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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><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. </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). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#156A1F'>Blizzard Bash: Stage Combat Sundays</span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>FEBRUaRY 4, 11, & 18</span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>2:00-4:00 EACH DAY </span><o:p></o:p></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'>Ages 14+ </span></b><o:p></o:p></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'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></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'>(Please note: while this workshop will be an excellent professional development opportunity, it does not qualify toward SAFD sanctioned contact hours.) </span></i><o:p></o:p></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'>3 Day Registration--$60</span><o:p></o:p></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'>2 Day Pass--$45</span><o:p></o:p></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'>1 Day Pass--$30</span><o:p></o:p></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'>February 4--Unarmed Combat</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'>. </span><o:p></o:p></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'>Every actor needs to know safe practices for unarmed combat. Learn slaps, punches, kicks, falls, and more.</span><o:p></o:p></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'>February 11--Rapier and Dagger.</span></b><o:p></o:p></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'>This swashbuckling combo is important material for all Shakespeare actors.</span><o:p></o:p></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'>February 18--Stupid Sword Tricks.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'>Exactly as it sounds, these tricks are great for actors, and are pretty ridiculous.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'>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></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'> </span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#156A1F'>Actor Stage Combat Intensive</span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>APRIL 7, 14, & 21</span><o:p></o:p></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;color:#4A4A4A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>12:00-2:00 EACH DAY </span><o:p></o:p></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'>Ages 16+ </span></b><o:p></o:p></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'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></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'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></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'>3 Day Registration--$75</span><o:p></o:p></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'>2 Day Pass--$55</span><o:p></o:p></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'>1 Day Pass--$35</span><o:p></o:p></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'>April 7--Single Sword.</span></b><o:p></o:p></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'>Great prep for any swashbuckling shows--Single sword is a much needed skill set for any actor looking to tackle the classics.</span><o:p></o:p></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'>April 14--Unarmed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></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'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></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'>April 21--Class Choice.</span></b><o:p></o:p></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'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'>(Please note: while this workshop will be an excellent professional development opportunity, it does not qualify toward SAFD sanctioned contact hours.) </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'>Register now: <a href="https://www.showclix.com/event/actor-stage-combat-intensive">https://www.showclix.com/event/actor-stage-combat-intensive</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:Lato'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>