RESUME
Chris Pytlak
Fight Coordinator/Combatant for
Theater and Film
Telling Story Through Violence
WORK EXPERIENCE
Film
Action Director | Bjorn: On This Day | Warhammer Cinema/ NITF Productions | 2017
Assistant Fight Coordinator | Black Tights Only | Kirby Productions | 2017
Fight Coordinator | BloodCourt | Not In The Face Productions | Current
Assistant Fight Coordinator | Rebellion | BroLabs | 2016
Assistant Fight Coordinator | Tamburlaine The Great | Vivid Verse Productions | 2016
Fight Coordinator | A weekend with the Unknown Mountain: Documentary | 2015
Assistant Fight Coordinator | Ibchen Hallis | Goldberger | 2015
Fight Director | Blood on the Blades | Superior Productions | 2013
Theater
The Questless Company | Sword Fighting Troupe | Fight Choreographer/Performer | 2017-2018
Choreographer | Beauty and the Beast Jr | Madison Arts Barn | 2018
Choreographer | Peter Pan Jr. | Prendergast Elementary Theater | 2018
Choreographer | Romeo and Juliet | Torrington High School | 2017
Choreographer | Three Musketeers | Pheonix Stage Company | 2017
Choreographer | Beauty and the Beast | Warner Theater | 2017
Choreographer | Beaury and the Beast Jr. | Prendergast Elementary Theater | 2017
Choreographer | Tommy | Warner Theater | 2017
Choreographer | Evil Dead The Musical | Warner Theater | 2016
Chroeographer | Lion King Jr. | Prendergast Elementary Theater | 2016
Choreographer | Romeo and Juliet | Taft High School | 2015
Choreographer | Game’s Afoot | Landmark Theater, CT | 2014
Assistant Fight Director | King Lear Red Monkey Theater | 2014
Assistant Fight Director | Three Musketeers | Hudson Warehouse | 2014
Choreographer | Annie Prendergast Elementary Theater | 2014
Fight Director | The Office | Art of Combat Access Theater | 2014
Fight Director | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Art of Combat Access Theater | 2014
Fight Director Vampire Lesbians of Sodom | Art of Combat Access Theater | 2013
Fight Director | Hamlet | Art of Combat Access Theater | 2012
Assistant Fight Director | Henry III | Art of CombatAccess Theater | 2012
Stage Combat Instruction
The New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts | Stage Combat Instructor | 2017 Summer Intensive
The class was taught as Fundamentals of Stage combat focusing on building a foundation in safe violence on stage and then comparing that to fighting on film.
Ansonia School District Theater Program | Stage Combat Instructor | 2012-Present
Mid-Summer Fantasy Renaissance Faire | Fight Director and Stage Combat Instructor | 2010-Present
4 month training each year for combatants for Faire in June
Not in the Face Stage Combat Classes | Instructor | 2013-present
Classes held weekly for ongoing training in stage combat. Actors are sent from local school districts, colleges, and renaissance faires to train
Taft High School Stage | Combat Workshops (Romeo and Juliet) | 2016
Stage Combat Workshops | Phoenix Stage Company | 2016-2017
Art of Combat NYC | Whip Instructor | 2015-2016
3 Sunday Seminars Teaching Whips for Stage
SUNY Purchase | Stage Combat Club Assistant Instructor | 2012-2014
Warner Theater | Stage Combat Classes | Torrington, CT | 2015-present
Members & Affiliated
Society of Fight Directors, Art of Combat, Dueling Arts,
Not in the Face Combat Productions