Download or read book Actors on Guard written by Dale Anthony Girard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actors on Guard is the most comprehensive and detailed book on the art of theatrical swordplay available today. It provides the reader with the historical, theoretical and practical basis for learning, practicing and presenting theatrical sword fights. Focusing specifically on the Elizabethan rapier and dagger (the most popular weapons used in stage fights), Actors on Guard provides actors, directors, teachers, stage managers and technicians the skills and knowledge essential to presenting safe and effective fights, both for stage and screen.