Stage Combat Coordinator
Patrick Hanley is Production Manager for Detroit Public Theatre, support staff for SIP, and a stage manager, fight choreographer, and performer. He earned his B.F.A. in Acting from Wayne State University, where he was on the Varsity fencing team for four years, including two as captain.
Patrick has facilitated at Parnall Correctional Facility and in Youth Arts Alliance workshops, and he has choreographed stage combat for every ensemble performance since 2017. He has worked with many Metro Detroit theatre companies, including Matrix Theatre, Planet Ant Theatre, Water Works Theatre Company, and Shakespeare in Detroit. Credits also include years of working in educational theatre as fight choreographer, director, and producer.
