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Rod Kinter is a New York based fight director with over 20+ years of experience staging fights and designing violence for theatre, opera, dance and film. Most recently, Rod directed the fights for the Off-Broadway production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. His work has also been seen in several other Off-Broadway theatres and in some of the country?s top regional theatres. He was the Resident Fight Director for Off-Broadway?s Pearl Theatre Company from 2009 until it closed, and was the long-time In-House Fight Director for New York City Opera during their residency at Lincoln Center. Since their departure from Lincoln Center, Mr. Kinter has staged violence for NYCO productions at New York City Center and El Teatro at el Museo del Barrio. He is on the faculty of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. In addition to his extensive experience as a stage combatant, Rod?s work is informed by a varied movement and theatrical background. He began his career as a child and teen actor working in major regional houses and on national tours. He spent several years as a professional dancer, having trained at New York?s prestigious High School of Performing Arts and at The Joffrey Ballet School. He continued to perform as an actor even as he began to direct fights. Rod has also worked as a live-action stunt performer and has studied several martial arts, including prolonged training in both Tae Kwon Do and Wing Tsun Kung Fu. Currently, he is a student of internationally renowned Wing Tsun teacher Sifu Alex Richter. Rod?s work has been praised in a wide variety of media, from The New York Times to Comic Book blogs; from Opera publications to Kung Fu Magazine. He has staged Shakespearean swordfights, contemporary violence, mass battles and farcical mayhem. He is also the co-creator of the critically acclaimed fight shows, Deullists: The Forgotten Champions, The Jaded Assassin and Last Life.

Rod Kinter Productions

 
[Broadway, 2019]
Fight Direction
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Fight Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Fight Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Fight Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Fight Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Fight Director

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Review: INTO THE BREECHES! at Gulfshore Playhouse


What did our critic think of INTO THE BREECHES! at Gulfshore Playhouse?

Photos: First Look at The 1491's BETWEEN TWO KNEES at Perelman Performing Arts Center


The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present the NY premiere of The 1491’s comedy Between Two Knees, directed by Eric Ting. Get a first look at photos!

Cast Set for BETWEEN TWO KNEES at The Perelman Performing Arts Center


The Perelman Performing Arts Center has revealed the cast for the NY premiere of The 1491’s comedy Between Two Knees, directed by Eric Ting.

Dorset Theatre Festival Opens 46th Season With Adaptation Of Stephen King's MISERY


Dorset Theatre Festival will open the 46th Season of professional summer theatre at the Dorset Playhouse with William Goldman's edge-of-your-seat adaptation of Stephen King's novel, Misery, which inspired the 1990 Oscar-winning film, directed by Jackson Gay.

TEENAGERS IN LOVE to Open This Week At The Chain Theater


Boardwalk Productions is presenting the World Premiere of TEENAGERS IN LOVE by Sean O'Connor. Directed by Debra Whitfield, the production opens on June 8 at The Chain Theatre. 

TEENAGERS IN LOVE Comes to The Chain Theatre This Week


Boardwalk Productions presents the World Premiere of TEENAGERS IN LOVE by Sean O'Connor. Directed by Debra Whitfield, previews begin June 2 at The Chain Theatre. Opening is slated for June 8.

Review: BETWEEN TWO KNEES at Seattle Repertory Theatre


BETWEEN TWO KNEES at Seattle Rep is unlike any other show, mixing shame with amusement into a piece that uses comedy as resistance. The 1491s make the voices of Native Americans heard and choose to do so through comedy. With humor as their weapon, the show takes aim at the violence, abuse, and manipulation that indigenous cultures have suffered and those who perpetrated those crimes. The show will make you laugh and make your seat of privilege so uncomfortable that you want to do something about it.hat did our critic think of BETWEEN TWO KNEES at Seattle Repertory Theatre?

BETWEEN TWO KNEES Sketch Comedy Show Announced At McCarter Theatre


​​​​​​​McCarter invites audiences to start the New Year laughing with the outrageously funny and wickedly subversive tale of familial love, loss and connection: Between Two Knees, by acclaimed intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1941's and directed by Eric Ting.

Previews: THE FANTASTICKS at The Cape Playhouse


The Cape Playhouse, the country’s longest running professional summer theater, will end its exciting 2022 summer season with its upcoming production of 'The Fantasticks'. What better way to round out a fantastic repertoire of shows, and who better than the Playhouse to bring the longest running musical in world history to a Cape Cod stage? Undoubted to leave as lasting an impression on Cape audiences, 'The Fantasticks' is set to run from September 7th -17th at the iconic Dennis, MA theater.

Photos: First Look at BETWEEN TWO KNEES at Yale Rep


Yale Repertory Theatre concluded its 2022 season with Between Two Knees. The play, written by the intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s and directed by Eric Ting, is presented with Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Yale Repertory Theatre to Present BETWEEN TWO KNEES


Yale Repertory Theatre will conclude its 2022 season with Between Two Knees. The play, written by the intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s and directed by Eric Ting, is presented with Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Between Two Knees will be performed May 12–June 4 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street).

Theater Stories: A BRONX TALE, THE PROM, DIANA & More About The Longacre Theatre!


This week's Theater Stories features the Longacre Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the theater's stage including A Bronx Tale, The Prom, and The Lightning Thief, the next show that is set to open at the theater, Diana, and much more!

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Announces 2020-2021 National Tour


Following the conclusion of its strictly limited 16-week holiday engagement on Broadway, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will return to the road for a national touring production in the 2020-2021 season.

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Releases a Deluxe Edition And Karaoke Album


Broadway Records announced today the surprise release of the Deluxe Edition of the Original Cast Recording of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical as well as a Karaoke Album, now available digitally. Physical copies of the Deluxe cast album are only available at www.BroadwayRecords.com and at the Longacre Theater on Broadway, where the show is playing a strictly limited engagement that must end January 5, 2020.

Photo Coverage: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway!


The Longacre Theatre was the place to be last night as the best of Broadway gathered to celebrate an opening night worth of the gods. The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical officially arrived yesterday, October 16, 2019.

BWW Flashback: Percy Jackson's Long Road to Broadway with THE LIGHTNING THIEF


The Lightning Thief is currently in previews at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, ahead of its October 16 opening. Fans have been loving this new musical since its premiere in 2014, and now it has finally hit the Great White Way for a limited run. Want to learn more about where Percy Jackson has been before Broadway? We're taking a walk down memory lane with a flashback through the show's journey!

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Announces New Holiday Performance Schedule


Due to popular demand from family audiences, the producers of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical have announced a new performance schedule that will take effect the week of November 4 at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48th Street) through the end of the show's strictly limited 16-week holiday engagement. The new musical will celebrate opening night on Wednesday, October 16.

Photos: Harpies and Minotaurs and Gorgons, Oh My! Inside THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL on Broadway


Get a first look at The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, the original musical adaption of Rick Riordan's New York Times bestselling novel with a book by Joe Tracz, music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, and direction by Stephen Brackett on Broadway.

Breaking: Chris McCarrell, Jorrel Javier & Kristin Stokes Will Lead THE LIGHTNING THIEF on Broadway


Happy belated birthday, Percy Jackson! Following the beloved fantasy hero's August 18th birth date, TheaterWorksUSA and Martian Entertainment are pleased to announce the ten actors who will bring The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical to Broadway this fall, beginning performances Friday, September 20 ahead of a Wednesday, October 16 opening night at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48th Street) in a strictly limited 16-week holiday engagement.

Breaking: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Will Play Limited Engagement on Broadway This Fall


Bring on the monsters! TheaterWorksUSA and Martian Entertainment have just announce that The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, the original musical adaption of Rick Riordan's New York Times best-selling novel, will arrive on Broadway this fall for a strictly limited 16-week holiday engagement at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48th Street) following the recent successful conclusion of its 32-city North American First National Tour which has been celebrated by audiences and critics alike.

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