Richard is currently the Artistic Director of Artists’ Ensemble Theater, the professional theater in residence at Rockford University.
His 40 + year career as a theater professional has taken him from NYC to the Guthrie Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and the Dallas Theater Center, from off-broadway to cruise ships to daytime television. He has been a guest director and instructor at Illinois Weslyan University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, Carnegie Mellon, Southern Methodist University and Rockford University. Richard is an active member of Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers, and the Society of American Fight Directors.