Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Robert Ellis, Faculty/Theatre Coordinator at Western Campus
robert.ellis@tri-c.edu | 216-987-5531
Bob has been the Western Campus Theatre Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Theater for the last 22 years. His directing credits include; the world premiere of Three Generations of Imbeciles, (which was invited to be performed at The American College Theater Festival in Michigan) The Art of Dining, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, The Crucible, Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon, American Hero, Crazyface, Macbeth, Fuddy Meers, Blood Wedding and many others. He holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida, an MA in Theater History & Criticism from Kent State University and a BA in English and Theater from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Bob is also an accomplished professional actor. He is represented by the Docherty Talent Agency, is a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA, and has performed in numerous television, film, commercial and industrial projects in addition to his stage credits. Local AEA credits include; The Little Foxes, A Carol for Cleveland, Galileo and A Soldier’s Tale at The Cleveland Playhouse, Stone Cold Dead Serious at Cleveland Public Theater, Circle, Mirror, Transformation, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Norwegians & The Late Henry Moss at Dobama Theater, God of Carnage at None Too Fragile, and Annie Get Your Gun, The Foreigner, and Inherit the Wind at Porthouse Theater. Professor Ellis also served as the Ohio State Coordinator for Region 3 of the American College Theater Festival and served on the Region 3 Festival Selection Committee.
Production Management and Technical Direction
Astrid Jobe, Associate Technical Director
astrid.jobe@tri-c.edu | 216-987-0513
Prior to coming to Tri-C, Astrid was the Production Manager, Technical Coordinator, and a Lecturer in Theatre and Dance at Oberlin College for 12 years. She has also worked professionally as a stage manager with Cleveland area dance companies such as VERB Ballets, Ohio Dance Theater, and Dancing Wheels. Astrid holds a B.S. in Speech and Theatre Education from Georgia Southern University and an M.A. in Theatre Production and Design from the University of Pittsburgh, where she also served as Assistant Technical Director.
Josh Caraballo, Lead Theatre Technician
joshua.caraballo@tri-c.edu | 216-987-5254
A graduate of Tri-C's very own Recording Arts and Technology Program, Josh transitioned from working an internship in the RAT program to working as a technician in Tri-C Metro's Theatre Department in early 2006. As a sound engineer his work includes designs for the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, freelance work for the Cleveland Museum of Art, and reinforcing live bands with the Cleveland Music Group. His work in Musical Theatre began over ten years ago with Near West Theatre where he designed audio for productions such as "A Christmas Story the Musical", "Shrek the Musical", and "Move On". Other Musical Theatre designs include work with groups such as Oberlin College's Little Theatre, the Creative Licensing Group, North Pointe Ballet, and Olmsted Performing Arts.
Thomas Jeffries, Lead Theatre Technician
thomas.jeffries@tri-c.edu | 216-987-0526
Tim Kennedy, Lead Theatre Technician
tim.kennedy@tri-c.edu | 216-987-2480
Tim has been in the live entertainment field for more than 25 years. Starting out performing live on stage to eventually working live productions with local event companies as a sound engineer. Some of his live sound credits consists of George Clinton and P-Funk, Kenny Chesney along with corporate events with President Bill Clinton/Vice President Al Gore, and the Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies. Tim joined the Metro Theatre staff in 1999 as a technician specializing in sound. Throughout his time at Cuyahoga Community College, he has operated and maintained the sound systems in the four theatre spaces and designed and implemented new sound systems in the Auditorium, Studio Theatre and Black Box Theatre. Other work consists of; on field audio for the Cleveland Browns for 9 years, sound design of “Lake Effect”, “Buried Child” and “Tempest” (Tri-C Metro), “The Gamblers” and “Masterpieces of Russian Drama” (Cleveland Museum of Art). Tim is also an adjunct faculty in Tri-C’s Recording Arts and Technology department, teaching Live Sound Reinforcement.
Ricky Quintana, Lecturer, Theatre at Metro Campus
ricky.quintana@tri-c.edu | 216-987-4535