Eliana M. Tate Stage Combat

Stage Combat

Eliana has been training with the Society of American Fight Directors for nigh on a decade. She currently holds Advanced 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 five 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.

Selected Fight Choreography Experience

A Divine KerfuffleBU PlayersDir. Dr. Carrie Winship
Six Characters in Search of an AuthorBloomsburg Theatre EnsembleDir. David A. Miller
Crazy for YouAlamance Children’s TheatreDir. Tami Kress
Hooded: or Being Black for DummiesBU PlayersDir. Brian Bond and Gibryl Livingston
The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeAlamance Children’s TheatreDir. Wayne Leonard
Beauty and the BeastAlamance Children’s TheatreDir. Kelly Durfey
God of CarnageStudio 1Dir. Adam Belcher

Selected Assistant Choreographer Experience

BoomCo-Fight ChoreographerUNC School of the Arts
Robin HoodCo-Fight ChoreographerStudio 1Dir. Angela Daulton
HamletAssistant Fight ChoreographerStudio 1Dir. Tami Kress
NewsiesAssistant Fight Choreographer The Gallery PlayersDir. John Collier
Peter and the StarcatcherAssistant Fight Choreographer Studio 1Dir. Tami Kress
The Lightning ThiefAssistant Fight ChoreographerStudio 1Dir. Tami Kress
CamelotAssistant Fight Choreographer Alamance Repertory Theatre Company Dir. Ashley Phipps

Selected Instructor, Intern, and TA Experience

The Tourist TrapWorkshop Assistant2025
The LA SlayAssociate Instructor2025
University of North Carolina School of the Arts: Unarmed, Knife, Rapier and Dagger, Single SwordAssistant2024, 2025
The Philadelphia Stage Combat WorkshopWorkshop Assistant2023, 2024
The National Stage Combat WorkshopProduction Assistant2023, 2024
The A-Town Throw DownAssociate Instructor2024
Muhlenberg College: Single Sword and UnarmedAssistant2023, 2024
Bloomsburg University: Unarmed and Single SwordInstructor2023
The A-Town Throw DownIntern2022, 2023
The Texas IntensiveIntern2022
The Lonestar SmashIntern2021

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 Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop 2021
  • Level 2 – Foundations of Intimacy II Online (IDC) 2022
  • The Fredricksen 2022
  • Consent Forward Artist Certification Workshop 2022 (IDC)
  • 3-day Foundational Stunt and Combat Workshop 2022 (Filmka Stunt Team: Ondra Voda & Alice Šrámková)
  • NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Certification Course: Level 4 Marksmanship
  • The Texas Intensive 2023
  • The Summer Sling Fight Director’s Intensive 2024

First Aid and Other Certifications

CertificationCertification EntityValid through
Adult and Pediatric First Aid and CPRAmerican Red CrossMay 2025
First Aid for Severe TraumaAmerican Red CrossSeptember 2026
Blood Borne Pathogen SafetyAmerican Red CrossAugust 2024
Opioid Overdose ResponseAmerican Red Crossn/a
Mental Health First AidBorn This Way Foundationn/a
Basics of Pistol Shooting: Level 4 MarksmanshipNRAn/a
Consent Forward ArtistIntimacy Directors and Coordinatorsn/a