About Us


​
​Mandate

The Highlands Summer Festival is a not-for-profit, charitable community theatre company in the Haliburton Highlands, producing live dramatic and musical productions utilizing the facilities of the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion and other venues. The Highlands Summer Festival was created to encourage the development of theatrical skills and talents in the Highlands, especially among young people. We are committed to presenting at least one Canadian production each season.

​Board of Directors

President: Rita Jackson
Treasurer: Sean Pennylegion
Directors:  Jack Brezina, Renee Griffith,​ 
Emily Stonehouse,  Jennifer Strype, and ​Sue Vorvis
   ​
Artistic Producer: Douglas Walker
Executive Producer: Melissa Stephens
General Manager: Ken Loney

Land Acknowledgement

The Highlands Summer Festival acknowledges that these lands and waters are the traditional homeland of the Ojibway Nation and the Huron/Wendat Nation, and now includes communities from the Mohawk Nation, the Pottawatomi Nation and the Métis Nation of Ontario. We acknowledge their stewardship throughout the ages.  ​


Highland Summer Festival ​Founders (2000)

Chris Archer
Peg Bradford
Jack Brezina
Doug Brohm
​Debra Dart
Darrell Dobson
Curtis Eastmure
Donna Gagnon
​Lauren McInnes
Caryl Miller
​John Miller
Betty Mills
David Mills
Tom Regina
Craig Saunders
June Smith
​Melissa Stephens

​Ontario Corporation No. 001447109
​Canada Revenue Agency Charitable Registration No. 87185 7918 RR0001 
2019/03/05