Fight choreograpy for plays, musicals, & opera
Whether it is swords, wrestling, bare knuckle punches, or working with more esoteric implements such as hammer and trowel, I work to keep things safe and truthful. From a simple slap to a rapier and dagger duel, it is of the utmost importance to me that the fights do their part in telling the story. Showing who the characters are, and why and how they fight has much greater impact than an "action for action's sake" scene.
I have choreographed fights for numerous companies in the New York and New England areas ranging from colleges to summer theatres to off-Broadway, including productions of "Sleuth", "Fool for Love", "The Crucifer of Blood", "Othello", "As You Like It", "Romeo and Juliet", "Troilus and Cressida" and many others. (see resume)
In musicals and opera, my music degree and background is ideal to help match the action to the score.
Teaching:
I have taught stage combat to adults and children of all ages. Kids from North Shore Music Theatre to Lynn high schools have enjoyed learning the basic hair pulls, slaps, and punches in a fun but safe atmosphere. Learning basic swordplay with foam swords and rapiers is a big hit with would-be pirates. Actors who wish to improve their stage combat skills can set up one-on-one classes also.
For more information regarding fight choreography or lessons please call me at (617) 489-6929 or e-mail me.
"...Ronan Noone's sharp dialogue and metaphoric reach get superb backing from this production, particularly from Wesley Savick's smooth direction (with help from fight director Kim H. Carrell)".
-Ed Siegel's Boston Globe review of The Blowin of Baile Gall
Billy Meleady, Aaron Pitre in
"The Blowin' of Baile Gall" by Ronan Noone
Boston Playwrights Theatre 2002
Elliot Norton Award - Best New Play 2002
Me beating up my friend David Clark
as Boston Riot Leader in the
FX Network production of "Oil Storm."
Choreographing the Antipholus/Merchant standoff
in "The Comedie of Errors", NESF 2001
As Sir Phillip Sidney fencing in the Living Chess Game
New York Renaissance Faire, 1997
For a copy of my fight director resume, click here for the pdf.
"Kim sculpts fights that are not only impressive displays of combat technique, but valuable expressions of character. He comes to fight call knowing the play, and as Shakespeare would have us do, suits the action to the word."
- Steve Barkhimer, director ofTroilus and Cressida at the Publick Theatre
"Kim Carrell's fight scenes, some with real tools, are viscerally convincing."
- Will Stackman's TheatreMirror.com review of The Blowin of Baile Gall
Wild Stevie (Ciaran Crawford) finally snaps at Eamon (Billy Meleady) in "The Blowin' of Baile Gall" by Ronan Noone
Boston Playwrights Theatre 2002
Me as Charles the Wrastler,
with David Ellis as Orlando
"As You Like It" NESF 200
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Alan White and myself in
in "Richard III", NESF 2004