The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), though written for (and, in my opinion, best performed by) a cast of three, is often done in high schools with much larger casts. If I remember correctly, it has two sword fights and one hand-to-hand combat. When I did the show, I hired a professional fight director, as I'm not trained for it and my cast had no experience with stage combat. The really cool thing is that one of those kids took to the fighting so strongly that he is now a college theatre professor and a certified fight director, and he has even directed this show with his students!
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Jeff Grove
Theatre Teacher, Aesthetics Department Chair
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-11-2017 11:26
From: Jessica Harms
Subject: Favorite Shows with Stage Combat?
I'm looking for large cast plays (12+) that feature stage combat, and bonus points if it is swordplay. We did Ken Ludwig's "Three Musketeers" and now our students are looking to continue their studies in combat. What shows do you know that feature stage combat?
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Jessica Harms
Theatre Director
Acton MA
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