Beth Barshinger earned her BS degree in Biblical Studies in 1979 and her BA degree in church music in 1980 from Philadelphia Biblical University, now Cairn University.  Since this time, she has taught classroom music in a private school, and developed an elementary school music curriculum. She has taught French horn, voice and piano privately.  She has taught home schoolers in the Lehigh Valley music and drama since 1987. Beth and her husband, Tom have four children.  She began homeschooling her children in 1985 and graduated her last child in 2011. In 1991, she became the music director at Living Hope Presbyterian Church, a position she still holds today. Beth has had the joy of acting on stage in a number of productions with Family Playhouse and Players of the Stage.  She played Mrs. Sowerby in The Secret Garden, Marilla Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea, and Mrs. Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

 

Players of the Stage was founded in the fall of 2000 by Beth and her oldest daughter, Anna.  She has had the privilege of partnering with her daughters, Anna, Sharon and Marian as the artistic directors over the past 21 years. Seeing students develop and grow in their God-given gifts and talents is one of her great joys in being involved in the theater. Beth enjoys hanging out with her husband, children, five grandchildren, learning about healthy living, letterboxing and snuggling up with a good book.