Tonya Lynn (She/Her/Hers)
Certified Teacher
Tonya Lynn is a Pittsburgh, PA-based fight director, actor, director, and teaching artist whose credits include the world premiere of Storming Heaven at West Virginia Public Theatre, the original production Sword Play at Colonial Williamsburg, VA, the Pittsburgh premiere of She Kills Monsters at the University of Pittsburgh (including a sold-out encore performance at the August Wilson Cultural Center) and over 100 productions at Pittsburgh area theaters and universities, including the Young Playwrights’ Festival at City Theatre, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, Prime Stage Theater, Poor Yorick’s Players, Carnegie Mellon University, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, Seton Hill University, Westminster College, and Allegheny College. Tonya is a co-founder of Brawling Bard Theater (a five-time award winner at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival), and a company member with the New Renaissance Theatre Company. She has trained with the United Stuntmens’ Association and for over 15 years has been an active member of the Society of American Fight Directors, with whom she is recognized as a Certified Teacher.
Tonya is an adjunct instructor at Point Park University and the Community College of Allegheny County South Campus, and has served as a guest teacher in stage combat at Carnegie Mellon University and a teaching artist with Pittsburgh Public Theatre, City Theatre, Gateway to the Arts, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. She is the workshop coordinator for the Allegheny Alley Fight, a regional SAFD workshop in the Pittsburgh area since 2015.
- tonyarlynn@gmail.com
- SAFD
Skill Proficiency History
Date | Weapon | Location | Grade |
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2018 NSCW - AACW & Interns
Aug 10, 2018 | Rapier and Dagger | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 10, 2018 | Unarmed | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 10, 2018 | Broadsword | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 10, 2018 | Small Sword | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 10, 2018 | Knife | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 10, 2018 | Broadsword and Shield | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 10, 2018 | Quarterstaff | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
2017 Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop Renewals
Oct 6, 2017 | Small Sword | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Oct 6, 2017 | Knife | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Allegheny Alley Fights / SPR
May 13, 2017 | Single Sword | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Skills Test Allegany Alley Fight
May 14, 2016 | Broadsword and Shield | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Rose Academy of Armes
Mar 28, 2014 | Single Sword | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Mar 28, 2014 | Quarterstaff | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Drake University
Nov 23, 2013 | Unarmed | Des Moines, Iowa | Basic Pass |
Nov 20, 2011 | Single Sword | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |
University of Pittsburgh
Dec 17, 2011 | Unarmed | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Private Classes
Aug 22, 2010 | Small Sword | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Aug 22, 2010 | Broadsword and Shield | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
The Carnage in the Corn
Nov 21, 2009 | Knife | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |
Nov 21, 2009 | Quarterstaff | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |
2008 National Stage Combat Workshops - NCSA
Jul 25, 2008 | Broadsword | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Basic Pass |
Jul 25, 2008 | Rapier and Dagger | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Basic Pass |
Jul 25, 2008 | Unarmed | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Basic Pass |
Swordlady - Cincinnati
Jul 3, 2008 | Single Sword | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |
Jul 3, 2008 | Knife | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |
Jul 3, 2008 | Unarmed | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |
Jul 3, 2008 | Quarterstaff | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |