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Delia Ford

Emeritus Member

Delia Ford met her first rapier as a sophomore at Washington and Lee University under introduction by SAFD fight master Joseph Martinez. Upon graduation, she headed out to the SAFD National Stage Combat Workshop to acquaint herself with other weapons and fight masters and then again to the Advanced Workshop the following year. In the intervening years she has done performances of Cyrano, Three Musketeers, La Chasse and No Exit, as well as fighting in Dark Mist and The Kings Guard. Oh, and she used to save the world 3-5 times a day in Waterworld at Universal Studios, Hollywood. With Babes With Blades Theatre Company she has appeared in Macbeth, A Gulag Mouse, Romeo and Juliet, Patchwork Drifter, Henry V, and The Good Fight. She also directed JS&P winners Trash and Witchslap!.  During her tenure with the Babes, Delia served a stint as Education/Outreach Coordinator as well as a few years as Literary Manager.