Artistic Director

Lillian Johnson

Responsible for running the theatre company, working closely with each member of the board to make sure every event runs smoothly. The Board President manages each board member to make sure they have what they need and know what to do, and often takes charge in planning things from crew days to fundraisers to our social media campaign. 

Lily débuted as Lovely Lady #2 in BRTC's production of Les Misérables, and has been in love with the theatre ever since. Along with being a theatre kid, she is an aspiring author, writing everything from short stories to stand-alone novels to trilogies, and she hopes to begin publishing soon! She loves her family, her cat, and her wonderful theatre people. BRTC is like her second family, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Greta has been a part of BRTC since 2022, helping out with any show she could. Whether it was onstage or offstage, Greta has enjoyed every second of theatre. She loves anything music or creative, and has a passion for making things. This is her first year on the board, and she can't wait to get started!

Lucy Carpenter

Responsible for breathing color and life into our shows, letting both the audience and the actors become immersed in the world on the stage. The Head of Art and their team carefully paints almost everything you see on stage. 

Lucy has been seen on the BR stage for the last four years. Favorites include Les Misérables, Puffs, and Mission Space: Out of Control. She was also Hermia in Holland Community Theater's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lucy spends her limited spare time reading, drawing, making pretzels, and binge-watching her favorite TV shows. 

Delilah has enjoyed working in the costume department with putting costumes together and making fun little accessories for characters. She has been sewing since she was 10 years old and loves anything creative. She has always been very interested in the costume part of performances, and focusing on characters costumes when ever she went to a play. She loves being creative in making costumes, and loves a good challenge. She is very excited to see where this year will take her and what new things she will learn!

Neti has helped in shows since 2021 and has been in every musical since Mission Out of Control. She has been active in PR, set painting, and recently, hair and makeup. She will be the 2025-2026 BRTC board's Head of Hair and Makeup. She's excited to continue participating in the Theatre Company until she graduates!

Olive Frey

Responsible for making sure every little detail on stage is perfect, from books to flowers to weapons to cash! The Head of Props and their team makes sure every piece of the theatre puzzle is on stage and readily available, hunting thrift shops for some and building others themselves. 

Olive has been a part of BRTC for the past 4 years and has enjoyed her time both onstage and off. Some of her favorite shows have been Mission Out of Control (Spencer), Mamma Mia (Lead Ensemble) and The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood (Student Director/Stage Manager). In addition to doing all the theater things, she enjoys playing piano, reading, playing Stardew Valley, and collecting dum dum wrappers.

Seth Salazar is a 15-year-old who loves theatre, choir, basketball, track, French, and Lego. He’s thrilled to be part of the 2025-26 BRTC Board! Seth has done many shows since his start in 2019 when he was James in James and the Giant Peach. Some of his favorite past roles, from his long theatre career, include Pepper in Mamma Mia!, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Boy/Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher. He is excited to take on the role of Black River Theatre Company's Head of Public Relations while continuing to perform and help wherever he can. Seth is very pleased to be returning to the board in his older brother's previous position, after he was the Middle School Representative during the 2022-23 season. Seth loves being a part of this amazing group of people and hopes you look for him in the next BRTC or HCT productions, because theatre is his favoritest thing!

Dax Dirkse

Responsible for building up the world of every show nearly from scratch, and keeping it safe for everyone involved. The Head of Set and their team builds everything you see on stage. 

Dax loves to do theater, but what he loves the most about it is the people. He thinks they're simply the nicest, funniest, and just the best people to be around. 

Roxy is so happy to be apart of the BRTC's board for the 2025-2026 season. She loves all things creative (especially drawing), you can usually find her drawing backstage at rehearsal if she's not spending time with the loveliest people you'll meet. She thinks the Black River Theatre Company is full of the kindest, creative, wonderful people she has ever met. Roxy hopes that she will be able to share this experience with anyone interested. During her first few shows she felt so incredibly welcome and she hope to be able to create the same safe environment to new theatre nerds:)