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Andrea Tibbs-Fouts
Managing Director
Vocal Instructor, Musical Theater Instructor,
Certified Kindermusik® Instructor
Andrea Fouts received her B.A. from Chapman University where she received a
vocal performance scholarship and also studied in the school of Film and
Television. She has been the Executive Director of the Yorba Linda
Spotlight Youth Theater Company since its founding in 2003 and has directed
several large-scale musicals including Beauty & the Beast, Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dream Coat, High School Musical On Stage, Seussical, Li'l Abner, Footloose, Bye
Bye Birdie and Snow White. Mrs. Fouts has also been
a Musical Theater Adjudicator for the Theater Arts Festivals at
Fullerton College and Cal State Long Beach. She is the primary
grades vocal music teacher at two elementary schools in the
Placentia-Yorba Linda School District.
Read a welcome from Mrs. Fouts
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Kimberley Leseney
Kimberly Leseney has been teaching and directing
the Drama Department at Brea Olinda High School for the past six years.
She graduated from California State University Fullerton with a
degree in Theatre Arts and devoted her studies to directing and theatre
education. She then went on to get her Teaching Credential and
Master’s Degree in Education from Concordia University.
While at Concordia, she completed her thesis project focusing on
the benefits of being involved in a high school drama program.
In the summer of 2008 she was happy to join the Encore team as
the summer camp Director, drama instructor, and production Director.
Miss Leseney strongly believes that all students can benefit from
being involved in a drama program whether it be through improving their
acting skills, learning to speak in front of an audience, conquering
stage fright, working as a team, or improving their self-esteem.
She welcomes all students and always has a role for them to play.
Miss Leseney feels blessed to actually have a job that she
enjoys. Her favorite part
of her job is seeing her students perform on stage in front of a live
audience and the rush and happiness it brings them when the crowd gives
them a loud roaring laugh or a round of applause.
She prides herself in giving every student the opportunity to
gain the experience of performing on the stage in front of a live
audience
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Megan Truckey
Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor
Megan
has been singing her entire life and has a true passion for sharing this
gift of music with others. When she was younger, she was a part of the
Southern California Children’s Chorus and studied voice and piano.
Megan has participated in numerous vocal ensembles, choirs, musicals and
solo projects throughout the years. In 2004, Megan represented Villa
Park, CA as the Female Broadway Singer of the Year. She has participated
in choir tours to Hawaii, Romania, South Korea and the Pacific
Northwest. Megan graduated from Azusa Pacific University with her
Bachelor’s degree in Music in May of 2008.
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Christa Tumlinson
Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor
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Amalia Cisneros
Piano Teacher
Ms. Cisneros believes that studying piano should be a mix between
education and enjoyment! Ms. Cisneros has been performing and studying
piano for over 13 years. In that time, her love for music grew and
she began playing clarinet, flute, and percussion. Currently, Amy
is a Music student at California State University, Fullerton, where she
is nearing completion of her degree in Piano Pedagogy. Besides
studying and performing piano, She has been teaching piano students at
various studios for 5 years. She is thrilled to be teaching at
Encore where she can continue to instill the love music in children of
all ages.
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Brittany Deneau
Receptionist, Broadway Junior Instructor
The stage is Ms. Deneau’s home away from home!
She has over 13 years experience performing on stage in musicals
all over Orange County. Brittany
has been seen in several civic
light opera, community theater, and college productions.
A few of her favorite past shows include, “Cabaret”,
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, “Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, “Hair”, “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream”, “Cinderella”
and “The Nerd”. Besides
her experience on stage, Ms. Deneau also has over 10 years of vocal
training under her belt. She
is excited to be instructing the littlest bunch of performers at Encore. The Broadway Jr.
class incorporates three aspects of theater she loves:
singing, acting, and dance!
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Mary Honore
Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor
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