​Meet Your Teaching Artists!

Roque Berlanga (Artistic Director)

Roque has been with APTC for 12 years! A California native, Roque is formerly the Artistic Director of Allenberry Playhouse as well as the Founder/Artistic Director of Actors Professional Theatre Conservatory (APTC). He has also recently served as a resident director at Stagedoor Manor, a professional theatre training camp for young artists in upstate New York for the past three years. While in California, Roque also trained with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and The Second City. Directing credits include: Bye Bye Birdie (Forestburgh Playhouse), The Theory of Relativity (Stagedoor Manor), Rent (Stagedoor Manor), Spamalot (Stagedoor Manor), Into the Woods (Stagedoor Manor),  Chicago (Allenberry),  Footloose (Allenberry), Wait Until Dark (Allenberry), The Wedding Singer  (APTC),  and 13! (APTC)

Kate Wilson (Executive Director)

Kate has been with APTC for 8 years! She has spent the last ten years working as a stage manager around the country. She is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and has been involved in a wide variety of productions including  Nice Work If You Can Get It (First National Tour), Sleep No More, and Theatre For One. She also has served as the Production Stage Manager for Forestburgh Playhouse and Allenberry Playhouse,  as the Assistant Stage Manager for Barrington Stage Company and Cortland Repertory Theatre, and as the Associate Artistic Director for Actors Professional Theatre Conservatory. 

Hannah Stephens (Resident Director)

Hannah Stephens is a New York City-based theatre director, actor, and educator, and she is proud and thrilled to be a member of the Theatre [Untitled] team! A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Hannah holds a BFA in Acting from The University of Montevallo. She has completed national tours with both The Missoula Children's Theatre and The National Theatre for Children. Currently, Hannah is a resident teaching artist, director, and the Communications Director at The Play Group Theatre. Hannah has served as the Associate Director on Claire circa 2007-2016 and The Voice of Broadway. She also works with APTC as a teaching artist and director. 

Drew Patti (Artistic Associate, APTC Alum)

Drew has been with APTC for 12 years! Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Drew currently attends Wagner College in Staten Island, New York for Theatre Performance. Drew is beyond excited to have the opportunity to bring APTC to its new home! Drew was awarded the Hershey Theatre Apollo Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Pippin in Pippin. Favorite theatre credits include: Fun Home and A Christmas Carol (Open Stage of Harrisburg), Prospect High: Brooklyn, Pippin, and Into the Woods (Capital Area School for the Arts), The Wedding Singer and 13! (APTC), and Damn Yankees (Allenberry Playhouse).​

APTC Online Teaching Artists

Caitlin Evans

Caitlin is delighted to be back with the APTC team. Past choreography credits include Urinetown, The Wedding Singer (APTC), Head Over Heels, 42nd Street, Chicago HS Edition, Heathers HS Edition, Zombie Prom, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Anything Goes (Helen Hayes Youth Theatre). Select performing credits include Anything Goes (Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse), Sweet Charity (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Pippin (Legacy Theatre), Chicago, Hairspray, & The Full Monty (Allenberry Playhouse). She has her BFA in Musical Theatre from Ball State University, and is a proud member of Actors Equity.

Ben Sears

Ben has served as a teaching artist for the past 5 years and has extensive experience in dance and choreography. Ben had the pleasure of choreographing Forestburgh Playhouse’s production of Seussical Jr. during the 2018 season. Notable acting credits include National Tours: CATS 1st Nat’l (Mungojerrie), A Bronx Tale (Handsome Nick, u/s Calogero). Goodspeed: The Music Man (Ensemble, u/s Tommy Djilas).  Forestburgh Playhouse: Kiss Me Kate (Bill Calhoun)  Newsies! (Race, u/s Jack Kelly)  Crazy For You (Sam).  The Lex: West Side Story (Snowboy, Dance Captain, u/s Action)  Newsies! (Race, u/s Jack Kelly).  Ben is a proud AEA Member and Western Carolina University Alum.

Julia Hoffmann

Julia is an NYC-based actor, musician and yoga teacher. She holds her BFA in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory and is a proud National Theater and Moscow Art Theater Alumna. Julia has been on three national tours: Once the Musical (Female Swing for Girl, Réza and Ex-Girlfriend), Rockin’ Road to Dublin (Female Fiddler) and Cirque Musica: Holiday Wishes (Flying Violinist). Some of Julia’s favorite regional credits include: Smoke on the Mountain (Denise), Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story (Mary Lou/Shirley) and Once the Musical (Ex-Girlfriend). Julia was also featured as “The Fiddler” on the new Apple TV show, “Dickinson” (Episode 101), starring Hailee Steinfeld and Jane Krakowski. In addition to acting and playing music, Julia is a 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher from Kripalu School of Yoga and is part of the RYT Yoga Teacher Alliance. She is very passionate about helping her fellow performing artists through yoga. Connect with Julia at www.juliamariehoffmann.com! 

Ana King, APTC Alum

Ana King is a passionate theatre maker, musician, teacher and performance coach located in the PA/NYC area. Growing up as an actor in regional theatre and performance venues (Allenberry Playhouse, Sight and Sound Theaters, Hershey Park with Matt Davenport Productions, etc) she found her passion for the arts and striving for excellence in theatre performance. Ana was also a choreographer for two summers at Camp Hill Youth Summer Stage and worked on the teaching staff for hundreds of middle school and high school students. After spending the past few years in New York City, in the BFA Musical Theatre program at Marymount Manhattan College, she is so thrilled to give back to the arts community through teaching and sharing her knowledge and excitement for arts education. Feel free to connect with her at https://anaking.actor or @undergroundfiddler on Instagram!  ​

Thomas Buckley

Thomas Buckley is at home both on and off stage.  A Connecticut native, his career has taken him to Europe, across the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska and the Caribbean.   A Countertenor, he has been heard in productions such as Carmen, Le Nozze di Figaro, Flight and Giulio Cesare. Solo repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Mozart’s Requiem as well as Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices in which he made his European debut in 2011. His musical directing credits are: Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, A Chorus Line, Barnum, Heathers, Avenue Q and was the Music Supervisor for CATS with Royal Caribbean. ​

Board of Directors

Elizabeth Angelozzi, President
Andrew Thomas, Treasurer
Rhonda Bleibtrey, Secretary ​

Gerrad Taylor
Susan Desandre
​Marilyn Kail
Melissa Dvozenja-Thomas

Liz Reusswig ​​
Timothy Tyrrell 
Tracy Wilson