Playhouse Teachers

Laura Graham 

Laura currently works as Artist in Residence in the theatre dept. at Bak Middle School of the Arts. Originally from New York, Laura studied acting, improvisation and dance there for many years and performed regularly in the tri-state area. Since moving to Florida, she has appeared in several Lake Worth Playhouse (Stonzek) productions and has served as Assistant Director to Daniel Eilola, the Playhouse’s Artistic Director. Laura has also performed with local improv troupes.

Deshon Allen

Deshon has been with the Lake Worth Playhouse theater outreach program for over 10 years.   His performance credits at the Playhouse include Rent, Tommy, Rock of Ages and Footloose and he most recently was the choreographer for Beehive.   In 2018, Deshon was awarded the Nicole Lee award for outstanding commitment to the Lake Worth Playhouse as she was his mentor as a teaching artist .  He currently works as an Event Information Guide for the Miami Dolphins.

Carl Barber Steele

Actor, singer, director, educator – Carl has been entertaining the masses for over 40 years . Originally from the NYC area he has performed on stages across the country and overseas.   He has been nominated for several awards including the Carbonell and the Perry.

Dimitri Gann

Dimitri Gann is an actor, director, and performing arts educator who is excited to be teaching at the Playhouse. He has been teaching and directing youth theater since 2010 at numerous studios across the country, including the Helen-Hayes-Award-Winning “Imagination Stage” in Bethesda, MD. After moving to Southeast Missouri in 2018, he co-founded R.A.D. Studios, a community performing arts studio whose mission is to bring performing arts education to a critically underserved region. He served as the studio’s artistic director from 2019-2023 before moving back to South Florida. Dimitri has also been blessed with a fulfilling and wide-ranging professional performance career including theater, musical theater, opera, and dance roles. He holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theater Performance from the Dobbins Conservatory at Southeast Missouri State University.

Autumn Kioti Horne

Autumn Kioti Horne (any/all) is an interdisciplinary artist/master naturalist/performer and director. They have created and helmed numerous children’s and professional theatre programs. A South Florida native, local appearances include Theatre Lab, Zoetic Stage, GableStage, Florida Stage, Caldwell Theatre, and others.  In NYC, they originated the roles of Cassandra in THE HIVE, Veronica in SHE CALLS ME FIREFLY and others.  Their interdisciplinary art has been presented in galleries/spaces throughout the US and beyond, including La Mama, Dixon Place, The Queens Museum, Last Frontier and more.  They have also appeared in award-winning films at Lincoln Center, Art Basel, Sci-Fi London, Palm Springs Film Festival and more.

Antuanette Camacho

Antuanette has been doing theatre since the 3rd grade. She is currently enrolled in G-star High School of the Arts, where she will graduate in the spring as her school’s thespian president. She has volunteered at the Lake Worth Playhouse for two years. She has been on the crew for mainstage shows and interned at three summer camps. She is passionate about children’s theatre education and excited about this year’s winter camp and working with young superstars!!

Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth has been working in arts education at the Playhouse for 5 years and is beyond thrilled to return. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and has directed, choreographed and taught numerous classes and children’s performances during her time here. Elizabeth’s own passion for theatre was discovered at the Lake Worth Playhouse when she was a child taking classes and aims to inspire the same in others.

Patrick Price

Patrick Price found Improv at a young age, his first experience being in Middle School, and it was the first time he can recall feeling confident speaking in public. He continued pursuing it through high school and college at PBSC where he was part of the in-school house troupe. After graduating, he saw no reason to stop doing what he loved and moved into the exciting world of Improv (where you sometimes get paid!). Amongst his proudest accomplishments are being a founding member of his three favorite groups- Old Childe (with NYC comic Steven Cohen), Small-Medium-Large (his first group to do musical improv), and Long Story Short (a touring group who had two standing bi-weekly engagements and corporate events at their height). When not performing, Patrick was always eager to teach and thanks to his friendship with local improv legend Kat Kenny and her Actor’s Rep theater programs, he was able to be an instructor with YAG (a program for young artists). Let’s not forget the festivals! He’s been featured in Miami’s, Gainesville’s, and most importantly Palm Beach’s! Recently, he founded a two person group with Griffin Corallo (as seen with the Palm Beach Opera society, so we fancy!) called PatGriff RickFin and he can’t wait to see where that road leads! Improv will always be in Patrick’s heart and he cannot wait to share its gift with the world.

Beverly Blanchette

Beverly Blanchette is an Actress, Director and Educator based in South Florida.  She has acted in numerous film and stage projects and has directed over a hundred plays.  Beverly retired as the Dean of Theatre at the Dreyfoos School of Arts after a 35-year career as an arts educator and continues to coach students through private lessons and audition workshops.  Her dedication to her craft and passion for helping others has earned her recognition as Best Acting Coach by Palm Beach Florida Weekly.  She is most proud of the achievements of her former students who are working in all realms of the theatre, film, and television industries.

Lorenzo M. Ponce de León

Lorenzo M. Ponce de León is a voiceover artist, actor, award winning filmmaker, Emmy Award-winning film production specialist, and academic professor of film. He specializes in a diverse range of entertainment arts and technology including full length feature films, documentaries, sound design, music videos, viral web videos, virtual reality, and special/visual effects.

He’s produced, directed, and worked on tens of award winning short and feature films, directed live television broadcast sports productions for such companies as ESPN and the Tennis Channel, and has an accomplished voiceover background as an announcer for major market radio stations including WLRN in Miami and KCRW in Los Angeles as a voice for advertisements and on-air hosting.

Ponce de León is proud to be teaching for The Lake Worth Playhouse as an alumnus of its Creative Stage program.