Michael Wayne Rice

M.F.A.
510.394.5711 / Rising12See@gmail.com

New York Theatre

Romeo and Juliet Spooge* Benevolio Assistant Director Rob Barron, Dir. Joshua James TheatreWorks USA The Riant Theatre

Theatre
Ouroboros Killer Joe Romeo and Juliet Waiting 2 End Hell Seagull As You Like It Cymbeline Slaughter City Security** Road Map* Glass Menagerie Great Expectations Christmas Carol Mid Summer Enemy of the People Elephant Man The Miser Boesman and Lena Pericles Sojourner Truth Angels in America Hating to See the Sun Rise* Tor Killer Joe Mercutio Alvin Trigorin Jacques Cloten Tuck Webster (lead) St. Francis (lead) Tom Pumble, Wemmick Toy Boy, Ensemble Flute Dr. Stockman Doctor Officer Boesman King Simonedes Slave Boy Belize, Mr Lies Slaves (Tom, John) Virginia Drake Sean Murphy Gary Armagnac Buddy Butler Lisa Tromovitch Lisa Tromovitch Lisa Tromovitch Rebecca Novick, Dir. Hal Gelb Janaki Ranpura Kevin Wilmott Jeff Church Linda Ade Brand Jael Weiss Ted Swetz Ron McGee Dick Brown Jackie Gafford Dale AJ Rose Erica Stevens Peter Grego Peter Grego Renegade Theatre Renegade Theatre Livermore Shakes Lorraine Hansberry Shakespeares Assoc Valley Shakes Festival Valley Shakes Festival Crowded Fire Theatre Golden Thread Prod. Golden Thread Prod. Coterie Theatre Coterie Theatre Missouri Rep Missouri Rep Black Box Theatre UMKC Grant Hall Theatre Grant Hall Theatre UMKC Actors Alley CSUN CSUN

Awards/Recognition: Assistant Director for The Laramie Project (NMHS) which won the NEA National Humanitarian Award, PFLAG Friends of Children Award, Dignity Award, and Congressional recognition from Pete Stark, Liz Figueroa, and Barbara Boxer. It was featured in the New York Times and other national newspapers and filmed for a PBS special called Not in Our Town. Education
M.F.A. Theatre: University Of Missouri-Kansas City, 2001 Including 2 yr program with Dell Arte School for Physical Movement: Commedia, Clown, Movement B.A. Acting/Directing: California State University, Northridge, 1998 World Premier **West Coast Premier