An SAFD Fight Master has demonstrated the highest level of professional experience as a teacher and fight director in the academia and in professional theatre. Elected by a college of their peers, SAFD Fight Masters are the only members of the SAFD endorsed to adjudicate Skills Proficiency Tests and to serve as Master Teachers at our National Stage Combat Workshops..
Geoffrey Alm studied in England with John Waller at the Drama Studio in 1977, in the summer of that year he passed the British Society of Fight Directors Certification test, adjudicated by William Hobbs. He has been teaching SAFD...
Founder of the Society of American Fight Directors, the United Stuntmens Association, and the International Stunt School. Inducted into the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. Over 400 theatre credits and 60 films in a career that...
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...
SAFD Fight Master, Fight Director, and Certified Teacher -- Brian has taught at institutes, colleges and universities across the country. His work as a Fight Director includes New York, regional, and repertory theatres; opera and...
Michael G. Chin is a professional actor (AEA, AFTRA, SAG) as well as a sanctioned Master instructor and choreographer with the Society of American Fight Directors. He serves as fight director in residence for both The White Horse...
Chuck Coyl has been a professional fight director for over 30 years and is immediate past president of the Society of American Fight Directors.
Recent credits include the Broadway production and national tour of “August: Osage County”, “...
Drew is a Fight Master and past President of the SAFD, having served on the Governing Body in one capacity or another for a total of 19 years. He is currently spending the majority of his time directing and continues to act and stage...
Erik Fredricksen began his professional career at the Guthrie Theatre in 1971. While there he coached Christopher Plummer in his Tony Award winning “Cyrano” duel and, after his third season Erik moved on to acting and combat...
Southeast Region - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Kernersville
NC
dale.girard@ncstunts.com
Dale is an award winning Fight Director, Choreographer and author of the stage combat manual Actors On Guard. He is a Black Belt in Taekwondo, a founding member of the North Carolina Stuntmen’s Association and one of only thirteen...
Mark is a Professor of Theatre at Louisiana Tech University. He serves on the faculty as a Professor of Movement and Production Manager for the Department of Theatre. He is a professional director, designer, and fight director. He has...
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);...
Southeast Region - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
VA
dsleong@vcu.edu
As a professional theatre artist David's movement coaching and fights
scenes have been seen in many Broadway productions including Billy
Elliot,
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Carousel, The Rainmaker,
Frank Wildhorn's
musical The Civil War,...
Southeast Region - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Lexington
VA
martinezj@wlu.edu
540-458-8005
JD Martinez is a founding member and a past president of the SAFD. He created the first SAFD National Stage Combat Workshop and the SAFD Teacher Training Certification program. As SAFD president, he began the system of SAFD Regional...
Richard Raether is currently the artistic director for Artists' Ensemble (artistsensemble.org), an Equity professional theater in Illinois. He has staged violence for the Guthrie, the Roundabout, Milwaukee Repertory, American...
Richard is an award winning Fight Director. He recently completed work as Stunt Coordinator on IRONCLAD. Other recent credits include Fight Coordinator on SHERLOCK HOLMES and also on GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, Swordmaster on EAGLE OF...
J. Allen Suddeth has worked professionally for the past thirty years out of the New York area. For Broadway, he has staged fights for Gem Of The Ocean, Saturday Night Fever, Jekyll & Hyde, Angels in America Part One and Two, Loot,...
Woolley is proud to be one of the SAFD Fight Masters. A resident of Chicago, Woolley has staged over 300 productions at all of the Equity Theaters in town, including our regional Tony Award winners: the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Victory...
