Rick retired Emeritus as Chair/Artistic Director from the Theatre Department at Southwestern University. He divides his time between New York City and Austin. In New York, Rick starred in the short film The Silver Fox, as well as numerous voiceovers for both commercials and video games. He also appeared in the world premiere of Night Tide at Playwrights Horizons Theater. In addition, he played Billy Flynn in Chicago and Mac Duff in Macbeth for Frog & Peach Theatre Company. In Austin Rick was a member of the Austin Playhouse Acting Company and has appeared in many productions including The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Jasper), Amadeus (Salieri), The Importance of Being Earnest (Lady Bracknell), Other Desert Cities (Lyman), and Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote). Zach Scott Theater: Xanadu (Danny/Zeus), the world premiere of Steven Dietz’s Mad, Beat, Hip and Gone (The Albert’s), Christmas Carol (Fezziwig, Old Joe) and the Texas premiere of All The Way (Levison, McCormack, LBJ u/s). Austin Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Orsino) & (Toby Belch), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon). Off-Broadway: Bittersuite: Songs of Experience (Quaigh Theater). National Tour: Shenandoah w/ John Raitt & Liz Callaway (James). Rick has directed over 40 productions in Los Angeles, Austin, and New York. In addition, Rick received his Ph.D. in Theatre History/Theory/Directing Styles from UCLA and is the author of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company (McFarland, 1998 and 2010).  

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