Argent Combat

Who We Are

𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖚𝖘
Argent Combat is an organization of students, performers, choreographers, and instructors of Theatrical Violence & Stage Combat, the specialized techniques in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers.
Our organization is dedicated to promoting safety and fostering the excellence and proficiency of action-oriented entertainment. Our objective is to uphold these values, to encourage safe techniques for performers and enthusiasts, to adapt styles of historical and modern forms of combat to dynamic theatrical performances, to provide artists with the tools they need to develop confidence in their autonomy, and to expand theatre’s influence by engendering new students and audiences who enjoy the expression of stories and emotions through theatrical violence.
In furtherance of these goals, Argent Combat routinely offers workshops and ongoing classes in a variety of disciplines all over Philadelphia, and members can be found attending Regional and National Workshops all over North America.
We are committed to the policy that all students shall have equal access to programs without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, s*x, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or s*xual orientation, except in those cases where specific physical limitations prohibit participation in performing the required skills in a manner safe to themselves or to their participants.

𝕵. 𝕺𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝕯𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖍𝖚𝖊 | 𝕴𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗
[he/him]
Oliver has been studying and performing theatrical violence for more than a decade. A Certified Instructor with both Fight Directors Canada and the Society of American Fight Directors, his work has been seen from one side of North America to the other. Recent credits include Lay Me Down Softly with Irish Heritage Theatre, Les Liaisons Dangereuses at The Booth Theatre, I Hate Hamlet at Allens Lane Theatre, The Rover for Jackpine Productions, The Tale of the Phantom Ship for Temple Theatre’s Sidestage, Seventeen Missing Years, Ubu Roi, and After the End, all for GDP Productions.
For any questions regarding course content and certification, or if you'd like to consult Oliver for theatrical violence for your project, please email him: [email protected]

𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖞 𝕳𝖔𝖑𝖉𝖆𝖍𝖑 | 𝕰𝖝𝖊𝖈𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗
[she/they]
Brittany has been an active member of the Philadelphia arts community since 2008. As a performer, Mx. Holdahl has collaborated with Irish Heritage Theatre, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Hedgerow Theatre, Luna Theatre Co., GDP Productions, Represented Theatre Co., Automatic Arts, Save the Day! Productions, otherWORDS Theatre Co., and the Philadelphia Dramatists Center. Brittany had studied stage combat under SAFD Fight Master Ian Rose and has since been an advocate for making stage combat accessible to artists and ethusiasts.
In addition to performing, Brittany has lent their administrative talents to several different organizations over the years, including Historic Philadelphia, Inc.; Macy's Entertainment; ETC Performance Series; St. Mary's, Hamilton Village; and RTIR-Bradley.
If you would like to enroll for a class or workshop, or if you have any questions regarding billing or payments, please contact:
[email protected]

𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖛𝖊 𝖜𝖊𝖎 | 𝖉𝖊𝖒𝖔 𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖙
[he/him]
Steve is an Advanced Actor Combatant with Fight Directors Canada with equivalent experience in the Society of American Fight Directors, and commendations from both. His work in the performing arts in Philly spans nearly a decade at venues like the Walnut Street Theater, Opera Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre.
He is pursuing his teaching certifications from his parent societies, and is especially interested in developing stage combat as a cross-media story-telling art form.

𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖊 𝖔𝖒𝖕𝖘 | 𝖉𝖊𝖒𝖔 𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖙
[she/her]
Millie Omps is a proud Actor Combatant and Fight Choreographer from West Virginia. Since moving to the area she has become a frequent cast member at the New Jersey Renaissance Faire, an actor combatant with Swords and Stories, and a member of the armoured combat team The Knights of Crossford.
Her choreography has been toured across West Virignia with the Shakespearean troupe The Rustic Mechanicals and most recently their production of Julius Ceasar touring Fall 2019.