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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Ohio Shakespeare Festival’s Resident Fight Director Ryan Zarecki is offering many stage combat professional development opportunities this winter and spring. See the three listing bellowing including </span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Monday FIGHT NIGHT</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> (Stupid Sword Tricks), </span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Blizzard Bash: Stage Combat Sundays</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> (Unarmed, Rapier and Dagger, Sword Tricks) and an </span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Actors’ Stage Combat Intensive</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>(single sword, unarmed, and weapon-of-choice). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Classes begins at just $10—seriously.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Private lessons also offered</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>--</span> <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/private-lessons/">http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/private-lessons/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:31.5pt;font-family:"Merriweather","serif";color:#156A1F'>January FIGHT NIGHT:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>7:00-8:30, JANUARY 8</span></b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>STUPID SWORD TRICKS</span></b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>$15 ($10 students) for 90 minute class<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Ages 14+ </span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Fresh from our tour de force at Chicago's Winter Wonderland stage combat intensive, the Ohio Shakes team will share some of the tips (ahhh?) and tricks than we learned in the windy city. Focusing on single sword techniques for comedic effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Register now: <a href="https://www.showclix.com/event/monday-fight-night">https://www.showclix.com/event/monday-fight-night</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:31.5pt;font-family:"Merriweather","serif";color:#156A1F'>Blizzard Bash: Stage Combat Sundays<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>FEBRAURY 4, 11, & 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>2:00-4:00 EACH DAY <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Ages 14+ </span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>The Ohio Shakes fight team recently attended the Winter Wonderland Workshop stage combat intensive in Chicago--and we want to show some of our new skills to you! Beginners and experienced combatants welcome--our small class environment allows us to cater to your skill level. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>(Please note: while this workshop will be an excellent professional development opportunity, it does not qualify toward SAFD sanctioned contact hours.) </span></i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>3 Day Registration--$60<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>2 Day Pass--$45<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>1 Day Pass--$30<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>February 4--Unarmed Combat</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Every actor needs to know safe practices for unarmed combat. Learn slaps, punches, kicks, falls, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>February 11--Rapier and Dagger.</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>This swashbuckling combo is important material for all Shakespeare actors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>February 18--Stupid Sword Tricks.</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Exactly as it sounds, these tricks are great for actors, and are pretty ridiculous.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Register now: <a href="https://www.showclix.com/event/blizzard-bash-stage-combat-sundays">https://www.showclix.com/event/blizzard-bash-stage-combat-sundays</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:31.5pt;font-family:"Merriweather","serif";color:#156A1F'>Actor Stage Combat Intensive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>APRIL 7, 14, & 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"proxima-nova","serif";color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>12:00-2:00 EACH DAY <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Ages 16+ </span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>This extended stage combat workshop is <b>geared toward actors with previous stage combat experience</b>. It's spring in NE Ohio--prepare for audition season with all those local Shakespeare companies by sharpening your stage combat skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Small class environment allows us to meet students at their own skill level. This workshop will be more fast-paced and challenging than our normal FIGHT NIGHTs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>3 Day Registration--$75<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>2 Day Pass--$55<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>1 Day Pass--$35<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>April 7--Single Sword.</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Great prep for any swashbuckling shows--Single sword is a much needed skill set for any actor looking to tackle the classics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>April 14--Unarmed.</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Whether it's <i>West Side Story</i> or <i>As You Like It</i> or everything in between, every theatre has a moment of unarmed combat in their season. Brush up on slaps, punches, falls, kicks, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>April 21--Class Choice.</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>For the final day of this intensive, we will poll the class to see which weapon the majority prefers to work on. We will choose among: Quarterstaff, Knife, Broadsword, Sword & Shield, Smallsword, or Rapier & Dagger.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>(Please note: while this workshop will be an excellent professional development opportunity, it does not qualify toward SAFD sanctioned contact hours.) </span></i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'>Register now: <a href="https://www.showclix.com/event/actor-stage-combat-intensive">https://www.showclix.com/event/actor-stage-combat-intensive</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>