Our Staff

	Karin Bowersock – Artistic Director Karin Bowersock has been Artistic Director of Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, New York since 2003. Prior to moving to the Finger Lakes, Karin lived in New York City for 20 years working as actor and director. In New York, Karin co-founded No-Pants Theatre Company where she produced and directed new works for 13 years and curated The Fitting Room, an actor/director/playwright laboratory. Her work as director, actor and playwright has been seen in New York City at a variety of theaters and regionally at Geva Theatre Center’s Nextstage, the Guthrie Theater, Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble, and the Lied Center at Kansas University. Her dramatic adaptation of the trial transcripts of the Scopes Monkey Trial, called Origins, starred Edward Asner and was aired on PBS and NPR. She also assisted with the original off-Broadway production of Trumbo, which featured Ed Harris, Richard Dreyfus, Nathan Lane, Chris Cooper, Tim Robbins, Alec Baldwin and others during its run. Her production of Monkey Sun was selected to participate in an international theater exchange with the Passinger Fabrik Theater in Munich. She trained as an actress at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where she received her BFA with University Honors.
	Barb Allen – Managing Director Barb joined the BVT staff in 2007, moving to Naples from Lebanon, Oregon. Barb has over twelve years experience with non-profit organizations as Fundraising and Marketing Director for United Way of Linn County, and President for the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce. Barb has a strong background in marketing, advertising, fundraising, economic development and volunteer-based program development. Prior to her work with non-profit organization, Barb worked in the field of marketing and advertising in Chicago, Illinois and in Salem, Oregon. She has served as regional and national marketing director for manufacturing firms, and in the medical, food and service industries.
	Kathleen Goyette - Office Manager Kathleen begins her third administrative year at Bristol Valley Theater after three seasons in the Box Office. Introduced to live theater by Brooklyn-born mother, Rosemary, her interest was cultivated in the Pittsford schools where she performed numerous roles under the direction of John Dennison and “Doc” Howard Tappan. Kathleen teaches BVT’s Acting for Kids classes in Spring and Fall and will launch our Camp Dramapalooza Cummer program this summer. she has also taught classes at The Cobblestone Arts Center, Corning’s 171 Cedar Arts Center and enjoyed directing several productions for Wayland-Cohocton High School’s Drama Club. Her BVT stage debut was in Ghosts Among the Grapevines 2006. Kathleen now hails from the Springwater hills with wonderful husband Jon and extremely talented children Thorin, Amelia and Quinn.

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