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An oasis for those who love classic stories. Los Angeles Times

KENNETH R. MERCKX JR, RESIDENT ARTIST

AT A NOISE WITHIN:

2021-2022 Season: Fight Choreographer, Anna in the Tropics, Seven Guitars, Metamorphoses

Previous Seasons: Fight Choreographer, The Winter’s Tale, Frankenstein, Argonautika, Othello, Man of La Mancha; Fight Consultant, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

ELSEWHERE: Ken has choreographed fights and taught actors combat for film and television, theatres and universities all across the country. He is presently a faculty member at UC, Santa Barbara and Cal State, Fullerton. Ken is the resident fight choreographer the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater Festival (Cleveland) and A Noise Within (Los Angeles). Mr. Merckx received his MFA, in acting, from University of Illinois and his BA, in theatre studies, from the University of Washington.