Eliana has been training with the Society of American Fight Directors since she was 15 years old. She currently holdsAdvanced Actor/Combatant status and is certified in unarmed, broadsword, rapier and dagger, single sword, sword and shield, small sword, quarterstaff, and knife, as well as theatrical firearms. In her years of training, Eliana has attended multiple regional workshops across the United States as well as three National Stage Combat Workshops. Eliana was awarded Best Performer for the Actor Combatant Workshop in 2019 and received the award for Best Scene in her 2021 Advanced Actor Combatant Workshop. Eliana’s SAFD profile and complete testing history can be found here. Click here for a condensed stage combat resume. Eliana has also begun training with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators to improve her practices and methods for approaching choreography, and she is certified as a Consent Forward Artist. Reel available upon request!
Fight Choreography Experience
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
Dir. David A. Miller
Crazy for You
Alamance Children’s Theatre
Dir. Tami Kress
Hooded: or Being Black for Dummies
BU Players
Dir. Brian Bond and Gibryl Livingston
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Alamance Children’s Theatre
Dir. Wayne Leonard
The Astronots
BU Players
Dir. David A. Miller
Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
BU Players
Dir. Dr. Carrie Winship
The Women
Studio 1
Dir. Ashley Phipps
God of Carnage
Studio 1
Dir. Adam Belcher
Dark Clouds
BU Players
Dir. Russell Shelton
Assistant Choreographer and Fight Captain Experience
Robin Hood
Co-Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Angela Daulton
A Divine Kerfuffle (Upcoming)
Associate Fight Director
BU Players
Dir. Dr. Carrie Winship
Hamlet
Assistant Fight Choreographer, Fight Captain
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
Newsies
Assistant Fight Choreographer
The Gallery Players
Dir. John Collier
Peter and the Starcatcher
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
The Lightning Thief
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
Romeo and Juliet
Fight Captain
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
Macbeth
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. David Sebren
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
Morte D’Arthur
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
Sweeney Todd
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Michael Williams
A Comedy of Tenors
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Studio 1
Dir. Wayne Leonard
Camelot
Assistant Fight Choreographer
Alamance Repertory Theatre Company
Dir. Ashley Phipps
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Fight Captain
Studio 1
Dir. Tami Kress
…And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi
Assistant
Muhlenberg College
Dir. Christopher Burris
Instructor, Intern, and Teaching Assistant Experience
The Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop
Intern
2023
Single Sword: Muhlenberg College
Production Assistant
2023
Unarmed and Single Sword: Bloomsburg University
Instructor
2023
The National Stage Combat Workshop
Production Assistant
2023
The A-Town Throw Down
Intern
2023
The Texas Intensive
Intern
2022
The A-Town Throw Down
Intern
2022
The Lonestar Smash
Intern
2021
Broadsword
Assistant
Studio 1
Unarmed
Assistant
Studio 1
Misc. Weapons
Assistant
Studio 1
Single Sword
Assistant
Studio 1
Unarmed and Knife
Assistant
Studio 1
Training Experience
National Stage Combat Workshop 2017: Introduction to Stage Combat Workshop
The Tourist Trap 2018
The Fredricksen 2018
The Lonestar Smash 2018
The Tourist Trap 2019
The Fredricksen 2019
National Stage Combat Workshop 2019: Actor Combatant Workshop
The Lonestar Smash 2019
The Social Distance Showdown 2020
The Social Distance Showdown 2.0 2020
National Stage Combat Workshop 2021: Advanced Actor Combatant Workshop
Level 1 – Foundations of Intimacy I Online (IDC) 2021
The Lonestar Smash 2021 (Intern)
The Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop 2021
Level 2 – Foundations of Intimacy II Online (IDC) 2022
The Fredricksen 2022
The A-Town Throw Down 2022 (Intern)
The Texas Intensive 2022 (Intern)
Consent Forward Artist Certification Workshop 2022 (IDC)
3-day Foundational Stunt and Combat Workshop 2022 (Ondra Voda & Alice Šrámková)
The A-Town Throw Down 2023
The National Stage Combat Workshop 2023: Production Assistant
NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Certification Course: Level 4 Marksmanship
The Texas Intensive 2023
The Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop 2023 (Intern)