Kevin Jones serves as the artistic director and musical director of the Summer Performing Arts Camps. He has worked professionally for over twenty-five years as an actor, musical director, director and choreographer. His many credits include the Broadway first and fourth national tours of Beauty and the Beast, the Asian tour of Annie, The European Tour of Annie Get Your Gun, three productions of Evita, and two of Phantom. Kevin has served as choreographer for the award-winning Roanoke Valley Children's Choir for the past eighteen years. Recent musical directing credits include The Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast, Big Fish, Anything Goes, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, and six different touring productions of Christmas Wonderland for the Palace Theater/Spirit Entertainment. 2020 marks the 22nd anniversary of the KJPAS camps and it has been a great run!

Michael Fatica - Director/Choreographer. Direct from NYC and Broadway, many of our campers know Michael from our Facetime Broadway Masterclass series. Michael has performed in 7 Broadway shows including: Newsies (also dance captain), She Loves Me, Matilda, Groundhog Day (also dance captain), A Bronx Tale, The Cher Show, and until Covid-19 shut down the world, Frozen.

Sarah Claire Smith - Director/Choreographer. Sarah Claire currently resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. Credits include Belle, Babette and Silly Girl roles in the Broadway national tour of Beauty and the Beast, and leading roles in regional theater productions of Singing in the Rain, Anything Goes, Cabaret, and Chicago. Sarah Claire is also a licensed Mental Health therapist.

Jessie Selleck - Director/Choreographer. Jessie is a Seattle-based actress working in both theater and television. Her stage credits include Fiona in Shrek, Cinderella in Disenchanted, Judy in 9 to 5 and Lauren in First Date. Jessie is an alum of both KJPAS and our camps.

Patrick Lynch – Director/Choreographer. Patrick comes to us from Orlando, Florida where he has performed in Frozen, The Golden Mickey’s and Disney Dreams aboard Disney Cruise Line, as well as several shows at Walt Disney World. Patrick is an alum of both KJPAS and our camps.

Bill Harker – Technical Director, Headshot photographer, Videographer. Bill comes to us from St. Augustine, Florida, and has been around since year two of KJPAS camps! He is the ultimate renaissance man and a camper favorite!