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Richard V. Riddell

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Box 90680, Durham, NC 27708-0030 +1 919 660 3343 (office)
919 684 -3050 (fax)
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Academic and Professional Positions

Duke University
  • Special Assistant to the President, 2004 - present
  • Special Assistant to the Provost, 2003-2004
  • Chair, Department of Theater Studies, 2001-2003
  • Director, Program in Drama, 1992-2001
  • Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Drama, Program in Drama, 1992-1993
  • Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Professor of the Practice of Theater Studies, Drama, 1992-present
Harvard University/American Repertory Theater
  • Director, Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, 1987-1992
  • Associate Director, American Repertory Theatre, 1987-1991
  • Lecturer, Dramatic Arts, 1991-1992
University of California, San Diego
  • Chairman, Department of Theatre, 1985-1987
  • Professor, Department of Theatre, 1986-1987
  • Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Theatre, 1981-1986
  • Head of Design Program, Department of Theatre, 1981-1985
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre, 1978-1981
La Jolla Playhouse
  • Associate Director, 1985-1987
Education

Ph.D.Stanford University1978
B.A.Knox College1972
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Antoinette Perry (TONY) Award, New York City, 1985
Drama Desk Award, New York City, 1985
Joseph Maharam Award in Design, New York City, 1985
Golden Trigue (First Place): Best National Exhibit, Prague Quadrennial International Exhibition of Design, 1987
Knox College Alumni Achievement Award, June 1986
Invited Entry: Fourth Biennial Scenography Exposition, United States Institute of Theatre Technology, 1986
Dramalogue Award: Lighting Design, Los Angeles, 1985
German Academic Exchange Service Grant, 1982
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, 1979
Production Credits
  Directing Credits:
  1. A Symphony of Life, American Repertory Theatre Institute, Harvard University, 1990
    with Richard V. Riddell
  2. Exchange at the Cafe Mimosa, American Repertory Theatre, 1988
    with Richard V. Riddell
  Lighting Design Credits:
  1. A Philadelphia Story, Missouri Repertory Theater, 2001
    with Richard V. Riddell
  2. Eleanor: An American Love Story, Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. and Theater Previews at Duke, 1999
    with Richard V. Riddell
  3. Kudzu, Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. and Theater Previews at Duke, 1998
    with Richard V. Riddell
  4. Otello, English National Opera, London, 1998
    with Richard V. Riddell
  5. Private Lives, The Cleveland Playhouse, 1995
    with Richard V. Riddell
  6. Queen of Spades, English National Opera, London, 1993
    with Richard V. Riddell
  7. The Battle of Tancredi and Clorinda, English National Opera, London, 1993
    with Richard V. Riddell
  8. Oedipus Rex/Bluebeard's Castle, English National Opera, London, 1991
    with Richard V. Riddell
  9. Steel, American Repertory Theatre, 1991
    with Richard V. Riddell
  10. The Writing Game, American Repertory Theatre, 1991
    with Richard V. Riddell
  11. Fennimore and Gerda, English National Opera, London, 1990
    with Richard V. Riddell
  12. Gianni Schicchi, English National Opera, London, 1990
    with Richard V. Riddell
  13. Pelleas and Melisande, English National Opera, London, 1990
    with Richard V. Riddell
  14. The Caucasian Chalk Circle, American Repertory Theatre, 1990
    with Richard V. Riddell
  15. The Father, American Repertory Theatre, 1990
    with Richard V. Riddell
  16. Life is a Dream, American Repertory Theatre, 1989
    with Richard V. Riddell
  17. The Return of Ulysses, English National Opera, London, 1989
    with Richard V. Riddell
  18. Platonov, American Repertory Theatre, 1988
    with Richard V. Riddell
  19. The Fall of the House of Usher, American Repertory Theatre (Premiere) and Serious Fun Festival at Lincoln Center (1989), 1988
    with Richard V. Riddell
  20. The Flying Dutchman, Santa Fe Opera, 1988
    with Richard V. Riddell
  21. A Walk in the Woods, La Jolla Playhouse; Booth Theatre, Broadway (1988); Pushkin Theatre, Moscow (1989), 1987
    with Richard V. Riddell
  22. Right You Are (If You Think You Are Right), American Repertory Theatre, 1987
    with Richard V. Riddell
  23. The Matchmaker, La Jolla Playhouse, 1987
    with Richard V. Riddell
  24. Gillette, La Jolla Playhouse, 1986
    with Richard V. Riddell
  25. Shout Up A Morning, La Jolla Playhouse (Premiere); Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (1986), 1986
    with Richard V. Riddell
  26. The Day Room, American Repertory Theatre (Premiere), 1986
    with Richard V. Riddell
  27. The Three Cuckolds, La Jolla Playhouse, 1986
    with Richard V. Riddell
  28. A Man's a Man, La Jolla Playhouse, 1985
    with Richard V. Riddell
  29. The Changeling, American Repertory Theatre, 1985
    with Richard V. Riddell
  30. The Seagull, La Jolla Playhouse, 1985
    with Richard V. Riddell
  31. Akhnaten, Houston Grand Opera; New York City Opera; English National Opera, London (1985), 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
  32. As You Like It, La Jolla Playhouse, 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
  33. Big River, La Jolla Playhouse; Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway (1985), 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
  34. Pieces of Eight, The Acting Company National Tour (inc. The Public Theater), 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
  35. War Babies, La Jolla Playhouse, 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
  36. Don Giovanni, Kentucky Opera, 1983
    with Richard V. Riddell
  37. Queen of Spades, English National Opera, London, 1983
    with Richard V. Riddell
  38. The Threepenny Opera, Guthrie Theater, 1983
    with Richard V. Riddell
  39. Alceste, Kentucky Opera, 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  40. Comedy of Errors, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  41. Henry V, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  42. Romeo and Juliet, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  43. The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon; Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1983), 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  44. The Yellow Sound, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York (World Premiere); Alte Oper Frankfurt, Germany (1982), 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  45. Death of a Salesman, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  46. Henry IV, Part 1, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  47. Katya Kabanova, Houston Grand Opera, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  48. Our Town, Guthrie Theatre, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  49. Twelfth Night, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  50. Two Gentlemen of Verona, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  51. Wild Oats, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1981
    with Richard V. Riddell
  52. A Philadelphia Story, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  53. Coriolanus, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  54. Love's Labour's Lost, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  55. Richard II, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  56. Ring Round the Moon, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  57. Satyagraha, Netherlands Opera, Rotterdam, Amsterdam (Premiere); Brooklyn Academy of Music (1981); Chicago Lyric Opera (1987); Seattle Opera (1988); San Francisco Opera (1989), 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  58. The Merry Wives of Windsor, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1980
    with Richard V. Riddell
  Scene Design Credits:
  1. Akhnaten, Houston Grand Opera and New York City Opera, 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
  2. The Yellow Sound, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City (World Premiere); Alte Oper Frankfurt, Germany (1982), 1982
    with Richard V. Riddell
  3. Krapp's Last Tape, Akademie der Kuenste, West Berlin, 1977
    with Richard V. Riddell
  Other Production Credits:
  1. Akhnaten, Houston Grand Opera; New York City Opera; English National Opera, London (1985); Wuerttembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart (1985), 1984
    with Richard V. Riddell
Publications (listed separately)
Lectures, Papers, and Panels

  Invited Lectures:

  1. Universities and Repertory Theatres, National Conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, 1989
  2. German Design and the Visual Arts in the 1960s and 1970s, National Conference of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, 1980
  3. Contemporary Trends in Mid- and Eastern European Scenography, 1970-78, National Conference of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, 1979
  4. Disillusionment with Technology in West German Stage Design, National Conference of the American Society of Theatre Research, 1979
  Panels:
  1. Medicine and Madness on the Renaissance English Stage: Exploring Middleton and Rowley's The Changeling, Duke University, 2001
  2. Blurring Disciplinary Boundaries: Faculty Issues, Annual Conference of the National Assocation of Schools of Theatre, 2001
  3. Teaching Introduction to Theatre: 'All Things to All People', 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Theatre Research, 2000
  4. Roundtable on Faculty Evaluation, Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Theatre, 2000
  5. Collaborations in the Theatre, Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles, sponsored by the League of Producers and Theatres of Greater Los Angeles, October 1985
Teaching

Duke University (1992-present):
  • Ethical Stages
  • Lighting Design for the Theater
  • Introduction to the Theater
  • Arts and Contemporary Society (Focus Program)
  • Art and Stage in the 20th Century
  • Contemporary Theater in Production (with Manny Azenberg)
  • Directed student productions of Our Town and Pieces of Eight
  • Designed lighting for student productions of Shakespeare
    Professional Service

    Faculty Adjudicator, 2000, 2001
    Provost's Committee on Academic Priorities, 2002-
    SAFE on Campus Ally, 2001
    Participant, "Groundhog Job Shadow Day", 2001
    Pre-Major Advisor, 2001-present
    Member, External Review Committee for Department of Communications Studies and Theater, 2001
    Guest Speaker, London Sabbatical (Duke), May 2000
    Adjudicator, Honors Project in Theater, 2000
    Trustee's Committee on Honorary Degrees, 1997-present
    Chair's Advisory Council to Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 1995-1999
    Provost's Task Force on the Arts, 1996-1998
    Arts and Sciences Executive Committee, 1996-1998
    Arts and Sciences Council, 1995-1998
    Faculty Associates, 1995-1997
    Director, FOCUS Program "Arts in Contemporary Society", 1995-1997
    Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 1995-1997
    Duke Gift Club, 1995
    Academic Council Liaison Committee, 1993-1995
    Theater Review Panelist, Durham Arts Council, 1994
    Review Committee Member, Durham Herald Sun Front-Page Awards to High School Students, 1994
    Executive Leadership Board, 1993
    Development Council, 1993
    Duke Alumni Club, 1993
    Duke Alumni Club, 1993
    Kiwanis Club, 1993
    Council for the Arts, 1990-1992
    Member, Faculty Committee on Dramatics, 1989-1991
    Member, Bunting Institute Selection Committee in Performing Arts, 1989
    Fellow, Cabot House, 1988-1989
    Seminar Leader, Revelle College Seminar Series, 1986
    Education Abroad Program, 1984-1986
    Department Graduate Committee, 1981-1986
    Head, MFA Design Program, 1981-1986
    Member, Academic Senate Committee on Educational Policy, 1984-1985
    Member, Warren College Honors Committee, 1984
    Academic Senate Committee on Research, 1979-1981
    Campus Program Board, 1980
    Last modified: 2024/04/16
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