Woodside Musical Theatre

Prior to 2000, the group we now know as WMT was associated with the Woodside Elementary School. The superintendent of schools at that time was Mr. George Sellman. In addition to directing the well-known Woodside Operetta for the 8th graders, George would periodically get adults together saying "let's do a show!" George directed the vast majority of the shows you see in the list below, through 1992. He also performed in a few of them; his wife, Joan, often built costumes. In the beginning, these shows were produced as fund-raisers for the PTA, and later for the school Foundation. Legend is that one of the early shows raised enough money to buy the school a new mimeograph machine! George retired in 1986, and directed his last Woodside show in 1992.