Rapier Wit

Specialties

Rapier Wit is stage and screen combat school and production company. We train performers in the illusion of violence, we offer trained performers for events and productions, rent weapons and equipment as well as studio space.

History

Established in 1991.

We have been training performers and creating stage and screen violence across the country. You can learn more about us and see various videos on our website www​.rapier​wit​.com

Meet the Business Owner

Daniel L.

Business Owner

Daniel has been performing, directing and teaching stage combat professionally since 1991. He is the owner of Rapier Wit, Canada’s oldest stage combat school and production company, and a founding member of the Riot A.C.T. stunt team. He is also a founding member of Fight Directors Canada, and one of only eight FDC Fight Masters in Canada. Daniel has created fights for companies such as The Stratford Festival (5 seasons), Canadian Stage, Jesus Christ Superstar Broadway, Volcano Theatre, Actors Repertory Company, Second City, A.C.T. Productions, Shakespeare In the Square, Factory Theatre, Shakespeare in the Rough, Theatre Aquarius, The Actor’s Repertory Company, Theatre Passé Muraille, and The Tarragon Theatre. He is the resident stage combat instructor for Sheridan College, the University of Toronto’s Theatre and Drama Studies Program, and is a frequent instructor at the University of Waterloo. He also teaches stage combat workshops across Canada and internationally.