Jonathan Rubin (He/Him/His)
Jonathan Ezra Rubin freelances as a fight & intimacy director throughout the Washington, DC-Metro Area. In addition to his freelance career, he has over a decade of theatre administration and nonprofit executive management experience, which he is currently putting to use as the Assistant Chair of the SAFD's Development Department. He served as the Managing Director and then Associate Artistic Director for the nonprofit performing arts company Flying V from the tail end of 2011 through June 2020, helping to grow the company by around $300,000 in that time, as well as positioning Flying V to be awarded the 2015 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company at the Helen Hayes Awards, DC's Regional Theatre Awards. Since stepping down from the staff, Jonathan has been an active member of Flying V's Advisory Board, offering insight, institutional knowledge, and advice to the current leadership team. Jonathan also works as the Managing Director for the Theatre Consortium of Silver Spring, the nonprofit entity which manages the Montgomery County, Maryland-owned theatre venue, the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, for whom he is the sole full time employee and where he has been employed since December 2014.
A Recognized Advanced Actor/Combatant with the SAFD, a three-time Helen Hayes Award Nominee for Outstanding Choreography (Flying V Fights: Heroes & Monsters, Flying V Fights: The Secret History of the Unknown World, Crystal Creek Motel), and WATCH Award Nominee for Fight Choreography (Appropriate), Jonathan works regularly as a fight & intimacy director throughout the DC-Metro Area, having choreographed most of Flying V's shows, as well as at The Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Adventure Theatre-MTC, Cohesion Theatre Company, 4615 Theatre Company, LiveArtDC, Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Silver Spring Stage, Maryland Shakespeare Company, Lumina Studio Theatre, Georgetown University, American University, Goucher College, and more. Jonathan also served as a member of the Steering Committee for the Montgomery County Executive's Ball for the Arts & Humanities in 2015 and 2016, and as a member of the Advisory Board for Faction of Fools Theatre Company from January 2017-May 2020. He is a proud Associate Member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national professional theatrical union. Additionally, he has been studying intimacy direction since 2015, was an Apprentice with Intimacy Directors International, and has continued that training with Intimacy Directors & Coordinators. Jonathan has been a staff member at approximately 30 regional SAFD workshops across the country since 2014, in addition to assisting and/or coordinating multiple additional masterclasses in that time, including working as one of the Co-Coordinators of the Social Distance Showdown: Virtual Stage Combat Workshop, the first and largest online weekend workshop of its kind, in May 2020, as well as its 2nd iteration in October 2020.
- JonE.Rubin@gmail.com
- Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, Intimacy Directors International, Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, International Order of the Sword & Pen
Skill Proficiency History
Date | Weapon | Location | Grade |
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Jon Rubin SPRs
Mar 20, 2022 | Single Sword | Baltimore, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Mar 20, 2022 | Broadsword | Baltimore, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Silver Spring SPRs
Mar 13, 2022 | Rapier and Dagger | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Mar 13, 2022 | Small Sword | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Mar 13, 2022 | Broadsword and Shield | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
LoneStar Smash 2021 SPR
Nov 7, 2021 | Broadsword and Shield | Dallas, Texas | Recommended Pass |
Summer Sling
Aug 22, 2021 | Rapier and Dagger | New York, New York | Recommended Pass |
Aug 22, 2021 | Small Sword | New York, New York | Recommended Pass |
Aug 20, 2017 | Broadsword and Shield | Brooklyn, New York | Recommended Pass |
Knife/Unarmed WWW
Jan 9, 2020 | Unarmed | Chicago , Illinois | Recommended Pass |
Jan 9, 2020 | Knife | Chicago , Illinois | Recommended Pass |
SPR Quarterstaff
Jan 4, 2020 | Quarterstaff | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Brawl 2019 Staff renewals
May 24, 2019 | Broadsword | St. Paul, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
May 24, 2019 | Single Sword | St. Paul, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
Knife renewals
Mar 10, 2019 | Knife | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety Course
Jan 6, 2019 | Firearm | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Round House Theatre
Aug 13, 2018 | Small Sword | Washington, District of Columbia | Recommended Pass |
Dec 18, 2017 | Rapier and Dagger | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Mar 6, 2017 | Unarmed | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Mar 19, 2016 | Knife | Washington, District of Columbia | Recommended Pass |
Feb 22, 2014 | Single Sword | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Mar 2, 2013 | Broadsword | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Virginia Beach Bash
Apr 1, 2017 | Single Sword | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Basic Pass |
Quarterstaff SPT/SPRs
Dec 18, 2016 | Quarterstaff | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Carnage renewals
Nov 19, 2016 | Broadsword and Shield | Des Moines, Iowa | Basic Pass |
UA & SiS SPT/SPR
May 13, 2016 | Unarmed | Columbia, Maryland | Basic Pass |
May 13, 2016 | Single Sword | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
May 13, 2016 | Broadsword | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
SJMcDFights
Oct 19, 2015 | Small Sword | Crownsville, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Maryland Renaissance Festival R&D
Oct 5, 2014 | Rapier and Dagger | Crownsville, Maryland | Basic Pass |
Everyman Theatre
Jun 8, 2014 | Small Sword | Baltimore, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Tooth & Claw Combat Arts
May 18, 2014 | Unarmed | Silver Spring, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Aug 12, 2013 | Broadsword and Shield | Silver Spring, Maryland | Basic Pass |
Mar 10, 2013 | Knife | Washington, District of Columbia | Basic Pass |
Howard Community College
Dec 15, 2013 | Rapier and Dagger | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Dec 15, 2013 | Unarmed | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Dec 15, 2013 | Quarterstaff | Columbia, Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Dec 15, 2013 | Broadsword | Columbia, Maryland | Basic Pass |
Fights 4 - Summer Sling
Aug 17, 2013 | Unarmed | New York, New York | Basic Pass |
Maryland Shakespeare Festival
Dec 15, 2011 | Rapier and Dagger | Frederick , Maryland | Recommended Pass |
Swordplay
May 22, 2011 | Small Sword | New York, New York | Basic Pass |
Mar 30, 2011 | Unarmed | New York, New York | Recommended Pass |