Dr. Richard Davis
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Artistic Director/Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Education: B.A. summa cum laude, Lawrence University; M.F.A., D.F.A., Yale School of Drama. He was honored with George Mason University’s Teaching Excellence Award in 1997 and the Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2006 by the Alumni Association of George Mason University.
Experience: Directing credits in professional theater include: Baltimore’s Center Stage; the Kennedy Center’s Youth and Family Programs Division; Players Theatre Columbus; SummerArts in Flagstaff, Arizona; Delaware Theatre Company; and the American Ibsen Theater in Pittsburgh, PA – which he helped found in 1983. Regional opera credits include: productions for Capital City Opera at the Kennedy Center; Opera Idaho; The IN Series in Washington, D.C.; and Lake George Opera in upstate New York.
For the past several years Dr. Davis has also served as stage director for the George Mason University Opera Program. He is the co-author of two books, Ibsen: Four Major Plays (translations with Brian Johnston, produced in major regional theaters and universities) and Writing about Theatre (with Christopher Thaiss); and has written extensively for American Theatre and other publications.
Teaching:
AMGT 603 Arts in Society