1. Live Theatre Credits
S'Cool Daze (1994)
Credits: Writer, Actor
S’Cool Daze is a musical comedy set in a high school where teachers and students are fighting over the type of music that is played at their school dances. A savvy vice-principal challenges the two groups to perform a song-and-dance routine for the school’s variety show, to determine who gets to choose the music at the dances for the whole year. Only after they agree does she reveal that they must perform each others’ preferred music.
Don't Reign on my Toga (1996)
Credits: Writer, Actor, Assistant Director
S’Cool Daze is a musical comedy set in a high school where teachers and students are fighting over the type of music that is played at their school dances. A savvy vice-principal challenges the two groups to perform a song-and-dance routine for the school’s variety show, to determine who gets to choose the music at the dances for the whole year. Only after they agree does she reveal that they must perform each others’ preferred music.
Jitters! (1996)
Credits: Actor, Assistant Director
A delicious backstage comedy about life in the theatre. A new play is poised to open, and we are plunged into a hilarious world of larger-than-life personalities and easily bruised egos, looking for their big break.
Glazed Carrots (1998)
Credits: Writer, Director
This dramatic story explores the dynamics of a seemingly normal family and their troubles dealing with their dark secret that eventually bursts open with treagic consequences. My directorial debut was staged by the English Drama Society at the University of Seoul in Korea when I worked in the English Department there from 1997 to 1999.
Who's Under Where? (2001)
Credit: Actor
Two jealous husbands go to hilarious ends to find out if their wives are being unfaithful to them.
A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking (2010)
Credits: Director, Stage Manager
My first opportunity to direct professional actors is the story of two neighbors who don’t get along well, but who eventually come together to combat a common enemy: their wayward husbands.
The Contract (2012)
Credits: Writer, Actor
Performed at the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival, the story revolves around a man who stumbles into a bar, and we are drawn into his quest to remember who he is and why he is there. Clues start to trickle like drops of paint on a canvas, eventually bringing us down the rabbit hole into the very nature of life…and death.
“Experimental, provocative, sketchy, edgy and not necessarily for everyone. I consider it a must-see… At one pivotal point in the play, I almost screamed out…The Contract “pushes the envelope” into a postal code three provinces over. This play is another reason why I love Fringe.”–Mooney on Theatre
Action (2017)
Credits: Writer, Actor, Director
I consider this one-man multimedia show my life’s work, the culmination of years of research into how the world really operates and what our role is in it. It asks the question: if we know we are being deceived and enslaved by the powers that be, should we retreat into our inner lives or take ACTION?
*** “Soul-cleansing performance.” *** “You can tell the show was a success when you keep thinking about it after it’s over–lots of ACTION and the multimedia aspect kept you entertained at all levels.” *** “Such an inspiring and fun performance. Well done!” *** “I immediately wanted to make changes in my own life after watching. It was inspirational and entertaining at the same time.” *** “Thought provoking and empowering. Thank you for your incredible vision and creativity!” *** “What a fantastic multimedia and interactive production. Thought-provoking performance and intricately intertwined characters to relay a message about taking action in life.” *** “A privilege to attend…Very thought-provoking”. *** “I was truly amazed at Richard’s ability to transform from one character to the next so seamlessly…All of the characters portrayed gave me so many thoughts and ideas about how I may open my own life to new and positive changes.” *** “Succeeded in delivering the message you wanted to the audience. You rock!”
Trouble in the Monarch Academy Garden (2023)
Credits: Writer, Director
This multimedia adventure story was a big hit for kids and parents alike. Over 50 kids between ages 5 and 14, most of whom had speaking lines, worked together and amazed parents with the skills and courage they showed.
2. Film Credits
The English Teacher (2003)
Credits: Actor, Assistant Director, Project Manager
A few months before leaving South Korea and returning to Canada in 2002 I happened to hear about auditions for a film. Someone was planning to shoot a film about the trials and tribulations of a naive Canadian youth coming over to South Korea to teach English. I was very interested in the project, and soon after I was given an acting role, I got involved in editing the script, managing the project, and served as an assistant director as well. It was a difficult but eye-opening first experience in many aspects of filmmaking, which lit a fire for me to begin working on films when I got home.
In the Can (2009)
Credits: Writer, Actor, Director
My first film as writer/director all takes place in a bathroom, as I figured I couldn’t afford to rent a regular film set on my own. We were given one day to shoot for free in the bathroom of an actual reception hall, and getting 16 actors in and out of this tight space to shoot their scenes and working with their schedules was the biggest challenge. The story portrays the interactions of guests who converge one by one in the bathroom at a wedding reception, revealing layers of insecurity, jealousy and decption within the wedding party.
Do Not Disturb (2011)
Credits: Director
This film was submitted to the Toronto Urban Film Festival in 2011 which required films to be one minute long and portray an aspect of urban life. It revolves around a predicament faced by an Arab woman in a subway. This was a first attempt for me and my group at shooting a film in a public space.
Denied (2011)
Credits: Writer, Director
This film was made for the 2011 24-hour Toronto Film Race, and portrays the vengeance of an inmate who does not forget the day he was denied early release from jail.
Wailing at the Wall (2012)
Credits: Writer, Director
Wailing at the Wall takes place at Sensation Studios, who shoot a series called ‘Clash of Cultures.’ For this important episode, a full mock-up of the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem is brought in, as the background to a war of opinions between an Arab man and a Jewish man. Pompous hotshot director Barry Gladstroke shows his ignorance of the world by inadvertently compelling the actors to say each others’ lines, which leads to the two actors gaining more respect for each others’ point of view.
Mailman (2013)
Credits: Actor
A Mailman delivers a package to a business owner who is befuddled to see that the package is a live person.
Out of Time (2014)
Credits: Writer, Director
This film was made for the 2014 AWF 7-day film race, an was awarded best film. Needing to use the following elements (annoying hairdresser, revolver, extreme closeup, cowbell, and the phrase “out of time”), it is the story of a girl on the verge of suicide until she is impacted by the unlikeliest of sources–her annoying friend.
