David Judson, Artistic Director / Co-Founder

David, a critically-acclaimed, professional actor and director who works throughout the Bay Area, is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. He is co-Founder of Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre and previously served as co-Artistic Director of Golden State Theatre Productions. He has served the regional arts community for many years; currently he is Managing Director of the Castro Valley Center for the Arts and Chairs the Alameda County Arts Commission representing Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and Sunol. He received his Master of Fine Arts (Acting) from U.C. Davis and teaches drama at Castro Valley High School. He resides in Pleasanton with his wife and three children.

Joy Sherratt, Associate Artistic Director / Co-Founder

Joy, a native of the East Bay, began studying acting, dance and voice as well as performing in regional theatres at the young age of eight. She continued her formal training at U.C. Irvine where she focused on acting, dancing and directing. While there, Joy was asked to join an elite group of young performers to study in New York City with top directors and choreographers.

Joy always had a passion for teaching and in recent years has focused her energy in this area. She earned an M.A. in Education at the University of San Francisco and currently teaches drama and physical education in the Dublin Unified School District as well as private voice lessons for students of all ages.

Scott Maraj, Company Production Manager / Co-Founder

Scott, well known as an actor, singer and director throughout California, performs and directs on stages all over the greater Bay Area. He has performed in numerous events at Disneyland, toured Europe where he sang at the Montreux Jazz Festival and has sung as a guest artist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He resides in Pleasanton, CA.

Pat Parr, Co-Artistic Director Emeritus / Co-Founder

Pat has worked as musical director on over fifty shows in the Bay Area for Broadway by the Bay, Lamplighters, Golden State Theatre Productions and many other companies. He has received multiple awards including the prestigious Theatre Critic’s Award for musical direction of the Lamplighter’s production of Where’s Charley? Pat is well-known as a choral conductor, having conducted the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco for 11 years, and is involved with the multi Grammy Award-winningSan Francisco Girls Chorus. Before retiring, Pat served as the head of the music ministry at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Danville, CA.

Craig Dunlap, Producer

Craig has been deeply involved with PCRT since its inception as producer of its shows. Craig cheerfully handles the business end of musical theatre. He deals with site rental agreements and the payroll service, he coordinates with Actor’s Equity Union (AEA), he manages hired technical and artistic staff and paid actors and coordinates photo shoots for promotional materials.

Professionally, Craig has been a self-employed dentist in Pleasanton since 1998 where he built his business from the ground-up. He has a B.Sc. from U.C. Davis, a D.D.S from U.C. San Francisco and an Endodontics Certificate from the University of Illinois. Married with two children, Craig enjoys musical theatre, guitar, football and hockey.

Patrick Brandon, Founding Designer and Resident Technical Director

Pat has designed the majority of Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre’s sets including Evita, Anything Goes, My Fair Lady, Enchanted April, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, Forever Plaid and The Taffetas (in rep), Singin’ in the Rain, The Music Man, A Chorus Line, Little Shop of Horrors, She Loves Me, Rent!, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray!, The Last Five Years, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago and Cabaret.  Before PCRT was founded, Pat designed Carousel, Oklahoma! and Into the Woods for Golden State Theatre Productions. He studied at the Academy of Art University and currently works with the Theatre Department at Castro Valley High School as a master teacher in technical theatre.  He has been the Technical Director for Neighborhood Church in Castro Valley since 1997 and has also designed the lights and set for Trinity Lyric Opera.