Mission and Vision
St. Croix Festival Theatre’s mission is to make the performing arts welcoming to all people as an essential part of the well being and vitality of the community.
St. Croix Festival Theatre is the artistic and social hub for professional theatre and the arts for the extended Central St. Croix Valley and an economic anchor for St. Croix Falls and the surrounding business community
St. Croix Festival Theatre is the artistic and social hub for professional theatre and the arts for the extended Central St. Croix Valley and an economic anchor for St. Croix Falls and the surrounding business community
Our Staff
Jason Richards - Executive and Artistic Director
Jason is in his fifth year as the Executive Artistic Director of St. Croix Festival Theatre. You may have seen Jason on stage in There Shall be no Night, The Importance of Being Earnest, Leading Ladies, The Diary of Anne Frank, Fools, Crimes of the Heart, Sense and Sensibility, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, True West, among others. Other favorite shows include: Much ado About Nothing, The Nerd, Noises Off, Macbeth, and The Foreigner. He has directed Elephant’s Graveyard, Lone Star Spirits, Miracle on 34th Street, Anne of Green Gables, A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play, and The Gift of the Magi. Other directing credits include: The Crucible, All My Sons, Noises Off, Fuddy Meers, The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged, Brighton Beach Memoirs. Jason is also an avid reader, runner, and baseball fan (Red Sox!). Thank you for coming to the theatre today and for supporting the arts in our community. Enjoy the show!
Peter Weber - Technical Director & Facilities Manager
Peter Weber is a St. Croix Falls native who graduated from Northland College in Ashland, WI with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts. Peter has explored photography, printmaking, and ceramics.
Hired as a stage hand in 2007 Peter was rehired as Festival’s summer stage manager in 2008 and each subsequent summer there after. Peter quickly attained the status of a much loved and much respected member of the production team. Since 2011 Peter has been a member of the management team at Festival Theatre where he is excited to help cultivate space for the theatre arts to flourish.
Hired as a stage hand in 2007 Peter was rehired as Festival’s summer stage manager in 2008 and each subsequent summer there after. Peter quickly attained the status of a much loved and much respected member of the production team. Since 2011 Peter has been a member of the management team at Festival Theatre where he is excited to help cultivate space for the theatre arts to flourish.
Gabrielle Brandt - Box Office Manager
Ben Qualley - Box Office Associate
Isaac Bont - Marketing Director
Isaac Bont is thrilled to be a part of this amazing theatre family! Isaac graduated with a BA - Psychology degree from UW - Stout in 2013 and a BA - Theatre degree from UMN - Twin Cities in 2018. He has enjoyed working with various Festival Theatre summer companies, having performed in many shows since 2012 including Once Upon a Mattress, Man of La Mancha, Honk: The Musical, Crazy for You, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Frogs, Rumors, and Elephant's Graveyard. He also served as stage manager for This Untoward Generation, 1776: The Musical, and Little Women.
Outside of Festival Theatre, Isaac has performed for Mixed Precipitation's picnic operettas and Combustible Company's Bluebeard's Dollhouse, The Imaginary Invalid, and Flying/Falling. Other favorite roles of his have included Van Helsing (Dracula), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Mr. Peachum (The Threepenny Opera), Collatinus (The Rape of Lucretia), and Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream). He is forever thankful to friends, family, and the countless performing artists he's been inspired by through his journey.
Outside of Festival Theatre, Isaac has performed for Mixed Precipitation's picnic operettas and Combustible Company's Bluebeard's Dollhouse, The Imaginary Invalid, and Flying/Falling. Other favorite roles of his have included Van Helsing (Dracula), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Mr. Peachum (The Threepenny Opera), Collatinus (The Rape of Lucretia), and Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream). He is forever thankful to friends, family, and the countless performing artists he's been inspired by through his journey.
Megan Hanks - Arts Education Director and Artistic Associate
Megan is an actor and the arts education director with Festival. Megan was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. She has a BA in Theatre and Creative Writing from the Univ. of Arizona, and has lived in the Midwest since 2017. She thanks the wonderful sponsors and donors that sustain our non-profit organization!
Seth Kaltwasser - Development Director
Seth Kaltwasser is an actor, playwright, teaching artist, and arts administrator, currently serving as Festival's Development Director. The world premiere of Seth’s play, This Untoward Generation!, was staged at Festival Theatre in August 2013. Seth holds a BA in Theatre from St. Ambrose University and has been involved with Festival Theatre since 2010.