Brad Waller. Photo courtesy of International Order of the Sword and Pen.
The International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention
Biography Page for

Brad Waller
International Order of the Sword and Pen



Brad has been a teacher and fight director with The Shakespeare Theater (Washington DC). He has produced the International Paddy Crean Workshop with such cultural institutions as: The Shakespeare Theater, The Smithsonian Institution, The Folger Library, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival (Canada), and the Banff Centre for the Arts.

He is a certified teacher of stage combat with the Society of American Fight Directors, and Honorary Member of Fight Directors Canada.

Brad is an internationally recognized scholar in 16th Century fighting systems. In 1995, he was guest curator of "The Sword and the Pen," an exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library exploring the relationship between combat and drama. He hopes to eventually raise the money to mount an expanded version of the show at the Globe Theater in London.

Brad is the Founder, and serves on the Board of Directors, of the International Order of the Sword and Pen.

He enjoys gardening with his two kids, Lillian and Alan.