Dance Instructor

Miss Kate is an EPAC Choreographer who would like to teach the basics of Musical Theater Dance, while educating her students on the importance of a complete performer needing more than just dance technique.  All levels of experience are welcome as we study a dances journey from audition to performance.  Kate has been a dance instructor for the EPAC Kids Theater Workshop for many years now and has performed on the EPAC stage in numerous EPAC Productions. She also choreographs many of the local High School Productions as well.

Acting and Stage Combat Instructor

Dustin has been an actor and a student of acting for 19 years. He began in 2004 taking acting classes and workshops at EPAC and fell in love with performing. He would later go on to study acting at Binghamton University and would eventually attain his Masters in Fine Arts degree for Acting from the New School for Drama in New York City. While in New York City he had the privilege of studying with Tony award-winning actor Ron Liebman, Casey Biggs, Cotter Smith, Joe Grifasi, and Peter Jay Fernandez. Dialects, stage combat, classical texts, improvisation, and collaboration, are a few of the skills that he specializes in. Dustin has also performed Off-Broadway in New York City's Fringe Festival as well as internationally. Dustin has now come back home where his journey began, sharing all that he has learned over the past two decades with young performers. 

Voice Instructor

Upstate New York based voice teacher and performer.  An Iowa native, Ms. Duhr-Ramirez earned a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Iowa. Elizabeth earned a M.M. in Opera from the joint program between Binghamton University and Tri Cities Opera, where she was a Resident Artist and performed in many roles.  As an active concert artist she has served in many concert venues all across the country. Beth has recently become a certified Music Together teacher. 

Music Educator

EPAC is proud to welcome Wendy Stafford on to the EPAC team. She has been a great addition to the Kids Theater Workshop, and now she's teaching at the EPAC School of Performing Arts. Wendy is a NYS Licensed Music Educator with a BFA from Ithaca College, an MFA from Boston Conservatory, and is now offering private music instruction in winds, strings, piano, voice and music theory while meeting guide lines for wearing masks and social distancing.

Drum Instructor

Private drum lessons focus on snare drum technique, rhythm reading, drumset independence, NYSSMA, All-County, and College Audition prep. Chris is co-author with renowned session drummer, Gary Chester, of the Internationally acclaimed drumset books, The New Breed and New Breed II. Classes are offered periodically to supplement private lessons with a focus on ensemble playing and performance. Chris' passion for drumming is infectious!

Drum Instructor

Al Miele has taught private drum lessons in Endicott for many years. He has studied with Joe Roma, Tony Monforte, and Chris Adams. Al's focus is on hand and foot technique, reading, and drum set coordination.

Acting Instructor

Matt has been performing on the EPAC stage as well as many others in the area for close to 10 years. He has been one of the EPAC Kids Theater Workshop acting instructors for a number of years now, and has recently received his Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Performance from Binghamton University where he was seen in many main-stage musicals including RENT, Hairspray, A Chorus Line, and Man of La Mancha.