Rick Roemer
Professor of Theatre
Areas of expertise
Acting, Directing, Musical Theatre
Rick Roemer is Professor of Theatre at the Sarofim School of Fine Arts at Southwestern University. He came to SU from California where he was Director of Theatre for Antelope Valley College. After receiving his doctorate in Theatre History/ Theory/ Criticism and Directing from UCLA, he stayed on to teach and direct at UCLA. Rick has directed over 30 productions and as an actor has appeared on Broadway, off-Broadway, in national tours, regional theaters, day-time soaps, and commercials.
BA, University of California at Santa Barbara
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
Research
Rick
Roemer
Southwestern University
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Department of Theatre
Georgetown, Texas
512-863-1548
roemerr@southwestern.edu
3310 Lafayette Avenue
Austin, Texas
78722
512-657-1314
EDUCATION
1995 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Dissertation: Charles Ludlam: The Thief of Bad Gags. A Serious Look at a Ridiculous Aesthetic
1977 B.A., University of California, Santa
Barbara
Theatre (Acting concentration)
PUBLICATIONS
Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical
Company
A Critical Analysis of 29 Plays
McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North
Carolina, 1998
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2000 ? 2010: Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
Professor, Department
of Theatre
2000-2010: Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
Chair/Artistic
Director, Department of Theatre
1996-2000: Antelope Valley College, Lancaster,
California
Associate
Professor/Director of Theatre
1995-1996:
Antelope Valley College * Lancaster, California - Adjunct Professor
1994-1995:
University of California, Los Angeles - Visiting Assistant Professor ?
1991-1994:
University of California, Los Angeles - Teaching Associate ?
1989-1992:
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts * Los Angeles, California ?Instructor
COURSES TAUGHT
Southwestern University
Script Analysis
Advanced
Directing
Theatre History
Theatre Appreciation
Directing Fundamentals
Advanced Directing
Audition Techniques
Acting Fundamentals
Acting: Realism
Theatre Management
Acting: Departures from Realism
Musical Theatre Workshop
Antelope Valley College
Theatre Appreciation
Theatre History
Acting Fundamentals
Scene Study
Advanced Acting
Directing
Musical Theatre Workshop
Audition Techniques
University of California, Los Angeles
Directing
Theatre History
Advanced Acting Workshop
Acting Fundamentals
Academy of Visual And Performing Arts
Musical Theatre Workshop
Acting for the Camera
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
DIRECTING
2011 The
1940s Radio Hour, Southwestern University
2011 Bittersuite:
Songs of Experience, Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory, Bulgaria
2010 Urinetown: Southwestern University (opens March 3, 2010)
2009
2009 The
Rocky Horror Show: Southwestern
University
2008 This
Is Not A Pipe Dream: Southwestern
University (Theatre For Young Audiences)
2008 For
Whom The Southern Belle Tolls:
Rhodopi Dramatichen Teatro,
2008 Fiddler
on the Roof: Southwestern University
2007 Seussical: Southwestern University (Theatre For Young
Audiences)
2006 Company: Southwestern University
2005 The
Glass Menagerie: Southwestern
University
2005 The
Maids: Southwestern University
2005 Hair: Southwestern University
2004 Curtain
Up, Light The Lights: Southwestern
University
2003 Le Bourgeois Avant-Garde: Southwestern University
2003 Little
Shop of Horrors: Texas State
University at San Marcos
2002 Cabaret: Southwestern University
2002 Grease: Southwestern University Summer Stage
Repertory Theatre
2002 Dames
At Sea: Southwestern University
Summer Stage Repertory Theatre
2001 The
Cherry Orchard: Southwestern
University
2000 Godspell: Southwestern University
2000 Little
Shop of Horrors: Lancaster
Performing Arts Center
1999 Alice
in Wonderland (The Manhattan Theatre Project): Antelope Valley College
1999 Man
of La Mancha: Lancaster Performing
Arts Center
1999 A
Midsummer Night?s Dream: Antelope
Valley College
1999 Baby
with the Bathwater: Antelope Valley
College
1998 The
Miracle Worker: Lancaster Performing
Arts Center
1998 You
Can't Take It With You: Lancaster
Performing Arts Center
1997 Hair: Antelope Valley College
1997 The
Goodbye Girl: Lancaster Performing
Arts Center
1997 The
Illusion: Antelope Valley College
1996 Oklahoma: Lancaster Performing Arts Center
1996 The
Emperor?s New Clothes: Antelope
Valley College
1995 The
Importance of Being Earnest: UCLA
1994 Baby
With The Bathwater: UCLA
1993 The
Maids: UCLA
1993 Le
Bourgeois Avant-Garde: UCLA
1992 The
Revenger?s Tragedy: UCLA
1991 ?dentity
Crisis: UCLA
1991 A
Talent To Amuse: The Back Alley
Theatre, Los Angeles
1990 Tune
the Grand Up!: The Back Alley
Theatre, Los Angeles
1988- Bittersuite:
Songs of Experience: The Back Alley
Theatre, Los Angeles
2011 Krapp,
Krapp?s Last Tape, Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory, Bulgaria
2011 Krapp,
Krapp?s Last Tape, Fourthworld Theatre Projects/FronterFest ? Austin, TX
2011 Littlechap,
Stop the World I Want To Get Off, Austin Playhouse
2011 Lady
Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest: Austin Playhouse
2010 Baritone,
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Austin Playhouse
2008 Antonio
Salieri, Amadeus: Austin Playhouse
2007 Andre
Huguenet:, Exits and Entrances:
Austin Playhouse
2006 Lancaster,
Richard III: Austin Shakespeare
Festival
2006 Alfie
Byrne, A Man Of No Importance:
Southwestern University (opens 3/31/06)
2005 Cratchitt,
Marley, Fezziwig, A Christmas Carol:
The State Theatre
2005 Bob
?Whiplash? McCord, The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune:
University
of Texas (World Premiere)
2005 John
Jasper, The Mystery of Edwin Drood:
Austin Playhouse
2004 Cratchitt,
Marley, Fezziwig, A Christmas Carol:
The State Theatre
2004 Oberon,
A Midsummer Night?s Dream: Austin
Shakespeare Festival
2002 Orsino,
Twelfth Night: Austin
Shakespeare Festival
1998 Don
Quixote, Man of La Mancha:
Lancaster Performing Arts Center
1987 Baritone, Bittersuite: Songs of Experience: Plush Room, San Francisco
1989 Baritone,
Bittersuite: Songs of Experience:
Back Alley Theatre, Los Angeles
1987 10
Male Roles, Groucho: A Life in Revue (directed by Arthur Marx): The Pasadena Playhouse
1988 Co-Star,
Wildest Dreams: Pilot for Lorimar
& NBC
1987 Featured, Santa Barbara: New World Productions
1987 Bagot,
Cromwell: The Globe Playhouse,
Los Angeles
1987 Chamberlain,
Henry VIII: The Globe Playhouse,
Los Angeles
1987 Ernst, Cabaret (w/ Arte Johnson): Long Beach Civic Light Opera
1987 Ken,
The Wonder Years: Waldo Astoria
Theatre, Kansas City, MO
1986 Ensemble, Tom Foolery: Burbage Theatre, Los Angeles
1986 Baritone, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill: Zephyr Theatre, Los Angeles
1986 Tarnitz, The Student Prince: San Diego Civic Light Opera
1985 James, Shenandoah (w/ John Raitt): National Tour
1985 Baritone,
Bittersuite: Songs of Experience:
Quaigh Theatre, off-Broadway
1984 Barney,
The Middle Ages: South Jersey
Regional Theatre
1984 Bill,
The Golden Fleece: The Actor's
Space , off-Broadway
1984 Baritone,
Starting Here, Starting Now:
South Jersey Regional Theatre
1983 Vernon,
They?re Playing Our Song: South
Jersey Regional Theatre
1983 Baritone, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill: South Jersey Regional Theatre
1982 Leo, Lunch Hour: South Jersey Regional Theatre
1981 Casey
O?Brien, Boy Meets Boy: Alcazar
Theatre, San Francisco
1980- Baritone, Champagne in a Cardboard Cup!: Plush Room, San Francisco
1979- Ensemble,
Beach Blanket Babylon Goes To The Stars:
Club Fugazi, San Francisco
1978 Aggie, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: St. James Theatre-Broadway
1978 Toby
Belch, Twelfth Night: Lobero
Theatre, Santa Barbara1976
1976 Ambitioso,
The Revenger?s Tragedy, Lobero
Theatre, Santa Barbara
1975 Kolenkhov,
You Can?t Take It With You:
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2011 Guest
Director/Artist ? Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory, Smolyan, Bulgaria
2009 Guest
Director ? Rhodopi Dramatichen Teatro, Smolyan, Bulgaria
2009 Artist
in Residence ? Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory,
2008 Artist
in Residence ? Rhodopi International Theatre Collective,
2005 Panel
Participant? Association of Theatre in Higher Education. The Director/Designer Collaboration: San Francisco.
2005 Consultant
to Artistic Director of the Austin Shakespeare Festival
2004 Cameo
Productions, Producing Artistic Director ? produced world premiere of The Unbearable Marketing of Being
by Joshua Lellis (2001 BFA) as part of FronteraFest Long Fringe at the Blue
Theatre.
2003 Cameo
Productions, Producing Artistic Director- produced world premiere of Word and Thought by Joshua Lellis
(2001 BFA theatre graduate from SU): Waller
Creek Theatre, Austin
2003 Public
Staged Reading ? Alcibides in Timon
of Athens ? Austin Shakespeare Festival at Book
People in Austin, TX
2002 Company
member, Austin Shakespeare Festival
2003 Public
Staged Reading ? Achilles in Troillus and Cressida - Austin Shakespeare Festival at Book People in Austin, Texas
2003 Solo
Performance - An Evening of Musical Theatre, 2002/2003 Broadway
series-Lancaster Performing
Arts Center
2003 Invited
adjudicator ? UIL High School One-Act Festival:
Brenham, Texas
2003 Board
of Directors, Capital City Men?s Chorus:
Austin, Texas
2002 Company
member, Austin Shakespeare Festival
2002
Production committee and board advisor, The Palace Theatre, Georgetown,
Texas
2002 Advisory Board, Theatre Action Project: Austin, Texas
2002 Invited adjudicator ? UIL High School One-Act
Festival: Brenham, Texas
2002 Invited adjudicator ? UIL High School One-Act
Play Festival: Marble Falls, Texas
2002 Invited
adjudicator ? UIL High School One-Act Play Festival: Tyler, Texas
2002
Theatre Advisory Panel: Austin
Arts Commission
2002
Invited actor, Playworks 2002:
Association of Theatre in Higher Education
2001 World
premiere of In The Garden of Flowers
2001
Invited actor, Playworks 2001:
Association of Theatre in Higher Education
World
Premiere of A Question of Color
2000 President,
Board of Directors, Theatre Action Project:
Austin, Texas
2000
Theatre grant panel, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1999 Theatre
grant panel, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1999 ?Audition
Techniques?, workshop presented at the American College Theatre Festival: Las Vegas,
Nevada
1999 ?Making
Choices in Acting?, workshop presented at the American College Theatre Festival:
Las Vegas, Nevada
1999 President,
Board of Director, Antelope Valley Ballet:
Lancaster, California
1995 Assistant
Director - Beethoven Spectacular-Hollywood Bowl
1995 Board
of Director - The Onstage Company, Los Angeles, CA
1994-
1995 Personal Assistant to Mel
Shapiro: Assisted the Tony award winning
directing and acting coach on two books: An
Actor Performs and The Great American Directing Book. In
addition, I also was the dramaturg on his full-length play, The Wings of
Casanova.
1994 Asst.
Stage Manager - Commitment to Life, Aids Project Los Angeles: Universal Amphitheater
1988-1990 Artistic
Producing Director - Hearthlight Productions:
Produced and directed four long-running
productions in Los Angeles.
1987-1988 Associate
Producer - Roemer/Frederick Productions:
Produced the West Coast premiere
of the award-winning off-Broadway musical Bittersuite.
1979-1982 Associate
Producing Director - Cameo Productions: Co-produced, co-directed and performed in two long-running productions in
San Francisco.
AWARDS/HONORS/GRANTS
2005 Nominated
for Best Performance in a Musical (Mystery of Edwin Drood) Austin
Critic?s Table Awards
2004 Nominated
for Best Director of a Musical (Hair) ? Austin Critics Table Awards
2003 William
B. Jones Fellowship ? Southwestern University (Curtain Up! Light The Lights!)
2003 Nominated
for Best Director of a Musical (Grease) ? Austin Critics Table Awards
2001 Nominated
for Best Director of a Musical (Godspell) - Austin Critics Table Awards
1994 Edith
Koppleson Memorial Fund Award - UCLA
Granted
for artistic merit & outstanding scholarship
1994 James
Kearns Memorial Award ? UCLA
Granted
for artistic merit
1994 Dean?s
Advisory Panel ? UCLA
Financial
award given to select graduate students by Dean Gilbert Cates for outstanding leadership and commitment to theatre
education.
1994 Teruko
Kubota Memorial Scholarship
Granted
for outstanding scholarship and critical studies.
