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Richard is an experienced writer and teacher of creative writing and composition. He has taught all subjects in the City University of New York's GED program. He has led playwriting workshops and directed theatre productions, including 5th graders presenting Shakespeare. He has writen, directed, acted in and produced a satirical American history show for cable television.
Teaching
2010
2009 to 2013
2000 to 2005
1991 to Present
1990 to 2004
1992 to 1993
1989 to 1993
1989
1976 to 1987
1967 to 1968
Instructor, Pre-GED, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Teacher, Composition,New York Institute of Technology (HEOP)
Adjunct Professor, Composition,New York University
Instructor, GED,Lehman College, NYC
Director, Shakespeare workshop, PS 123, Brooklyn, NY
Adjunct Professor, Composition, Upsala College, East Orange, NJ
Adjunct Professor, Composition & Creative Writing, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Adjunct Professor, Composition, Queens College, NYC
Teacher, “Artist in the Schools” programs, CT and NYC
High School Teacher, all subjects, Unalaska Public School, Alaska
Education
1989
1970 to 1971
1965
1959 to 1962
MFA, Fiction, Columbia University
Playwriting, Yale Drama School
BA, English, SUNY Albany
Geology, Penn State University
Fellowships
1987 to 1989
1976
1970 to 1971
Awards
1974
1972
Memberships
2007 to Present
2007 to Present
Clair Woolrich Graduate Writing Fellowship,
Columbia University
Playwriting Fellow,National Endowment for the Arts
John Golden Fellow in Playwriting,Yale University
Playwriting Grant,
Connecticut Foundation for the Arts
Playwriting Grant, Vermont Council on the Arts
Member: The Dramatists Guild
Member: Emerging Artists Theatre
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
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