SUMMER CAMP FUN From C.A.T.S.
Camp Directors, Roxanne Diesel, Sarah Johnson, Kelly Salisbury, Katie Duetz,and Marilyn Zaslow have taught acting classes and performed in Southern California for over 15 years. Each summer since 1998 they have developed and offered a variety of summer camps including drama camps for stage and film, Crime Scene Investigator Camp, Kids Can Cook Too Cooking Camp and Wizardry and Literacy camp.  Their popular camps fill quickly as students anticipate a summer of learning made fun in these exciting camps.

Roxanne Diesel
Executive/Artistic Director, Acting Instructor B.A. Theatre/Youth Theatre. Roxanne has directed numerous youth and adult productions on both the east and west coasts for over 19 years and has been instructing youth in the magic and fun of theatre for over 16 years. During the school year, she teaches Drama classes through C.A.T.S. and Cooking Classes through Kids Can Cook Too!. She also performs, writes and directs for Gypsy Productions and with Gypsies in a Trunk and the Gypsy Players in Southern California.

Sarah Johnson
Camp Director, Music Director - Sarah has been performing and taking classes with Roxanne since the age of 9 and has been an instructor with C.A.T.S. since 1998. When Sarah isn't directing camps during the summer she performs with the Gypsy Players in their Fairy Tales in the Park and Murder Mystery productions. She graduated from Humboldt State University in May, 2007 with a major in English Education and a minor in ESL and Linguistics. Sarah primarily directs Kids Summer Performance Camps as well as some of the Wizardry and Literacy Camps.

Kelly Murkey-Salisbury
Associate Camp Director - Kelly is an actress, director and 5th grade educator in Simi Valley and has been a director with the Young Artists Arts Ensemble. We are pleased to have Kelly back with us for the second year directing our Wizardry and Literacy Camps as well as our Drama Sampler Camps.

Marilyn Zaslow
Associate Camp Director - Marilyn graduated from Cal State Northridge in 2004 with an English degree.  She has worked with the Gypsy Players in various murder mystery dinner events and the popular Fairy Tales in the Park series for 5 years.  She is currently working at Newbury Park High School and is continuing her acting career at the Stage Door Theater in Agoura.

Katie Deutz - Ventura County
Dance Camp Director, Choreographer, Senior Counselor - Katie has been with CATS for 4 years, starting out as a volunteer and becoming a part of the staff the following year. When not working camps, she is a dance teacher at Dance Infinity teaching kids from as young as 2 1/2 up to ages 13. She is currently currently a student at Moorpark College as a business major and looks foward to directing Dance Camps this summer!

Cassie Johnson - Ventura County
Senior Counselor, Asst. Music Director

Nikki Morrow - Ventura County
Senior Counselor, Assistant Director

Danika Morrow - Ventura County
Counselor, Choreographer

Samy Stawinksi - Antelope Valley
Counselor, Assistant Director