SPT Training Opportunities

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Colleges, Universities, and Other Institutions

Many students want to find high-quality stage combat training associated with an actor training program. Many colleges and universities, as well as theaters and private schools offer such training. It can vary from a one semester crash course, to a seven semester overview. If you are interested in finding institutions who offer this type of training, and who offer the Skills Proficiency Test, look below. You can be assured of safe, quality training, as the institutions below hire Society of American Fight Directors certified Teachers, Fight Directors, or Fight Masters.

  OP institutions supporting The Society of American Fight Directors Skills Proficiency Test
 Institution
SPT Tests given since 1980
Columbia College, Chicago 26 (since 1988)
The University of Washington 18
The University of Illinois 17
Marymount-Fordham London Drama Academy 16
The Cornish College of The Arts, Seattle 15
The University of the Arts 14
New York University 13
The University of Michigan 12
The University of Virginia 11
Temple University 10
Webster College 10
Wright State University 9
The Legend of Daniel Boone 9
Northern Kentucky University 9
The California Institute of the Arts 8
Brandeis University 8
The Actor's Combat Training School 8
The New York Fight Ensemble 8
The Pennsylvania State University 8
The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 8
Louisiana Tech 8
Fights 4 7
Blue Jacket 7
The University of Houston 7
The University of Iowa 6
Ohio University 6
The College-Conservatory of Music 6
Tecumseh! 5
Niagara University 5
Carnegie Mellon University 5
The University of Alabama 5
 Other schools and institutions holding Skills Proficiency Tests:
New Mexico State University The National Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
The Lee Strasberg Institute Pace University
Roosevelt University, Chicago The College of William and Mary
ACT Boston University
The University of Miami Kutztown University
The North Carolina School of the Arts Walnut Street Theater School
Brooklyn College Northwestern State University
The University of Florida The University of Wisconsin
The Barter Theater The Barter Theater
The Hartt School at University of Hartford The Hartt School/University of Hartford
The University of Arizona The Alabama Shakespeare Festival
 Private Training Centers
Swordplay, New York, NY The National Fight Directors Training Program, Maine
The Atlanta Stage Combat Studio The Actor's Gymnasium, Chicago
Dueling Arts International, San Francisco Freehold Theater Studio Lab, Seattle
The Los Angeles Fight Academy The Swords and Surf Workshop, Hawaii
The Winter Wonderland Workshop, Chicago