Every summer the Troy Arts Council Theater Committee works to bring in volunteer guest directors and creative teams to participate in a summer residency. This residency includes numerous educational opportunities, camps, and workshops. It also includes the production of a full-scale musical held in the Troy City Park.
We are so incredibly thankful for our guest directors and creative team. They volunteer their time, energy, and resources to help support our community through theater. They believe this community is worth investing in and give us so much. Learn about our team below!
We are so incredibly thankful for our guest directors and creative team. They volunteer their time, energy, and resources to help support our community through theater. They believe this community is worth investing in and give us so much. Learn about our team below!
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Abigail Rebekah - Director/choreographer
Abigail Rebekah is an AEA performer/director/choreographer based in New York City. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance from the University of Utah School of Dance.
Stage/Live Performance: The Dancers Who Sing (Green Room 42); The Importance of Being Earnest (Hale Turner Theatre); A Christmas Carol (La Grande Shakespeare Co.); The Music Man, Newsies (Troy Community Theatre); Wear Her Sting (University of Utah); Catch Me If You Can, Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Elgin Opera House); Le Jazz Hot (STEPS on Broadway - Rachel Dolan); Up All Night (STEPS on Broadway - Adrian Lee)
Choreograph/Direction: choreo. Fear & Fridays (cHorio Showcase), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, choreo. Oklahoma! (Cornwell Dinner Theater), choreo. The Prom, choreo. Anastasia, choreo. Wizard of Oz (From Stage to Screen), choreo. Singin' in the Rain, choreo. Shakin’ The Blues (Dance Astoria), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma!, dir./choreo. The Music Man, assoc. dir./choreo. Newsies, choreo. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Troy Community Theatre); dir./choreo. Grey Area, mov. dir. Ronald & Edith (U of U); choreo. Once Upon a Mattress (Washougal High School); choreo. All Together Now, choreo. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Eastern Oregon University).
abigail-rebekah.com
Stage/Live Performance: The Dancers Who Sing (Green Room 42); The Importance of Being Earnest (Hale Turner Theatre); A Christmas Carol (La Grande Shakespeare Co.); The Music Man, Newsies (Troy Community Theatre); Wear Her Sting (University of Utah); Catch Me If You Can, Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Elgin Opera House); Le Jazz Hot (STEPS on Broadway - Rachel Dolan); Up All Night (STEPS on Broadway - Adrian Lee)
Choreograph/Direction: choreo. Fear & Fridays (cHorio Showcase), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, choreo. Oklahoma! (Cornwell Dinner Theater), choreo. The Prom, choreo. Anastasia, choreo. Wizard of Oz (From Stage to Screen), choreo. Singin' in the Rain, choreo. Shakin’ The Blues (Dance Astoria), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma!, dir./choreo. The Music Man, assoc. dir./choreo. Newsies, choreo. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Troy Community Theatre); dir./choreo. Grey Area, mov. dir. Ronald & Edith (U of U); choreo. Once Upon a Mattress (Washougal High School); choreo. All Together Now, choreo. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Eastern Oregon University).
abigail-rebekah.com
Emily Raasch - Music director
Emily holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music, May 1996. She graduated with honors and immediately began teaching privately. Her expertise includes Art Song, Opera, Music Theater, Jazz, and Sacred Solo Song. She have been teaching private voice and piano since 1996.
Emily enjoys acting, and has participated in many theatre productions over the years. Past roles include Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!, Mrs. Shinn in The Music Man, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Maria in West Side Story, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Laurey in Oklahoma!, Julie Jordan in Carousel, Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense, Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly!, and Glinda/Aunt Em in The Wizard of Oz, to name a few. Her favorite role, however, is that of Mom to her four amazing children.
Emily is one of the original founders of the Troy Arts Council and currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Troy Community Theatre.
emilyraaschvoiceandpianostudio.com
Emily enjoys acting, and has participated in many theatre productions over the years. Past roles include Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!, Mrs. Shinn in The Music Man, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Maria in West Side Story, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Laurey in Oklahoma!, Julie Jordan in Carousel, Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense, Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly!, and Glinda/Aunt Em in The Wizard of Oz, to name a few. Her favorite role, however, is that of Mom to her four amazing children.
Emily is one of the original founders of the Troy Arts Council and currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Troy Community Theatre.
emilyraaschvoiceandpianostudio.com
Hannah turner - associate choreographer
Hannah Turner is a movement artist, performer, and dance educator, with a deep commitment to exploring all that dance has to offer. Currently a student at the University of Idaho, she is pursuing dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Dance and Pre-Physical Therapy. For Hannah, dance is a means of self-expression, release, and discovery, while also serving as a way to build community with others.
Hannah’s love for dance began in her home state of Hawaii, where she trained at the Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy. She has trained in a variety of styles, including tap, ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how dance can benefit the human spirit in many ways.
Her spirit for dance has driven her to create opportunities for others to experience the unifying power of movement. She teaches students of all ages, collaborates with both dancers and non-dancers, and is actively involved in her community. Hannah is involved with local theater productions through Troy Community Theatre and APOD, instructs at Festival Dance Academy in, and teaches Dance for Parkinson’s classes with Corrie Befort at Moscow Contemporary. She is committed to being an active leader as a choreographer, dance educator.
Hannah has been blessed to be involved with Troy Community Theatre for the past 2 seasons. She has found an incredible community full of hard working and creative folks, and cannot wait to see what comes to life in this season’s Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Hannah’s love for dance began in her home state of Hawaii, where she trained at the Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy. She has trained in a variety of styles, including tap, ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how dance can benefit the human spirit in many ways.
Her spirit for dance has driven her to create opportunities for others to experience the unifying power of movement. She teaches students of all ages, collaborates with both dancers and non-dancers, and is actively involved in her community. Hannah is involved with local theater productions through Troy Community Theatre and APOD, instructs at Festival Dance Academy in, and teaches Dance for Parkinson’s classes with Corrie Befort at Moscow Contemporary. She is committed to being an active leader as a choreographer, dance educator.
Hannah has been blessed to be involved with Troy Community Theatre for the past 2 seasons. She has found an incredible community full of hard working and creative folks, and cannot wait to see what comes to life in this season’s Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Joshua Nelson - Assistant Music Director
Josh Nelson is an incoming freshman at the College of Southern Idaho studying Criminal Justice. This marks his 8th production with TCT, with past roles including Davey in Newsies, Prince Topher in Cinderella, Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Jason in Ordinary Days, among others. Outside the theatre, he enjoys skiing, golfing, and making music—he’s even begun producing original songs. Josh recently served as the 2024–2025 Idaho FFA State Vice President and currently hosts the podcast Corporate Cultivation as a National FFA Speak Ag Pioneer. After college, he plans to commission as a U.S. Navy JAG officer, and eventually return home to take over his family’s fifth-generation cherry orchard. Josh fell in love with community theatre at an early age and credits it as a huge part of his journey.
Emelia powell - Dance Captain
Emelia has been dancing for 13 years and she can't imagine life without it! She enjoys any and all styles she can get her hands on. She joined Troy community theater in 2019. She has also been a part of a couple APOD Productions. She can't wait to add Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat to her collection! She is a proud student of Festival Dance Academy and Emily Raasch, and is looking forward to continuing her education at the University of Idaho! She also teaches Festival Dance's outreach ballet classes in Troy!
Eva bosshardt - Stage Manager
Eva Bosshardt is the stage manager for Troy this year. She has been in many Troy productions and is super glad to have been in another, on the more technical side. She is also running music with her dad and super happy to be getting to work with him! She has been involved in music for the better part of 10 years whether it was singing with her grandma or in a voice lesson, music has always been a love of hers. She is currently working as an assistant manager at Maurice’s and is trying to make her way in the working world. She has many passions other than singing including art, where she has a small business making commission pieces. She has enjoyed watching all her friends this year and is so proud of how far they’ve come.
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