Andrew Rathgeber

Bio

Andrew Rathgeber (he/him) has been working professionally in Chicago as an Actor and Fight Director for over a decade. As the company Fight Director for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Andrew has choreographed nine productions with MSIP, and toured on seven more as an actor. Andrew also works as a Fight/Intimacy Director and Actor/Fighter with Lyric Opera Chicago, and serves as the company Fight/Intimacy Director for Oak Park Festival Theater. Additional Chicago Credits: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Commission Theatre Co, Raven Theatre, The House Theatre, Haven Theatre Co. and side project theatre co. Regional credits: American Players Theatre, Forward Theater Company, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Montana InSite Theatre, Tippet Rise Art Center, and Bozeman Actors Theatre. Andrew is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, and a certified Consent Forward Artist with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. He teaches stunts and stage combat locally with Open Gate Movement Arts and The Actors Gymnasium, as well as on the regional circuit at workshops and universities throughout the country. Andrew works on the motion capture stunt team for the Call of Duty video game franchise, and on-camera as a stunt performer. He holds rank in aikido and judo at Chicago Aikikai and Tohkon Judo Academy, and serves as an elected board member for the Society of American Fight Directors, representing the Advanced/Intermediate Actor Combatant membership on the Governing Body. Film/TV/Stunt Credits: Chicago PD, Buick, Tell Me a Story, Progressive Insurance, Loud Silence.