Playhouse Teachers

Suzanne Dunn

Suzanne Dunn made her professional acting debut in Eleemosynary and was nominated for a Carbonell Award. National/regional acting credits include: Blythe Spirit (Edith), Proof (Catherine), Steel Magnolias (Annelle), See How They Run (Ida), Mama Drama (Morgan), Patient A (Kim), Chicago (Mona/Go-to-Hell Kitty), Foxfire (Holly), The Cover of Life (Weetsie), A Doll’s House Part 2 (Nora), and Always…Patsy Cline (Louise). National/regional directing credits include: The Bachelorette, Can-Can, Death by Design, Church and State, Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, The Lady with All the Answers, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Loving Mathew, Grease, The Sound of Music, HAIR, The Thanksgiving Play (upcoming), and The Office! A Musical Parody (upcoming). Suzanne won the 2022 Broadway World Miami Metro Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Respect… and portrayed Anita in the independent film The Pool, which she also co-produced, that was chosen for the Academy Award-qualifying 2022 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. Suzanne studied with J. Robert Dietz, Zoe Caldwell, and Hume Cronyn, and attended Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, obtaining certificates in British Society and 20th Century Literature, Theatre, and Poetry.

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.

JB Wing

JB was a professional actor based in New York City for 25 years.  Her Broadway credits include HIGH FIDELITY at the Imperial Theatre, NYC and the Broadway 1st National Tours of XANADU and LEGALLY BLONDE.  JB also appeared off-broadway in BINGO and HIMSELF AND NORA.  During that time she also performed in theatres all over the country, including The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Rep.  While pursuing her career in New York, JB studied song interpretation with Tony winner, Betty Buckley and multiple Tony nominee, Craig Carnelia.  She also studied vocal technique with Marni Nixon and Meisner Technique with Robert X. Modica after graduating with a degree in Acting from SUNY New Paltz.  Since moving to Florida, JB has been thrilled to be involved with several wonderful productions at The Lake Worth Playhouse.

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.