| Mike
Mahaffey Certified Teacher, Society of American Fight Directors |
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Fight Direction and Choreography/Consulting
Credits
(E) denotes equity production
| Freedom & Fear (short) | Winding Tree Productions | Andrew Kappas | |
| Bus Stop | Long Beach Playhouse | A. Carr | |
| Romeo & Juliet (E) | The Odyssey Theatre | Joe Regalbuto | |
| Recast (short film) | May Productions | G. Sterling | |
| Never Swim Alone (E) | The Powerhouse Theatre | Brian Norris | |
| Hamlet | The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles | Jack Fris | |
| Romeo & Juliet (E) | National American Shakespeare Theatre | Brian Helm | |
| Crown of the Forest (SAG Agreement) | Blacklist Entertainment | William Hellmuth | |
| King Lear (E) | National American Shakespeare Theatre | Joseph Stachura | |
| MacBeth (e) | Knightsbridge Theatre | Tiger Reel | |
| Midsummer Night’s dream (e) | English Theatre of Frankfurt | Tiger Reel | |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Beverly Hills Playhouse | Shannon Burwell | |
| Edward II (e) | Knightsbridge Theatre | Tiger Reel | |
| Harmony Bar (short film) | Biscuits & Gravy Productions | Curtis Krick | |
| Bowling Green (SAG agreement) | USC Film School | Ryan Byrne | |
| Romeo & Juliet (e) | Secret Rose Theatre | Leigh Kennicott | |
| Henry V: Masters of War (e) | Knightsbridge Theatre | Tiger Reel | |
| Richard III | Pacific Northwest Classical Arts Theatre | Adam Ward | |
| Money & Run – “Eyepatch of the Tiger” | Theater Schmeater | Wayne S. Rawley | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Hose & Britches Productions | Janet Cole | |
| Money & Run – “Big Dance Contest” | Theater Schmeater | Rob West | |
| True West (International Tour) | Insight America | Alan Becker | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Seattle Public Theater | Shana Bestock | |
| Zoo Story | Insight America | Alan Becker | |
| Money & Run – “Of Nuns and Ninjas” | Theater Schmeater | Rob West | |
| Merry Wives of Windsor (e) | Tacoma Actors Guild | Pat Patton | |
| MacBeth | Seattle Shakespeare Youth Company | Shana Bestock | |
| Money & Run – “Money, take Run” | theater Schmeater | Rob West | |
| Noises Off | Village Theatre | M. Burke Walker | |
| BUSHLeague (SAG Agreement) | Chromazone One Productions | James Hicks | |
| Money & Run – “Go Hawaiian!” | Theater Schmeater | Wayne S. Rawley | |
| Double Tall Skinny | City 3 Theatre | Ellen Graham | |
| Money & run – “Go straight no chaser” | Theater Schmeater | Wayne S. Rawley | |
| The Beauty Queen of Lenanne (E) | Tacoma Actors Guild | Pat Patton | |
| Neville’s Island | Burien Civic Theatre | Michelle Gilette | |
| Money & Run – “The Christmas Episode” | Theater Schmeater | Wayne S. Rawley | |
| Henry IV, Part One | Greenstage | Linda Lombardi | |
| Terra Nova (e) | Tacoma Actors Guild | Leland Patton | |
| The Silent One (Feature Film) | Graphic Cypher Productions | Raymond Woodall | |
| Money & Run – Episode Three | Theater Schmeater | Wayne Rawley | |
| Once Upon a Mattress | Civic Light Opera | Michelle Gillette | |
| Money & Run – Episode Two | Theater Schmeater | Wayne Rawley | |
| Zombie Temps from Outer Space | Mariner High School | Deb Fialkow | |
| How the Other Half Loves | Renton Civic Theatre | Gregory Magyar | |
| The Ballad of Young Will Jones | Hugo House Theatre | Kenneth Holmes | |
| Dial M for Murder (e) | Tacoma Actors Guild | Leland Patton | |
| Tango Nights (“Espada”) | Aladdin Theatre | Kerry Jones | |
| Orphans | Stepping Stone Productions | Carmel Baird | |
| Money & Run – Episode One | theater Schmeater | Wayne S. Rawley | |
| True West (International Tour) | Insight America | Heidi Heimarck | |
| Tango Dreams (“Espada per Due”) | 22Tango Productions | Kerry Jones | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Willamette University (Guest Artist) | Steven David Martin | |
| Don’t Dress for Dinner | Renton Civic Theater | Rick May, AD | |
| Moon Over Buffalo | Encore Playhouse | Paul Fouhy | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | GreenStage | Tom Sunderland | |
| Wait Until Dark | Encore Playhouse | Gregory Maguir | |
| The Three Musketeers (E) | The Empty Space Theatre | Eddie Levi Lee | |
| The Pirates of Lesbos | ReBar Cabaret | Jennifer Jasper | |
| Cymbeline | GreenStage | Tony Driscoll | |
| Don’t Dress For Dinner | Driftwood Players | Henry Hart | |
| I Hate Hamlet | Encore Playhouse | Paul Fouhy | |
| Two Gentlemen of Verona (e) | NW Shakespeare Ensemble | Jamie Collins | |
| Julius Caesar | The Warehouse Theatre | Jack Young | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Shakin’ Up Shakespeare | Steve Young | |
| MacBeth | Shakin’ Up Shakespeare | David Daniel | |
| Julius Caesar | The Warehouse Theatre | Bob Hobbs | |
| Woyczek | Studio Theatre, USC | Larry Dooley | |
| As You Like It | South Carolina Shakespeare Company | Lisa Juliano | |
| Becket | Workshop Theatre | Linda Khoury | |
| Twelfth Night | Drayton Hall | Richard Jennings | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Longstreet Theatre | Michael Donlan | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | South Carolina Shakespeare Co. | Linda Khoury | |
| Friday Night Fights | Trustus Theatre | Steve Levine | |
| The Illusion | Harper Joy Theatre | Jack Freimann | |
| Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 | Harper Joy Theatre | James B. Nicola | |
| In God’s Country | John Freimann Theatre | Tanya Keil | |
| Cymbeline | Harper Joy Theatre | J. Pat Tyson | |
| Love’s Labors’ Lost | Harper Joy Theatre | Rod Alexander | |
| Man Of La Mancha | Columbia Basin College | Barbara Haug |
Fight Instruction Credits
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, American Music and Drama Academy-Los Angeles. Intensive course in Unarmed and Rapier & Dagger, resulting in Skills Proficiency Testing with the Society of American Fight Directors, adjudicated by k. Jenny Jones, Fight Master, SAFD. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, March Madness SAFD Regional Workshop at Northern Kentucky University. Classes include Falls and Rolls and Knife Fighting. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, American Music and Drama Academy-Los Angeles. Classes include unarmed, single rapier technique, broadsword, rapier & dagger and film fighting techniques (ongoing). |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, American Music and Drama Academy-Los Angeles. Intensive course in Unarmed and Rapier & Dagger, resulting in Skills Proficiency Testing with the Society of American Fight Directors, adjudictated by Dale Girard, Fight Master, SAFD. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, Summer Stage Combat Workshop, North Carolina School of the Arts. Classes include Broadsword, Quarterstaff, Sword and Shield and Smallsword. |
| - | Knife Instruction, Film Fighting-Los Angeles Annual Workshop. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, Drama Workshop, North Carolina School of the Arts. Classes include Broadsword technique (ages 14-18). |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, American Music and Drama Academy-Los Angeles. Intensive course in Singlesword and Knife, resulting in Skills Proficiency Testing with the Society of American Fight Directors, adjudictated by Geoffrey Alm, Fight Master, SAFD. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Opera Program), London, UK. Introductory studies in unarmed technique. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, Marymount-Fordham London Drama Academy. Intensive course in smallsword, resulting in Skills Proficiency Testing with the Society of American Fight Directors, adjudictated by J. Allen Suddeth, Fight Master, SAFD. |
| - | Stage Combat Instructor, American Music and Drama Academy-Los Angeles. Intensive course in Broadsword, Unarmed and Rapier & Dagger, resulting in Skills Proficiency Testing with the Society of American Fight Directors, adjudictated by Brian Byrnes, Fight Master, SAFD. |
| - | Winter Wonderland Workshop, Chicago, IL. Classes in smallsword, basic unarmed, unarmed renewal test-safd. |
| - | Head Instructor, Texas Rennaissance Festival, Magnolia, TX. 6 week introductory course in unarmed technique, single rapier and rapier and dagger. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, National Stage Combat Workshop, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Assisting Fight Master Chuck Coyl in Broadsword and Sword & Shield Technique. |
| - | Master Class Instructor – Comic Swordplay, Intermediate Actor/Combatant Workshop at the NSCW, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. |
| - | Studio Classes, Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger, Singlesword, Smallsword, Knife, Broadsword, Quarterstaff, and Sword & Shield. Taught at Hollywood Women’s Center for SAFD Re-certification. |
| - | Winter Wonderland Workshop, Chicago, IL. Taught classes in Tempo/Rhythm in Stage Combat, Basic Unarmed and Knife Disarms. |
| - | Master Class Instructor – Knife Technique, National Stage Combat Workshop, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, National Stage Combat Workshop, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Assisting Fight Master J. Allen Suddeth in Singlesword (Hollywood Rapier) technique. |
| - | Studio Classes, Unarmed and Single Rapier, Theater Puget Sound. Taught for SAFD Skills Proficiency Testing under the adjudication of David S. Boushey. |
| - | Instructor, Louisiana Tech Stage Combat Workshop. Stage Knife technique and broadsword Skills Proficiency Renewal. |
| - | Guest Instructor, Washington Academy of the Performing Arts. |
| - | Studio Classes, Knife and Broadsword, Theater Puget Sound. Taught for Skills Proficiency Testing under the adjudication of David S. Boushey. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, “Hollywood Clash” Workshop, Los Angeles Fight Academy under the direction of Payson Burt. Assistant in Film Fighting, Single Rapier Technique and Firearm Safety. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, Knife for Film Fighting, United Stuntman’s Association under the direction of David S. Boushey. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, Paddy Crean Workshop, International Order of the Sword and the Pen. Located in Banff, Canada. Instructor in Basic Unarmed technique, and assistant instructor for LaCanne (French cane fighting) with Jean-Francois Gagnon (Fight Directors Canada) and Zulu Stick Fighting with Marie-Heleen Coetzee (South Africa). |
| - | Guest Artist, Inglewood Junior High School (Production of The Outsiders) |
| - | Guest Artist, Stahl Junior High School. |
| - | Guest Artist, University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program. |
| - | Guest Artist, Young Actors Institute, Seattle Sheakespeare Company. |
| - | Guest Artist, Tacoma Actors Guild. |
| - | Guest Artist, Cornish College of the Arts. |
| - | Guest Artist, International Order of the Sword and the Pen, Paddy Crean Workshop (Evening session – Full body tackling/Bulldogging) |
| - | Co-ordinator/Instructor, Seattle Stage Combat Workshop (with Society of American Fight Directors). |
| - | Dramashop Leader, Seattle Academy (with Seattle Children’s Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Festival). |
| - | Assistant Instructor, Advanced Stage Combat, Freehold Theatre Conservatory. Course of study: Sword & Shield (w/ SAFD Skills test), sword/rapier & buckler, smallsword & poniard. Assisting Fight Director Geoffrey Alm, SAFD. |
| - | Guest Artist, Stage Combat, University of Washington MFA Program. Proficiency skills test, SAFD: Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed and Broadsword. |
| - | Guest Artist, Stage Combat, Willamette University |
| - | Stage Combat Workshop, Christ Church--Kirkland, Kirkland, WA. |
| - | Assistant Instructor, Intermediate Stage Combat, Freehold. Proficiency Skills Test, SAFD – Quarterstaff and Smallsword. Assisting Fight Director Geoffrey Alm. |
| - | Assistant Instructor, Beginning Stage Combat, Freehold. Proficiency Skills Test, SAFD —Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed. Assisting Fight Director Geoffrey Alm, SAFD. |
| - | Basic Workshop, Auburn High School, Auburn, WA. |
| - | Journeyman, Nat’l Stage Combat Workshop, UNLV. |
| - | Basic Workshop, The Warehouse Theatre. |
| - | Basic Workshop, KY Shakespeare Festival intern/apprentice program. |
| - | Basic Workshop, The Warehouse Theatre Apprentice program. |
| - | Journeyman, Nat’l Stage Combat Workshop, UNLV. |
| - | Guest instructor, Newberry Gifted and Talented Program. |
| - | South Carolina Theatre Association workshop, w/ Jack Young, certified teacher. |
| - | Stage Combat, Summer Drama Program for Young People, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. |
| - | Unarmed Class, USC |
| - | Basic Workshop/Demo, Hand Junior High School. |
| - | Basic Workshop/demo, Lonnie B. Nelson School. |
| - | Unarmed Class, Whitman College. |
| - | Guest instructor, Movement for the Actor, Whitman College. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, Movement for the Actor (stage combat section), Whitman College |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, beginning fencing (foil). |
Stage / Screen Combat Education
| - | Asian Film Fighting Styles under the direction of Bob Goodwin, Los Angeles, CA. |
| - | Private Study: Motion Capture Technique with Michelle Ladd, Society of American Fight Directors and United Stuntman’s Association. |
| - | Private Study: Singlesword Techniques, David Wooley, Fight Master Society of American Fight Directors. |
| - | Knife Technique under direction of Mark Guinn and Tom Barnhardt, Scientific Fighting Congress, Ruston, LA. |
| - | Knife Intensive, British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat – London UK. Taught by Michael Johnson, Fight Director: SAFD. |
| - | Winter Wonderland Workshop – Chicago IL. Various courses of study. |
| - | Teacher Training Workshop, Society of American Fight Directors – University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Courses in pedagogy, history, teaching techniques and pedagogy for stage combat instruction. |
| - | Los Angeles Fight Academy, Hollywood Clash workshop – Los Angels, CA. Courses inculded film techniques, single rapier and firearm safety. |
| - | International Order of the Sword & the Pen, Paddy Crean Conference – Banff, Alberta, Canada. Courses included Medieval Dagger, French Cane, Zulu Stick Fighting and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Tactics. |
| - | International Order of the Sword & the Pen, Paddy Crean Workshop – Banff, Alberta, Canada. |
| - | Crawfish Boil, Ruston, LA. Varying course of study, including Kali double stick work, Advanced Breakfalls, Smallsword & Poniard, and heavy rapier play based on works of Joseph Swetnam. |
| - | Advanced Training in Stage Combat, Freehold Theatre, Seattle, WA; taught by Geoffrey Alm. Varying course study, including heavy rapier, sabre, smallsword and development of smallsword & poniard. |
| - | Fight Director Intensive, NSCW, UNLV-Las Vegas. Varying course of study, including Feldenkreis, elizabethan dance, fighting in costume and works inspired by Achille Marozzo. |
| - | Paddy Crean Workshop, Catholic University, Washington DC. Varying course of study including elizabethan unarmed, cavalry sabre, comic technique and instruction from members of the SAFD, Nordic Society of Stage Combat , the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, The Society of British Fight Directors and Fight Directors Canada. |
| - | Seidokan Aikido , Doug Wedell, Columbia, SC. |
| - | Special Training, Abiding Grace Farms, with Drew Fracher. Varying course of study, including heavy rapier, firearms, broadsword, and horsemanship. |
| - | Advanced Actor/Combatant Workshop, NSCW, Las Vegas-NV. Advanced skills classes with emphasis on smallsword, quarterstaff, sword & shield with special topics in rapier and buckler, rapier and cloak, comic fights, group fights, found objects, and acting the fight. |
| - | National Stage Combat Workshop, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV. Basic skills Proficiency classes with emphasis on broadsword, rapier & dagger and unarmed. |
Education (General)
| - | Acting/Scene Study, Beverly Hills Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA under the |
| - | Professional Internship, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Louisville, Kentucky. |
| - | M.A., Acting / Directing, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC. |
| - | Professional internship, The Warehouse Theatre, Greenville, SC. Under direction of Jack Young. |
| - | B.A. with Honors, Dramatic Art, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. |
Assistant Fight Director / Fight Captain Credits
| Peter Pan | CenterStage-Baltimore | J. Allen Suddeth, FM | |
| Peter Pan | Village Theatre | David Boushey, FM | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Seattle Shakespeare Festival | Bob MacDougall, FD | |
| The Three Musketeers | NW Children’s Theatre | Geoff Alm, FD | |
| Zorro, The Musical | Theatre Under the Stars | Brian Byrnes, FM | |
| The Pirates of Penzance | Gilbert & Sullivan Society | Geoff Alm, FD | |
| Falling Down Funny | Eve Alford Theatre | Keith Dahlgren | |
| A Knight at the Fights | Freehold Theatre | Geoff Alm | |
| Hamlet | The Gunter Theatre | Jack Young | |
| Henry IV, Part 1 | KY Shakespeare Festival | Drew Fracher, FM | |
| I Hate Hamlet | Greenville Little Theatre | Jack Young, FD | |
| I Hate Hamlet | Trustus Theatre | Jim Thigpen |
Renaissance Faires (Instruction,
Choreography, and Performance)
| The Swordsmen! (Bold & Stupid Men) | David Woolley, Doug Mumaw | |
| Ye Merrie Greenwood Players | Marjorie Kunigisky |
Combat Performance / Live - Action
| See Acting Resume |
Additional Teaching Experience
| - | Theatre Appreciation, University of South Carolina. |
| - | Coordinator, Newberry School District Gifted and Talented Program, Newberry, SC. Ages 12-14. |
| - | Beginning Acting, University of South Carolina. |
| - | Introduction to Public Speaking, University of South Carolina. |
| - | Voice and Diction, University of South Carolina. |
| - | Teacher’s Assistant, beginning fencing (foil). |
Awards / Honors
| - | Recognized as a Certified Teacher of Stage Combat as outlined by The Society of American Fight Directors (currently serving as Secretary of the organization). |
| - | Recognized as an Advanced actor/combatant as outlined by The Society of American Fight Directors (Expires 7/2009). |
| - | Award in Excellence in Teatrical Violence: Awarded by the Knightsbridge Theatre for work on Edward II. |
| - | Top 5% of 2000: Seattle Times Reviewer Joe Boling’s Best Performances in the Puget Sound – Money & Run, Episode One. |
| - | Best Scene, AACW, for “The Good, The Bad, And The Stupid”. |