Christopher Elst

Lead Roles

Jake Jake's Women
Dir: Denise Kajawa, South Milwaukee Players, January 2009
Charlie Brown You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Dir: Ray Bradford, Bay Players, October 2008
Billy Bigelow Carousel
Dir: Kevin and Kelly Rathunde, Lakeland Players, May 2008
Det. Joe Mamet Stay As Dead As You Are
Dir: Mary Hill, SMPAC, April 2008
Gaston Beauty and the Beast
Dir: Sue Bell and Pamela Danovich, Lakeland Players, May 2007

Supporting Roles

Clyde Barker To Wake the Dead
Dir: Denise Kujawa, SMPAC, February 2009
Dougie The Dead Guy
Dir: Joseph Piirto, OOHPs, October 2007
Featured Fighter Port Washington Pirate Fest
June 2007
Lorde Sheriff Ye Olde English Christmasse Feaste
Tremper High School, 1996-2006

Experience / Training

Special Skills

  • Martial Artist (Tae Kwon Do, Krav Maga, Tai Chi)
  • Proficient in firearms safety
  • Vocalist (Baritone-Tenor)
  • Percussionist (Drum kit)
  • Skilled writer and poet
  • Proficient in video/audio editing software
  • Expert Web Programming skills

Fight Choreography and Direction

The Hobbit
Dir: Rachel Elizabeth Theurmer, Dare to Dream Theatre
 June 2009
Youth Summer Stage Combat Program
Private program, head instructor
 September 2008
An Ambitious Experiment
Feature film directed by student at Depaul University
 June 2008
Hamlet
Dir: Nic Cicerale, Tremper High School
 February 2008
Port Washington Pirate Fest
Featured Fight, Rapier and Dagger demonstration
 June 2007
Beauty and the Beast
Dir: Sue Bell and Pamela Danovich, Lakeland Players
 May 2007
The Merchant of Venice
Dir: Robert Hankins, Red Tape Theatre
 October 2006
Ye Olde English Christmasse Feaste
Fight Choreographer, Head Instructor
 1996-2006

Experience / Training

  • Advanced Actor/ Combatant with SAFD, recommended in all 8 weapons
  • Central Illinois Stage Combat Workshop, June 2009
  • Unrehearsed Shakespeare Workshop, June 2009 - Dir: Bill Kincaid
  • Winter Wonderland Workshop 2006 - 2009
  • New York City Summer Sling 2008
  • Completed SAFD Firearms Safety Workshop, March 2008
  • National Stage Combat Workshop, IACW Las Vegas 2007
  • National Stage Combat Workshop, ACW Las Vegas 2006

Special Skills

  • Martial Artist (Tae Kwon Do, Krav Maga, Tai Chi)
  • Proficient in firearms safety
  • Vocalist (Baritone-Tenor)
  • Percussionist (Drum kit)
  • Skilled writer and poet
  • Proficient in video/audio editing software
  • Expert Web Programming skills

Experience

GS Design, Milwaukee WI || Web Developer || 2007 - present

Produced HTML/CSS/JS, Flash, and PHP for such clients as Mercury Marine, SRAM Bicycle Components, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, and DDN Pharmaceutical Logistics.

Hanson Dodge Creative, Milwaukee WI || Web Developer || 2000 - 2007

Produced HTML/CSS/JS, Flash, and PHP for such clients as Trek Bicycles, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Burton Snowboards, Alterra Coffees, Transamerica.

UW-M, Milwaukee WI || Continuing Education Instructor || 2004-2006

Created curriculum for Web Graphics and Web Usability courses and taught day-long seminars on the subjects. Received praise from students and faculty on clarity of concepts as well as depth of knowledge.

Skills

  • Expertise: HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Photoshop, ImageReady
  • Proficiency: ASP.NET, PHP, Flash
  • Experience: JSP, ColdFusion, Multiple e-Commerce solutions
  • Usability Advocate
  • Superior proofreading and editing skills

Referrals available upon request