5728 N Ridge Ave. #3E 

Chloe Baldwin Chicago, IL 60660 

(630) 248-3524 
chloenoellebaldwin@gmail.com 
www.chloebaldwin.net 
Violence & Intimacy Designer 

EXPERIENCE 

Rose Valley Theatre Company, ​Chicago— V

​ iolence Designer 
and Intimacy Designer 
NOVEMBER 2019-JANUARY 2020 
Creating brawl with police and intimate moments surrounding 
negotiation of marital consent for world premiere production of 
“Sunday Evening”. 

DePaul College of Digital Cinema, C

​ hicago— ​Actor and 
Violence Designer 
MARCH 2019-APRIL 2019 
Working with the same student producer- building a short fight 
between a young woman defending herself from battery and her date. 

DePaul College of Digital Cinema, C

​ hicago— ​Stunt 
Coordinator/Fight Choreographer 
MARCH 2019-APRIL 2019 
Consulted with students to contextualize the scope of what they could 
achieve with a limited budget, then worked within the parameters of 
that budget to create a small femme vs. multiple large guards fight. 

The Edge Theater, C​ hicago— V

​ iolence Designer and 
Intimacy Designer 
DECEMBER 2018-JANUARY 2019 
Designed violence and intimacy within the realm of realism to bridge 
 
the play between a surreal comic book aesthetic and the hard-hitting 
reality of the consequences of characters’ actions. 
PHILOSOPHY 
Latin School of Chicago, ​Chicago— V
​ iolence Designer and   
Combat Instructor  -Safety First 
JANUARY 2018-FEBRUARY 2018 
-Continued Communication 
Created over-the-top comedic fights for four plays in the “coarse 
-Action must feed Story 
acting” style, which included many “stage fights gone wrong” which 
was a great dichotomy to talk about with the students.  -Collaborative creation based 
on director, actor, and 
production’s needs 
 

The Theatre School at DePaul, C

​ hicago— ​Violence and 
Intimacy Designer  SKILLS 
 
JANUARY 2018-FEBRUARY 2018 
Chicago-Style Combat 
“Penetrator” definitely had intimacy and violence in spades. It was a 
very open, exploratory process with some comedic and some very  -Apprentice with R&D Fight 
serious, violent moments.  Choreography 2013-2017 

-Includes many forms of 

School of Cinematic Arts, ​Chicago— S
​ tunt Coordinator  combat created to be safe and 
JANUARY 2018  look realistic from up close for 
“The Incredible Menarche” was a short film about a girl with  small spaces and film. 
superpowers. I coordinated her using her kinetic powers to throw her 
SAFD Certified 
mother back onto a bed. Simple, but very empowering! 
Recommended in: 

Broken Nose Theatre, ​Chicago— V

​ iolence Designer  -Small Sword 
FEBRUARY 2018-MARCH 2018 
-Rapier & Dagger 
“Kingdom”a “timely, lyrical, queer, queer, hilarious family dramedy” 
-Unarmed Combat 
involves moments of violence between the family, both minor and more 
serious.  -Broadsword 

Certified in: 
Red Tape Theatre, C​ hicago— ​Violence Designer and 
Intimacy Consultant  -Quarterstaff 

JANUARY 2018-FEBRUARY 2018   

“I Saw Myself” takes place in the 1500s, and I choreographed multiple  Western Martial Arts 
hand to hand fights based in the conflict of sexuality. 
-Italian Rapier 

Northwestern University, ​Chicago— V

​ iolence and Intimacy  -Abrazare (Wrestling) 
Designer for “Vinegar Tom”  -Italian Broadsword 
DECEMBER 2017-FEBRUARY 2018 

This witchy cabaret was a female-empowering musical where I 

choreographed both intimacy and violence in a series of witch trials.  LANGUAGES 

Bluelight DePaul, ​Chicago— S

​ afety Officer  English, Mandarin Chinese 
DECEMBER 2018 

On-set safety personnel for Rick LeFevour’s stunt coordination, on the 

short film “First Dance”. 

MadlyFX, ​Chicago— V
​ iolence Designer for Short Film 
JANUARY 2018-FEBRUARY 2018 

Created futuristic sci-fi hand-to-hand and gun fights for “Bioshock” 

based film at various locations throughout Chicago. 
 

Mudlark Theater: Evanston Township High School, 

Evanston— V
​ iolence Designer & Combat Instructor 
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017 

“She Kills Monsters”: Taught students basics of stage combat and 

choreographed violence: hand-to-hand and various weapons, including 
axe for these high schoolers in conjunction with Mudlark Theater. 

School of Cinematic Arts (DePaul), C​ hicago— ​Violence 

Designer, Intimacy Designer, and Stunt Coordinator for 
Feature Film 
DECEMBER 2017 

“The Lurker” was a slasher film starring “Halloween” star Scout 

Taylor-Compton. I choreographed the violence and was the go-to safety 
person on set for all of the murders and fights. Also included sword fight 
and car sex scene. 

King College Prep, C

​ hicago— ​Combat Instructor and 
Violence Designer 
SEPTEMBER 2017-OCTOBER 2017 

This process was mostly focused on teaching the students the basics of 
combat, while also choreographing short fights for two different 
classes’ adaptations of “Taming of the Shrew”. 

School of Cinematic Arts (DePaul), C

​ hicago— ​Violence 
Designer for Short Film 
JULY 2017-AUGUST 2017 

I created a 4 v. 4 fight to be shot from the perspective of a character who 

had already been knocked to the ground, so a slightly askew and 
low-angle camera. It was a bloody, contemporary brawl. 

Babes with Blades Theatre Company, C ​ hicago​ —

​ ​Fight 
Captain & Assistant Violence Designer 
JULY 2017-OCTOBER 2017 

I collaborated with Libby Beyreis on the design of “The Invisible Scarlet 

O’Neil”, ran combat rehearsals when she was out of town for a few 
weeks, and will fight captain while playing Scarlet for the run. 

Unit 14 Theatre Company, ​Chicago​ ​— V

​ iolence and Intimacy 
Designer 
JULY 2017-AUGUST 2017 

I designed the sexually violent climax of “Oleanna” for this company in 
a small, intimate space. One favorite move was a head slam into the door 
that the actors executed wonderfully. 
 

Oak Park Festival Theatre: Viola Project, C

​ hicago — 
Combat Instructor 
JULY 2015, 2016, and 2017 

I teach elementary and middle school aged young women about fight 
choreography and teach them hand-to-hand moves, which we then 
turned into fights for part of their final workshops. 

Theatre of Western Springs, ​Western Springs— A

​ ssistant 
Violence Designer 
MAY 2017 

Assisted on a production of “She Kills Monsters” by choreographing all 

of the cheerleader fights and hand to hand combat. 

The Theatre School at DePaul, C

​ hicago​ —
​ ​Violence Designer 
& Fight Captain 
MARCH 2017-MAY 2017 

I designed violence for a female-powered, hand-to-hand heavy play 

called “The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls”. One of the fights was a 
woman versus a basket of enchanted potatoes, which was a hilarious 
and thrilling challenge. 

​ hicago — ​Violence Designer 

Waltzing Mechanics, C
SEPTEMBER 2016-NOVEMBER 2016 

I designed the violence for the world premiere production of “Cosmic 

Events Are Upon Us.” This included incidental violence throughout, 
along with the brutal, realistic massacre of the Romanov family. 

Gorilla Tango Theater, ​Chicago — V

​ iolence Designer & Fight 
Captain 
OCTOBER 2016-NOVEMBER 2016 

For Much Ado About Nothing, I designed a hand-to-hand fight between 

Beatrice and Claudio, which gave added agency to Beatrice, and I also 
designed a piece of violence for Beatrice and Benedick. 

Loyola University Chicago, ​Chicago​ —

​ ​Violence Designer 
NOVEMBER 2016 

I violence designed a student-directed production of Frankenstein, 

featuring a fight between Dr. Frankenstein and The Monster, which was 
largely hand-to-hand with a lifting chokehold, but also included 
sinister medical instruments. 

​ sst. Violence Designer 

Jones College Prep, ​Chicago — A
OCTOBER 2016-NOVEMBER 2016 

I choreographed the hand-to-hand combat for a production of “She 

Kills Monsters” for high schoolers and assisted in developing the skills 
 

of the high schoolers in long sword and axe combat. 

Port Washington Pirate Festival, ​Wisconsin — 

Co-Choreographer & Pirate Fight Performer 
MAY 2016-JUNE 2016 

Together, my crew and I choreographed individual fights for different 

pairs for several weeks. Throughout the days at the festival, we 
performed the fights in areas of the fairground as the rest of the crew 
secured the space for onlookers. 

The Theatre School at DePaul, C

​ hicago​ —
​ ​Violence Designer 
& Fight Captain 
JANUARY 2016-FEBRUARY 2016 

For another production of Much Ado About Nothing, I designed the fight 
between Leonata and Claudio and a piece of violence for Beatrice and 
Benedick. It was in an intimate space, which made us get creative with 
angles. I also ran fight calls, as I was playing Hero in the cast. 

The Theatre School at DePaul, C

​ hicago​ —
​ ​Violence Designer 
OCTOBER 2015-NOVEMBER 2015 

I worked on a TYA production called “Sparkleshark,” which involved 

some realistic and some abstracted violence. Working together with the 
sound designer, we transitioned one fight from full speed to moments 
of slow motion. One of the weapons used was an umbrella. 

Windy City Music Theatre, ​Chicago — C

​ ombat Instructor & 
Violence Designer 
JULY-AUGUST 2014, DECEMBER-JANUARY 2015 

I choreographed violence for “Oliver!” and also taught a stage combat 

unit as part of a camp that I directed. On “Oliver!” I got a lot of 
experience choreographing for children and teaching it to them in a very 
clear way. I then developed this as the instructor for the camp. 

Theatre of Western Springs, ​Western Springs— V

​ iolence 
Designer & Fight Captain 
OCTOBER 2012 

I designed a production of “The Borrowers” for student actors that 

involved fights between puppets and actors, along with interesting 
weapons I designed, such as a giant half-scissor made fro AS m a crutch. 

Theatre of Western Springs, ​Western Springs— F

​ ight 
Captain 
MARCH 2012 

While stage managing “Treasure Island”, I was brought on by the 

designers to be the official fight captain and run fight rehearsals for the 
show. It involved a variety of combat, including many malays. 
 

EDUCATION 

The Theatre School at DePaul, C

​ hicago — ​BFA in Acting 
4 YEARS 

This program not only taught me about theatre and storytelling from 
various points of view, but also movement, both in a broad sense using 
techniques such as Laban, Contact Improv, and Feldenkrais, but also 
specifically training in SAFD style combat in Stage Combat and 
Advanced Stage Combat with Nick Sandys. 

R&D Fight Choreography, ​Chicago — ​Fight Apprentice 

4 YEARS 

I assisted on countless professional shows in the Chicago area under 

Rick Gilbert, Victor Bayona, and David Bareford, including productions 
with Paramount Theater, Oak Park Shakespeare Festival, Lifeline 
Theatre Company, and Strawdog Theatre Company. 

Forteza Fitness, C
​ hicago — ​Italian Martial Arts 
3 YEARS 

In this more martial sparring environment, my main tracks of study are 

Italian Rapier and Italian Abrazare (Wrestling). I also dabble in 
Broadsword. It is most beneficial for learning strategy. 

MACE Winter Wonderland Workshop, ​Chicago — ​SAFD 

JANUARY 2018 

This international convention brought in fightmasters from all over the 

world where we took and taught classes and generally exchanged ideas. 

Intimacy in Performance Intensive, C

​ hicago — ​Intimacy 
Directors International 
JANUARY 2018 

Working with this international organization was fantastic, especially in 

the language with which we approach intimacy.