Weapons on Stage: Hire a Fight Director or Get Hurt

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Stage combat and prop weapons are not to be taken lightly. I don’t understand why so many professional theatres do not hire a fight director to take care of all their potentially dangerous situations.

• US: Society of American Fight Directors: SAFD.org
• Canada: Fight Directors Canada, FDC.ca
• UK: British Academy of Dramatic Combat, BADC.co.uk