Robert Sabree – Executive Director
Robert was a nine year member of ETC from 1997-2005. He was also a dance captain for the Main Street Singers in 2004 and 2005. After ETC he went on to receive a bachelors in Psychology with a minor is Sexuality Studies from The Ohio State University. While at Ohio State he stayed involved with music as a member of the Men’s Glee Club and Symphonic choir. After graduating, Robert moved to Chicago and received his masters in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. While in school he kept up with ETC and show choir, continuing to attend show choir competitions and staying active in the show choir world. If you have any questions on ETC feel free to e-mail him at [email protected]
Tara Tober – Artistic Director, Choreographer for All Americans, Rouge, and Main Street Singers
Tara Tober received her BA in Dance with a concentration in Jazz from the Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts. She is a nationally recognized freelance choreographer, clinician and competition adjudicator. Her creative work over the past 10 years has spanned hundreds of different high school and college performing ensembles throughout 13 states. She spent four years training and dancing in Chicago, where she was a principle dancer for the Dunco Funk Hip Hop Dance Company, and held internships with both the Gus Giordano Dance company and the Lou Conte Dance Studio – host of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Currently she resides in Akron, Ohio, where, in addition to her studio teaching, she serves as a lead instructor for ROAD (Reach Out and Dance), the largest dance outreach program in the state of Ohio. She also has worked in conjunction with the Cooperative Alliance of Medina Entertainment Organizations (CAMEO) , an alliance of artists, educators and business professionals who provide artistic resources that create quality theatrical productions and artistic endeavors.
Andrew Allen – Associate Director – People
Scott Zolkowski – Associate Director – Business
Zack Triscari – All Americans and Rouge Musical Director
Zack Triscari is a freelance choreographer, clinician, and show designer based in Columbus, OH. He received a Bachelor of Vocal Music Education from Otterbein University. Zack works with various show choirs throughout the Midwest. His groups have received numerous awards including Best Choreography, Division Champions and Overall Grand Champions. Zack’s resume also includes elementary productions, school musicals, community theatre, pop a cappella, collegiate choral performances, and collegiate operas.
Brian Rodabaugh – All Americans and Rouge Co-Musical Director
Carson Reitz – Main Street Singers Musical Director
Ashley Oakley – New Generation Musical Director
Chad C. Kendall – Instrumental Director for All Americans, Rouge, and Main Street Singers
Chad C. Kendall went to Kent State University and Studied Choral Music Education. He has been playing piano since 1993, has been singing since 1996, and has been teaching privately since 2007 Mr. Kendall was one of 50 to be called back for the role of Simba in Broadway’s The Lion King in 2013. He has also been in productions of “The Wizard of Oz,” “I Pagliacci,” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” as King Triton in 2016 and as Sebastian in 2017. Mr. Kendall is a former cheerleader for the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers! Chad is a choral music arranger and performer. Mr. Kendall has directed Broadway Junior musicals for the last 5 years. His shows directed are: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s G2K “Cinderella,” Disney’s “Peter Pan JR.,” Disney’s “The Lion King JR.,” Disney’s “Aladdin JR.,” and Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast JR.” He is also on the board of trustees for Dynamics Community Theatre of Tallmadge.
Jakob Bryson – Assistant Instrumental Director for All Americans, Rouge, and the Main Street Singers
Kaylin Volkert – Assistant Instrumental Director for All Americans, Rouge, and the Main Street Singers
Jacob Jay Jones – Choreographer for All Americans, Rouge, and Main Street Singers
Jacob is a proud member of the Actor Equity Association (AEA). He currently resides between Ohio and Orlando, Fl, where he has performed for the Central Florida Community Arts Ambassadors, the Encore Arts Co. and the Walt Disney World Company. There he is has performed for countless Disney magical parades and shows. Along with, multiple shows and events with the Star Wars Saga. He is also a Professional Dancer for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings traveling around the world performing in their one of a kind Production Shows, and working with renoun directors like Tiger Martina (top Vegas choreographer), Eric Jordan Young (Broadway & Vegas Director and performer), and Patti Wilcox (Broadway Choreographer). When not traveling on a ship, Jacob is teaching and choreographing for dance studios, high schools, and holding his Audition Workshop across the Midwest.
Ariel Brinker – New Generation Choreographer and Assistant
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