Summer Youth Theatre Camp
Main St. 56 Theater, 6 Main St, Batavia, NY 14021
About
Summer Youth Theatre Camp is run by Batavia Players, Inc. and is connected to their broader theater activities. The camp is part of a program that includes dramatic, comedic, and musical theater productions, along with hands-on involvement in many parts of putting on a show.
Batavia Players, Inc. states that its mission is to bring affordable theater to the community by making theater accessible to everyone with a variety of quality productions, and to enhance artistic growth of participants while encouraging audiences to think, feel, and develop an appreciation for theater. The organization offers chances for people of all ages to take part in theater at no cost to them and states that it does not discriminate in casting based on age, race, ethnicity, religious affiliations, sexual preference, or marital status. Participants can receive training in costuming, prop production, set construction, set decoration, stage management, lighting and sound technology, acting, singing, and dancing. A testimonial from Bill Moon, a member of the Board of Directors, describes theater as “a total outlet and very influential in meeting others.”
The leadership team for Batavia Players, Inc. includes Patrick Burk (President, Executive & Artistic Director), Jo Coburn (Vice President & Box Office Manager), Norm Argulski (Secretary & House, Costume & Props Manager), David Adams (Treasurer, Financial Director, Theater Manager & Construction), Tom Clark (Lighting Designer), Rosalie Magino-Crandall (Grant Writer), Sara Stockwell of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce (Financial Manager & Accounting), Kathy White (Educational & Music Director, Assistant Artistic Director), Heather Zerillo (Director of Marketing & Public Relations), E. Jane Burk (Archivist/Librarian), and David Ciurzynski (Construction Consultant & Manager). Membership with Batavia Players, Inc. includes early access to tickets, audition information, special merchandise, backstage access, collectible memorabilia, and members-only events.
Last updated May 27, 2026.
Batavia Players, Inc. states that its mission is to bring affordable theater to the community by making theater accessible to everyone with a variety of quality productions, and to enhance artistic growth of participants while encouraging audiences to think, feel, and develop an appreciation for theater. The organization offers chances for people of all ages to take part in theater at no cost to them and states that it does not discriminate in casting based on age, race, ethnicity, religious affiliations, sexual preference, or marital status. Participants can receive training in costuming, prop production, set construction, set decoration, stage management, lighting and sound technology, acting, singing, and dancing. A testimonial from Bill Moon, a member of the Board of Directors, describes theater as “a total outlet and very influential in meeting others.”
The leadership team for Batavia Players, Inc. includes Patrick Burk (President, Executive & Artistic Director), Jo Coburn (Vice President & Box Office Manager), Norm Argulski (Secretary & House, Costume & Props Manager), David Adams (Treasurer, Financial Director, Theater Manager & Construction), Tom Clark (Lighting Designer), Rosalie Magino-Crandall (Grant Writer), Sara Stockwell of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce (Financial Manager & Accounting), Kathy White (Educational & Music Director, Assistant Artistic Director), Heather Zerillo (Director of Marketing & Public Relations), E. Jane Burk (Archivist/Librarian), and David Ciurzynski (Construction Consultant & Manager). Membership with Batavia Players, Inc. includes early access to tickets, audition information, special merchandise, backstage access, collectible memorabilia, and members-only events.
Last updated May 27, 2026.
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