JOSÉ PÉREZ IV is a fight & intimacy director, playwright, and actor based in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the Resident Fight & Intimacy Director of Pittsburgh Public Theater (recent credits: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM IN HARLEM, ROBIN HOOD). Artistic Director of Big Storm Performance Company (recent: OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE Kelly Strayhorn Theatre, TO BATTLE workshop showing Pittsburgh Public Theater). His play VERY BERRY DEAD (Semifinalist 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival) received its world premiere at Saginaw Valley State University in February. BFA Drama NYU Tisch Experimental Theatre Wing, MFA Performance Pedagogy University of Pittsburgh. Member of the Society of American Fight Directors since 2009. His artistic focus is primarily creating original fight productions, and facilitating processes that support mental health.