Meet the Staff

Joshua Katzker is a veteran of the Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre, having spent five years performing for and educating the children of Central and Western New York. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from Arizona State University.

Josh has been acting, directing and teaching across the country for nearly twenty years including stints in Chicago, New York, Florida, Ohio, and Washington. Some of his regional credits include: The Confession (Blue Gate Musicals), Bedroom Farce & Picnic (Orlando Rep), Learn to Be Latina (Stray Cat) Dames at Sea (White-Willis), Tecumseh! (Scioto Society), There Once Was a Longhouse, The Golden Goose, Hound of the Baskervilles, Around the World in 80 Days & Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings (Merry-Go-Round), and the world premiere of The Boys Room at the Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.

Originally from Olympia, WA, Erin first made her way to Central New York as a student at Syracuse University where she earned a BFA in Musical Theatre. She has has worked as an actor, stage manager, and choreographer with regional theaters across the country. Erin first came to Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in 2013 as an actor with the Youth Theatre. After one season of touring, she moved into her current position as Educational Theatre Manager. She is responsible for acting as liaison to the schools participating in the Sequential Dramatics Program, creating corresponding educational materials to accompany each program component, and managing the touring schedule of over 1,000 visits per year.