MONROE MOORE- artistic director
A professional director, choreographer, and educator is entering in his ninth year educating,
directing, and choreographing. Mr. Moore is known regionally for his unique directing and choreographic style. Mr. Moore has trained, studied, and/or worked with Ann Reinking, Tommy Tune, Joel Grey, Gwen Verdon, Peter Hunt, Marvin
Hamlisch, Frank Hatchett, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregory Hines, Chet Walker, Jeff Cahloun, Savion Glover and Pat Birch.
Mr. Moore has directed and choreographed Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver, and The Music Man at
the Wortham Theatre. He reconceived, designed, directed and choreographed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
for the inaugural season and festivities for the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Moore has also directed and
choreographed Sweet Charity, West Side Story, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Cats, Once On This Island (twice),
HONK, School House Rock, Snow White, The Wizard of Oz, A Chorus Line, Alice in Wonderland, to name a few for summer stock
companies, camps, and production companies. He has just signed on as the in house choreographer for Spring Woods High School,
Clements High School and resident guest choreographer for Fort Bend Theatre
Mr. Moore has taught jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, and workshops at Suzanne Semans Dance Studio,
Allegro Dance Studio, Barbara Kings Dance Studio, Dance & Gymnastics in Houston, Dance Planet, Illusions, and The Edge
in California, and recently became guest teacher at Oceanside Dance Studio in Miami, Florida. He has performed in community,
regional, professional, and road tours throughout Texas, California, New York, and Georgia. Many of Mr.
Moore’s choreography can be seen at national dance competitions and conventions. Mr. Moore is the founder and director
of Broadway Bound’s H.A.R.P. and has directed, choreographed at taught at several KISD, SBISD, HISD and CFISD schools.
Mr. Moores classes are known to be innovative, challenging, vivacious and full of fun!
BOBBI WINSLOW- artistic staff
Bio coming soon!
WILBER ESCOBAR- artistic staff
Wilber Escobar started dancing, singing, and
acting 15 years ago in his native country El Salvador, where he trained at El Salvador’s Morena Celarié National School
of Dance under Professor Stephanie Leonard from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He has performed in La Pastorela, Cada Quien
Su Vido, and Facetas. Wilber has also performed in Annie at Fort Bend Center for the
Performing Arts, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, and The
Music Man at the Wortham Theatre. As Mr. Moores associate, he has served as assistant choreographer
for Annie, Peter Pan, All That Jazz, The Music Man, and will be assistant choreographer for Seussical, Chicago and
The Wizard of Oz.
Wilber has taught dance and acting at Suzanne Semans Dance Studio, MECA Contemporary Dance Group, and Dance
Arts. He is the program director for Broadway Bound’s HARP and will be making his directorial debut with Alice In
Wonderland. Wilber is a proficient instructor in conventional and cultural dance such as salsa, cha
cha, folkloric ballet, and cambia. Wilber has directed and choreographed Alice In Wonderland and Godspell. He
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RENEE KUNN- training staff |
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Renee Kuhn was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.
She received the majority of her training at Contempo Dance Center, under the amazing instruction of Nian Cadman. She
also attended Dance Inc. under the direction of Hodgie Jo; and was fortunate to train with Brian Friedman while he was still
in Arizona. Renee had the wonderful opportunity to perform as Clara in Ballet Arizona’s rendition of The Nutcracker.
Following graduation from high school, Renee moved to Los Angeles.
She lived, worked, and danced in LA for five years. Continuing to train, she took classes from numerous notable teachers at
both EDGE Performing Arts Center and Moro Landis Millennium. Renee performed pieces choreographed by Andre Fuentes,
Chebar Williams, and most fulfilling, a piece by Robert Schultz for the choreographer’s ball, Carnival, held at the
Key Club on Sunset Blvd. Robert Schultz was kind enough to ask Renee to
be his assistant, which turned into a tremendous traveling adventure, teaching and assisting all over the country at various
studios and universities.
Most recently, Renee was hand-picked by Sherry Zunker to
be in the original cast of the production shows onboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s, The Serenade
of the Seas. She spent the last one and a half years performing as a dancer for Royal Caribbean. Renee
began dancing at age four. Since then, dance has become a part of her, an activity that simply makes her feel more alive.
She is thankful that dance creates an outlet for all the other passions in her life. .
VICKY
BEARD - training staff
Bio
coming soon!
JAMES
KESSNER - artistic staff
Bio
coming soon!
MARCELLO
GOMEZ - training staff
Marcello Gomez, is joining us
from the Alief Jazz Ballet. He has been involved in musical theatre and dance for over six years.
Marcello has been trained under Anna
Ashy, Donnette Heath, Teisha, and Janie Ye Yao. He has been a performance company member of the Alief Jazz Ballet for four
years and a member of Dance of Asian America for one year. Marcello has trained in ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical, street jazz,
and Chinese folklore. Marcello has performed at the Capital, the Hobby Center, Reliant Stadium,
and the Wortham Center. He plans to attend college at Sam Houston State University, where he will be a dance major. He also,
hopes of one day owning his own dance studio.
Marcello’s expressive style is best described
by an emotional collage of feelings through dance.
FABIAN ABAD- administration
staff
Fabian is a junior at Houston Community College studying business. 2004 marks the fifth year Fabian
has been working has Monroe’s production assistant.
Fabian has been production assistant for productions of OZ !, The Chorus Line, The Music
Man ( H.A.R.P Production), Once On This Island, CATS, and School House Rock. Fabian made his theatrical debut in
Westside Story and followed that in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Fabian has taken jazz and ballet at Suzanne Semans Studio and enjoys being part of the arts.
Upon receiving his degree he plans to utilize his business skills through the arts.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KATHYRN MOORE
JANA STIFFEL
ELLIOT LANDER
CAROLE POOLE
SCOTT STIFFEL
DIANE COLEMAN
MADELINE MORGAN
EDDIE WAYANS
TONY LYNCH
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