
Lisa LaGrande
Certified Intimacy Director. Actor.
Devised Movement, Creature Work,& Fantasy Magic Coordinator
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Intimacy Direction
Thread of Fate — Intimacy Director (JUNE 2026)
Written & Produced by Niveka Hobaichan, Directed by Bug Johnson.
Last Out Gate — Intimacy Director (JUNE 2026)
Written & Produced by Kevin Anthony, Directed by Casey Bradley
Twelfth Night— Intimacy Director (MAY 2026)
Produced by: Tier 5 Theatre Company, Directed by James Canfield
Romeo & Juliet— Intimacy Director (MARCH 2026)
Produced by: Tier 5 Theatre Company, Directed by James Canfield
Spookytown— Intimacy Director (OCTOBER 2025)
Written & Produced by Julia Everett, Directed by: Bradley Venzuela
Poser Corpse — Intimacy Director / Creature Work
SEPTEMBER 2025 (Premiere) - NOVEMBER 2025 (Remounted Production)
Written, Produced, and Directed by: Bug Johnson
Much Ado About Nothing — Intimacy Director (AUG 2025)
Produced by: Tier 5 Theatre Company, Directed by: James Canfield
Outcall — Intimacy Director
JANUARY 2025 (Premier) - AUGUST 2025 (Remount production)
Written, Produced, and Directed by: Paeton Chavis
Faster in the Attic — Intimacy Director (AUG 2025)
Featured at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Written, Produced, & Directed by: Grace Toblin Marca
Velvet Rage — Intimacy Director
JUNE 2024 (Premiere) - JUNE 2025 (Remounted Production)
Produced by: Basement Theatrics, Directed & Written by: Moshe Hendersen
Much Ado About Nothing— Intimacy Director (JUNE 2025)
Produced by: Kulturkanon Theatre Co, Directed by: Lizzy Booth
Echo— Intimacy Director/ Fight Choreographer (JUNE 2025)
Produced, Written, and Directed by: Amber Weissert
United in Love, Until Death— Intimacy Director (JAN 2025)
Written, Produced, & Directed by: Amanda Thomas
Los Nutcrackers — Intimacy Director
DECEMBER 2023 (1st Production) - DECEMBER 2024 (Remount Production)
Produced by: Bronx Academy of Art & Dance, Directed by: Chris Rivera
Verona Falls - Intimacy Director/Fight Choreographer (SEPT 2024)
Written & Produced by Nadel Heneville, Directed by: Bev Kippenhan
{Title of Show} — Intimacy Director (SEPTEMBER 2024)
Produced by KOPCORP, Directed by Alex Kopnick.
FISH MEAT — Intimacy Director/Fight Choreographer (AUG 2024)
Written & Produced by: Esme Maria Ng, Directed by Michelle Chan
Texas Gothic — Intimacy Director (APRIL 2024)
Produced & Written By: Randy Mchaney, Directed by Paul Dederick
Tam Lin — Intimacy Director/Movement Director (OCT 2022)
Produced by Barefoot Shakespeare Co, Written by Laurel Andersen
Loves Labour’s Lost — Intimacy Director (JUNE 2022)
Produced by: Arachne Theatre Co., Directed by: Xenia Danylyszyn
Under Woodside— Intimacy Director (AUG 2021)
Produced & Written by Juliann Lavellee, Directed by Bryna Raanan
Our Own Odyssey — Intimacy Director (JUNE 2018)
Produced, Written & Directed by: Chris Rivera
INTIMACY COORDINATION (FILM/TELEVISION)
Furry Beginnings - William Rosen (May 2026)
SHE - Amy Finkbiener (November 2025)
Crackers Suite - Duncan Pflaster (October 2026)
Last Summer - Starcrossed Productions (July-August 2025)
Project Noir - Asif Alli (June 2025)
Madeleine Oinek’s Untitled -Checklist Manifesto (April 2025)
BEASTS - Alex Taylor (November 2023)
Precious - Nathan Krachman (December 2023)
Dead-Enders - Anna Stacy & Nicole Martinez (Nov 2021)
TRAINING & CONTINUED EDUCATION
Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC) — (2020-Present)
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Level IV Mentorship - Mitchell McCoy (2023-Present)
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Successful completion of Levels 1-3 Advanced training program for IDC Certification (2021-2023)
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Community Guidelines & Tools for Talking (Jan 2023)
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Understanding Body Shame & Body Healing (2022)
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Laban for Intimacy Work: A Choreographer’s Toolbox (2022)
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Intro to BSDM & Kink Practices (2022)
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Culturally Competent Productions (2022)
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Supporting Transgender & Non-Binary Artists (2021)
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Intro to Trauma Informed Practices (2021)
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Facilitating Group Closer Practices (2021)
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Pronouns 101 (2021)
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Intimacy for Performance: Ashley White (2020)
Mental Health First Aid & Medical First Aid
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Mental Health First Aid Certification Renewal- TIE
(April 2025)
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Certified in CPR/First Aid/ AED Training- Red Cross
(Jan 2023)
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Breathing for Better Brain Health (March 2025)
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Rewire & Rise Neurosomatics Intelligence (Jan 2025)
Trauma Informed Practices & Trainings
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Compassion Fatigue in the Helping Profession (March 2025)
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V-Step: Vicarious Trauma, Resiliency, & Wellness (April 2025)
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
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Fundamentals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (2025)
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Understanding Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (March 2025)
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Building a Culture for Everyone (March 2025)
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Increasing Disability, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging-IPA (2025)
Gender Inclusion & Sexual Identity
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Intro to Gender & Sexuality - IPA (May 2025)
Anti-Harassment & Anti-Sexual Harassment
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Preventing Workplace Harassment Training for NY Employees (2026)
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Understanding & Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Feb 2025)
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Protect Your Brain from Bullying, Gaslighting, & Institutional Complicity- Center for Brain Health (Mar 2025)
Anti-Racism Practices & Allyship
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Building Racial Equity- Race Forward (May 2025)
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Allyship & Accountability - Paradigm (May 2025)
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Allyship at All Levels - Paradigm (April 2025)
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Allyship to Transgender & Non-Binary People- TransAthlete (2025)
Conflict Resolution & Mediation
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Types of Conflict- University of California (March 2025)
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Conflict Resolution- University of California (April 2025)
Bystander Intervention
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Bystander Intervention- Right to Be (2023)
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Bystander Intervention to Support LGTBQ+ (2025)
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How to Respond: Practical Tools in the Face of Harassment (2025)
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Bystander Intervention to Support Trans Equality (2025)
BDSM Specialty Training Courses
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Intro to Primal Play - The Taillor Group (2022)
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BDSM Safety & Ethics- The Taillor Group (2022)
SKILLS:
Comfortable with staging Intimacy Choreography for scenes containing physical intimacy, nudity, consensual & non-consensual storylines, Queer stories, BSDM & Kink practices, birth/medical scenes, romance & longing, and much more.
Also available as a Devised Movement Director, Fantasy Magic Choreographer, Physical Theatre, and Creature Work.
CERTIFICATIONS
IDC Certified Intimacy Director
SAFD Certification: Single Sword, Small Sword, Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed
Mental Health First Aid
Medical First Aid
ADDITIONAL TRAININGS
STAGE COMBAT
SAFD Certification: Single Sword, Small Sword, Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed
Classes: Knife & Saber
MOVEMENT
The Witches Dance Workshops
Improbable Stage Co Movement Workshops
Physical Theatre Training with Blake Habermann
Actors Movement Studio: Williamson, Laban, Michael Checkov, maskwork, viewpoints
Devised movement work: Advanced and Independent study through various productions, workshops, and explorations