Immersive Summer Theatre
at Okoboji
A summer stock theatre company in beautiful Spirit Lake, Iowa, the Okoboji Summer Theatre (OST) Company provides great theatre to loyal patrons and immersive internships to undergraduate theatre students.
Tickets are now available on Eventbrite and the OST Box Office will be open to the public on Monday, June 15. To reserve season, group or discounted tickets, email us at boxoffice@okobojisummertheatre.org or call (712) 332-7773.
The Okoboji Project Podcast Feature
Check out the The Okoboji Project podcast episode highlighting the history of OST!
Supporting OST
Each summer, the Okoboji Summer Theatre (OST) Company brings together professional guest artists, designers, directors, and staff to create an unforgettable season of musicals and plays in the beautiful Iowa Great Lakes community of Okoboji, Iowa. Your support makes this tradition possible.
Interested in sponsorship opportunities or prefer to give another way? Email rburke@stephens.edu to connect with our team.
Season 69 (Summer 2027)
Something special is taking shape. Stay tuned: our 2027 season lineup will be announced soon!
Box Office Hours:
- Closed for the season.
Phone: 712-332-7773
Last Year’s Lineup (Season 68)
Spend your summer at the Okoboji Summer Theatre!
Every summer the OST Company welcomes professional guest artists, designers, directors and staff to produce an unforgettable season of musicals and plays in the beautiful Iowa Great Lakes community in Okoboji, Iowa.
For Our Students
Okoboji Summer Theatre Company is a summer stock theatre company owned and operated by Stephens College. The robust schedule is designed to help students in Musical Theatre, Acting, Technical Theatre & Stage Management, Theatrical Costume Design, and Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies improve in all aspects of their training, while being immersed in a living and learning environment. Students work side-by-side with nationally recognized guest artists, faculty and mentors.
In addition, students learn the inner workings of running a theater company, including box office and marketing.
5 Reasons Summer Stock Rocks
Owned and operated by Stephens College, the Okoboji Summer Theatre (OST) company has been a proud member of the Iowa Great Lakes community since 1958. OST has presented more than 550 productions to an audience of 1.5 million over 60+ seasons.
Thousands of young actors, 500+ professional faculty, and 2000+ guest artists have dedicated every waking moment to pulling off each production, accounting for over 40,000 exhausting — but rewarding — hours of rehearsals.
At OST, Conservatory for the Performing Arts students work alongside these professionals and guest artists from across the country to produce multiple mainstage productions which include musicals, comedies, and dramas. This extensive schedule provides significant and diverse performance and backstage opportunities.
Behind the Scenes of OST
Guest Artist Tiny Homes
Land Acknowledgment – Okoboji / Iowa Great Lakes Region
We acknowledge that the land surrounding the Iowa Great Lakes, including Okoboji and Spirit Lake, rests on the ancestral homelands of the Dakota people, particularly the Eastern Dakota (Santee), who have long held deep cultural and spiritual connections to these waters they knew as Mni Wakan—Spirit Water.
We also recognize the broader Indigenous nations who lived on, traveled through, and cared for this region over generations, including the Báxoje (Ioway) people, for whom the state of Iowa is named.
We offer our respect and gratitude to the Indigenous peoples who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial and recognize that their descendants and communities continue to live, work, and contribute to this region today.
As we gather here, may we reflect on this shared history and commit ourselves to learning from and honoring the cultures, traditions, and enduring presence of Native peoples.
Contact Us
Okoboji Summer Theatre
Ruth Ann Burke, Executive Director
(712) 332-7773
boxoffice@okobojisummertheatre.org2001 US Highway 71, Okoboji, Iowa