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Eleah Jayne Peal is a director, fight/movement choreographer, performer and education artist working with stage companies and arts education programs in the Capital Region of NY. Starting out with the New York State Theatre Institute, her extensive method, movement and classical text training have developed within incredible places, both close to home such as Shakespeare and Co. in Lennox, MA, all the way to the Moscow Art Theatre School. BFA Acting (SUNY Fredonia) - Eleah is currently certified in the 8 standard weapons disciplines and theatrical firearm safety with advanced status through the Society of American Fight Directors, and specializes in areas of theatrical violence, physical performance (ie: Laban Movement Analysis, Commedia dell'Arte), consent practices in theatre, and stage makeup. Since 2018, Eleah has worked at The Theatre Institute at Russell Sage College's Performing Arts department as a professor of Stage Combat and Makeup for the Stage. During this time she received an M.S. in Organization Management from Russell Sage, and since August 2024, has stepped up as Executive Director of Steamer No. 10 Theatre in Pine Hills, Albany. Additionally, Eleah works with local high schools and theatre youth programs and is a proud board member of the Creative Action Unlimited, artistically involved with CAU's Playback Theatre Company and touring productions Any Addict, Carry Your Heart, The Climb & Release. A consent forward artist, Eleah enjoys crafting stories onstage and using theatre as a tool to both educate and empower.