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  Samantha Kaufman Actor/Combatant Fight Director

Samantha Kaufman 
Fight Director
SAFD ​Certified Teacher 
WTTW Interview: Samantha Kaufman

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Samantha is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) and an Intermediate Actor/Combatant with Fight Directors Canada (FDC). She has also studied stage combat with Stage Combat Deutschland. Samantha is certified in theatrical firearms safety by the Society of American Fight Directors. 

Samantha began her training at the University of Wyoming before pursuing training with the SAFD. She was a teaching assistant for fight master Chuck Coyl for three years. She has been a teaching assistant to Fight Master Geoffrey Kent, Fight Director Leraldo Anzaldua
, among others. Samantha also has taught stage combat at Principia College and Florida Atlantic University for the undergrad and graduate programs, as well as various workshops and theatres across the country.

She was nominated for a Jeff Award for Fight Direction in 2019 for the Babes With Blades Theatre Company's production of "The Lady Demands Satisfaction." 

​Read more about Samantha in this Canvas Rebel article. 



Stage Combat Training:


Certified Teacher | Society of American Fight Directors
Intermediate Actor Combatant | Fight Directors Canada

*Weapons Training Include | Broadsword | Rapier and Dagger | Quarterstaff | Knife | Single Sword | Smallsword | Unarmed | Sword and Shield | German Longsword | Theatrical Firearms




Stage Combat Workshops:

National Stage Combat Workshop
                Actor Combatant Workshop- Attendant                        Winston-Salem, NC                            2013
                Teacher Certification Workshop- Attendant                 Ruston, LA                                            2021
 
Mentoring Actor Combatants Intensive         
                Co-Coordinator, Attendant                                                Bloomington, IN                                 2019
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The Left Turn
                Head Intern                                                                          Albuquerque, NM                                2017
                Associate Instructor                                                            Albuquerque, NM                                2019
 
Texas Intensive
                Associate Instructor                                                            Houston, TX                                         2018
                Associate Instructor                                                            Houston, TX                                         2019
                Instructor                                                                               Houston, TX                                         2021
 
Virginia Beach Bash
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Virginia Beach, VA                            2017
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Virginia Beach, VA                            2018
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Virginia Beach, VA                            2019
 
Tourist Trap
                Associate Instructor                                                            Orlando, FL                                          2018
 
Philadelphia Cheesesteak
                Intern                                                                                     Philadelphia, PA                                  2017
 
Winter Wonderland Workshop
                Attendant                                                                              Chicago, IL                                           2014
                Intern                                                                                     Chicago, IL                                           2018
 
Lonestar Smash
                Intern                                                                                     Dallas, TX                                             2017
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Dallas, TX                                             2018
 
Cease and Desist
                Associate Instructor                                                            Cincinnati, OH                                     2019
 
LA Tech Stage Combat Workshop
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Ruston, LA                                            2018
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Ruston, LA                                            2019
 
A-Town Throw Down
                Teaching Assistant                                                              Altanta, GA                                           2019
 
Summer Sling
                Choreographers Track- Attendant                                   New York City, NY                            2018
                Teacher                                                                                 New York City, NY                            2021
 
Social Distance Showdown              
                Attendant                                                                              Online                                                    2020

Fast and Furious
                Attendant                                                                              Philadelphia, PA                                  2014      
                Attendant                                                                              Philadelphia, PA                                  2017


Awards and Recognition:

2021 Certified Teacher of Stage Combat certificate
           Society of American Fight Directors, Teachers Certification Workshop
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2019 Jeff Award Nomination for Fight Choreography
          Babes with Blades Theatre “The Lady Demands Satisfaction,” Fight and Intimacy Director

2013 Outstanding Performance Award
          Society of American Fight Directors National Stage Combat Workshop 

SAFD Recommended Passes: Single Sword, Quearterstaff, Rapier and Dagger, Unarmed, 
            Broadsword, Knife, and Smallsword

Examiner's Award of Excellence in Smallsword

FDC Passes: Martial Arts, Smallsword, Rapier and Dagger, Longsword, Unarmed, Single Sword,
           and Quarterstaff


Pass with Distinction in Knife and Unarmed.


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Press:

Podcast Interview: Cycle Chats Episode: The Combat Queen

WTTW Interview: Samantha Kaufman
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Rescripted Review: Babes with Blades Serves Feminist Farce in 'The Lady Demands Satisfaction' 

Jeff Awards Press Release


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