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 2025-26 Theatre Board
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Scarlett Livingston President
Scarlett (she/her) is a senior and hopes to increase STC’s exposure to the school and the broader community. She also plans to create more social and learning opportunities for the wonderful members of Theatre Club! Beyond performing, she enjoys reading, writing, and math. |
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Justin Richards, Vice President
Justin (he/him) is a senior at Summit this year. Justin's goals in the company this year are to increase cohesion and work ethic among the troupe, and he is honored to be working with such an extraordinary calibre of actor as those in Summit Theatre. Off stage, Justin enjoys reading and long drives. |
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Dane Eichelberger, Secretary
Dane (He/Him) is a senior this year. He is incredibly happy to contribute and give back to his home away from home after all they’ve done for him through the last 3 years. Outside of Theatre, Dane loves to do as many sports as possible, including weightlifting, surfing and swimming. |
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Micah King, Community Outreach Coordinator
Micah King (he/him) is a sophomore and can’t wait to serve his community this year in the second-ever position of Outreach Coordinator. At STC, Micah enjoys both on-stage work and costume design/creation. Outside of STC, Micah loves playing bass in orchestra, running cross-country, and sewing. |
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Niko Spitznagel, Social Activities Coordinator
Niko (He/Him) is a senior and can’t wait to give back to his community this year. He hopes to help maintain the welcoming and supportive environment at STC that has helped him get through high school thus far. Outside of STC, Niko enjoys writing, thrifting, and working on music. |
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Owen Cogen, PR & Social Media Manager
Owen (he/him) has been doing theatre in some way for almost a decade. As the social media manager, Owen hopes to be able to effectively foster a growing theatre community and encourage viewership of shows. In his free time, you might find Owen making music or pretending he has other hobbies than making music and theatre. Here's to a great year! |
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Hudson Brumfield, Intern
Hudson (any pronouns) is excited to work with the other members of Theatre Board to help in any way they can and make theater a better place for newcomers and returning members alike to help the Summit Theatre Company's amazing community grow and flourish. Hudson is a sophomore and enjoys performing in Summit Theatre, playing viola in the Orchestra as well as building and programming computers. |
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Calli Richards, Improv Club President
Calli (she/her) is a junior at Summit and very excited to be Improv President this year. As Improv President for the second half of the year last year, she is looking forward to connecting with more schools this year. Outside of theatre, Calli loves to bake and read. |
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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