I am a Fight Director with 30 years of experience choreographing and teaching stage combat regionally, nationally, and internationally. I also have the ability to provide remote video coaching of the choreography and possess a full armory for rental.
American Conservatory Theater
- Hamlet
- A Thousand Splendid Suns
- The Birthday Party
- Love and a Bottle
- Monstress
- Ah Wilderness
- Between Riverside and Crazy
- India Ink
- Mr. Burns
- The Orphan of Zhao
- Venus in Fur
- Major Barbara
- Arcadia
- Dead Metaphor
- Elektra
- Scorched
- Christmas Carol (2011-2017)
- Clybourne Park
- Homecoming
- Tales of the City
- Taming of the Shrew
- Black Orpheus
- Crazy for the Country
- Hamlet
- Kalos Kai Agathos
- Romeo and Juliet
- Sueno
- Darling
- 7 Guitars
- Cloud 9
- One Acts
- Othello
- Homefront
- Comedy of Errors
- Litter
- The Odyssey
- Show Choir
- Polaroid Stories
- The Rover
- Vietgone
- Chester Bailey
- The Unfortunates
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Prince of Egypt
- The Four Immigrants
- Cyrano
- Water by the Spoonful
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Little Women
- Time Stands Still
- Of Mice and Men
- Clementine in the Lower 9
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- Superior Donuts
Lorraine Hansberry Theater
- Playboy of the Western World
- West Side Story
- Between Riverside and Crazy
Fight choreography including, but not limited to, live open flame weapons such as flaming swords, whips, staves, etc.
- Dracul, Prince of Fire
- The Firebird
- The Odyssey
- Romeo and Juliet
I was the resident Fight Director from 2000-2013 responsible for all fight choreography and stage combat workshops for the main opera house and the San Francisco Opera Merola training program.
- Pelleas and Mellisandre
- Carmen
- Legend of the Ring
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Santa Clara University ̶ B.A.
- Hand to hand
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- European staff
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- Wu Shu staff
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- Broadsword (also fire sword)
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- Sword and shield
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- Rapier
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- Rapier and dagger
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- Small sword
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- Sabre whip (also fire whip)
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- Knife
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- Ballisong
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- Katana Nunchaku
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- Escrima
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- Aikido
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- Muay Thai
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- American boxing
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- Kung Fu
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- All firearms (Entertainment Firearms Permit available upon request)
- Certified EMT
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- Certified Firefighter
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- Rescue swimmer
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- PADI certified diver
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- Archery
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- Precision shooting
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- Sky diving
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- Stunts
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- High falls
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- Driving (motorcycle, car, truck, tractor trailer, emergency vehicle license)
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- Horseback riding
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- Climbing
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- Rappelling
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- Bungee jumping
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- Kayaking
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- Juggling/balancing
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- Acting
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- Dance
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- Commedia
- Santa Clara University: armed combat class ’91; Single sword and unarmed workshop 2010
- Yale University, Opera Training Program: dueling workshop
- San Francisco Opera Merola Training Program: armed and unarmed combat
- University of Anchorage, AK: armed class with Michael Hood (Certified Teacher SAFD)
- Academy of the Sword: taught armed unarmed classes, workshops, and choreography as a member of Richard Lane’s company (Fight Director, SAFD)
- Alaska Theater of Youth: choreographed all shows, armed, unarmed classes and workshops in anchorage and on tours as Associate Artistic Director of company
- Southeast AK
- England
- Australia
- New Zealand
- California Theater Center: choreographed all shows, armed, unarmed classes and workshops as a member of California Theater Center
- Odyssey School: classes in armed and unarmed combat
- Redwood High School: classes in unarmed and single rapier
- Tamalpais High School: classes in unarmed and single rapier