RIichard Lucas - a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a former English teacher, is an award-winning actor, comedic storyteller and writer whose debut album, Resigntown, USA and Other Stories ...Show More
RIichard Lucas - a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a former English teacher, is an award-winning actor, comedic storyteller and writer whose debut album, Resigntown, USA and Other Stories, is available on iTunes. He has performed in the premier storytelling shows in Los Angeles, including a special event Spark Off Rose at the Kirk Douglas Theater and multiple appearances in the Los Angeles Storytelling Festival. He has also performed two solo shows invited to the Comedy Central Stage which were LA Weekly Recommended Events, one of which enjoyed an extended theatrical run. He won The Other Network's Comedy Award for his observations about a local sportscaster's penchant for wearing double-breasted suits. He has been the guest on several podcasts, including StoryWorthy and Eddie Pepitone's PepTalks.He has recently written a humorous memoir manuscript based on life living next to a barking dog called The Dog Log, which grew out of his live performances and for which he was called "a modern day Spaulding Gray." Upcoming, his theatrical parody of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," entitled "Bono and The Edge - Waiting for Godomino's," is set to world premiere at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival in June. This year, he's also penned a female-lead comedy screenplay with partners Brandon Keener and Liz Barnes.As an actor, he has been featured in TV and film, but also enjoys the stage. He has performed in John Patrick Shanley plays "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" and "Beggars in the House of Plenty." His favorite role thus far was portraying Nobel Prize winning German atomic physicist, Werner Heisenberg, in Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" at the Attic Theater in Los Angeles. Recently he was part of a three character world premiere play at The Hollywood Fringe Festival entitled "Only the Moon Howls," which won an Encore Producers' Award and was nominated for the Unleashed Award for Best Ensemble.Richard has never lost his musical roots, which he got from his mother who was a public school music teacher. He still performs regularly around Los Angeles playing original songs as well as covering entire albums acoustically, such as Radiohead's OK Computer and U2's the Joshua Tree. He also enjoys running and is a competitive Masters swimmer at the national level. Hide
