Richard Warren has written thirteen full-length plays including “Shifting Gears” (Canyon Moon Theatre, Sedona, AZ), “Trio with Flute” (Canyon Moon Theatre), “In the Valley of the Sun” (Canyon Moon Theatre), “How I Came to be Buffalo Bill” (Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke, VA), “Made in America” aka “Snap” (Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, AZ), “Reconciled Differences” (Theater Works, Peoria, AZ), “Revocable Trust” (Theatre Works), “Arizona Territory” (KTAR News Radio); and numerous short plays including “Together Alone” (Turtle Shell Theatre, New York, NY), “Time to Get Up” (AND Theatre, New York, NY) and “Power Play” (Theatre Artists Studio, Phoenix, AZ).
Richard has also adapted three works by the late legendary playwright Dale Wasserman – “Burning in the Night” (Theater Works, Peoria, AZ), “Beggar’s Holiday” (Opera Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA) and “Premiere!” Richard was named Best Playwright 2015 by the Phoenix New Times news weekly. “Shifting Gears” was nominated for a 2015 ariZoni Award as Best Original Script – Adult – Play or Musical. Nine of Richard’s plays have been published by New York Theater Experience’s Indie Theater Now publishing arm. In addition, “Burning in the Night” is included in its collection “Plays and Playwrights 2014.” He is ITN’s 5th best-selling playwright. Richard is a Spielberg Life Trustee and former board member of The Phoenix Theatre Company where he was resident playwright and cofounder/producer of its annual New Works Festival. He is a Artist Playwright at Theatre Artists Studio in Phoenix where he taught its playwriting workshop and led its “First Look” new play reading series. He is also a board member of Arizona Centennial Theatre Foundation. He was chairman of City Stage Company of Boston and a board member of Boston's Playwrights Platform. Richard has participated in the University of Idaho’s 2008 Four Voices: Festival of New Works; Montana Rep’s Missoula Colony 14, 15 and 16; Sedona’s 2013 New Play Festival; and Theater Works’ 2013 & 2014 New Works WESTival and its 2016 Dan Schay New Works Festival. Richard was nominated for the 2004 Arizona Governor’s Arts Awards and the 2007 Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix's Arts Board Member Award, and was honored as Phoenix Theatre’s 2010 Angel of the Arts. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.
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