Combat

To paaaaaarrrrrrr-tttttaaaaayyyyy."

There's nothing like the feeling of doing onstage, and that's exactly what stage combat is. Ready to fight, choreograph, or oversee fights in your next project... ladies and gentleman - it's

Eeeeeetttttttthhhhhhhhaaaaaaannnnn Sssssshhhhhhaaaaaaaawwwwwwww!!!!!!

"You gotta fight. For your Right.

The oldest of three boys and still riding the thrill of a first-place karate trophy I won in second grade after my one and only month of karate lessons, I took to stage combat like a toddler to apple juice.

Stage Combat Experience

Production............................................................. Role(s); Combat Type.................................................................................... Company.............................. Director/Supervisor:

2026

The Reluctant Dragon......................... Combatant; unarmed................................................................................... Micah Goodding.............. Texas Shakespeare Festival
Romeo & Juliet......................................... Combatant; unarmed, rapier+dagger................................................ Lauren Hester Gunn..... Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Taming of the Shrew............................ Combatant; unarmed.................................................................................... Dan McCleary.................... Tennessee Shakespeare Company

2025

Macbeth........................................................ Combatant, Fight Captain; short sword, dagger........................ Lauren Hester Gunn.... Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Cymbeline.................................................... Combatant Fight Captain; short sword, quarterstaff.............. Sally Wood.......................... Theater at Monmouth (ME)
Ms. Holmes/Ms. Watson Apt. 2B... Fight Captain; unarmed, found weapons, pistol........................ Sally Wood......................... Theater at Monmouth (ME)

2024

Ghostlight (One-person show)....... Combatant, Fight Captain, Fight Choreographer; found.... Ethan Shaw....................... Lyric Repertory Company (UT)
The Toxic Avenger................................... Fight Captain, Fight Choreographer; unarmed......................... Dallas Aksoy...................... Utah State Opera
Romeo & Juliet.......................................... Combatant; unarmed, rapier, dagger, found weapons......... Jason D. Rennie........... Kingsmen Shakespeare Company (CA)

2023

A Midsummer Night’s Dream......... Fight Captain, Fight Choreographer; unarmed.......................... Meg Clawson.................. Brigham City Fine Arts Council
Sweeney Todd Combatant................ Fight Captain; unarmed, found weapons........................................ Paul T. Mitri...................... Utah State Opera
Puffs................................................................... Combatant; unarmed................................................................................... Paul T. Mitri...................... Utah State Theatre

Training/Experience & Skills:

BFA in Acting, Minor in Music, Minor in Chemistry, University Honors Utah State University

Leslie Brott, Richie Call, Michael Shipley, Paul T. Mitri, Jason Spelbring, Stefan Espinosa, Vanessa Ballam, Stephanie White

Prof. Apprenticeships: Kingsmen Shakespeare Company; Theater at Monmouth; Tennessee Shakespeare Company.; Texas Shakespeare Festival

Stage Combat: Int.: unarmed, Quarterstaff, rapier, dagger, broadsword, found weapons; Fight Captained 7 Shows, Fight Choreograpahed 3 Shows

Movement/Dance: Int.: Clown., Ballet, Social, Period/Ballroom; Beg.: Aikido, Tumbling, Jazz, Tap, Latin