about tate

Jason Paul Tate (he/him) splits time living and working in New York City and Sarasota, FL. He recently directed fights and coordinated stunts for The Play that Goes Wrong @ Florida Rep. Immediately prior he directed fights and intimacy for Paradise Blue @ Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, directed by Chuck Smith & Newsies @ Tuacahn, directed by Sarah Hartmann. Tate most recently directed John Proctor is the Villain for the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Professional Actor Training, where he serves as the full time Professor of Movement.

You can catch Tate’s movement, fight direction, and special effects design as part of the 89th season of The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama. Directed by Jeff Whiting, the shows opens in June and runs through late August in North Carolina.

When he is not freelancing, Tate continues to produce workshops and teach as a founding instructor of the nation’s largest private stage combat training organization, Neutral Chaos. He currently serves as Vice President of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD).

Up next: Fight Choreographer for Les Misérables @ Tuacahn Center for the Arts