Martin Noyes

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Artist Profile

Martin Noyes is from Irvine, California where he works as a teacher and fight director. His most recent work was fight directing Oliver Twist, Lie of the Mind, The Mexican Play, Carousel, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Macbeth, ART, Anon, Fahrenheit 451, IMPROV!, 3 Musketeers, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Julius Caesar, Indian Summer, and Hamlet at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. At the Chance Theatre, in Southern California: Shakespeare’s R and J, Big Love, Cabaret, Never in My Lifetime, Hot n’ Throbbing, and A Christmas Story. Mr. Noyes also has worked at South Coast Repertory fight directing such shows as Hitchcock Blonde, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, Ridiculous Fraud (with Sharon Ott,) Bach at Leipzig, Nothing Sacred, and System Wonderland. At Shakespeare Santa Cruz: King Lear, As You Like It, and Pygmalion. Mr. Noyes is a Certified Teacher in the Art of Stage Combat through the Society of American Fight Directors and has been fight directing for 32 years. Mr. Noyes received his BFA from Southern Oregon University and his MFA from the University of Alabama, both in Theater with an emphasis in acting. Martin Noyes is the founder and CEO of ADVENTURE THEATER LLC, which is an interactive roleplaying theater experience. Mr. Noyes is also an avid gamer and Dungeon Master.

Productions at Chance Theater

Production Date Role
Alma May 2024 Fight Director
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity September 2022 Fight Director
Adventure Theater Presents: Vengeance and Veritas December 2019 Game Captain
Talk About The Passion February 2008 Fight Director
Shakespeare’s R & J August 2007 Fight Director
Never In My Lifetime May 2006 Fight Choreographer
Hot ‘N’ Throbbing February 2006 Fight Choreographer
A Christmas Story November 2005 Fight Director
Big Love July 2005 Fight Director
Cabaret June 2005 Fight Choreographer