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Episode Description: In this episode we sit down with award winning Fight Director, John Armour. John is a former advanced actor combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and founded the Memorial Day Melee regional workshop in Portland in 2001. He has taught and staged violence for theater for the past 30 years. He twice received Drammy awards for Best Fight Design. John has been the primary fight director for Portland Center Stage and Portland Opera for most of the past two decades and has created violence for companies large and small throughout the Northwest. John also teaches as a guest artist in high schools and colleges. John was a founding acting company member of Tygre’s Heart Shakespeare Company and was its resident fight director. John is a member of SAG-AFTRA the union of professional screen, television, radio and emerging media performers.Episode Guests:John Armour (Award Winning Fight Director), Chris Murphy (Creator/Co-Host), Samuel Alexander Hawkins (Guest Host), Sarah Nolte Fuller (Production Manager/Co-Host).Episode Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Twilight Theater Company in Portland, OR. Twilight Theater is a not-for-profit organization that endeavors to meet a growing need for accessible, innovative theatre in the North Portland community both for artists and audiences. Their 2019 Season theme “In the Buff” includes some incredible plays such as Equus, The elephant Man, Veronica’s Room, The Miracle Worker, and more. To find out more about Twilight and to purchase tickets to their upcoming shows, please visit twilighttheatercompany.org. This episode is also brought to you by Patreon! Patreon is a subscription platform that connects subscribers with their favorite artists and creators. You can support the Community theater Heroes Podcast by subscribing to one of our 5 membership tiers. Benefits include merchandise, early access to episodes, exclusive bonus content including (Such as Behind-the-scenes recordings, bloopers, and extended episodes, plus much more! To become a patron, please visit. https://www.patreon.com/communitytheaterheroesIntro Music:Intro and outro music written, performed, and recorded by the talented genius Lola Toner. To find out more info about Lola and to check out her latest music project, Dolly Actually Cries, please visit https://soundcloud.com/dollyactuallycriesLearn More:• Check our John's "Basics of Stage Combat & Bloodwork" class!• Society of American Fight Directors• Learn More about the Community Theater Heroes• Have questions? Want to be on the show? Email us at communitytheaterheroes@gmail.com. Support the show