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 the coordinator for the Allegheny Alley Fight, a new regional SAFD workshop in the Pittsburgh area, entering its fifth year in 2019.

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.