Meet Our Instructors

Samantha Arrasmith

Samantha has recently completed two Bachelor of Music degrees (piano performance and theory/composition) from CSU, Sacramento. The faculty of the music department elected her Outstanding Senior of her graduating class. She is currently working on her MM in piano performance and gives frequent solo and chamber recitals. Her experience with EDMT goes back more than ten years, when she accompanied for their second show, Cavalcade of Broadway. Since then, she has vocal director for five EDMT shows, one of which earned her an Elly nomination. She has extensive teaching experience through private studios as well as several local theatres.
Classes: Introduction to Singing, Musical Theater Vocal Techniques

Jinnae Barrett

Jinnae has her degree in theatre from California Baptist University. Before attending CBU she trained at Pamelot; a School of Dance, for fourteen years, studying, ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap and musical theatre. Her first teaching opportunity was given to her at Pamelot where she worked with children three to eighteen. When attending California Baptist University she was given the opportunity to be the department choreographer and her credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Fiddler on the Roof, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Suessical the Musical, and Oklahoma!.
Classes: Introduction to Musical Theater, Comedic Acting, Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced Jazz

Comika Beaudry

Comika graduated with a degree in theater from Emerson College in Boston and has toured the country performing in equity productions, everything from Skakespeare to Avant Garde performance art. She has taught acting in San Francisco where she was a core member of the famous Medea Project run by Rhodessa Jones. She currently splits her time between northern California and Hollywood where she has appeared in numerous TV shows from soap opera to CSI Miami, and has just finished filming a pilot for the new Fox prime time lineup.
Classes: Acting in Musicals, Musical Theater Revue Showcase, Young Performer Musical Theater Workshop

Kristen Slaughter

Kristen Slaughter has been a vocal performer for over thirty years. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University. She has directed large music programs for churches and public schools. She has auditioned and directed   championship winning competition choirs and been named runner up in the Miss Louisiana pageant on four occasions.
Classes: Show Choir

Christine Martorana

Ms Christine has been a tap instructor/director for over 10 years in El Dorado Hills. She has
worked as a choreographer for special events and EDMT. She is also the Costume Designer and Costume Shop Manager for El Dorado Musical Theatre.
Classes: Beginning Tap, Tap 1, Tap 2, Tap 3, Man Tap 2

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