, meaning that Wildwood performed two shows that summer. If a show's title is blue, that means you may click it to view information from that show, such as staff/cast/crew/pit lists. Also check out the "Photos" section of this website for photos from some of our recent productions.

1965 – Bye Bye Birdie (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1966 – Damn Yankees and The Fantasticks (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1967 – Once Upon a Mattress (Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda)
1968 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Holy Cross Church, Garrett Park)
1969 – Guys and Dolls (Holy Cross Church, Garrett Park)
1970 – The Threepenny Opera (Jewish Community Center, Rockville)
1971 – Fiorello (Jewish Community Center, Rockville)
1972 – Carnival (Jewish Community Center, Rockville)
1973 – Oklahoma! (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1974 – Brigadoon (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1975 – The Music Man (Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda)
1976 – Hello, Dolly! (Academy of the Holy Cross, Kensington)
1977 – Carousel (Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda)
1978 – West Side Story (The Commons at Courthouse Square, Rockville)
1979 – Anyone Can Whistle (The Commons at Courthouse Square, Rockville)
1980 – Kiss Me, Kate (The Commons at Courthouse Square, Rockville)
1981 – The Pajama Game (The Commons at Courthouse Square, Rockville)
1982 – Anything Goes (St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Bethesda)
1983 – Kismet (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1984 – Applause (Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda)
1985 – Fiddler on the Roof (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1986 – Pippin (Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda)
1987 – Grease (Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda)
1988 – Merrily We Roll Along (Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda)
1989 – Working (Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda)
1990 – Wonderful Town (The Landon School, Bethesda)
1991 – Godspell & You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
1992 – Little Shop of Horrors (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
1993 – A Chorus Line (John F. Kennedy HS, Silver Spring)
1994 – The Mystery of Edwin Drood (The Bullis School, Potomac)
1995 – She Loves Me (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
1996 – The Baker’s Wife (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1997 – City of Angels (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1998 – How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
1999 – Guys and Dolls (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda)
2000 – Sugar (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
2001 – Singin' In the Rain (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
2002 – West Side Story (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
2003 – Chicago (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
2004 – Sweeney Todd (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
2005 – Grand Hotel (Quince Orchard HS, Gaithersburg)
2006 – Cabaret (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2007 – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2008 – Parade (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2009 – The Pajama Game (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2010 – Merrily We Roll Along (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2011 – City of Angels (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2012 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2013 – A Chorus Line (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Bethesda)
2014 – Into The Woods (Albert Einstein HS, Kensington)
2015 – Rent (Albert Einstein HS, Kensington)
2016 – Grease & NINE (Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Gaithersburg)
2017 - Seussical (Our Lady of Good Counsel, Olney) & Spring Awakening (Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Gaithersburg)
2018 - Heathers the Musical (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda) & Little Women (Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Gaithersburg)
2019 - Side Show (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda) & 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Gaithersburg)
2020 - Dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 - You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown & The Theory of Relativity (Virtual Productions)
2022 - The Lightning Thief (Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring)
2023 - Head Over Heels (Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring)

We NEED YOUR HELP:

If you have any playbills, cast lists, posters, etc., we would love to scan them so we can complete our archives. Please email our Webmaster at webmaster@wst.org with anything WST-related that you may have.