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Andrea Tibbs-Fouts
Managing Director
Vocal Instructor, Musical Theater Instructor,
Certified Kindermusik® Instructor
Andrea Fouts has served as the Managing Director of
Encore Academy of Performing Arts since 2005. She teaches private
voice and piano lessons, musical theatre classes, and serves as the
artistic director of Encore’s Glee Ensemble show choir. Besides
her work at Encore, Ms. Fouts has served as the Executive Director of
the Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company since its inception in
2003. During that time, she has produced over twenty full scale
musical productions, and approximately ten plays. Ms. Fouts has
also directed programs throughout Orange county, including vocal music
and theater performance programs for several schools in the Orange
Unified and Placentia-Yorba Linda School Districts. She obtained her
Bachelor's degree from Chapman University, where she received a vocal
performance scholarship, and studied script writing and direction in the
Dodge School of Film and Television. As an accomplished pianist
and vocalist, she has performed locally throughout Orange County for
many years. She lives in Anaheim Hills with her husband, Derick,
who serves as the resident set designer for all of the Yorba Linda
Spotlight theater productions. She is passionate about sharing her love
of theater and music with her students, and strives to make Encore
Academy a welcoming environment!
Read a welcome from Mrs. Fouts
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Sarah Weinzetl
Having recently moved to California from Texas, Sarah is
happy to have found a home at Encore with all of the wonderful students
and teachers! She has studied piano and voice for over 17 years, and has
performed in numerous piano and voice recitals, concerts, musicals, and
operas across the United States and overseas. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Elementary Vocal Music Education from Louisiana State
University, where she worked as a student teacher for The Baton Rouge
Center for Visual & Performing Arts. She is currently working toward
the completion of her Master’s degree in Operatic Vocal Performance at
California State University, Fullerton.
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Mary Honore
Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor, Musical Theater
Instructor
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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 Turckey
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. She loves teaching
and Encore and thanks Andrea Fouts for her support and
generosity.
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Melissa Staab Dance Teacher,
Choreographer, Glee Ensemble Co-Director
A Southern California native, Melissa comes to us from Ventura County after completing her degree from the University of CA, Irvine with a BA in Drama with an emphasis on Musical Theatre and Directing. Melissa began dancing and performing at the young age of 4, and has been gracing regional, community, and school stages for over 20 years. Specializing in musical theatre dance and jazz, Melissa is a true triple-threat who loves to sing and act as well. In addition, her passions lie behind the scenes as a successful Director, Stage Manager, and Choreographer. Melissa came to Encore Academy and Spotlight Theatre Company in May of 2009, where since she has Choreographed “Beauty & the Beast”, “Grease”, “Charlie Brown”, and “Into the Woods”, Stage Managed “Snow White” and “Alice in Wonderland”, and Directed “Into the Woods, Jr.”, to name a few. Additionally, Melissa has taught a Dance for Musical Theatre Class, and Co-Directs/Choreographs for the Encore Glee Ensemble Show Choir. Currently, Melissa works as a Stage Manager for the Disneyland Resort in Disney Performing Arts, as a Youth Education Series Facilitator, and in the past as a Parade Performer for many of the classic Disney Parades. She is delighted to be part of the Encore family, and cannot wait to work with all the young performers out there!
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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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