FIGHT DIRECTION
FIGHT DIRECTOR
REGIONAL THEATRE
Polaroid Stories The Studio Theatre
Falling Water The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
Man of La Mancha Washington Savoyards
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Workhouse Arts Center
The Wiz Atlas Performing Arts Center
North Shore Fish Actors Repertory Theatre
The Seven-Year Itch The American Century Theater
That Championship Season The American Century Theater
Picnic The American Century Theater
Hotel Universe The American Century Theater
Hollywood Pinafore The American Century Theater
The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window The American Century Theater
Luv The American Century Theater
Peter Pan Theatre IV
Show Boat Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida American Music Stage
Abundance The Generic Theatre
Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet Kaleidoscope Theatre
Oceancity The Generic Theatre
ACADEMIC/COMMUNITY THEATRE
The Gin Game The Summit Playhouse
Wait Until Dark Little Theatre of Alexandria
Moonlight and Magnolias Little Theatre of Alexandria
The Women of Lockerbie George Mason University
The Producers Little Theatre of Alexandria (18 WATCH Award nominations including Outstanding Musical)
Merrily We Roll Along George Mason University Center for the Arts
Lysistrata George Mason University
Big River George Mason University Center for the Arts
The Nance Little Theatre of Alexandria (8 WATCH Awards including Outstanding Play)
Omnium Gatherum Silver Spring Stage
Hamlet Port City Playhouse (WATCH nomination Outstanding Stage Combat)
West Side Story Little Theatre of Alexandria (WATCH Award Outstanding Stage Combat)
A Streetcar Named Desire Little Theatre of Alexandria (3 WATCH Award nominations)
Little Shop of Horrors McLean Community Players
Kiss Me Kate Encore Stage
Company Four County Players
1776 Four County Players
Victor/Victoria Rockville Musical Theatre (Ruby Griffith Award)
The Pirates of Penzance Messiah College
Little Shop of Horrors Theatre VCU
King Lear Theatre VCU
Cyrano de Bergerac Theatre VCU
The Illusion Theatre VCU
Hello and Goodbye Theatre VCU
The Man Who Turned Into A Dog Theatre VCU
Romeo & Juliet Meadowbrook Theatre
The Fight's The Thing A touring production of fights from Shakespeare's Tragedies
ASSISTANT FIGHT DIRECTOR/CAPTAIN
Julius Caesar Theatre VCU (Fight Director: David Leong)
STAGE COMBAT TRAINING
Quarterstaff Colleen Kelly
Found weapons David Leong, Michael J. Johnson
Contemporary Violence David Leong
Certified/Recognized Actor/Combatant by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) since 1994.
RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
George Mason University
Adjunct Faculty (2018-present)
THR 405 Advanced Stage Combat (rapier) and THR 305 Unarmed Stage Combat
Fight Director for productions of Big River, Lysistrata, Merrily We Roll Along and The Women of Lockerbie.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre (1994-1997)
Teaching Assistant to Professor David Leong (SAFD Fight Master)
THE 691 Physical Acting I and THE 692 Physical Acting II
Fight Director for productions of King Lear, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Illusion and Hello & Goodbye.
Assistant Fight Director for production of Julius Caesar.
Messiah College
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre (J-Terms, 1998 and 2000)
Areas taught: Stage Combat, Musical Theatre Dance, Musical Theatre Performance
Fight Director for production of The Pirates of Penzance.
School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC)
Instructor of Theatre (1994-1997)
Areas taught: Tap dance, Musical Theatre Dance, Musical Theatre Performance, Musical Theatre Choreography and Unarmed Stage Combat.
Followspot Theatre Camp
Guest Instructor (summer 2001)
Area taught: Unarmed Stage Combat
Alden Theatre Camp
Guest Instructor (summer 2002, 2003)
Area taught: Unarmed Stage Combat
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
*Fight Assistant to Broadway/Hollywood Fight Director David Leong.
*Teaching Assistant to David Leong at VCU for THE 691/692-Physical Acting I & II.
* Local Representative for the SAFD in the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area.
*Adult CPR certification
SELECTED WORKSHOPS/MASTER CLASSES (Created/Led/Co-Led)
"Introduction To Unarmed Stage Combat" (also taught in Spanish) an introductory level course for beginning students. Teaching the basics of unarmed stage combat with an emphasis on safety and self-awareness.
"Introduction to the Rapier" (also taught in Spanish), an introductory level course for beginning students. Teaching the basics involved in the use of the Rapier as a stage combat weapon. The basic attacks and perrys are taught with an emphasis on form, safety and self-awareness.
"Introduction to Contemporary Violence" (also taught in Spanish), an introductory level course for beginning students. Teaching the basics of contemporary violence and its use in modern drama. Covers the use of props, "variables" and how to stage an effective violence scene when the characters are not trained fighters.
"Blood, Violence and Mayhem-Creating Realistic Violence on Stage"
David Leong, Broadway/Hollywood Fight Director, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Swashbuckling 101"
David Leong, Broadway/Hollywood Fight Director, Virginia Commonwealth University
SELECTED WORKSHOPS/MASTER CLASSES (Participated)
"Wreaking Havoc: Creating Violence Through Collaboration of Acting, Voice & Movement"
Bruce Lecure, SAFD Certified Teacher, University of Miami
Bonnie Raphael, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"Found Weapons: The 9th Discipline?"
"Sword & Buckler"
"Staging Safe Fights For The Stage"
David Leong, SAFD Fight Master, Broadway/Hollywood Fight Director, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Directing Contemporary Violence on the Stage"
David Leong, SAFD Fight Master, Broadway/Hollywood Fight Director, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Creating Violence Within Scene Context"
Colleen Kelly, SAFD Fight Director, University of Virginia
"Teaching Stage Combat Within A Movement for the Actor Curriculum"
Bruce Lecure, SAFD Certified Teacher, University of Miami
