​Molly Van Pelt
​Actor, sword-fighter,
pumpkin pie enthusiast.
NY • DC
THREE MUSKETEERS at the Barter Theatre
March 14 - April 4, 2026
I am genuinely overjoyed to be playing Milady at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA, this Spring! This 9-person rendition of this play looks to be a silly, swashbuckle-y good time, and we'll all be wearing loads of hats—literally.
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Mid-Atlantic Melee Workshop Assistant Encore
I'm back at the Mid-Atlantic Melee again this year as a Workshop Assistant, helping teach classes and bring the silly and sincere into stage combat in the DMV area!
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June 7-8, 2025
2025 Vixen Season Launch!
May - December 2025
The 2025 Vixens En Garde season is off and running! Come see your favorite all-women sword-fighting and Shakespeare comedy troupe across the Eastern Seaboard over the rest of the year!
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MACBETH with the Washington National Opera
I'm thrilled beyond belief to be joining a team of six specialized supernumerary fighters--and the only woman--in the Washington National Opera's production of MACBETH at the Kennedy Center this Fall. I'll be all over the stage in various roles, including featured as Lady Macduff, and it promises to be a bloody good time!
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November 13-23, 2024
The 2024 Vixens Season Begins!
This year's Vixen season is kicking off to great delight, and I'm slated to be performing in a few lovely spots around the DMV area over the course of this Summer and Fall. Take a look at the Vixens website for all the details!
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Workshop Assistant at the Inaugural Mid-Atlantic Melee
The very first Mid-Atlantic Melee stage combat workshop is being held this summer in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, and I am over the moon to be a Workshop Assistant with this inaugural event, and to work and play with so many local friends!
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June 8-9, 2024
My Vixen is a Sticker!
My Vixen likeness has been immortalized as a Chibi-style illustration, turned sticker, and I am utterly in love with her. Enormous thanks to fan and artist Cailin Redtail (IG: @cailinredtail) for creating perfect images of all 13 current Vixens! Get one—get all of 'em—on our website!
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Head Workshop Assistant at the Tourist Trap
February 2 - 4, 2024
Starting the new year off right with the phenomenal people at the Tourist Trap in Orlando, FL, as the Head Workshop Assistant! This is my favorite stage combat workshop—no offense, folks—and getting to help it run is something I treasure.
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