NICK SANDYS
• A.E.A. • S.A.G./A.F.T.R.A. • A.G.M.A. •
Fight Director and Certified Teacher -- The Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), 1995-present
First Aid & CPR Certification (renewed 2021)
Joseph Jefferson Award 2008--Outstanding Fight Choreography
Joseph Jefferson Nomination 2008, 2010, & 2011—Outstanding Fight Choreography
• A.E.A. • S.A.G./A.F.T.R.A. • A.G.M.A. •
Fight Director and Certified Teacher -- The Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), 1995-present
First Aid & CPR Certification (renewed 2021)
Joseph Jefferson Award 2008--Outstanding Fight Choreography
Joseph Jefferson Nomination 2008, 2010, & 2011—Outstanding Fight Choreography
Professional credits include:
Lyric Opera of Chicago - over 50 productions including
Macbeth (dir. Sir David McVicar) West Side Story (dir. Francesca Zambello) Don Giovanni (dir. Robert Falls)
Jesus Christ Superstar (dir. Timothy Sheader) Bel Canto (world premiere) (dir. Kevin Newbury) Wozzeck (dir. Sir David McVicar)
The Metropolitan Opera, NYC
Prince Igor (+ HD) (dir. Dmitri Tcherniakov) Giulio Cesare (+ HD) (dir. Sir David McVicar) Il trovatore (dir. Sir David McVicar)
Steppenwolf Theatre
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (dir. Pam MacKinnon; also Broadway; Tony Award 2012 - Best Revival)
Hot L Baltimore (dir. Tina Landau) The Seafarer (dir. Randall Arney) Valparaiso (dir. Frank Galati)
Goodman Theatre - over 25 productions including
Gem Of The Ocean (dir. Chuck Smith) The Iceman Cometh (dir. Robert Falls; also BAM 2016) Stage Kiss (world premiere, dir. Jessica Thebus)
The Sins Of Sor Juana (dir. Henry Godinez). The Long Red Road (dir. Phillip Seymour Hoffman) Ruined (world premiere, dir. Kate Whoriskey)
House & Garden (US premiere, dir. Robert Falls) Seven Guitars (world premiere, dir. Walter Dallas) Black Star Line (dir. Tazewell Thompson)
Northlight Theatre
The Lieutenant of Inishmore (dir. B.J. Jones) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (dir. Jessica Thebus) Lady (world premiere, dir. B.J. Jones)
and
Shakespeare in the Park, Ft. Worth TX
14 seasons including: Hamlet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, Othello, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet Quarto 1,
Henry IV parts I & II, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming Of The Shrew, & Macbeth.
Lyric Opera of Chicago - over 50 productions including
Macbeth (dir. Sir David McVicar) West Side Story (dir. Francesca Zambello) Don Giovanni (dir. Robert Falls)
Jesus Christ Superstar (dir. Timothy Sheader) Bel Canto (world premiere) (dir. Kevin Newbury) Wozzeck (dir. Sir David McVicar)
The Metropolitan Opera, NYC
Prince Igor (+ HD) (dir. Dmitri Tcherniakov) Giulio Cesare (+ HD) (dir. Sir David McVicar) Il trovatore (dir. Sir David McVicar)
Steppenwolf Theatre
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (dir. Pam MacKinnon; also Broadway; Tony Award 2012 - Best Revival)
Hot L Baltimore (dir. Tina Landau) The Seafarer (dir. Randall Arney) Valparaiso (dir. Frank Galati)
Goodman Theatre - over 25 productions including
Gem Of The Ocean (dir. Chuck Smith) The Iceman Cometh (dir. Robert Falls; also BAM 2016) Stage Kiss (world premiere, dir. Jessica Thebus)
The Sins Of Sor Juana (dir. Henry Godinez). The Long Red Road (dir. Phillip Seymour Hoffman) Ruined (world premiere, dir. Kate Whoriskey)
House & Garden (US premiere, dir. Robert Falls) Seven Guitars (world premiere, dir. Walter Dallas) Black Star Line (dir. Tazewell Thompson)
Northlight Theatre
The Lieutenant of Inishmore (dir. B.J. Jones) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (dir. Jessica Thebus) Lady (world premiere, dir. B.J. Jones)
and
Shakespeare in the Park, Ft. Worth TX
14 seasons including: Hamlet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, Othello, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet Quarto 1,
Henry IV parts I & II, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming Of The Shrew, & Macbeth.
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TEACHING
includes
The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago -- 1995 to present
Excellence in Teaching Award (Adjunct), The Theatre School @ DePaul University, 2019
Instructor: Stage Combat (Theatre 381), Fall 1995 - present
Stage Combat (Theatre 281), Spring 1995 - present
Advanced Stage Combat (Theatre 596), Spring 2000 - present
SAFD Skills Proficiency Testing 2000--present
Ball State University, Muncie IN
Instructor (Equity Guest Artist): Stage Combat, Spring 1994
WORKSHOPS: include
MACE Advanced Combatant Intensive @ Winter Wonderland Workshop, w/ Richard Ryan, 2012, 2015
Winter Wonderland Workshop, Society of American Fight Directors--Chicago, January 1996-2007, 2022
SAFD Recertification in Single Sword and Rapier & Dagger: Chicago, August 2010
“Smallsword Smackdown: The Masterclass”: Remy Bumppo Theatre Co., Chicago, April 2010
"Introduction to Stage Combat for Comedy": Second City Training Center, Chicago, May. 2007.
"Intro to Stage Combat & The SAFD": Southwest Theatre Conference, Dallas TX, 1990.
Educational production credits include:
The Theatre School @ DePaul Univ.--
over 70 shows including The Rover dir.: Melanie Queponds
Neighborhood 3: Requisition Of Doom dir.: Mallory Metoxen
Luchadora dir.: Michelle Lopez-Rios
Falling dir.: Ben Raanan
Joe Turner’s Come And Gone dir.: Phyllis Griffin
Thieves Like Us dir.: Kimberley Senior
1001 dir.: Carlos Murillo
Hurrah For The Next Who Dies dir.: Damon Kiely
Hamlet dir.: Lisa Portes
Echo Boom dir.: Robert O'Hara
Othello dir.: Henry Godinez
Insurrection: Holding History dir.: Phyllis Griffin
The Servant of Two Masters dir.: Dexter Bullard
Polaroid Stories dir.: Lisa Portes
Julius Caesar dir.: Henry Godinez
Les Liaisons Dangereuses dir.: Nick Bowling
The Beaux' Stratagem dir.: Michael Maggio
also: productions at Lyric Opera’s Ryan Center, College of DuPage, Notre Dame University, Ball State University, IN, Southern Methodist University, among others
includes
The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago -- 1995 to present
Excellence in Teaching Award (Adjunct), The Theatre School @ DePaul University, 2019
Instructor: Stage Combat (Theatre 381), Fall 1995 - present
Stage Combat (Theatre 281), Spring 1995 - present
Advanced Stage Combat (Theatre 596), Spring 2000 - present
SAFD Skills Proficiency Testing 2000--present
Ball State University, Muncie IN
Instructor (Equity Guest Artist): Stage Combat, Spring 1994
WORKSHOPS: include
MACE Advanced Combatant Intensive @ Winter Wonderland Workshop, w/ Richard Ryan, 2012, 2015
Winter Wonderland Workshop, Society of American Fight Directors--Chicago, January 1996-2007, 2022
SAFD Recertification in Single Sword and Rapier & Dagger: Chicago, August 2010
“Smallsword Smackdown: The Masterclass”: Remy Bumppo Theatre Co., Chicago, April 2010
"Introduction to Stage Combat for Comedy": Second City Training Center, Chicago, May. 2007.
"Intro to Stage Combat & The SAFD": Southwest Theatre Conference, Dallas TX, 1990.
Educational production credits include:
The Theatre School @ DePaul Univ.--
over 70 shows including The Rover dir.: Melanie Queponds
Neighborhood 3: Requisition Of Doom dir.: Mallory Metoxen
Luchadora dir.: Michelle Lopez-Rios
Falling dir.: Ben Raanan
Joe Turner’s Come And Gone dir.: Phyllis Griffin
Thieves Like Us dir.: Kimberley Senior
1001 dir.: Carlos Murillo
Hurrah For The Next Who Dies dir.: Damon Kiely
Hamlet dir.: Lisa Portes
Echo Boom dir.: Robert O'Hara
Othello dir.: Henry Godinez
Insurrection: Holding History dir.: Phyllis Griffin
The Servant of Two Masters dir.: Dexter Bullard
Polaroid Stories dir.: Lisa Portes
Julius Caesar dir.: Henry Godinez
Les Liaisons Dangereuses dir.: Nick Bowling
The Beaux' Stratagem dir.: Michael Maggio
also: productions at Lyric Opera’s Ryan Center, College of DuPage, Notre Dame University, Ball State University, IN, Southern Methodist University, among others
Teaching @ The Theatre School @ DePaul University (1995-present).
photo: Joe Mazza/bravelux
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Teaching @ The Theatre School @ DePaul University (1995-present).
photo: Jeff Carrion/DePaul University
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Podcast Interview:
The Creative Muscle
@ LowRes Studios, 6/28/2019
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lyric-opera-fight-choreographer-nick-sandys-makes-violence/id1220676318?i=1000443049452
"Lyric Opera Fight choreographer Makes Violence Look Real... for the good of the World."
The Creative Muscle
@ LowRes Studios, 6/28/2019
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lyric-opera-fight-choreographer-nick-sandys-makes-violence/id1220676318?i=1000443049452
"Lyric Opera Fight choreographer Makes Violence Look Real... for the good of the World."