Tristan Stufflebeam

My name is Tristan Stufflebeam; I was born in Caldwell, Idaho where I was raised by my parents, Marty and Kim Stufflebeam along with one sister, Melissa, who is 21.  I attended Caldwell High School where my wonderful directors Bill Buckendorf, T.J. Hopper, and Kristi Foreman taught me the principles of music and acting, but I accredit the discovery of my talent to my orchestra director Gini Rosandick.  I have been in music ever since the fourth grade when I played the uncle in our elementary production of “The Nutcracker”.  I began to play the string bass in the fifth grade orchestra and continued through high school.  I’ve also been in the Caldwell High School Madrigal Singers where I sang bass/baritone/tenor for three years.  I’ve been in many musical and theatre productions. I played an able-bodied seaman in "H.M.S. Pinafore" , King Author in "Camelot" , Frank in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" , the Tin Woodsman in "The Wizard of Oz" , Wayne Frake in "State Fair" , and Balthazar in "Amahl and the Night Visitors" .  I also played Bard in "The Hobbit" .  After high school, I didn’t give much thought to continuing my education and I thank my directors, Bill Buckendorf and T.J. Hopper for getting me to Eastern and for helping me get the funding.  I also want to thank my whole family for being there for me in this exciting new chapter in my life.  Go Mountaineers!