Director Bios

Aristocrats Kids

&

High School Musical Jr.

   John Barthelmes

 John has been seen around the Rochester area performing, directing and fiddling around backstage since 1996 with many different   groups. John first fell in love with theatre when he played a Giraffe in kindergarten. During the day John is a teacher at St. John Fisher College and he recently gave up a comfortable software engineering job to pursue theatre arts and entertaining full time. John loves spending his summers running summer theatre camps in Victor (Summer Stage) and Gates (STAR Camp) as well as fall and spring mini camps (Spotlight Theatre). John is currently the Artistic Director at Stages and Gates Community Theatre.

John can often be seen performing in the area with Great Lakes Productions (Joey & Maria's Comedy Wedding, The Soaprano's and the High School Comedy Reunion); Nuts & Bolts Comedy Improv at Downstairs Cabaret; and with Larry Moss in their "Solo" show. He has also performed in Montreal, Las Vegas and New York City. John teaches piano lessons and likes making really really big things with balloons.

His web site is "http://www.spotlightarts.com".

Kaitlyn Zorn

Kaitlyn is a Senior at SUNY Brockport where she is majoring in Arts for Children and minoring in Pre-law. This is Kaitlyn's second GCYT show as a Stage Manager, having worked with the kids on "Seussical" last year. She also choreographed "Fiddler on the Roof" for Gananda Middle School last fall. Right now she is also choreographing "Disney's Mulan Jr" with Greece Arcadia Middle School. Some of her favorite performance credits include Godspell (Jesus), High School Musical (Taylor), Grease (Marty), Into the Woods (Narrarator), Joesph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Jekyll and Hyde, and Kiss Me Kate.

Pam Ernst

Pam has been actively involved in music and theater all her life. She has performed in many shows with Pittsford Musicals (community theatre), has served on the Pittsford Musicals Board, and was Stage Manager for 42nd Street. Pam founded, managed and sang with Women of Note for 11 years. She is a Youth Choir Director and has enjoyed directing Christmas Musicals.  Pam, a guitarist, also sings in her church Praise Band and leads the Children's Music Program at Community Bible Study. In 1996 Pam was able to leave her career as an Industrial Engineer to become a Domestic Engineer. This allowed her, most importantly, to stay home with her children, but also to pursue her passion for the arts. Pam is thankful that her children, Julia and Tommy, share her passion and that she can share the Willy Wonka experience with Julia!