11 March 2020: Due to COVID-19, Boston Lightsaber Stage Combat Club is going on hiatus until further notice. We apologize to the groups we already had show and workshop committments with, but flattening the curve of infections early during a pandemic is important, and we cannot in good faith continue club operations at this time. Please follow our Facebook page for an announcement of the resumption of club operations.
7 January 2021: BLSCC is implementing a strict policy for restarting club operations:
BLSCC will resume operations only after 14 consecutive days of zero new cases in Cambridge.
Rationale: we are assuming there will be a premature rush to reopen, and that MA's Phase 4 will be implemented too soon.
Process: BLSCC will announce a tentative date for resuming practices for current members (not including beginners from our Feb 2020 cohort). This is subject to cancellation up to the evening prior. We will err on the side of caution. Currently, we are hoping to restart in early August.
Beginners' Nights will be scheduled no earlier than 4 weeks after our first actual practice.
Rationale: we don't want to announce a Beginners' Night, only to have to delay for any reason.
Process: we'll need to have a few practices and make sure our club operations are running smoothly. We want to have high confidence that the Beginners' Night will happen as scheduled.
We hope the Feb 2020 beginners' cohort will join us at our first Beginners' Night! Given how long the shutdown was, it only makes sense to start over from the beginning.
In the meantime: wear a mask and stay safe!
What do we do?
Boston Lightsaber Stage Combat Club is... wait for it... a club, that creates and produces live shows, with a prominent focus on stage combat, using lightsaber props, in Boston. We are looking to get Star Wars fans together to create and practice with lightsaber props to create visually engaging stage combat for audiences, whether that's 3 people in a hallway, a stage in front of a room full of people, or an outing on Boston Common.
Practices
We start with drills to practice fundamentals. Nothing like constant repetition to build a good foundation!
From there, we split into small groups. In the early weeks of a rehearsal schedule, we're working on developing new choreography - either coming up with a brand new sequence, or extending an older sequence with more material.
In the later weeks, we are focusing on mastery: not just merely memorizing the choreography, but learning it cold. Being able to move fluidly with your partner takes a lot of practice! This is where the earlier drills on fundamentals really pays off.
The last 2-3 weeks are dedicated to show run-throughs.
What about Cosplay or RP?
We are not a cosplay group, although some of our members do SW cosplay. Likewise, we are not a roleplaying group, although some of our members do SW RP.
We are not affiliated with Lucasfilm in any way, although we are encouraging our members to create a costume and apply for membership in one of the Lucasfilm-recognized groups: the 501st Legion (as a specific Sith Lord), the Rebel Legion (both specific and generic Jedi), or The Dark Empire (as a generic Sith).
Workshops
We have Beginners' Nights before we start a new rehearsal schedule. For details on when those will be scheduled, please follow our Facebook group. These workshops are typically on a Thursday night in Cambridge, from 7:30-9:00pm, and are free.
In addition, for the past few years, we've run a workshop at the Arisia Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention where we teach the basics of what we do, with an emphasis on going slowly and being safe.
Directed and Produced by: Dave and Jacky 
