Recent Work
Or..."You saw me in WHAT?!"
(because the résumé doesn't say it all)
2011
Richard Kent Green
produced WorkShop's annual
COLD SNAPS festival of eight
not-holiday-themed one-acts
and he directed
The Amazing Adventures of
PATCHGIRL
by Ben Alexander
with
David Palmer Brown*
Ken Glickfeld*
Rhonda Hansome (Passion)*
David C. Marshall
Lidia Ornero
Clare Patterson
Georgia Southern*
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Richard Kent Green
directed a staged reading of
The Waiting Room
A New Play
by Robert Karmon
at
WorkShop Theater Company's
Jewel Box Theater
Richard Kent Green
played two Yorkshire men:
Leslie, an avuncular husband
and
Arnie, the charming john of a WWII-era prostitute
in a Staged Reading of
Mother's Day
a new play by Jennifer Fell Hayes
directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan
WSTC's
Jewel Box Theater
Sept/Oct, 2011
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Richard Kent Green
plays Larry Krasner, the snarky Southern lawyer, in
Kitty Bainbridge is Dead
by
Joyia D. Bradley / EBProductions,
as part of the
Reel5 Collective Summer Season
short film series.
August, 2011
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Richard Kent Green
plays the lead
in Trevor Rickner's short film:
T H E
B U T C H E R
Disenchanted as a young man after witnessing
the depth of brutality mankind can inflict on itself,
The Puritan has dedicated himself to God and to
ridding the world of evil. He pursues these goals
relentlessly, and with a wicked fanaticism . . .
until The Butcher makes him question himself.
(Clue: RKG is not the Butcher - he kills the Butcher)
a student thesis project for
New York Film Academy
Shot in August/September, 2011
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played the Doctor in
"Attention Def...Hey, Look, a Dog!"
in
THE WORLD IS MY CHEESECAKE
seven sort plays by
Daniel Damiano
presented by
Mind the Gap Theatre and fandango 4
at
WorkShop Theater Company's
Jewel Box Theater
September, 2011
SEE THE SHOW’S LISTINGS IN:
The New York Times
http://theater.nytimes.com/
TimeOut New York
http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/theater/1778629/the-world-is-my-cheesecake
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Richard Kent Green
played Jack
in Rich Orloff's new play
SOMEONE'S KNOCKING
A Staged Reading
DIRECTED BY LESLIE KINCAID BIRBY
at
WorkShop Theater Company’s
JEWEL BOX THEATER
April, 2011
2010
HIGHLIGHTS
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Six Short Plays That'll Give You Reason to Rebound
2009:
Richard Kent Greendirected
The Lavender Factor
by Alexandra Devin
with Ellen Barry
part of
COLD SNAPS
Nine Short Plays to Warm
the Long December Nights
presented by
WorkShop Theater Company
Dec 2009
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12 ANGRY MEN
By: Reginald Rose
Directed By: Tom Herman
WorkShop Theater Company
Sunday, September 2009
at The Players
in this classic drama.
Richard Kent Green
directed
LIFE AND DEATH
TAKE ON
MARY AND ST. THERESA
a new play by
Alexandra Devin
in a staged reading
with
David M. Mead
Gerrianne Raphael
Jane Lincoln Taylor
at
WorkShop Theater Company
Aug 2009
Richard Kent Green
and Katie Atcheson
starred in
SEAL SONGS
Two tales of love lost and found by the English seaside.
by Jennifer Fell Hayes
directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan
presented by Thisbe productions
and the
Midtown International Theater Festival
July, 2009
Reviews are on the Reviews page - pix are on the Albums page.
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Richard Kent Green
directed
Misery, Apathy & Despair
by John McKinney
(based on "An Artist's Story")
One of 5 short stories by Anton Chekhov
adapted by WorkShop playwrights, part of
FROM RUSSIA WITH ANGST
June, 2009
on the Main Stage
at
WorkShop Theater Company
“the true gem of the evening … Richard Kent Green’s direction is reminiscent of so many Chekhov parlor dramas, grounding the piece as a Russian period piece and then subverting the genre.” - Kelly Aliano, OffOffOnline.com
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NATIONAL COMMERCIAL FOR APPLE
Richard Kent Green appeared in a
"Get a Mac" ad for APPLE Computers:
http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt3zWJyj9PY
2008:
WorkShop Theater Company's
8th ANNUAL BENEFIT
A Very Special Edition of
VAUDEVILLE NOUVEAU
An Extravaganza of Burlesque Proportions!
starring
BILL IRWIN
ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS
HEATHER MAC RAE
And the original and 2009 casts of HAIR!
Hosted by Richard Kent Green & Nelson Lugo
with Rubie Fizz, Sean Blue, Ravi the Scorpion Mystic
and performing artists of the WorkShop Theater Company
Monday, October 27th, 2008
at the ZIPPER FACTORY
Richard Kent Green and David M. Pincus, Executive Producers
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Richard Kent Green was Coordinating Producerfor WorkShop Theater Company's
production of
A BRUSH WITH GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
WRITTEN BY AND STARRING
NATALIE MOSCO
(Original Cast of HAIR)
DIRECTED BY
ROBERT KALFIN
(Broadway veteran and former
Artistic Director of the Tony Award-winning Chelsea Theater Center)
with
VIRGINIA RONCETTI
and
DAVID LLOYD WALTERS
Developed at WorkShop Theater Company in early 2008
http://workshoptheater.org/jewelbox/2008/georgia
played Off Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre that summer
http://stlukestheatre.com/page/2/
and was commissioned by the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE to play a special concert reading at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
on November 1st:
http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/19999/6538/118095/smithsonian-american-art-museum-washington/exhibition/georgia-okeeffe-and-ansel-adams-natural-affinities/press_release/
http://workshoptheater.org/node/1141
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WorkShop Theater Company
presents
the internet and spanking.
by Ben Alexander
directed by
Richard Kent Green
http://www.workshoptheater.org/
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SEAL SONGby Jennifer Fell Hayes
Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan
with Katie Atcheson and Richard Kent Green
Produced by Algonquin Productions
for the semi-finals of the 2008
Samuel French One-Act Plays Festival
2007:
The Blue Carbuncle
based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
&
The Gift of the Magi
based on the short story by O. Henry
Two One-Act Plays by Andrew Joffe
Directed By Kathleen Brant
and some new songs for the season
“I sincerely hope theatregoers will find time to enjoy this delightful offering …it overflows with the true spirit of the season…cleverly adapted by Andrew Joffe and imaginatively staged by Kathleen Brant … O. Henry (played with buoyant good humor by Richard Kent Green)…complete with jubilant carolers and a street-corner violinist.”
BACK STAGE.com - Nancy Ellen Shore, December 07, 2007
Go to: www.workshoptheater.org for more
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FRINGENYC2007
ELEKTRAFIRE
A MODERN ROCK OPERA
Based on Electra by Sophocles
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
DOUG THOMS
For LiveStage Performance
http://www.livestageperformance.net
amNewYork - Article, photo Friday, 8/10
(cover, inside feature)
http://www.amny.com/entertainment/am-frings0810,0,2566443,full.story
NYPOST - Hot Picks page of Friday, 8/10
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102007/entertainment/weekend/hot_picks_weekend_compiled_brian_niemietz.htm
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STANLEY CUBA
Richard Kent Green plays Dr. Copy, in homage of Peter Sellars' Dr. Strangelove in this film spoofing the entire career of Stanley Kubrick.
see the trailer at:
http://openline-pictures.com
available on
Hollywood Video
Netflicks
Shop Comedy Central
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2006 and before:
Richard Kent Green played a marine
who went smiling to meet Hezbollah...
based on the true story of
Col. William R. Higgins, USMC.
In a Kingdom
By the Sea
by Karen Sunde
Directed by Giovanna Sardelli
a staged reading presented by the
WorkShop Theater Company
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COMMITTED
Produced by Living Image Arts
Richard Kent Green appeared in "Off the Cuff"
one of three short plays at the LION on Theater Row
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FRENCH KISSES
Five One-Act plays at the WorkShop
RKG appeared with Anne Fizzard in a truly bizarre piece called
"Maria Flophaus Theatre Presents AUDIENCE"
by Mick Sern
directed by Merry Beamer
in the Jewel Box Theater at the WorkShop
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THE JAZZ AGE
by Allan Knee
Directed by Thomas Cote'
with Marta Reiman*, PJ Sosko* and Dana Watkins*
at the WorkShop's Jewel Box Theater
Richard Kent Green on the ukulele and Seth Foster on the guitar provided instrumental underscoring for this powerful play about love and friendship, as seen through the lives of F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald and Earnest Hemingway.
"The Jazz Age" played Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theater in '08 and at the Blank Theater in Los Angeles in Feb of '09.
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THE FALLEN
Richard Kent Green appears (sort of) in this intimate portrayal of WWII complexities in Northern Italy. Premiering in NYC March 9th and coming soon to DVD. This award-winning film is the first feature-length by NYU graduate Ari Taub.
For lots more info, see http://www.thefallenmovie.com/
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ENOUGH FOR ALL
Book and Lyrics by Dana Leslie Goldstein
Music by Jon Goldstein
Directed by Rob McIntosh
Richard Kent Green toured local schools in Theater Garden Inc.'s musical history of the first Thanksgiving.
This TYA (Theater for Young Audiences) Equity tour took RKG, Paul Aguirre, Seth Cooperman, Lindsay Levine and Jason Strong - with Ben Chinn along to provide guitar accompaniment - to Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey throughout November of '05. The cast played over a dozen characters - Native Americans, Pilgrims and sailors - of 1621.
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Richard Kent Green played King Herod (and many others) in a newly-realized production of this classic rock opera conceived, produced & directed by Doug Thoms for LiveStage Performance.
"witty revival...easy on the ears... excellent six-piece rock band...strong choral work from the ensemble...the production does indeed give some idea of what Jesus would do: he would kick back and hum along." - Marlon Hurt, OffOffOnline.com
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
Richard Kent Green appeared in one of the last episodes of truth.org's
"Fair Enough" campaign. These hilarious spots
come with a serious message, shot in 3-camera,
sit-com style by director Marty Granger.
( check out the original series: http://adland.tv/commercials/truthorg-fair-enough-find-out-2005-015-usa?page=1 )
In this one, EDIBLE CIGARETTES, those wacky
tobacco execs toss out new product ideas to two
cigarette factory technicians in lab coats. Echoing
Penn & Teller, one tech does all the talking (Jarel Davidow)
|while the other (RKG) reacts and mimes input.
The spot was seen on MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and TheN (Noggin at night).
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Seven comedies about international
sex, religion and politics
by Rich Orloff
directed by Holli Harms
On the Mainstage at the WorkShop,
a co-production of the WorkShop and the
Foolish Theatrical Company.
Richard Kent Green played four roles (and four nationalities)
in this hilarious and pithy evening of one-acts.
Reviews:
"Bright, zany comedies...Gary Mink, Richard Kent Green
and Kim Reed assume various characters and accents with
aplomb...a good dose of humor"
- Andy Propst, American Theater Web
"Funny lines, playful gags, and a few surprises...
a thoroughly enjoyable evening."
- Jo Ann Rosen, nytheatre.com
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YOU'RE STILL HERE?
OK, OTHER MEMORABLE CREDITS:
ONE LIFE TO LIVE
RKG played Jeremy, a butler, in a short scene with stars Phil Cary (Asa Buchanan) and Dan Gauthier (Kevin Buchanan) at the end of an episode that aired Monday August 16th, 2004, on ABC.
SHOCKED AND AWED
RKG directed an evening of political sketch theater
by William Kovacsik
in the Jewel Box at the WorkShop
Joe Franklin said "Terrific!"
LOL
RKG starred in Tony Sportiello's brilliant
internet sex-chat-room psychodrama/comedy.
"...there is one reason to see this
play...acting, acting, acting...trust me, it is just that good...
if the promise of great acting is not enough to convince
you to see LOL...there is always the sex."
- Sarah Bolson, OffOffOnline.com
"...played to perfection by Richard Kent Green...
LOL morphs from a jolly romantic comedy to a
supernatural/psychological thriller...an intriguing
exploration of the newest landscape of relationships
and sex...a good deal of fun...the entire cast is terrific...."
- nytheatre.com review by Martin Denton - July 10, 2003
CERTAIN SOULS
Ken Jawarowski, a member playwright at the WorkShop Theater Company, channeled O. Henry in these monologues: seven characters who each tell their own life-changing story.
Directed by Thomas Cote' for the WorkShop Mainstage.
"Certain Souls...designed to amuse, intrigue, enlighten, and ultimately move...winning. The Brightest Light...the brightest laughs on the bill...grabbed viewers...Richard Kent Green portrayed the down-to-earth, likable loner."
- OOBR Review by Elias Stimac
"surprising twists...robust storytelling... well cast...director Thomas Cote' is to be applauded for the...excellence of the actors."
- SHOWBUSINESS WEEKLY Review by Randy Kandel
KING HENRY IV, PARTS 1 & 2
WorkShop director Jerry Less had the same idea as did Lincoln Center - put the two parts together into a one-evening cutting...but Jerry's was only two hours long, and had only seven players!
RKG took on six roles (Richard II, Bardolph, Northumberland, Glendower, Shallow, etc.) in this upbeat, modern-dress version of Shakespeare's classic history plays in the round - in the Jewel Box Theater at the WorkShop.
"pure storytelling...it is the acting, however, that proves
to be the brightest jewel in Henry's crown...invigorating
and, at times, hysterically funny. Consider this a must-see."
- Stephen Morgan-Mackay, OffOffOnline.com
THE BARKSDALE CONFESSION
by William C. Kovacsik directed by Richard Kent Green
The fictionalized account of a scandal that rocked Hillsdale College, an ultra-conservative Michigan campus, in 1999. Greek tragedy on an American scale.
THE BARKSDALE CONFESSION,
with Jeff Paul, Larry Sharp and Dena Tyler
Opened the 10th Anniversary season on the WorkShop's Main Stage on February 11th, 2004.
"William C. Kovacsik's new play, 'The Barksdale Confession'...is a fine, well-constructed play, skillfully directed by Richard Kent Green. The three member cast...is excellent."
- Gene Kilik, Town & Village
"...a smartly acted drama...cleverly written...Kovacsik and director Richard Kent Green ride the play's earnestness...
to the edge of comic satire...tricky for the actors, too...but they succeed."
- Mark Dundas Wood, BACKSTAGE
RULES
RKG directed a staged reading of a new play by Lynn Neiderman Silver, with Natalie Picoe, Natalie Mosco, David Pincus, Amir Arison and Gary Mink.
The WorkShop developed the project with Olympia Dukkakis, for whom, along with the playwright, the play was written.
12 ANGRY MEN
RKG played Juror # 2 in a staged reading of this classic, directed by Tony Sportiello, at a special fund-raising event for The WorkShop In August '03 - on the Main Stage at the WorkShop.
JACQUES BREL CABARET
On Saturday, June 8th of '02, Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church in Union, New Jersey inaugurated its Guest Artist Series with a Cabaret event:
BREL! LIFEDANCE.
RKG was honored to join Annie Chadwick in singing an hour-long program of Brel. The show was reprised in NYC at Danny's on Restaurant Row with Jim Price in the title role.
In late '03, RKG was the Production Supervisor for KICKING & SCREAMING, fellow-WorkShop-member Jennifer Jiles' funny and poignant solo piece about her four-year career as a Rockette. The show had a very successful run of two weeks at the WorkShop, followed by four Saturdays at Dillon's on 54th Street.
