FREEDOM

Rick is a proud member of the Resident Acting Company at the world-famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia where he made his first appearance in Spring 2003. He has been a full time member of the company since 2005.

He wrote and directed the film FREEDOM and produced and co-wrote the film This World, both of which are award-winning features.

Some of his favorite acting roles at Barter include Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, Robert E. Lee in The Road to Appomattox, Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, Harold in The Full Monty, Cervantes/Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady and Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street .

To date Rick has appeared in over 65 productions on Barter’s stages. He also appeared as the Boss in Barter’s 2010 national touring production of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men.

Besides working as an actor at Barter, Rick has also had the honor of directing the Barter Players’ productions of Just So Stories, The Ugly Duckling, The Scarlet Letter and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. His play for young audiences, The Learning Box, has the distinction of being the first play ever endorsed by the Virginia Education Association.

Rick is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and in 2010 was inducted into the ETSU Department of Communications Alumni Hall of Fame.

In addition to his work in theater, Rick spent many years of his career in broadcasting both as on-air talent and as a production manager in both radio and television. During those years Rick was also performing in and directing scores of shows at Theatre Bristol, where he also served for a time as Producing Director. He was also the producing director of the Don’t Touch That Dial! radio theater company for six years.