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Private nonprofit, 501(c)3, supported by donations and grants.

Ongoing after-school and summer theater camps in Tampa, Los Angeles, and
Jefferson City, with plans for national expansion.

Over 300 teens served - 70% of Showdown Students return year in and year out.

CINDY MARCUS
Cindy won an acting scholarship to the Teenage Drama
Workshop in Los Angeles when she was but a teen. She's
made her living in show business ever since. With her
husband and partner Flip Kobler she spent many years at
Disney writing the sequels to LION KING, BEAUTY AND
THE BEAST, POCOHONTAS, LADY AND THE TRAMP,
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and many, many others.
She is now the front man for Showdown, sharing her unique
experience in Hollywood and passion for theater with a new
generation of teens. As an in-demand acting coach, she
helps craft young actors, as a mentor, she supports young
souls. As a writer she continues to have plays published
and screenplays sold, but working with teens is her true
calling. Her intensive acting class is always "sold out" and
teens return year in and year out to work with her as a
director.

FLIP KOBLER
Flip Kobler began his performing career as an actor before morphing into a writer. Since selling
their first screenplay to Paramount Studios, Flip and his wife/partner Cindy Marcus, have been
penning away for the last fifteen years. Universal bought another original screenplay. STAR
TREK DEEP SPACE NINE bought an episode entitled PROFIT AND LOSS. They spent five
years on staff at Disney where they wrote many a sequel. Most recently they finished the script to
DOCTOR DOLITTLE 3 and are starting on an original movie for the Disney Channel. Flip is also
the co-author of the theatrical text book THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CHURCH PLAY
PRODUCTION. His play WILD DUST is available through Samuel French. Teaming with
composer Dennis Poore they’ve turned that show into WILD DUST THE MUSICAL, also avaible
through Samuel French. His plays, BROTHERS GRIMM OUT OF ORDER, USHER, JEKYLL
AND HYDES, and NOTTINGHAM are available through Pioneer Drama. Flip and Cindy have also
written the soon to be released family film JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, starring Christopher
Lloyd, James Earl Jones, and Chevy Chase. .

DENNIS POORE
Dennis is a native of Texas, but his credits span the globe
from European dance hits like "STRANGE DESIRE" and
"YOUNG MEN", to the Julie Brown cult favorites "CAUSE I'M
A BLOND" and "BRAND NEW GIRL" from the film EARTH
GIRLS ARE EASY. Dennis was also nominated for a Clio for
his Chase-Manhattan Bank jingle. In the musical theatre arena
Dennis was the composer for the musicals AN AMERICAN
CANTATA which had runs in New York and Los Angeles, THE
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS CABARET in Los Angeles, WILD
DUST...THE MUSICAL which ran in New Jersey, Florida and
Los Angeles and THE ARGONAUTS which opened this
summer in Florida. Dennis has worked with such talent as
Liza Minelli, Goldie Hawn, Joe Cocker, Ren Woods and
performance artist Pauletta Pearson. As a producer Dennis is
currently in the studio with Julie Brown working on a new CD.
He is also the co-founder of Showdown Stage Company of
Santa Clarita.