Melissa Freilich (pronouns not set)
Advanced Actor Combatant
Melissa Freilich is a director, fight choreographer and teacher located in Richmond VA. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Performance Pedagogy at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a certified Alexander Technique teacher and recognized member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT). She trained under Jane Heirich in Ann Arbor MI. Her BA is in Theatre and Classics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is an advanced actor combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, an Associate Instructor in Dueling Arts International and an associate member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Directing credits include Arcadia, A Year without a Panto Claus, In the Next Room, Summer Cannibals, Eurydice, Yentl (asst.), and Clybourne Park (asst.). Fight choreography includes Romeo and Juliet, Cabaret, True West, Othello, Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, An Almost British Christmas, Cut It Out, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Pillowman, and Fool for Love.
Skill Proficiency History
Date | Weapon | Location | Grade |
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CISCO 2019
May 31, 2019 | Small Sword | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
May 31, 2019 | Rapier and Dagger | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Virginia Commonwealth University BFA
Dec 3, 2018 | Unarmed | Richmond, Virginia | Recommended Pass |
Dec 3, 2018 | Knife | Richmond, Virginia | Basic Pass |
CISCO 2018 SiS and QS
Jun 1, 2018 | Single Sword | Macomb, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 1, 2018 | Small Sword | Macomb, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 1, 2018 | Broadsword | Macomb, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 1, 2018 | Broadsword and Shield | Macomb, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 1, 2018 | Quarterstaff | Macomb, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
CISCO 2018 TFSC
Jun 1, 2018 | Firearm | Macomb, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Worlds Stage Combat Certification
Aug 23, 2016 | Small Sword | Toronto, Ontario | Recommended Pass |
Aug 23, 2016 | Broadsword | Toronto, Ontario | Recommended Pass |
Aug 23, 2016 | Rapier and Dagger | Toronto, Ontario | Basic Pass |
Aug 23, 2016 | Unarmed | Toronto, Ontario | Basic Pass |
Aug 23, 2016 | Knife | Toronto, Ontario | Basic Pass |
Rapier and Dagger Renewal
Jun 11, 2016 | Rapier and Dagger | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
2015 NSCW - AACW & Interns
Jul 10, 2015 | Quarterstaff | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Recommended Pass |
Jul 10, 2015 | Knife | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Recommended Pass |
CISCO 2015
Jun 6, 2015 | Small Sword | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 6, 2015 | Broadsword and Shield | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
PD SPR @ MACE ACI
Jan 7, 2015 | Broadsword | Chicago, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jan 7, 2015 | Unarmed | Chicago, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Eureka College
Jun 6, 2014 | Quarterstaff | Eureka, Illinois | Basic Pass |
Jun 6, 2014 | Single Sword | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Central Illinois Stage Combat Workshop
Jun 7, 2013 | Knife | Eureka, Illinois | Basic Pass |
Jun 7, 2013 | Broadsword and Shield | Eureka, Illinois | Basic Pass |
Jun 7, 2013 | Single Sword | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 7, 2013 | Rapier and Dagger | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 3, 2011 | Single Sword | Eureka, Illinois | Basic Pass |
Jun 3, 2011 | Broadsword and Shield | Eureka, Illinois | Basic Pass |
Fight or Flight Academy
Jan 5, 2013 | Rapier and Dagger | St. Charles, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jan 8, 2012 | Broadsword | Chicago, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jan 8, 2012 | Unarmed | Chicago, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
MACE - Movement and Combat Education
Jan 4, 2013 | Quarterstaff | Saint Charles, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Central Illinois Stage Combat Workshop 2012
Jun 3, 2012 | Small Sword | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jun 3, 2012 | Quarterstaff | Eureka, Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Drake University
Nov 20, 2011 | Knife | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |