With Good Reason

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Real-life fights are always sloppy and chaotic.  The trick to staging a good fight in is to “order chaos.”  Gregg Lloyd (Christopher Newport University) is a professional actor and fight director who has mastered the art of creating the illusion of violence on stage, making it look effortless.   Also: An “aural landscape” created for a movie or the stage may work well, but people tend not to notice background sounds that reinforce theatrical experience.  Sound designer Michael Rasbury (University of Virginia) has composed scores and created sound effects for major theatrical productions across North America.  He also co-wrote and scored the music for the 2009 play “Max Understood,” about a day in the life of young boy with autism.