ABOUT US

The people behind The Tourist Trap:

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Robert Aronowitz
Co-Coordinator

Jason Paul
Tate
Co-Coordinator

Emily Asbury
Asst. Coordinator

Mike Magliocca
Asst. Coordinator

John Gardiner
Onsite Coordinator

David Sterritt
Onsite Coordinator

The Tourist Trap is Florida's premier regional workshop, offering stage combat and stunt training to students and working professionals each year in the month of February. Now in it's eleventh year, the workshop is produced by Neutral Chaos; a movement solutions company based out of New York City that provides training and choreographic services. Rob Aronowitz is a former faculty member and a graduate of the University of Central Florida. Tate - as he is known by most - also has ties to Florida as an alum of Florida State University where he is a visiting faculty member. Rob now resides in New York City, and Tate in Sarasota, FL. Both are Certified Teachers & Fight Directors with the SAFD and work as actors, movement directors, stunt performers and teaching artists.

Emily Asbury is an Advanced Actor Combatant with the SAFD and an Associate Instructor with Neutral Chaos as well as a freelance actor and fight director. She has served the workshop as both Assistant Coordinator & Head Intern. Mike Magliocca is a partner at Neutral Chaos, an SAFD Certified Teacher, freelance fight & intimacy director, and the coordinator of the New York regional workshop "The Summer Sling." David Sterritt is also a Certified Teacher, freelance fight director, and regional workshop coordinator, heading up the "A-Town Throwdown" in his hometown of Atlanta. He and John Gardiner are both on faculty at the University of Central Florida and serve as the Tourist Trap's onsite Coordinators. Prior to joining academia, John served as a fight captain on Broadway and for various national tours.

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STAFF

As we fill out our 2025 instructors, you can check our instagram for the most up to date information. You can also take a look at our 2024 instructors below and some of our previous year's teaching staff here. If you are interested in joining our staff as an Associate Instructor or Workshop Assistant, please fill out an application.