Academy & Classes
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) Academy’s instructors are some of the Washington, DC area’s most intuitive and experienced faculty for musical theatre instruction.
Lenox Kamara (he/him) is an emphatic DCMetro theatre artist. With his West African roots, and embracing identity through queer, black, and pop culture, his artistry has always been rooted in cultivating community. As a director, Lenox guides actors of various skill levels to feel confident and curious on how to ignite characters and stories on stage. In each classroom and/or rehearsal space, every student will have the opportunity to sharpen their preparation, patience, personality, and positivity as a performer. By using holistic rehearsal practices, improvisational exercises, script analysis, while activating voice & movement, Lenox teaches acting with grit and grace. Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Credits: SMTTP 2023 Sessions II & III (Acting TA/Director), Jingle in July (Director), Q.Fest 4.0 (Director). Education: Bachelor’s in Theatre Studies; focus in Directing/Producing (Towson University) & Associate of Arts in Theatre Performance (Montgomery College).
Laurie is a passionate director, choreographer, and teacher with over 25 years of experience in musical theatre and dance. She earned a Master of Arts in Dance from American University, where she premiered her original dance musical, "Turning Pointes," and a Bachelor’s degree in Integrative Arts (Dance, Theatre, Music) from Penn State. Laurie has directed numerous musicals for both children and adults in the D.C. area and has served as a show choir director, and choreographer for a collegiate musical theatre troupe. She has collaborated with Tony-nominated directors on productions like “Battlecry” and has received national recognition for her choreography in jazz and musical theatre. Laurie taught on the Dance faculty at Montgomery College for a decade, choreographing for their dance company and Summer Dinner Theatre. She has previously taught at ATMTC, Imagination Stage, Bravo, and Winters Lane, sharing her love for performing arts and nurturing talent in the D.C. area.
Jaylin Zachary Maurice Conner, Washington, DC. Based instructor and music director, is thrilled to be a part of ‘ATMTC Pre professional academy ‘24, alongside other brilliant instructors leading this process to the finish line. Jaylin is currently studying music with a focus in classical voice and soon to be arrangement and composition for piano. Jaylin has been playing for 10+ years, focusing on Musical Theater & Jazz as primary musical focuses. He is thrilled to be showcasing such hard work that his pre professional academy has meticulously crafted and rehearsed. Jaylin would like to thank family, friends, and his professors for providing a conducive space to learn and grow.
Laura Van Duzer is a musician and educator. Former theater credits include Toby’s, Rep Stage, Flying V, and the Lazy Susan. She is Arts Department Chair at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, MD where she teaches choir, digital audio, guitar, and is music director for the theatre productions. She sings and plays keys for The Chance Club, and performs regularly around Baltimore and DC. Her debut solo EP, “Desperate Letters” is available on all music streaming platforms. BM, Catholic University. For more: lauravanduzer.com
Gab Ryan is leaping for joy to be a teaching artist with the ATMTC Senior Pre-pro program in the choreo department! At the age of two, Gab discovered what would become her lifelong passion and second language: Dance. Across 16 years, she trained in a variety of styles: Hip-Hop, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz, Break/Street Dance and Tumbling. Coupled with her eagerness for storytelling she translated those athletic skills into an artistic craft. She has a dual-degree in theatre from the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies as a CAPA scholar and in journalism from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. She recently assistant choreographed Montgomery College’s 2024 season of Summer Dinner Theatre on Cabaret (with David Singleton) and In the Heights (with Pep Targete). She was a member of the Capital News Service Audience Engagement Bureau where she was able to complete her Capstone and solidify her love for the intersection of technology and creativity, visual storytelling and the process… the theatrical and journalistic worlds she melds together. UMD credits: Men on Boats (John Wesley Powell), The Prom (Angie/Dance Captain), By the Way Meet Vera Stark (Anna Mae/Afua), Are We Going to Hell for This? (Featured Dancer/Collaborator). Outside Credits: Synetic Theater Company Trainee, A Chorus Line with 32 Bars (Choreographer/Sheila swing), John Proctor is the Villain with Ghostlight Theatre Company (Ivy/Fight + Intimacy Captain). Off-Stage/On-Screen Credits: The Black Smile Dance Film with Liv4theJourney (Dancer), TDPS Faculty Dance Concert 2023 (Assistant Stage Manager), TDPS UMoves 2024 (Co-Projection Designer).
Maya Nellum received a B.M. in Musical Theatre from The Catholic University of America with a minor in dance. Recent performance credits include Ensemble (Pippin, CUA) and Ensemble/Dance Captain (Something Rotten!, MCSDT). Previously, Maya choreographed Ride the Cyclone (CenterStage CUA), Footloose (The Theatre Lab), and worked as the choreography intern on The Prom (MCSDT). She has spent time teaching at other studios in various disciplines but is thrilled to join the Pre-Pro team and return to the Adventure family where she has been a teaching artist for two summers!
Tobi is so excited to be a teaching artist with ATMTC. Almost 20 years ago she began her theatrical journey as a student at MTC, and is elated to be back now as both an actor and educator. As an educator, it is her mission to not only instill a love of theatre in the next generation of actors, but also encourage them to discover their own voice and confidence. ATMTC performance credits include, Ken Ludwig’s Twas the Night Before Christmas and Dragons Love Tacos. Previous DC credits include Ragtime (Signature Theatre) and November 4th (reading with VFP). She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami.
Current Program: Elementary
Boehm joins Adventure Theatre MTC after two decades of experience as an award-winning Director, Choreographer, Teacher, and Actor. Across the DMV, he has worked as an educator at The Catholic University of America, Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre, George Mason University, Toby's Dinner Theatre, Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, Kids In Dramatic Study, Centennial High School, Alice Deal Middle School, and ATMTC. Boehm has also Directed & Choreographed for The Keegan Theatre, Imagination Stage, The Mac-Haydn Theatre in New York, Washington Savoyards, Toby's Dinner Theatre, and ATMTC. As a Helen Hayes nominated Actor, his work has expanded to Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, The Broad Stage in LA, ArtsEmerson in Boston, and at home in the DMV. You have seen his work on our stages at The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Ford's Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Imagination Stage, The Keegan Theatre, Toby's Dinner Theatre, & Monumental Theatre Company. Boehm earned his Bachelors of Music from The Catholic University of America and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
Current Program: Student Productions
Angela Ingram, originally from Pittsburgh, PA, is a life-long dancer and for the past 20 years has taught dance educator is a master instructor. Starting ballet at the age of 9 where she was trained in the Cecchetti Style of Ballet, Jazz,Tap, and Hawaiian. Angela built her dance experience through training in New York City which included the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater , Fred Benjamin, Frank Hatchet, Luigi, Bob Fosse Styles of Jazz, and Martha Graham, Angela then became interested in Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian dance, upon seeing how folkloric dance influence contemporary dance styles, such as jazz. She traveled to Havana, Cuba and Bahia, Brazil several times studying Folkloric dance.
She applies traditional and folkloric techniques, and her experiences to her instruction of Ballet, Modern , Fosse and Luigi-styles of Jazz. Angela encourages her dancers to understand the cultural context of their dance style to reach a higher quality of movement and to connect with the experiences that originated the dance technique they are bringing to life.
Current Programs: Ballet
Ray (he/him) is a theatre professional as well as a student of theatre who's had a long history of performances, as well as a deep connection to Adventure Theatre. He is currently enrolled at Bowie State University, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts while also being on the program executive board. He was previously enrolled at ATMTC Academy as a student and has been working for the company for the last 3 years as a Director/Choreographer. While he constantly works on being a playwright and a director, he wishes to aspire his students to Carpe Diem/Seize the day!
Current Programs: Acting Foundations
Perry Medlin
DIRECTING /CHOREO: Live Arts - Pippin (Live Arts), Follies (choreographer), The Legend of Georgia McBride, High School Musical Jr., Violet. Four County Players - Young Frankenstein, The Laramie Project (live-streamed), R&H’s Cinderella.
PERFORMING: Virginia Theatre Festival - Spamalot. Live Arts - Guys and Dolls. Four County Players - White Christmas. TEACHING: Signature Theatre, Adventureland-MYC, Tandem Friends School, Live Arts, Orange School of Performing Arts.
Current Programs: Elementary Program
Mr. Replogle’s film and television credits include NBC, ABC, Tri-star Pictures, Pipeline, and A. Shane Productions. Stage credits include regional theatres such as The Kennedy Center, Mill Mountain, The MacHaydn, Signature, Roundhouse, American Century, Keegan Theatre, The Source, Studio and two national tours. He has also narrated for over 35 recorded books and plays.
Mr. Replogle has served as Co-Artistic and/or Program Director for theatres and programs in the Washington, D.C. area, most notably for Roundhouse Summer Teen Institute and Adventure Theatre.
He is Founding Artistic Director for the City of Fairfax Theatre Company, which opened its first production in the summer of 2009. He has directed over 80 professional and community theatre productions in his career, won the area’s first WATCH Award in direction for Richard III, and directed the 2012 BroadwayWorldDC.com best musical, Legally Blonde. Mr. Replogle studied at HB Studio and Colliers in New York City, the University of Nevada/Reno, and the University of Virginia.
He is the program originator and director of the Fairfax Academy’s Professional Musical Theatre & Actors Studio, the first of it's kind in the region, where he was nominated for several years before winning honors for Teacher of the Year in 2013-2014. In the last twenty years his students have attended the top performance colleges and universities across America, Great Britain and Europe. Many have gone on to Broadway, national tours, television and major film, others have become writers, recording artists, and producers. He retired from the Academy in Spring of 2020. He continues to work in the field he loves.
Current Programs: College Prep
Bryan Stopak (he/him) is a multi-talented artist based in DC. His creative journey has taken him from the vibrant arts scene of New York City to the artistic hub of Philadelphia, where he earned his BFA in Directing from The University of The Arts. With a diverse skill set as a Choreographer, Designer, Director, Playwright, and Performer, Bryan has left his mark on the regional theater scene. Bryan was also a featured choreographer in the Capital Fringe Festival for “LIFE! A comedic opera in three acts.” Bryan's creative influence extends to the educational realm, as he has worked with numerous MCPS schools as a Choreographer, Designer, and Director. Currently, Bryan is channeling his dedication as a Pom coach at Magruder High School.
Current Programs: Out of School Time
Rooster Sultan (she/her)
is a prop designer/artisan, technical theatre educator, and director in the DC metro area.
She recently assistant directed The Trojan Women (staged reading) and POTUS at Montgomery College.
Some of her recent prop design credits include:
Dance Nation (American University) Tuck Everlasting (Imagination Stage- performamce ensemble) Mojada; The Visit; A New Brain; The Amateurs; The 25th Annual . . . Spelling Bee; Men on Boats; Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea; The Nether (Montgomery College) Human Museum; Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea; Chemical Exile: Synthesis (Rorschach Theatre) Possumneck Playhouse . . .; Blackwell Island; The Pursued . . . and The Tired (Signature in the Schools) Quilters; The Rainmaker (1st Stage)
Rooster recieved her BFA from the University of North Georgia and is a member of USITT – Chesapeake Region.
Current Programs: Out of School Time
Melissa Wilson (she/her) is a recent graduate of Eastern Washington University's Musical Theatre Program. This will be her first time working with Adventure Theatre and she is thrilled at this new opportunity. Since moving to Maryland just a few months ago, she has jumped into the local theatre scene, taking part in classes, leading drama clubs at local schools, and acting in Food for the Gods (Khunum Productions).
Current Programs: Out of School Time
Kamri Johnson (She/Her) is a 24 year old graduated senior at Bowie State University. She majored in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Dance and Movement Studies. She started dancing 10 years now and then branched off to join dance companies in the DMV area. She have had a long career of lead roles, dancing, singing and acting in a plethora of musicals and plays. Ms. Johnson's love for theatre has pushed her to have so many opportunities handed to her and she thanks God everyday for the gifts that has given her to share with the world. Some of my accomplishments are: All Bowie State University's DanceShares and Spring Concerts (Dancer and Choreographer 2019-2023), Everybody (Death), The Art Gallery Performance - The Collective (Dancer and Captain), Hinton Battle and Friends (Dancer), DC Capital Stars Gala (Dancer), Lion King (Rafiki), Aladdin (Genie), Annie (Lily), Hairspray (Dynamite), Dreamgirls (Deena), Pipeline (Jasmine), ASI 2020-2021, ASI 2021-2022, Baltimore Center City - The Collective (Dancer), BHM22 and BHM23- Maryland Youth Ballet - KidenshaDance KDG (Dancer), Light Switch Dance Theatre: SHORTS (2022 and 2023) - KidenshaDance KDG (Dancer), 2023 LDAC Black History Month Heritage Event: Inspiring Change - The Collective (Dancer), Coast Guard Intelligence Community Black History Commemoration - The Collective (Dancer), etc. She currently attends George Mason and getting her Masters in Arts Management. A quote that Kamri lives by "Be yourself, everyone else is taken." - Oscar Wilde
Current Programs: Out of School Time
Cainan Grier (he/him) is a jazz vocalist, pianist, music director, and educator based in the DC metro area. He is currently in rehearsal for Guy Jacobs in Blues for an Alabama Sky at Silver Spring Stage. Recently, he made his directorial debut with A Christmas Carol… More or Less and served as music director for Little Shop of Horrors, where he also voiced Audrey II.
An alumnus of Berklee College of Music, Cainan studied Klezmer, Yiddish, Flamenco, and various Latin styles, which shape his unique fusion of jazz, soul, and global influences. His creative theatrical credits include Assistant Music Director for Beauty and the Beast and The Addams Family at JCAT Miami, as well as sound design for The Miracle Worker.
Cainan is expanding his performance reach in the DMV, Philadelphia, and New York while preparing new music for 2025. He is thrilled to be joining the Adventure Theatre MTC family and looks forward to the exciting opportunities ahead!
Current Programs: Out of School Time
As an award-winning and nominated performing artist in the DMV area, Sylvern is thrilled and humbled to be making a home here at Adventure Theatre MTC. He has been seen on stages such as Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Adventure Theatre, Riverside Center for The Performing Arts, Roxy Regional Theatre, Imagination Stage and ArtsCentric. He has also traveled the country with productions from The Kennedy Center, Folger Theatre and Virginia Repertory Theatre. Groomes Jr has used his experiences and skills developed as a professional performing artist to smoothly transition into the educator world as a teaching artist, director, choreographer, and designer. Leading enrichment programs, glee clubs, choirs, private voice lessons, musical theatre productions and companies at dance studios has equipped Sylvern into being a qualified addition to ATMTC. Keep up with what is on the horizon for Sylvern.
www.sylvernjr.com
Current Programs: Elementary
Artistic Director
Kurt Boehm
Managing Director
Sarah Chapin
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