Tonya Lynn
Advanced Actor-Combatant
Tonya Lynn is a Pittsburgh, PA based director, fight
choreographer, and actor whose credits include work for Prime Stage Theatre,
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, Throughline Theater, Pittsburgh
Playwrights Theater, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, New Renaissance Theatre Company, and the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, as well as several local
universities including Seton Hill University, Slippery Rock University,
Marietta College, and the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the coordinator for the Allegheny Alley Fight, a new regional SAFD workshop in the Pittsburgh area, entering its fourth year in 2018.
Tonya is a co-founder of Brawling Bard Theater, a company
focusing on reimagining classical theatrical works while providing
opportunities for young actors to learn and perform stage combat. In addition to her theatrical work, Tonya is a
teaching artist in Pittsburgh with the Community College of Allegheny County (South Campus), Pittsburgh Public Theatre, City Theatre,
Gateway to the Arts, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Hope Academy for Music & the Arts. She has been a proud member of the Society of American Fight Directors since 2003, and has also trained with the United Stuntmen’s
Association.
- tonyarlynn@gmail.com
- SAFD
Skill Proficiency History
Date | Weapon | Location | Grade |
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2017 Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop Renewals
Oct 6, 2017 | Small Sword | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Oct 6, 2017 | Knife | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Allegheny Alley Fights / SPR
May 13, 2017 | Single Sword | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Skills Test Allegany Alley Fight
May 14, 2016 | Broadsword and Shield | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Rose Academy of Armes
Mar 28, 2014 | Single Sword | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Mar 28, 2014 | Quarterstaff | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Drake University
Nov 23, 2013 | Unarmed | Des Moines, Iowa | Basic Pass |
Nov 20, 2011 | Single Sword | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |
University of Pittsburgh
Dec 17, 2011 | Unarmed | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
Private Classes
Aug 22, 2010 | Small Sword | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Aug 22, 2010 | Broadsword and Shield | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
The Carnage in the Corn
Nov 21, 2009 | Knife | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |
Nov 21, 2009 | Quarterstaff | Des Moines, Iowa | Recommended Pass |
2008 National Stage Combat Workshops - NCSA
Jul 25, 2008 | Broadsword | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Basic Pass |
Jul 25, 2008 | Rapier and Dagger | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Basic Pass |
Jul 25, 2008 | Unarmed | Winston Salem, North Carolina | Basic Pass |
Swordlady - Cincinnati
Jul 3, 2008 | Single Sword | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |
Jul 3, 2008 | Knife | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |
Jul 3, 2008 | Unarmed | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |
Jul 3, 2008 | Quarterstaff | Cincinnati, Ohio | Basic Pass |