Theatrical Violence Design: Safety, Illusion, and Story in Stage Combat Choreography

Theatrical Violence Design offers the reader a complete education in the theory and practice of designing violence for the theater.

Richard Gilbert is a violence designer who has been working in the theater for over 30 years and over 300 shows. He is also an academic with a Ph.D. in English from Loyola University Chicago, where he teaches dramatic literature and stage combat.

David Bareford has designed the violence for more than 250 productions and has been teaching stage combat for since 1992. He is also a published playwright and director and holds a Theatre degree from Northwestern College of Iowa.