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SPOTLIGHT THEATER 

 

 






Our  Staff

 

 

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

         

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

     

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.

     

Christa Tumlinson

Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor

 

    

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.

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!

       

Mary Honore

Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor