Molly Van Pelt
Actor, sword-fighter,
pumpkin pie enthusiast.
NY • DC
Fight Direction
Peter Pan and Wendy
Dial M for Murder
1 Henry VI
Cyrano
Much Ado About Nothing
Advent
Medea
Richard III
Violence Consultant to David Leong, Fight Director
Assistant to J. Allen Suddeth, Fight Director
Assistant to J. Allen Suddeth, Fight Director
Fight Director
Fight Director
Violence Consultant
Fight Director
Co-Fight Director
Shakespeare Theatre Company/ Alan Paul
Bucks County Playhouse/ Mike Donahue
SUNY Purchase/ dir. Christopher McCann
Titan Theatre Company/ Mary MacDonald Kerr
Titan Theatre Company/ Jenny Bennett
Salt Pillar Productions/ Emily Lyon
Titan Theatre Company/ Lenny Banovez
Titan Theatre Company/ Edward Morgan
Education
Tourist Trap 2024
Philadelphia SCW 2023
Smallsword SPT Class 2023
NSCW 2023
2-Week Chaos Combat Intensive
Various SPT/SPR Classes, 2017-2023
Various Intro Classes, 2023 - present
Virginia Beach Bash 2023
Tourist Trap 2022
Single Sword SPT Class 2021
Fight Camp 2019
Stage Combat I & II, 2018-2019
Head Workshop Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Assistant to Jon Rubin
Production Assistant
Associate Instructor
Assistant to Jason Paul Tate & Rob Aronowitz
Assistant to Jon Rubin
Teaching Assistant
Production Assistant
Assistant to Casey Kaleba
Assistant to Casey Kaleba
Assistant to J. Allen Suddeth
Neutral Chaos Combat/University of Central FL
SAFD/Temple University
Fire & Ice Movement Arts
SAFD/LA Tech
Neutral Chaos Combat/CT Theatre Exchange
Neutral Chaos Combat
University of Maryland
SAFD/ Regent University
SAFD/ Neutral Chaos Combat
Round House Theatre
Rorschach Theatre at The Theater Lab
Lee Strasberg Institute (NYU Studio)
Performance
Vixens En Garde
Figaro*
1 Henry IV*
Cyrano
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing*
Ripper*
Titus Andronicus
Henry V
*Denotes Fight Captain
Hera
Suzanne
The Douglas
Cyrano (U/S)
Tybalt, Hera
Mercutio, Hera
Hamlet, Hera
Young Seward, Macduff, Hera
Don John
Mary Kelly
Saturninus, Hera
Chorus, Fluellen, Hera
(founding member, 2010 - present)
Unarmed
Poleaxe
Unarmed, Single Sword
Rapier
Rapier
Rapier, Rapier/dagger, Rapier/cloak
Rapier, Broadsword, Unarmed
Rapier, Unarmed
Unarmed
Rapier, Unarmed, Gladius
Rapier, Broadsword, Found Weapons
Regional tours/ David Hastings, Lisa Kopitsky
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre/ Alexis K. Black
Brave Spirits Theatre/ Casey Kaleba
Titan Theatre Co./ Fight Director
Vixens En Garde/ David Dean Hastings
Vixens En Garde/ David Dean Hastings
Vixens En Garde/ David Dean Hastings
Vixens En Garde/ David Dean Hastings
The Fools & Kings Project/ Ian Heitzman
Times Scare/ Mitchell McCoy
Vixens En Garde/ David Dean Hastings
Vixens En Garde/ David Dean Hastings
2010 - present
Training
J. Allen Suddeth, Robb Hunter, Casey Kaleba, Richard Ryan, Jason Paul Tate, Leraldo Anzaldua, Patrick Kelly, Andrew Ray, Amie Root, Robert Aronowitz, John McFarland, Michael G. Chin, David Dean Hastings
Weapons
SAFD Advanced Actor Combatant
SAFD Recommended Passes in:
Smallsword (2023)
Quarterstaff (2023)
Unarmed (2022)
Broadsword (2022)
Single Sword (2021)
Rapier & Dagger (2021)
Knife (2021)
SAFD Basic Passes in:
Sword & Shield (2023)
14+ years performance experience with:
Rapier/Single Sword
Rapier & Dagger
Smallsword
Broadsword
Broadsword & Shield
Unarmed
Knife
Found Weapons
Quarterstaff
Bullwhip
2010 - present