Stage Combat Training:
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION (NYC) - Richard Rizk - 1987-88: Instruction in various weapon styles including single rapier, rapier and dagger, rapier and cape. ACTOR'S COMBAT TRAINING SCHOOL (ACTS in NYC) with J. Allen Suddeth, Richard Raether and Rick Sordelet from Sept. 1988 - Feb. 1992: Intermediate Rapier - Richard Raether - 9/30-10/28/88 / Rapier and Dagger - Richard Raether - 11/07-12/13/88 / Rapier and Dagger - Richard Raether and J. Allen Suddeth - 4/08-5/13/89 / Beginner Unarmed - J. Allen Suddeth - 9/30-10/28/89 / Rapier and Dagger - J. Allen Suddeth - 9/30-10/28/89 / Intermediate Unarmed - Rick Sordelet - 11/11-12/16/89 / Smallsword- J. Allen Suddeth - 11/11-12/16/89 / Broadsword and Quarterstaff - J. Allen Suddeth - 2/23-3/31/90 / Fight Test Review - J. Allen Suddeth - 4/07-5/19/90 / SAFD SPT Test - Chris Villa (adjudicator) - 5/23/90 (UA/R&D/BS/QS) / Advanced Rapier and Dagger - J. Allen Suddeth - 9/29-11/03/90 / Choreography Workshop - J. Allen Suddeth - 12/19/90 (Dauphin/Jeanne D'Arc - HENRY IV, Pt. 1) / Smallsword - J. Allen Suddeth - 1/14-2/16/91 / Styles/Scenes - J. Allen Suddeth - 2/18-3/23/91 (Oswald/Edgar - KING LEAR) / Smallsword - J. Allen Suddeth - 9/21-10/21/91 / Styles/Scenes - J. Allen Suddeth - 2/15&2/19/92 (Unarmed for Film and TV) NEW YORK FIGHT ENSEMBLE (NYC): Basic Skills SPT Class - Michael G. Chin - April-1993 / Broadsword Class - Michael G. Chin - Aug.-Sept.,1993 / Quarterstaff SPT Class - Robert Tuftee - Apr.-May,1995 / Smallsword SPT Class - Ian Marshall - Apr.-May,1995 / Basic Skills SPT Class - J. David Brimmer - Apr.-1997 FIGHTS 4(NYC): Broadsword and Shield SPT Class - J. David Brimmer - Apr.-May-1999 / Broadsword and Shield Class - J. David Brimmer - Apr.-May, 2002 PRIVATE INSTRUCTION: Broadsword and Shield SPT Class - J. Allen Suddeth - Feb.-Mar.,1996 / Smallsword SPT Class - Ricki Ravitts - Oct.-Nov. - 2001 / Knife SPT Class - Ricki Ravitts - Jan./Feb. - 2002 SWORDPLAY (NYC): Quarterstaff SPT Class - Joe Travers - Dec. 2001-Feb. 2002 / Unarmed SPT Class- Joe Travers - Dec. 2001-Feb. 2002 / Video Recertification Class - Joe Travers - March 2002 / Singlesword SPT Class - Joe Travers - Jan. 2004 WORKSHOPS: SAFD Fight Directors Workshop @ the Celebration Barn in South Paris, Maine as fight director candidate - June 2001 / Winter Wonderland Workshop in Chicago - 1996 & 2003 / Paddy Crean Workshop in Washington, D.C. - 1994 / Summer Sling Workshop in NYC - 1997, 2000, 2001 & 2002 Instruction with: Ralph Anderson, B.H. Barry, David Boushey, J. David Brimmer, Brian Byrnes, Michael G. Chin, Charles 'Chuck' Conwell, Charles 'Chuck' Coyl, Anthony DeLongis, Dale Girard, K. Jenny Jones, Ricki Ravitts, Richard Rizk, Richard Ryan, Lewis Shaw, J. Allen Suddeth, Rick Sordelet, Joseph Travers, Robert 'Tink' Tuftee and David Wooley.
SAFD recognized Actor Combatant (1990, 1993 & 1997) - unarmed, rapier and dagger, broadsword / SAFD recognized Advanced Actor Combatant (2002) - unarmed, rapier and dagger, broadsword, smallsword, quarterstaff, broadsword and shield, knife / SAFD Certified Teacher (2004) / SAFD Fight Director (2018)
First Aid Training:
American Red Cross: Adult First Aid/CPR/AED - Online only (Certificate) - 1/29/2021 / Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (Certificate) - 5/12/17 / First Aid, Adult CPR with AED - Jan. 2004 / Standard First Aid, Adult CPR - Jan. 2001
Thrive NYC: Mental Health First Aid Training (8 hours - in person) - certificate awarded - 2/7/20
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper Training: (online) Suicide Prevention - certificate awarded - 7/31/20Anti-Racist Theatre: A Foundational Course - with Nicole Brewer (6 hours online) - 3/27/21 & 4/3/21 - certificate awarded
Actors Equity - Diversity & Inclusion Dept./Equal Employment Opportunity Committee - EEOC Dialogue: Race - with Kaja Dunn (2 hours online) - 12/2/21 Actors Equity - Diversity & Inclusion Dept./Equal Employment Opportunity Committee - EEOC Dialogue: Gender -with Gender Consultant Josephine Kearns (2 hours online) - 12/6/21Hollaback!: Bystander Intervention to Stop Police Sponsored Violence and Anti-Black Racist Harassment Training - with Vanessa Miller (1 hour online) - 5/17/21
Theatrical/Film Intimacy Training - (152 ½ hours):
Intimacy Directors International (IDI) - 6 hours:
Intimacy Direction: An Introduction For Directors, Actors and SMs - with Claire Warden (6 hours - in person) @ the Drama League - 2/24/19Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC) - 87 hours: What is Intimacy Coordination? - with Claire Warden (1 ½ hours - online) - 6/29/20
What is Intimacy Direction? - with Sasha Smith (1 ½ hours - online) - 7/1/20
Intimacy Direction and Academia - with Dan Granke (1 ½ hours - online) - 7/6/20Working Together: Intimacy Directors and Fight Directors - with Eli Lynn and Colleen Hughes (1 ½ hours - online) - 7/20/20
Intimacy Directors and COVID-19 - with Claire Warden (1 ½ hours - online) - 7/22/20
Preparing for the Intimacy Director - with Samantha Kaufman (1 ½ hours - online) - 7/27/20
Acting Intimacy Essentials - with Jessica Steinrock (1 ½ hours - online) - 7/29/20
Consent in Academia - with Dan Granke and Jessica Morgan (12 hours - online) - 8/10 - 9/21/20
Pronouns 101 - with Gaby Labotka (1 ½ hours - online) - 8/16/20
Let's Talk About Intimacy: Approaching Communication - with Yarit Dor (1 ½ hours - online) - 8/26/20
Building Closure Practices - with Samantha Kaufman (
Intimacy Direction in Conversation with Fight Directors - with Sarah Lozoff and Colleen Hughes (1 ½ hours - online) - 10/21/20 (sponsored by the SAFD)
Considerations for Virtual Intimacy - with Alicia Rodis and Sasha Smith (1 ½ hours - online) - 10/25/20
Consent in Rehearsals - with Maya Herbsman (1 ½ hours - online) - 10/28/20
Faculty Leadership: Facilitating Consent in High Contact Disciplines - with Jill Matarelli Carlson (1 ½ hours - online) - 11/23/20
Consent Culture in Devised Theatre - with Colleen Hughes (1 ½ hours - online) - 12/2/20
Everybody for Every Body - Understanding Boundaries For the Entire Creative Team - with Claire Warden (1 ½ hours - online) - 12/8/20
Audience Participation: Cultivating a Culture of Consent - with Colleen Hughes (1 ½ hours - online) - 1/26/21
Anatomy of an Apology: When 'Oops/Ouch' Isn't Enough - with Charlie Baker of Xploring Gender (1 ½ hours - online) - 2/1/21
Facilitating Group Closure - with Mitchell McCoy (1 ½ hours - online) - 2/3/21
Content Warnings for Theatre - with Gaby Labotka (1 ½ hours online) - 2/8/21
Intimacy in Opera - with Tonia Sina and Doug Scholz-Carlson (1 ½ hours online) - 2/19/21 Communication: Your Relationship to Yes and No - with Judi Lewis Ockler (
Pathway to Certification - Foundations of Intimacy - Online Level 1 Workshop - with Colleen Hughes and Casey Hudecki (12 hours - online) - 2/28-3/21/21
Working with Underage Performers: Understanding the Law, Paperwork and Protocols - with Adam Noble (1 ½ hours - online) - 3/23/21
Digging Deeper into Boundaries - with Samantha Kaufman (1 ½ hours - online) - 3/30/21
Working with Underage Performers: Methods for Approaching Intimacy with Minors - with Adam Noble (1 ½ hours - online) - 4/6/21
Working with Underage Performers: Case Studies and Troubleshooting Intimacy with Minors - with Adam Noble (1 ½ hours - online) - 4/22/21
Pathway to Certification - Foundations of Intimacy - Online Level 2 Workshop - with Colleen Hughes and Samantha Kaufman (12 hours - online) - 10/7/21-11/11/21
Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Artists (Part 1) - with Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute (3 hours - online) - 11/9/21
Intro to Kink & BDSM for Theatre, TV and Film - with Dr. Timaree Schmit (1 hour - online) - 11/15/21
Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Artists: Professionals, Directors and Choreographers (Part 2) - with Maybe Burke, Transgender Training Institute (5 hours - online) - 11/16/21-11/17/21
Intro to Trauma-Informed Practices for Artists - with Mae Early (1 ½ hours - online) - 11/29/21History of LBTGQ on Broadway - with Colleen Hughes and Maybe Burke (1
½ hours online) - 12/13/21Upcoming: Queer Representation in Contemporary Hollywood - with Colleen Hughes and Maybe Burke (1 ½ hours online) - 2/7/22Intimacy for Stage and Screen (U.K.) - 1 ½ hours:
Intimacy & Violence - with Joshua Okpala, Rachid Sabitri and Jessica Hrabowsky (1 ½ hours - online) - 1/9/22
Intimacy Directors of Color - 3 hours:
Intimacy Captain Certificate Training - with Ann James (3 hours - online) - 1/30/22
Moving Body Arts (U.K.) - 1 ½ hours:
Well-being on Set: Intimacy & Sensitive Scenes - with Yarit Dor and Sarah McCaffrey (1 ½ hours - online) - 4/24/21
Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) - 49 hours:
Digital Workshop: Best Practices - with Chelsea Pace and Laura Rikard (6 hours - online) - 7/8/20
Digital Workshop: Best Practices - with Chelsea Pace and Laura Rikard (6 hours - online) - 7/25/20
Digital Workshop: Studio Techniques - with Chelsea Pace and Laura Rikard (6 hours - online) - 8/6/20Digital Workshop: Intimacy Choreography - with Chelsea Pace and Laura Rikard (6 hours - online) - 9/4/20
Digital Workshop: Intimacy Coordination - with Chelsea Pace and Laura Rikard (6 hours - online) - 10/3/20
Digital Workshop: Foundations in Race, Intimacy and Consent - with Kaja Dunn (2 hours - online) - 10/20/20
Digital Workshop: Race and Choreography - with Kaja Dunn (2 hours - online) - 2/8/21
Digital Workshop: Trauma-Informed Practices - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours - online) - 3/5/21
Digital Workshop: Refresher: Boundaries - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours - online) - 9/9/21
Digital Workshop: Refresher: Ingredients - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours - online) - 9/9/21
Digital Workshop: Modesty Garments, Barriers and Masking - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours online) - 1/22/22
Digital Workshop: Qualification: Building Your Intimacy Resume - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours online)
Upcoming: Digital Workshop: Staging Sex: Outercourse - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours online) - 2/20/22
Upcoming: Digital Workshop: Staging Sex: Intercourse - with Chelsea Pace (3 hours online) - 2/20/22
The Transgender Training Institute - 4½ hours:
Non-Binary Basics - with Maybe Burke (½ hour - online) - 7/26/21 Getting Comfortable With Pronouns