Mission Statement
Summit Theatre aims to be a supportive and diverse community of theatre enthusiasts.
We strongly believe that an arts education empowers creative expression, personal growth, and responsibility in its students. We are proud to provide a fully inclusive program for students to explore pre-professional opportunities in all aspects of theatre arts production as part of our public programming.
Theatre is a collaborative art. There is a place for everyone within our department and the opportunity to explore and showcase unique talents, including performance, management, tech, and design.
And most importantly, we seek to inspire, educate, entertain, and connect through our passion for great theatre.
We strongly believe that an arts education empowers creative expression, personal growth, and responsibility in its students. We are proud to provide a fully inclusive program for students to explore pre-professional opportunities in all aspects of theatre arts production as part of our public programming.
Theatre is a collaborative art. There is a place for everyone within our department and the opportunity to explore and showcase unique talents, including performance, management, tech, and design.
And most importantly, we seek to inspire, educate, entertain, and connect through our passion for great theatre.
"Elevate your theatre experience with Summit Theatre"
WHO WE ARE
Meet the 2024-25 Theatre Board
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Ava Swetland, President
Ava Swetland (she/her) is a senior at Summit, and is thrilled to be STC’s President this year and help represent our company. Ava has been part of STC since her freshman year, and hopes she can help others in finding a love for the performing arts! |
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Reggie Strom, Vice President
Reggie Strom (he/him) is a senior this year and is thrilled to serve as the Vice President of STC. Dedicated to expanding the technical department, Reggie is excited to engage more people in the creative process, helping technical aspects of productions shine. Going into this school year, Reggie hopes to help new and current students find a home and community in STC. |
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Audrey Howes, Secretary
Audrey (she/her) is a senior and is excited to work as the theatre board secretary to help maintain and grow the program she loves! Since her freshman year, she's enjoyed working with STC as a performer and as management. Audrey also enjoys choir, reading and spending time with friends. |
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Callie Thomas, Community Outreach Coordinator
Callie (she/her), is a senior and is excited to showcase the fantastic work we do at STC with the community! When she's not busy with outreach, she loves walking her dog, Luna, soaking up the sun at the lake, or baking cookies for friends! She can’t wait for the all the fun this year has in store!! |
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Scarlett Livingston, Social Activities Coordinator
Scarlett (she/her) is a sophomore and is looking forward to making the year as fun as it can be with events and outings to expand and bring together STC as a community and form a system of support with the other theatre programs in the area. In addition to theatre, she greatly enjoys reading and math! |
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Hailey Schubert, PR & Social Media Manager
Hailey (she/her) is a senior and can’t wait to show the world how many talented people we have in our department. Hailey has been performing with STC since her freshman year and is determined to get our name out into the world and grow our community. |
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TBA, Intern
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Van Russell, Improv Club President
Van (he/him) is a junior at Summit and the President of Improv Club. He’s excited to help with the restoration efforts of the club and help people break out of their shells. He enjoys composing, acting, and loves tinkering with random electronics. |
About Mrs. Okamoto
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Lara Okamoto (she/her) has an undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts Education and English Literature, and a Masters in Teaching from Western Washington University in addition to a Masters in Theatre Studies in Production and Design from Southern Oregon University. She had a wonderfully eye opening experience student teaching at Box Hill, an International Boarding School in Surrey, England before moving to Aspen, Colorado where she taught Theatre and IB Theatre for five years at Aspen High School. While living in Colorado, Lara spent a summer developing and leading workshops on teaching strategies to Cambodian classroom teachers in Siem Reap with Teachers Across Borders. She also has experience in professional theatre, working for Theatre Aspen for three years as a wardrobe assistant, dresser and House Manager and works as an independent contractor for theatrical lighting design. Lara started working at Summit High School in 2013 and couldn't be happier with the Summit community and all the amazing students she has been fortunate enough to work with. In the rare occurrence that she has time away from the theater, Lara enjoys trail running, baking and spending time with her husband, Elliot, her daughter, Surrey, and son, Rowan.
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