Steven M. Schwall
About the Instructor
Steven Schwall has been performing snce the age of nine. He has appeared on stage, in radio and on TV and
film. He has been a practicing Historic European martial artist since 1974.
He has participated in fully armored tournaments with companies like the Company of St. George.
In 2006, he was asked to lend his expertise to a production of Camelot, and his journey into stage combat began. He
has since professionally choreographed over 150 productions for Michigan theater companies, colleges and high schools.
He joined the SAFD in November of 2007, and has been seen as a regular at Regional Workshops throughout the Midwest.
In June of 2016, he became a Certified Teacher of Stage Combat with that organization. He holds a BA in Interdisciplinary
Fine Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and did his graduate work in Theatre Performance at Eastern Michigan
University.
He also holds a Level two Professors Certificate in the Margolis Method of Dynamic Actor Training.
In 2018, he has added Intimacy direction to his movement skills, working with Theater Intimacy Education.