Advanced Actor Combatant, Society of American Fight Directors
recognized in:
Unarmed*, Knife*, Rapier and Dagger*, Broadsword**,
Single Sword, Sword and Shield*, and Quarterstaff*
*Recommended pass
**Examiner's Award for Excellence
recognized in:
Unarmed*, Knife*, Rapier and Dagger*, Broadsword**,
Single Sword, Sword and Shield*, and Quarterstaff*
*Recommended pass
**Examiner's Award for Excellence
Fight Choreography - Theatre
Tell-Tale | Unarmed | Grain of Sand Theatre | |
You Can't Get a Decent Margarita at the North Pole | Unarmed | Grain of Sand Theatre | dir. Sara Bickler |
Raising Cane: A Family Portrait | Unarmed, Pitchfork, Frying Pan | Grain of Sand Theatre | dir. Christine Lange |
Hamlet: Reframed | Smallsword, Unarmed | Grain of Sand Theatre | |
The Margins | Unarmed, Pie server | Molotov Theatre Group | |
R+J: Star-Cross'd Death Match | Unarmed, Knive | LiveArtDC | dir. Sara Bickler |
Noah: Apocalypse | Unarmed, Knive. crutch | LiveArtDC | dir. Claire Shaffer |
Isis and Vesco Investigate the Curious Death of Dr. Freud | Unarmed, Flail | Guillotine Theatre Company | |
Bleed | Unarmed | Pinky Swear Productions | dir. Matt Ripa |
Good Woman of Setzuan | Unarmed | Theatre Lab | dir. Michael Rosato |
Zoo Story | Unarmed, Knife | Theatre Lab | |
Desperate Affection | Unarmed | Theatre Lab | |
Smellin' Up the Den | Sword | Red Knight Productions | dir. Scott Courlander |
Gianni Schicchi | Unarmed, Bedpan | Georgetown Theatre Company | dir. Catherine Aselford |
A Two Woman Hamlet | Unarmed | Capital Fringe Festival | dir. Mara Sherman |
Equilibrium | Unarmed | No Small Parts | dir. Dave Crowley |
The Adventures of Don Quixote | Sword-buckler | Vpstart Crow | |
A Christmas Carol | Unarmed | Vpstart Crow | |
Anne of 1000 Days | Unarmed | Vpstart Crow | dir. Christine Lange |
Echoes | Unarmed | Capital Fringe Festival | dir. Mia Amado |
Deathtrap | Unarmed, Log, Wire, Knife | McLean Community Players | dir. Jerry Bonnes |
Man of La Mancha | Unarmed, Lumber, Stool, Sword | McLean Community Players | dir. Don Peterson |
What I Did Last Summer | Unarmed (wrestling), Towel | McLean Community Players | dir. Adriana Hardy |
The Game's Afoot | Unarmed, found objects, Sword | McLean Community Players | dir. Bob Sams |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Unarmed, found objects, Sword | McLean Community Players | dir. Rosemary Hartman |
A View from the Bridge | Unarmed (boxing), Knife | Rockville Little Theatre | dir. Kevin O’Connell |
A Christmas Chaos | Unarmed | Prince William Little Theatre | dir. Melissa York-Tilley |
The Who's Tommy | Unarmed | Prince William Little Theatre | dir. Melissa York-Tilley |
Bye Bye Birdie | Unarmed | Prince William Little Theatre | dir. Don Peterson |
Frankenstein | Unarmed, Pistol | Prince William Little Theatre | dir. Don Peterson |
Wedding Singer | Unarmed, mass battle | Prince William Little Theatre | dir. Melissa York-Tilley |
Terra Nova | Unarmed | Port City Players | dir. Don Petersen |
Pippin | Sword/Buckler, Katana, Knife, Staff, Unarmed | The Potomac School | |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Rapier, Rapier/Dagger, Rapier/Cloak, Unarmed | Woodbridge HS | |
Alice in Wonderland | Unarmed, sword, found objects | Washington International School | |
The Lion King | Unarmed, Staff | Washington International School | |
Young Frankenstein | Unarmed | Osbourn Park HS | |
Lion, Witch, & the Wardrobe | Sword, Staff, Knife, Axe, Unarmed | Osbourn Park HS | |
The Hobbit | Sword/cloak, Staff, Knife, Axe, Unarmed | Osbourn Park HS | |
Night of the Living Dead | Unarmed, Pistol, Trowel, Frying Pan, 2x4 | Osbourn Park HS | |
Pirates of Penzance | Cutlass, Hatchet, Pistol, Knife, Staff | Osbourn Park HS | |
Arsenic and Old Lace | Unarmed | Osbourn Park HS | |
Cleveland | Halberd, Toilet Plunger | Osbourn Park HS | |
Treasure Island (assistant choreographer) | Cutlass, Hatchet, Rapier, Staff, Unarmed | Osbourn Park HS |
Fight Choreography - Film
SINergy | Open Mic Productions/48hrFilmFest. |
Suction Man II | Apollo Films |
Suction Man | Apollo Films |
Fight Combatant - Theatre
Ballad of the Red Knight | Fight Captain. Broadsword | Red Knight Productions | dir. Scott Courlander fight dir. Casey Kaleba |
Mistorical Hystery of Henry (I)V | Fight Captain. Unarmed, Pistol | WSC Avant Bard | dir. Tom Mallan fight dir. Casey Kaleba |
Macbeth | Fight Captain. Capoeira, Knife | Push/Pull Theatre | dir. Jessica Aimone fight dir. Matthew R. Wilson |
Henri IV (I and II) | Fight Captain. Unarmed, staff | Brave Spirits Theatre | dir. Kevin Finkelstein fight dir. Megan Behm |
The Gray Ghost | Fight Captain. Saber, Unarmed | Gray Ghost Theatre | dir. Ken Elston, Rex McGraw fight dir. Jill Matarelli-Carlson |
Romeo and Juliet | Single Sword (Tybalt) | Richmond Shakespeare Festival | dir. Grant Mudge fight dir. Dan Istrate |
The Continuing Adventures of John Blade, Super Spy | Unarmed, Billy Club | Live Action Theatre | dir. Christopher Niebling fight dir. Robb Hunter, Craig Lawrence, Jenny Male |
Hypothermia | Unarmed, Wrench | Madcap Players | dir. Chris Snipe |
Richard III | Broadsword | Tapestry Theatre | dir. Susan Schulman |
Terra Nova | Unarmed | Port City Players | dir. Don Petersen |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Rapier (Cyrano) | Willoughby Fine Arts | dir. Mark Cipra |
Education and Professional Development
Fight Choreography Shakespeare Theatre Company, DC | Instructor: Casey Kaleba |
Quarterstaff Howard Community College |
Instructor: Jenny Male |
Sword and Shield Tooth and Claw Combat Arts/ Roundhouse Theatre |
Instructor: Casey Kaleba |
Knife Tooth and Claw Combat Arts/ National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts |
Instructor: Matthew R. Wilson |
Single Sword University of Maryland |
Assistant instructor Instructor: Matthew R. Wilson |
Bond vs. Bourne workshop Tooth and Claw Combat Arts |
Classes in Unarmed, Tactical Knife, Firearms, and Parkour Instructors: Casey Kaleba, Casey Hudecki, Primal Fitness Parkour |
Swashbuckling Shakespeare Theatre Company, DC | Instructor: Casey Kaleba |
Virginia Beach Bash workshop Society of American Fight Directors |
Classes in Broadsword, Smallsword, Unarmed, Rapier/Dagger, and Single Sword Instructors: Richard Ryan, Michael Chin, Casey Kaleba, Jenny Male, Martin Noyes |
Ninjas in Exile Fight Camp Rorschach Theatre, DC | Instructor: Casey Kaleba |
National Stage Combat Workshop Society of American Fight Directors Winston-Salem, NC | Instructors: K. Jenny Jones, Richard Ryan, J. David Brimmer, Robert Hamilton, Michael Mahaffey |
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Mathematics |