J. ALEX CORDARO
FIGHT DIRECTOR
JALEXCORD@YAHOO.COM
267.496.1497
AWARDS and FEATURES
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Certified Teacher of Theatrical Violence with the Society of American Fight Directors
Certified Theatrical Firearms Instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors
Barrymore Award Nominee for Outstanding Choreography 2010- Henry IV Pt I; Lantern Theatre Company
Barrymore Award Nominee for Outstanding Choreography 2003 - Big Love; Wilma Theater
Featured on The Discovery Channel’s “Project Discovery” series: Careers in the Arts; Fight Director
WEAPONS and STYLES: Contemporary Violence, Classical Violence, Stylized Violence, Found Objects, Unarmed,
Knife, Rapier and Dagger, Broadsword, Single Sword, Sword and Shield, Smallsword, Quarterstaff, Theatrical Firearms
Safety and Staging, Tumbling, Martial Arts
CONTEMPORARY THEATER (* denotes Equity production)
Fences*
Portia Caughlin (American Premiere)*
Ruined*
Fiddler on the Roof*
Raw Boys (World Premiere)*
Red (Philadelphia Premiere)*
Cloud 9*
Orpheus Descending*
The Magic Fire (Philadelphia Premiere)*
Avenue X*
Quills*
The Psychic Life of Savages*
The Pillowman*
Shakespeare in Hollywood *
Big Love (Barrymore Nomination)*
Night and Day*
Wintertime*
Les Liaisons Dangereuses*
The Cripple of Inishmaan*
Love and Anger*
The Ruling Class*
Peter Pan*
Fences*
Arcadia*
Heroes*
The Beauty Queen of Leenane*
The Liar*
Private Lives*
A Skull in Connemara*
The Lonesome West*
Uncle Vanya*
The Hand of Gaul (World Premiere)*
The Walworth Farce*
Made in China (Philadelphia Premiere)*
Gagarin Way (Philadelphia Premiere)*
Red Speedo*
Roosters*
Lydia*
Unidentified Human Remains*
When you Comin’ Back Red Ryder*
A Couple of White Chicks…..*
Actors Theatre of Louisville
McCarter Theater Center
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
The Wilma Theater
Arden Theatre Company
Arden Theatre Company
Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Inis Nua Theatre Company
Inis Nua Theatre Company
Inis Nua Theatre Company
Inis Nua Theatre Company
Theatre Exile
Theatre Exile
Amaryllis Theatre Company
New City Stage Company
New City Stage Company
New City Stage Company
Timothy Douglas
Blanka Zizka
Maria Mileaf
Dennis Razze
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
Jiri Zizka
David O’Connor
Timothy Douglas
KC MacMillian
M. Craig Getting
KC MacMillian
KC MacMillian
KC MacMillian
M. Craig Getting/ KC MacMillian
David O’Connor
KC MacMillian
Tom Reing
Tom Reing
Tom Reing
Tom Reing
Deborah Block
Deborah Block
Josette Todaro
Ryder Thorton
Michael Brophy
Brenna Geffers
Cooley High (World Premiere)*
Unidentified Human Remains*
I Hate Hamlet*
Godspell*
Joseph …..Dreamcoat*
Jamaica*
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever (cast 2)
Saturday Night Fever (cast 3)
Saturday Night Fever (cast 4)
Saturday Night Fever (cast 5)
Saturday Night Fever (cast 6)
Saturday Night Fever (cast 7)
Saturday Night Fever (cast 8)
academia nut
Love and Violence
The Lonesome West
Mistero Buffo
In The Boom Boom Room
Rats
Freedom Theater
Philadelphia Area Rep. Theater
Jennerstown Playhouse
Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
Pittsburgh Musical Theatre
Prince Music Theater
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
GREX Theater Company
GREX Theater Company
Slipstitch Productions
Yellowdog Theater
Site Installation Theater Ensemble
Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Walter Dallas
Paul Wagar
Scott “Biff” Barron
Dr. Kenneth Gargaro
Dr. Kenneth Gargaro
Ozzie Jones
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Loren Van Brenk
Tracy Ginder-Delventhal
Tracy Ginder-Delventhal
Helena White
Grant Monninger
Louise Carpino
Domenick Scudera
CLASSICAL THEATER (* denotes Equity production)
Macbeth*
The Duchess of Malfi*
Julius Caesar*
Henry V*
Romeo and Juliet*
A Midsummer Night’s Dream*
Henry IV Part I (Barrymore Nomination)*
Hamlet*
Othello*
The Taming of the Shrew*
As You Like It*
Othello*
Macbeth*
A Midsummer Night’s Dream*
Pericles*
Romeo and Juliet*
Othello*
Hamlet*
As You Like It*
The Taming of the Shrew*
Romeo and Juliet* (Co- Fight Director)
Three Rivers Shakespeare Gala Event
Wilma Theater
Philadelphia Artists Collective
Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Lantern Theatre Company
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Arden Theatre Company
Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival
Blanka Zizka
Dan Hodge
Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
Russell Treyz
Russell Treyz
Fontaine Syer
Carmen Kahn
Carmen Kahn
Carmen Kahn
Carmen Kahn
Carmen Kahn
Carmen Kahn
Carmen Kahn
Dominick Scudera
Matt Pfeiffer
Thom Delventhal
Medstar Studio
Florida State University- Masters Thesis Film
The University of the Arts
Mike Jordan
Will Bigham
Matthew J. Casale
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Henry Miller
Robert B. Driver
Kay Walker Castaldo
Scrap Performance Group
Myra Bazell
FILM/ TELEVISION
Forensic Files- “Black Friday”
Moondance
The Chase
OPERA (*denotes AGMA production)
Porgy and Bess*
Don Giovanni*
I Capuleti E I Montecchi*
DANCE
Downwind
Fear of Flying
Romeo and Juliet
Never is Now
Trapezius Aerial Dance Company
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater
The University of the Arts
Louise Gillette
Bruce Wells
Brian Sanders
EDUCATIONAL
Big Love
The House of Bernarda Alba
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Cosmologies (Philadelphia Premiere)
The Threepenny Opera
The Comedy of Errors
Company
Metamorphoses
Hamlet
Narnia
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
As You Like It
Kiss Me Kate
West Side Story
Guys and Dolls
Villanova Theatre
Arcadia University
The University of the Arts
The University of the Arts
The University of the Arts
The University of the Arts
The University of the Arts
Act One Theatre School
Act One Theatre School
Act One Theater School
Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee School
Harriet Power
Mark Wade/ Kathryn Petersen
Nicole Lerarrio
Paul Berman
Rick Stoppleworth
Paul Wagar
Rick Stoppleworth
Joseph Domencic
Lisa Pinkerton
Karen Cordaro
Brian Kosanovich
Brian Kosanovich
Brian Kosanovich
Brian Kosanovich
Brian Kosanovich
Brian Kosanovich
Brian Kosanovich
TEACHER__________________________________
Arcadia University (BFA & BA)
North Carolina School of the Arts, Intro to Stage Combat Workshop
University of Delaware English Department Medieval-Renaissance Colloquium (PHD)
Temple University Department of Theater (MFA& BFA)
The University of the Arts Department of Theater (BFA)
Arcadia University (BFA & BA)
The University of the Arts Department of Theater (BFA)
The University of the Arts Pre-College Program
University of the Arts Saturday School
Act One Theatre School
Pittsburgh Playhouse Theater School
Loomis Chaffee School
Two River Theater Company
Philadelphia Cheese Steak Stage Combat Workshop
Society of American Fight Directors Teacher Training Workshop 2012
2012 National Stage Combat Workshop
Philadelphia Cheese Steak Stage Combat Workshop
Celebration Barn Fight Directors Workshop
National Fight Directors / Action Film Workshop
Stage Combat Instructor
Stage Combat Instructor
Guest Lecturer
Substitute Stage Combat Instructor
Substitute Stage Combat Instructor
Substitute Stage Combat Instructor
Stage Combat Tutor
Stage Combat Instructor
Stage Combat Instructor
Stage Combat Instructor
Stage Combat Instructor
Guest Stage Combat Instructor
Guest Stage Combat Instructor
Stage Combat Instructor
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Journeyman/ Teaching Assistant
Journeyman/ Teaching Assistant
Intern/ Teaching Assistant
TRAINING
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Over 25 years Training and Experience in Theatrical Violence
BFA from the University of the Arts in Theatre, 1997
Certified Teacher of Theatrical Violence with the Society of American Fight Directors, 2010
Certified Theatrical Firearms Instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors, 2013
Current Weapon Certifications in: Unarmed, Knife, Rapier and Dagger, Broadsword, Single Sword, Sword and
Shield, Smallsword, Quarterstaff, Theatrical Firearms Staging and Safety
Current CPR/ First Aid Certification through the American Red Cross
SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety Course 2011
SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety Course 2012
SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety Course 2013
NRA Basic Pistol Course 2013