Rick has directed, designed and performed in several community, professional, and educational theatre productions. He has a Master’s Degree in Theatre from FSU, and taught technical theatre and scenic design at colleges in Florida and Georgia. He recently retired as Chair of the Theatre Department at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA. Some of his favorite roles have been Willie Loman in "Death of a Salesman"; Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; Marc in "ART", and Grandpa in "You Can’t Take It With You". He played Nunzio in the WBCT and Town and Gown Players production of "Over the River and Through the Woods" in Winder and Athens.