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St. Louis, Missouri now has it's very own Staged Combat Academy
and a nationally known Fight Director and Hollywood Stunt Coordinator:
Mark Bedell

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01/20/10

SOUNDSTAGE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: THE MISSOURI ACADEMY OF STAGED COMBAT! Check out video from our very exciting 1st ever MISSOURI ACADEMY OF STAGED COMBAT Basic Staged Combat Class! Check out video from our Broadsword Primer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT UP!!! BROADSWORD FOR THE STAGE & SCREEN! This two handed sword slinging class will culminate in a massive episode of THE HUNTED (www.TheHunted.tv). Students will play Vampires in the webisode and... most will be killed (well it IS only one session). Check out our previous episodes: GENERATIONS Produced by the Maine Academy of Staged Combat EXPULSION Produced by Mark's Student Ned Donovan at Ithaca College in NY. GENERATIONS II Produced by the Missouri Academy of Staged Combat WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE SWORDS Produced by Mark's Student Ned Donovan at Ithaca College in NY. LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE Produced by Mark's Student Ned Donovan at Ithaca College in NY. Due to Mr. Bedell's tight schedule this class will have a different from normal schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00pm to 9:30 pm Tuesday Sept. 28th Thursday Sept. 30th Tuesday Oct. 5th Thursday Oct. 7th Tuesday Oct 12th Thursday Oct. 14th *Hunted shoot will be Oct. 14th through the 18th* Cost only $90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always, this session will take place at: SOUNDSTAGE PRODUCTIONS Crestwood Court Mall 214 Crestwood Plaza Crestwood, MO 63126 In the AMC Movie Wing (the east wing of the mall), near the children's indoor playground. Free parking near the old Dillard's/Chevy's entrance or the AMC Movie entrance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a Question?? Browse this site... your answer may be right here... or E-mail Mark at: mark@Fight-Director.com WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE MISSOURI ACADEMY OF STAGED COMBAT? FUTURE REGULAR WEEKLY CLASSES Broadsword Rapier Smallsword Saber/Cutlass Rapier & Dagger Sword & Shield Stunts 101 Martial Arts Found Weapons Modern Firearms Period Firearms Kali Quarterstaff SPECIAL CLASSES ACTING THE FIGHT ACTION FILM-MAKING SHAKESPEARE'S FAMOUS FIGHTS COMMEDIA DANCE-FU SPAR-O-BICS In time will we develop a Missouri Demo Team. the MDT will perform in parades, dinner theatre shows, festivals etc... Sometimes for pay... sometimes not. You must be invited to become a member of the MDT... only the best of the best are invited. We won't know WHO the best of the best in Missouri is for a while yet. MISSOURI ACADEMY OF STAGED COMBAT STORE! For students and fans of MASC Proudly display to all your Staged Combat Training
FIGHT DIRECTION Mark Bedell is a multi-award winning Fight Director with credits all over the country from Maine to California and from Washington State to the Caribbean! Who needs a Fight Director? Operas Equity Theatres Professional Theatres Community Theatres University Theatre Productions High School Theatre Productions Performing Arts Schools Children's Theatres Youth Theatre Professional Theatre for Children View Mr. Bedell's extensive resumes on our STAFF Page.	STUNT COORDINATION Mark Bedell has an extensive list of credits as a Stunt Coordinator. He has worked stunt and "special abilities" on big shows like TRANSFORMERS, EVAN ALMIGHTY, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (Dead Man's Chest) just to name a few. He has Stunt Coordinated many award winning Independent Films, Sci-Fi Channel Films, Lifetime Films, and documentaries for HISTORY, TLC, DISCOVERY, NATION GEOGRAPHIC and more! Who Needs a Stunt Coordinator? Local Commercial Production Companies Independent Film-makers Documentary Producers Film-making Students View Mr. Bedell's extensive resumes on our STAFF Page.
TheHunted.tv GENERATIONS TheHunted.tv GENERATIONS II	MASC Action Film-making Week: GALACTIC PROTECTORS Link coming soon!
Other MASC related Videos More to Come:

MASC Rapier & Dagger Showcase

PORTopera: Romeo et Juliette (rehearsal)

Ned Donovan
Day One of Private Theatrical/Film Firearms Training

PIRATES OF FRAMINGHAM PSA
A Dinner Theatre show I Fight Directed in Massachusetts.

MASC Macbeth (workshop version)

MASC Princess Bride (Workshop)

MASC Julius Caesar (Workshop)

MASC Romeo & Juliet (Workshop)

MASC A Good Man is Hard to Find (Workshop)

MASC Bar Brawl (Workshop)

MASC Buy Something or get out! (Workshop)

MASC Rapier & Dagger Workshop at Heartwood Theater

ROMEO & JULIET
(Double Dagger)
A High School Production that I Fight Directed.
We only got the last few moves of the Tybalt-Mercutio Fight... but stick around for the Tybalt-Romeo Fight.

University of Southern Maine Classes:

Basic Staged Combat
1st Session
HEY THAT'S MY PEN! (twice)

Broadsword: Improvised scene
THE TEACHER
The fight is NOT improvised but the lines and situation are.

Broadsword: Improvised Scene
THE GUARDIAN
The fight is NOT improvised but the lines and situation are...
well... sort of improvised... you'll see what I mean.

Studio Theatre of Bath, ME
PIRATES OF PENZANCE (promo)

Falmouth High School
FIGHT WEEK 09

Basic Wire-work class really HEIGHTENS the excitement. Here David Broomfield kicks Ned Donovan in the face (no... not really) while Sawyer Hopps looks on. ________________________________ Charlotte Brooks takes a wild swing at Andrew Silver... Andrew, try not to get on Charlotte's bad side. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Opera's ROMEO et JULIETTE Directed by Dona Vaughn Fight Directed by Mark Bedell	Jacqueline Cassella gets instruction from Mark Bedell as the rest of the University of Southern Maine class looks on. Jaclyn Bedell (pictured here without her head) is demonstrating a flying front snap kick. Mark Bedell Instructing Students Yonatan Melanaed, Alex Brett, Sawyer Hopps and somebody's foot Ben Robinson and Andrew Silver: Rapier & Dagger

Mark Bedell is currently the Resident Fight Director for: Maine State Music Theatre Port Opera Portland Stage Co. Acorn Productions Heartwood Regional Theatre and many High Schools throughout New England. He has Fight Directed for: Framingham State College, MA Framingham Performing Arts Center, MA Stranger Than Fiction Comedy Improv Company, NH Ogunquit Playhouse, ME Studio Theatre of Bath, ME Freeport Performing Arts Center, ME The Academy of Children's Theatre, WA North West Acting Experience, WA Up Stage Acting Schools, CA Mystic Oaks Pirate Stunt Show, CA Strides Wild West Show, CA Krackerjack Theatre Co., ME (natl. tours) Driftwood Players, (regional tours) Theatre of the Enchanted Forest, ME Port Star Productions, ME He has Stunt Coordinated for: dozens of award winning independent films, the Sci-fi Channel, Lifetime Network, The History Channel and is past and current Stunt/Weapons Coordinator for Lone Wolf Documentary Group (History Channel/Nova) and is the only Stunt/Fight/Weapons Coordinator recommended by the Maine Film Commission.	Classes are held at: SOUNDSTAGE PRODUCTIONS Crestwood Court Mall 214 Crestwood Plaza Crestwood, MO 63126 In the AMC Movie Wing (the east wing of the mall), near the children's indoor playground. Free parking near the old Dillard's/Chevy's entrance or the AMC Movie entrance. Cost and session length vary per session. Minimum Class Size 10 Maximum Class Size 22 PRIVATE LESSONS: $80 per Two Hr. Class See "Classes" for more details Check out some video's of MASC classes: MASC Videos *Ride Hard, Fall Soft, Fight Safe!*

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RIDE HARD FALL SOFT FIGHT SAFE!

Classes are held at: SOUNDSTAGE PRODUCTIONS Crestwood Court Mall 214 Crestwood Plaza Crestwood, MO 63126 In the AMC Movie Wing (the east wing of the mall), near the children's indoor playground. Free parking near the old Dillard's/Chevy's entrance or the AMC Movie entrance.

RIDE HARD
FALL SOFT
FIGHT SAFE!

Classes are held at:

SOUNDSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
Crestwood Court Mall
214 Crestwood Plaza
Crestwood, MO 63126
In the AMC Movie Wing (the east wing of the mall),
near the children's indoor playground.
Free parking near the old Dillard's/Chevy's entrance
or the AMC Movie entrance.