ABOUT US

The people behind The Tourist Trap:

Robert Aronowitz
Co-Coordinator

Jason Paul Tate
Co-Coordinator

Tara Snyder
Assistant Coordinator

David Reed
Assistant 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 seventh year, the workshop is produced by Neutral Chaos, LLC; a joint venture between coordinators Robert Aronowitz and Jason Paul Tate. Rob is a former faculty member and a graduate of the University of Central Florida, having taught stage combat while working professionally in the Orlando market in 2012/13. Tate - as he is known by most - is an alum of Florida State University where he is also currently a visiting faculty member. Certified Teachers with the SAFD, both now reside in New York City where they work as actors, movement directors, stunt performers and teaching artists.

Tara Snyder and David Reed are current faculty members at the University of Central Florida and together serve as the Tourist Trap's onsite Assistant Coordinators. Tara is an actor/combatant with the SAFD and a Certified Course Instructor of Estill Voice Training. In addition, she is an alumni of UCF's own Musical Theatre program, from which she earned her MFA. She now teaches musical theatre voice at UCF and performs frequently in and around Central Florida. David is a Certified Teacher with the SAFD; teaching acting and directing at the university; in addition to coaching and choreographing movement in the professional arena.