The Academy of
Staged Combat
United States
ph: 818-800-1701
mark
IN THE NEWS!
THE ACADEMY OF STAGED COMBAT
The Missouri Academy of Staged Combat will be re-opening in February.
Stay tuned for more details.
Mark Bedell spent most of the last year installing and managing the new PIRATES VOYAGE show in Myrtle Beach, SC. (www.PiratesVoyage.com) This was anything but a normal show. Laced with music, Circ style apparatus and of course lots and lots of staged combat... this 13 million dollar show broke all sorts of records. The show was slated to do 218 performances from June to the end of December 2011. Due to the amazing box office success of the show, they actually did 420 performances in that time. Mr. Bedell managed the crew, the performers, handled payroll and such, trained new hires in staged combat, maintained the aluminum swords, fixed broken props, handled all the paperwork, occasionally had to be an underwater scuba tech and he played the lead role in the show for the main actor's days off.
With all the elements: staged combat, dancing, singing, gymnastics, trapeze, trampoline-wall, Russian swing, aerial net (zfx), spring board diving, sea lions, African cranes, macaws, dogs, ducks, pyrotechnics, fire whip, fire poi, Spanish web, etc... this is (near as anyone can tell) possibly the largest live stunt show in the world. Now that the show is all installed, and is completing it's 1st record breaking season, Mark Bedell has chosen to leave the show. He has respectfully declined his 2012 contract and is moving on to create new shows at Theme Parks and other venues around the world. How do you top the largest live stunt show in the world? Wait and see. There are very exciting things in store!
Free Basic Staged Combat On-Line Class
We are considering NEW school locations.
New York Academy of Staged Combat
In Ithaca, run by Ned Donovan
and
Rhode Island Academy of Staged Combat
In Providence, run by Robin Wajler
Neither school exists yet but they are in creation now.
United States
ph: 818-800-1701
mark
