The Bristol Renaissance Faire in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, is thrilling audiences with performances by Guido’s Academy of Theatrical Swordplay, a professional ensemble of stage combat artists including alumni, current students, and faculty from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acclaimed Stage Combat program.

Guido’s Academy of Theatrical Swordplay is led by award-winning stage combat director David Woolley, aka “Guido,” the faculty coordinator of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Stage Combat Minor program.
Woolley’s “academy” this season includes Columbia College alums Jackson Dougherty ’20 and Zac Richey ’21, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre. (Richey also has a Minor in Stage Combat.)
Also in the company are current Columbia College students Ambria Campbell (an Acting BA major with a Stage Combat minor), Megan Konieczka (an Acting BA major), Quinton Walker (an Acting BFA major with a Stage Combat minor), and Jenni Carroll (a Photography BA major with an Acting minor and a Stage Combat minor).
Performances are directed by Stage Combat program instructors David Woolley and John McFarland.