Event
SUMMER ACTING
WORKSHOP
Instructor: Ian Walsh
When: Saturday, January 7th 9am-4pm
Cost: $50 per person
Ian Walsh
Fight Director/Stage Combat Instructor of Blackthorn Productions
Workshop #3 - SWORD FIGHTING
Instructors: Ian Walsh, Fight Director/Stage Combat Instructor of Blackthorn Productions
Assistance: Graham Banville, Certified Actor-Combatant with Fight Directors Canada
When: Saturday, January 7th 9am to 4pm (with a 1 hour break for lunch)
Location: Upper Room, Northwest Barrie United Church, 464 Ferndale Dr. N., Barrie, ON L4N 7X6
Cost: $50 per person
Hosted by: The South Simcoe Theatre
Learn Sword Fight Stage Combat for Theatre in this exciting workshop from instructor Ian Walsh with assistance from Graham Banville.
Sign up now by emailing:
Info@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com
Also pay to hold your space by e-transfering funds to: BoxOffice@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com
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Space is limited to 12 participants
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Open to any interested parties, age 14 and up!
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Snacks and beverages will be provided, but please bring your own lunch (there will be a 1 hour break for lunch).
Graham Banville
Certified Actor-Combatant with Fight Directors Canada
Meet Ian Walsh
Fight Director/Stage Combat Instructor
Over the years he has studied under various Fight Instructors, Directors and Masters through Fight Directors Canada and other Fight Associations from around the world. While at the University of Windsor for theatre, he was even advised by guest artist F. Braun McAsh (Highlander: The Series, Endgame). As well as serving as Fight Director in a number of productions, Ian has often taken the role of Fight Director for the Theatre Orangeville Young Company and was the Stage Combat Program Director at the Centauri Summer Arts Camp for 4 years. Ian also runs his own company, Blackthorn Productions which specializes in Presentations of Medieval Life as well as teaching Stage Combat in Ontario High Schools and to the general public. Ian is also a member of ACTRA and CAEA.
Meet Graham Banville
Certified Actor-Combatant with Fight Directors Canada
From Barrie, Graham is a certified actor-combatant with Fight Directors Canada. He is a drama graduate of Queen's University and trained in stage combat at Rapier Wit. Recently, he worked as fight director for Romeo and Juliet (Theatre Georgian Bay, 2022) and performed in Guys in the Garage (Meaford Theatre Company, 2022).
Future mentorship workshops will include:
Stage Management (Date TBC)
Costume Design (Date TBC)
*Supported by a generous grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation
