Swordplay for The Actor

Before class, Professor Ian Rose checks the weapons for his Swordplay for the Actor class.

Before taking out their weapons, students in the class spend 15 minutes stretching.

Senior Sedequa Simmonds, who is a Kinesiology major, stretches with her class.

After stretching, the class does drills together before splitting off into teams of two to practice dueling.

After stretching, the class does drills together before splitting off into teams of two to practice dueling.

Jake Innerst, a freshman theater major, duels with his partner Dan Leone. The two recite lines while practicing their routine.

Sedequa Simmonds, a senior kinesiology major, duels with her partner Rita Taste. The two recite lines while practicing their routine.

After practicing, each pair of students must go through parts of its routine in front of the class for critique and feedback from Professor Rose.

Today, Professor Rose is going over techniques to use to disarm one’s partner and then return the sword to them in a flourishing way. Professor Rose flips his partener’s sword backwards over his shoulder.

Sedequa Simmonds watches Professor Rose before tossing a sword to her partner.

Junior theater major Ali Vreeland has her sword snatched from her by her partner.

Abi Reimold

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