Eureka College, Western Illinois University to host
fourth annual stage combat workshop

May 12-30 at Eureka College

Eureka College and Western Illinois University will host the fourth annual Central Illinois Stage Combat Workshop May 12-30 on the Eureka College campus.

The workshop will offer instruction in fighting on stage and in film with the medieval weapons of quarterstaff and single sword. Participants will receive recognition in fighting with those weapons from the Society of American Fight Directors.  

Cost is $1,675, which includes tuition, meals, housing, testing fee, a T-shirt and a group photo. To register or for more information, contact workshop coordinator and Eureka College assistant theater professor Holly Rocke at (309) 467-6580 or hrocke@eureka.edu.

The workshop instructor will be D.C. Wright, an associate professor and head of movement/stage combat at Western Illinois University. Wright, who is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, recently directed fights for the Off-Broadway production of “The Blowin’ of Baile Gall” at the Donaghy Theatre in the Irish Arts Center, “ Of Mice and Men” and “Romeo and Juliet” at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and “Macbeth,” “Henry VIII” and “Twelfth Night” at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Wright has taught combat classes at universities around the country and at local, regional and national workshops. He earned a master of fine arts degree from Boston University’s School of Theatre and a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Brigham Young University.

Eureka College and Western Illinois University, Macomb, will alternate hosting the annual workshop, which will take place at WIU next spring.

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Contact:

Michele Lehman

Media Relations Coordinator

mlehman@eureka.edu

(309) 467-6318