Blood, Revenge, and Safety on Stage:

An Explication of a Stage Duel in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette

Meron Langsner

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MERON LANGSNER is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Drama & Dance at Tufts University, where he is currently teaching a course on armed stage combat. His dissertation concerns the representation of martial arts on the American stage. He is the Emerging Playwright in Residence at New Repertory Theatre through a grant from the National New Play Network and a part time faculty member at Emerson College. Meron has published work on stage combat and martial arts in Text & Presentation 2006 (McFarland), The Fight Master and The Cutting Edge (SAFD Publications), The Brandeis Graduate Review, and Physical Training: Fitness for Combatives (EJMAS).

JTC May 2008