NICK SANDYS                                               
                            •   A.E.A.  •   S.A.G./A.F.T.R.A.  •  A.G.M.A.  •                                 
Member of The Society of American Fight Directors' College of Fight Masters 2023
SAFD Member -- 1987 to present    
​ First Aid & CPR Certification (renewed 2023)
Joseph Jefferson Award 2008--Outstanding Fight Choreography
Joseph Jefferson Nominations  2008 (x2), 2010, & 2011—Outstanding Fight Choreography

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Professional Fight Choreography includes:               
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​Lyric Opera of Chicago - over 70 productions since 1995
​including  Fidelio, Carmen, Tosca, Macbeth, Paliacci, Faust, Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, Queen of Spades, Wozzeck, Il Trovatore, Otello, Norma, Tristan Und Isolde, The Ring Cycle, Meistersinger, Lohengrin, Elektra, Giulio Cesare, Boris Godunov, Girl of the Golden West, Billy Budd, Romeo et Juliette,
and world premieres of Bel Canto, A View From The Bridge, Amistad, A Wedding,
​plus West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Carousel, Oklahoma, etc... 
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The Metropolitan Opera, NYC -
​Prince Igor  (+ HD)  (dir. Dmitri Tcherniakov)                         
Giulio Cesare  (+ HD) (dir. Sir David McVicar)                     
​ Il trovatore         (dir. Sir David McVicar) 

Goodman Theatre - over 30 productions including
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil (world premiere, dir. Rob Ashford)
The Cherry Orchard (dir. Robert Falls 2024)
Swing State     (world premiere, dir. Robert Falls 2022; Off-Broadway 2023)   
The Iceman Cometh   (dir. Robert Falls; also BAM 2016)       
Stage Kiss       (world premiere, dir. Jessica Thebus 2011) 
The Long Red Road (world premiere, dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman 2010)           
Ruined          (world premiere, dir. Kate Whoriskey 2008)                   
Gem Of The Ocean (world premiere, dir. Marion McLinton 2003)  
Seven Guitars (world premiere, dir. Walter Dallas 1995)

​Steppenwolf Theatre                                                             
​Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 
          (dir. Pam MacKinnon; also Broadway; Tony Award 2012 - Best Revival)  
The Seafarer        (dir. Randall Arney)
Hot L Baltimore    (dir. Tina Landau)                     ​                                                
Recent Reviews:
MISERY @ American Blues Theatre, 2024
"True to the book, it’s tough to stomach at times; Nick Sandys’ bone-crunching violence design is wince-inducing. But like an especially ghastly car wreck, it’s tough to look away." Chicago Sun-Times

Swing State @ Minetta Lane Theatre, NYC, 2023
 "... the devastating culmination of the growing tension (with fight direction by Nick Sandys),..."   dctheaterarts.org

The Lion In Winter @ Court Theatre, 2023
“Above all, violence and intimacy coordinator Nick Sandys has brilliantly imparted realistic fight choreography and emotional support sequences throughout the entire production.”   aroundthetownchicago.com

Carmen @ Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2023
“A lot of credit must also go to Fight Director Nick Sandys for helping the actors develop high stakes; these versions of Carmen and José are very human, and very dangerous.”    aroundthetownchicago.com

Camelot @ Music Theater Works, 2022
"Their excellent combat skills and swordplay is violent and believable, thanks to the guidance of fight choreographer, Nick Sandys"   chicagotheaterreview.com

Macbeth @ Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2021                
"The lively and realistic swordplay in the final act ignited sparks, handled expertly by fight director Nick Sandys." Chicago Classical Review

West Side Story @ Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2019
"...the explosive combat choreography that's one of the show's principal glories. " Chicago Reader
"The physical action is ... orchestrated with ferocious realism by fight director Nick Sandys..."     Chicagolandtheaterreviews.com

​Captain Blood @ First Folio Theatre, January 2017  ​
"The fight choreography by Nick Sandys is also remarkably good.  The movement in this play is some of the best I’ve seen in Chicagoland and kudos for making foil fencing look dangerous and interesting." Edge Media
TEACHING includes
The Theatre School @ DePaul University, Chicago -- 1994 to present        
          Excellence in Teaching Award (Adjunct) 2019
            Choreography for over 80 TTS productions
            SAFD Skills Proficiency Tests 2001-2025
The Ryan Center @ Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2023 & 2024
Winter Wonderland Workshop, Chicago, 1995-2003, 2022-24
MACE/SAFD Advanced Combat Intensive 2012 & 2015
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