J.T. TURNER
Actor, Director, Voice-Over Talent, Historian, Fight Choreographer, Educator
J. T. Turner
AEA, SAG-AFTRA, SAFD
Professional Memberships and Certifications
Society of American Fight Directors - SPT in Unarmed & Single Sword
British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
Screen Actors Guild
Actors Equity Association
Education and Training
Emerson College: Directing, Acting, Speech, Single Sword, Fencing
Society of American Fight Directors: Unarmed, Broadsword, Rapier, Rapier/Dagger/Cloak, Single Sword, Quarterstaff, Knife, Found Objects, Small Firearms, Whip, Double Stick, Various Fighting Styles - Western, Hollywood, Greek, Medieval, Shaolin
Dr. Deguang He, Anthony Korahais, Jesse Tsao, Yun Ping Hu: Tai Chi and Qigong
Teaching Experience
Faculty: Longy School of Music - stage combat, North Shore Music Theater - stage combat, Ipswich Middle School - director of drama program
Visiting Teaching Artist (stage combat): Lasell College, Andover High School, Acton-Boxboro High School, Wakefield High School, Beaver Country Day School, Walnut Hill School, Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, Reagle Music Theater. MA Theater Arts Festival
Fight Direction/Choreography - partial listing
Lyric Stage Company: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Camelot, Peter and the Starcatcher, City of Angels, Man of LaMancha
Speakeasy Stage Company: Passion, Johnny Guitar
Reagle Music Theater: Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Showboat, Kiss Me Kate
Boston Lyric Opera: Tosca - opera
Moonbox Productions: Cabaret, Wild Party
Seacoast Repertory Theater: Billy Elliot
Wakefield Repertory Theater: Romeo and Juliet, Cyrano de Bergerac
moonlight productions (director and fight choreographer): Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, Jeckyl and Hide, Scarlet Pimpernel, Pirate Show
University of Massachusetts Lowell (director and fight choreographer): Drop Dead!, The Greek Olympiaganza
Beaver Country Day: Durango, Outsiders
Buckingham, Brown and Nichols: Firecracker Incident
Walnut Hill School: Fallen Faeries - opera
Emerson College: Maren’s Rock - virtual reality film
U.S. Passport & Driver’s License. References & acting resume available upon request.