Faculty:

J. David Brimmer (Broadsword):

N.Y. Theater  Almost an Evening, (NY premiere) Ethan Coen one acts, Atlantic Theater, Neil Pepe dir.;  Spring Awakening, Atlantic Theater and Broadway, Michael Mayer dir.;  Come Back, Little Sheba, (MTC revival) Biltmore Theater, Michael Pressman, dir.;  Crimes of the Heart, Roundabout Theatre Company-Laura Pels Theater, Kathleen Turner, dir.;  The Lieutenant of Inishmore, (NY Premiere) Atlantic Theater and Broadway, Wilson Milam dir;  Blackbird, (NY premiere) Manhattan Theater Club, Joe Mantalo dir.;  The American Pilot, (NY premiere) Manhattan Theater Club, Lynne Meadow dir.; Bug, (NY premiere) Barrow St. Theatre, Dexter Bullard dir.; Killer Joe, 29th St. Playhouse (NY premiere) & Soho Playhouse, Wilson Milam dir..
Touring/Regional  Jekyll & Hyde, National Tour, David Warren dir.; The Taming of the Shrew, Dallas Theater Center, Richard Hamburger dir.; Othello, Hartford Stage, Karin Coonrod dir.; Camelot, Shubert Theater, Boston, Gabriel Barre dir.;  Speed the Plow, Center Stage, Daniel Fish dir.
Teaching Tisch School of the Arts, Yale Schools of Music and Drama, The Stella Adler Conservatory, The Lee Strasberg Institute, Atlantic Theater, and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (Guest Instructor).  He has also had the pleasure of working with Stella Adler, Franco Zeffirelli, Joe Chaikin, JoAnne Akalaitis, and Joseph Papp.

k. Jenny Jones (Unarmed):

k. Jenny Jones, a Fight Master and Certified Fight Director of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), stages fights and teaches throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her regional credits include Dracula (Actors Theater of Louisville); Of Mice and Men (St. Louis Repertory); Twelfth Night, Avenue X, Coyote on a Fence, and The Turn of the Screw (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Hamlet, MacBeth, Richard III, and Romeo & Juliet (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Moonlight and Magnolias (Human Race Theater); Cripple of Insihman (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati); Don Giovanni (Portland Opera); Romeo et Juliette, Carmen, Tosca and the world premiere of Margaret Garner with Denyse Graves (Cincinnati Opera). A Master Teacher of stage combat, Ms. Jones is internationally known for her contemporary fighting style, and is the only woman in the U.S. inducted into the College of Fight Masters by the SAFD. She resides in Cincinnati, Ohio where she performs, choreographs and is currently an Associate Professor at the College-Conservatory of Music.

Richard Ryan (Rapier and Dagger):

Richard Ryan is an internationally acclaimed Fight Director.
Recent film work includes SOLOMON KANE and THE DARK KNIGHT. Other film work includes STARDUST, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, FAINTHEART, DRONA and THE LAST LEGION.
His best-known film work is TROY for which his Achilles v Hector fight (Brad Pitt & Eric Bana) was nominated for Best Fight in both Taurus World Stunt Award & MTV Film Awards.
As ‘Master-at-Arms’ to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he accumulated over 300 stage credits and has worked for many major companies such as The RSC, National Theatre of Ireland, Royal National Theatre, Cheek by Jowl, English National Opera, Royal Opera House along with various West End shows and National Tours on projects encompassing a traditional diet of Shakespearean and Jacobean plays to new contemporary works to a live show in Thailand where he staged a battle with eighty actors and four Elephants.

Credit:

Actor Combatant Skills Proficiency: College – four (4) semester hours

Admission Requirements:

Minimum age is 18 (must have completed high school).  Previous drama, acting and/or stage combat experience is not essential.

One (1) letter of recommendation from either a dramatic arts teacher or theatre professional that supports the student's desire and ability to pursue training in stage combat.

For workshop information, please contact Dale Girard, Director of Stage Combat Studies, at:

NCSA Office: 336 734-2834

Or Angela Bonacasa, NSCW/East Coordinator at:
Email: acw@safd.org

Potential students must fill out and mail in an application to be considered. Applications can be downloaded at: http://ncarts.edu/summersession/application.htm

If you need an application mailed to you, or if you have questions about the application and admissions process, please contact the NCSA admissions office at:

North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Session Office of Admissions
1533 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC  27127-2188
Office: 336 770-3290
Fax: 336 770-3370
Email: admissions@ncarts.edu