--- title: "Stage Movement: Combat - Scene Rehearsal" description: "Stage Movement: Combat - Scene Rehearsal" image: https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Image_003-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5920-PM.jpg --- [![Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/FitchburgStateUniversity/logo.png)](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/) [![burg-blog-logo-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/burg-blog-logo-1.png?width=238&height=113&name=burg-blog-logo-1.png)](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/) # Stage Movement: Combat - Scene Rehearsal Posted by [Andy Cunningham](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/author/andy-cunningham) on October 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM ![](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Avatar2.jpg) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Students in [Theater](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/programs/theater-concentration-communications-media-bs) Professor [Kelly Morgan's](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/faculty-profiles/kelly-morgan) Stage Movement: Combat course work in small groups to rehearse the combat scenes they've conceived as part of the coursework.  The class teaches students how to utilize the sword as an extension of the character and a a vehicle by which the actor propels the story. ![Image_012-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5491-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_012-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5491-PM.jpg?width=768&height=589&name=Image_012-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5491-PM.jpg) ![Image_003-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5920-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_003-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5920-PM.jpg?width=688&height=512&name=Image_003-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5920-PM.jpg) ![Image_007-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5494-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_007-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5494-PM.jpg?width=936&height=788&name=Image_007-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5494-PM.jpg) ![Image_010-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5540-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_010-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5540-PM.jpg?width=1082&height=671&name=Image_010-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5540-PM.jpg) ![Image_020-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-8617-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_020-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-8617-PM.jpg?width=580&height=948&name=Image_020-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-8617-PM.jpg) ![Image_023-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-6315-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_023-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-6315-PM.jpg?width=1358&height=878&name=Image_023-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-6315-PM.jpg) ![Image_017-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5936-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_017-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5936-PM.jpg?width=1087&height=762&name=Image_017-Oct-21-2024-07-13-58-5936-PM.jpg) [![Learn About Our Communications Media Department](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/376696/ba4bb603-8f2b-4ca7-b47a-0e4683d94f58.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/376696/ba4bb603-8f2b-4ca7-b47a-0e4683d94f58) Topics: [Communications/Media](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/communications-media), [Theater Program](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/theater-program), [Creative Arts Therapies](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/creative-arts-therapies), [Creative Arts Enterprise](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/topic/creative-arts-enterprise) ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic A-Z - 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