In addition to his theatre and television work, Richard has authored and performed four solo shows (I of Storm, Working Class (OOBR Award), Human Resources, New Jersey/New York) in New York, regionally, and abroad. His newest show, E, has been featured at the Cornelia Street Café, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, The Commons in Brooklyn and the Lounge at Hudson View Gardens.
For ten years Richard led the Theatre Workshop at Otisville State Prison where he taught weekly acting classes and staged seven productions. He founded Acting Out, a professional theatre company for formerly incarcerated actors hosted by HB Studio.
Richard is a member of National Alliance of Acting Teachers, a member of the Dramatists Guild, and an adjunct professor of Theatre at John Jay College.