about tate

Jason Paul Tate (he/him) splits time living and working in New York City and San Diego, CA. He recently choreographed fights and movement for Il Tabarro directed by Laine Rettmer for On Site Opera and is currently in rehearsals as the fight director and special effects designer for the The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama, directed by Jeff Whiting.

Prior to that he directed fights for Beauty & the Beast at The Ordway Center for the Arts directed by Michael Heitzman and choreographed by Robbie Roby and provided movement and fight direction for Henry V directed by Johanna McKeon at The Old Globe.

Despite recently completing his Visiting Faculty appointment at Florida State University, Jason continues to teach movement as an adjunct professor across the country; and as a founding instructor of the nation’s largest private stage combat training organization, Neutral Chaos. He is the current Vice President of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD).

Up next: Combat Certification Intensive @ Connecticut Theatre Exchange produced by Neutral Chaos & Stage Combat Intensive at Texas A&M – University Corpus Christi.