Unarmed Stage Fighting Master Class
Led by Colleen KellyW&L Theater announces an Unarmed Stage Fighting Master Class taught by renowned fight instructor, Colleen Kelly, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007 at 10:10 am – 12:10 pm in the Maslanksy Studio located in the Lenfest Hall. For more information, contact Cathy McElhannon at mcelhannonc@wlu.edu.
Kelly is the Director of Education and Research at the American Shakespeare Center and teaches in the M. LITT/M.F.A. Shakespeare Program at Mary Baldwin College. Previous work with the ASC includes co-directing the 2002/2003 touring production of The Taming of the Shrew and serving as movement coach, dance choreographer, and fight director for several touring and resident productions. Kelly has also taught at the University of San Diego/Old Globe Theatres, the University of Virginia, and served as head of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s M.F.A./Professional Actor Training Program.
Kelly holds BS and MA degrees from Eastern Michigan University and an M.F.A. from Ohio University. She is a member of Actors' Equity, a Founding Board Member of the Association of Theatre Movement Educators, and a past vice-president of the Society of American Fight Directors. Kelly has worked professionally as an actor, director, fight director, and dance choreographer for theatres such as ASF, Denver Center, Milwaukee Rep, Dallas Theatre Center, The Old Globe, and La Jolla Playhouse. Film credits include dance choreography for Sommersby and fight direction for the PBS series Tell About the South.
