<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><BR><DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jacob Brode <<A href="mailto:brodej@rpi.edu">brodej@rpi.edu</A>></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 26, 2008 3:10:25 PM EST</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Players List <<A href="mailto:players-l@lists.rpi.edu">players-l@lists.rpi.edu</A>></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><B>[PLAYERS-L:3095] Stage Combat Workshop</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Reply-To: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><A href="mailto:brodej@rpi.edu">brodej@rpi.edu</A></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal">This Saturday, March 1, from 2pm-5pm, there will be a Stage Combat Workshop at the RPI Playhouse, coordinated by our very own Pedro J Gonzalez. If you are interested in participating, please email me back by noon on Friday, February 29. The maximum for this workshop will be 20 people, so move quick!</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The following is a description of P.J.'s experience and a short outline of the workshop. Hope to see you there!</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Pedro J. (P.J.) Gonzalez is a member of the RPI Players and AYW. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. has participated in plays such as Man of la Mancha, The Dining room, Titanic, and Macbeth (fight choreographer).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>has also participated in other theatrical productions in the Capital District.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. has trained in stage combat since 2005.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. has studied stage combat in NYC with Fights4 (<A href="http://www.fights4.com/">www.fights4.com</A>) by attending the summer Sling workshop.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Last year P.J. attended the National Actor/Combatant Workshop at North Carolina School of the Arts, this workshop was sponsored by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD,<A href="http://www.safd.org">www.safd.org</A>).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the National Actor/Combatant workshop, P.J. tested in 3 of the 8 disciplines teach by the SAFD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is certified with the SAFD in Unarmed and Rapier & Dagger. Also, P.J.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>has 30 hrs of training in broadsword.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. is currently taking a single sword certification class in NYC in hopes of becoming certified as an Actor/Combatant with the SAFD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. has also worked as a professional wrestler for 9 years in the independent circuit.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">About the workshop: The workshop is open to anyone interested (actors, directors, martial artist, etc.) in knowing more about stage combat and fight choreography.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P.J. will talk about what is stage combat, his experience as a fight choreographer, and explain what the SAFD does.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He will also be teaching a basic class in the discipline of Unarmed fighting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Participants are welcome to bring comfortable shoes and clothes since there will be a lot of movement.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>about the workshop please feel free to contact P.J. at (939)579-2885</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">--Jake Brode, Membership Chair</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>