 The play is called She Kills Monsters and that's literally what happens in the play. Stage combat is a display of violence in a safe way on stage because theater is about conflict. It was started in earnest during Shakespeare's time where most actors probably had some sort of fencing training already. The first rule was always safety. The moment when the audience feel like one of the actors is not safe on stage, they're not in the play anymore. They don't believe the story we created. They're worried about this theater space. And I have to make sure that the choreography looks like I want it to look, but they're comfortable doing it. I think good fight choreography isn't necessarily complicated, it's just well-acted. A lot of people expect fighting to be a male-dominated feel. Most shows wouldn't have women fighting at all, but this one in particular has it in the title. It's She Kills Monsters. She Kills Monsters