Awards and Recognitions

The Noble Blades have over 75 years of collective stage combat experience. See below some of the awards and recognitions that our founders, members, and board members have received!

2023, Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for Outstanding Choreography — Robb Hunter, King Lear, Shakespeare Theatre Company

2023, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Ian Claar, Mary Stuart, Little Theatre of Alexandria

2019, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award for Excellence in Fight Choreography — Mallory Shear, Macbeth, St. Mary College of Maryland

2019, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Karen Schlumpf and Ian Claar, Superior Donuts, Reston Players

2019, Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for Outstanding Choreography — Robb Hunter, Richard III, The Shakespeare Theatre

2017, Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography — Robb Hunter, HIR, Wooly Mammoth Theatre

2016, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), Little Theatre of Alexandria

2016, Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for Outstanding Choreography — Robb Hunter, An Octoroon, Woolly Mammoth Theatre

2015, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, Peter Pan, The Arlington Players

2013, Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for Outstanding Choreography — Robb Hunter, Red Speedo, The Studio Theatre

2012, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, August: Osage County, Reston Players

2012, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, Equus, Taking Flight Theatre Company

2012, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Kevin Robertson, The Taming of the Shrew, Castaways Repertory Theatre

2012, Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for Outstanding Choreography — Robb Hunter, The Walworth Farce, The Studio Theatre

2011, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Karen Schlumpf and Brian Farrell, Moonlight and Magnolias, Reston Players

2010, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Kevin Robertson, Musical Comedy of Murders of 1940, Fauquier Community Theatre

2010, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Kevin Robertson, The Miracle Worker, Castaways Repertory Theatre

2009, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Karen Schlumpf and Brian Farrell, The Full Monty, Reston Players

2009, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Karen Schlumpf and Brian Farrell, Curtains, Reston Players

2009, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, West Side Story, Rockville Musical Theatre

2008, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, The House of Blue Leaves, Dominion Stage

2007, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Brain Farrell and Karen Schlumpf, Guys and Dolls, Reston Players

2007, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Steve Lada, The Philadelphia Story, Little Theatre of Alexandria

2006, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Steve Lada, Into the Woods, Little Theatre of Alexandria

2006, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Karen Schlumpf and Brian Farrell, Fahrenheit 451, Tapestry Theatre Company

2005, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Al Myska, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Reston Players

2005, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Steve Lada, Deathtrap, Vienna Theatre Company

2005, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Al Myska, Henry V, Elden Street Players

2004, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, The Miracle Worker, The Arlington Players

2004, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada and Christopher Smith, Guys and Dolls, The Arlington Players

2003, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, Kiss Me Kate, The Arlington Players

2002, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, Chuck Martin, and Al Myska, Romeo and Juliet, Elden Street Players

2002, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Adam Konowe, The Comedy of Errors, Little Theatre of Alexandria

2002, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Al Myska, A Streetcar Named Desire, Reston Players

2002, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Kevin Robertson, The Fantastiks, Reston Players

2001, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada, Veronica’s Room, Elden Street Players

2001, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Adam Konowe, True West, Elden Street Players

2001, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography —Al Myska, Much Ado About Nothing, Reston Players

2001, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Kevin Robertson, Man of La Mancha, Reston Players

2001, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Kevin Robertson, Company, Prince William Little Theatre

2000, WATCH Award Winner for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Steve Lada and Chuck Martin, Richard III, The Arlington Players

2000, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Todd C. Huse, The Lady’s Not For Burning, Elden Street Players

2000, WATCH Award Nominee for Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography — Adam Konowe, Moon Over Buffalo, Little Theatre of Alexandria