In 1974 Richard relocated to Baton Rouge, LA, where he co-founded Richard David Productions, a promotional and talent agency. Their primary client was motorcycle jumper �Diamond Jeff� Gutierrez, who was rated one of the top motorcycle jumpers in the country. Richard negotiated several jumps for Jeff on CBS Sports in the late 1970�s.
After a royal screwing by a major television studio in 1978 Richard dropped out of music and moved to Florida, where he spent several years working as a shipwright, carpenter, bartender, and beach bum before getting called by his brother Marshall in 1984 to come work as his manager and sound tech for a local beach band that shall remain nameless as the singer later put their recording contract up his nose (ahhhhh, Florida in the �80�s!).
In 1989 Richard went to work as a stage manager and stage hand for Mark Robichauex Enterprises, working with a variety of national and international artists. That same year Richard returned to school as a 4-6/7 year-old freshman, studying Theatre and Creative Writing at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL. During his freshman year Richard had his first play produced, The Twit and The Tramp, a one-act comedy about the medieval legend of Tristian and Iseult as told by a street gang as well as producing, directing, filming, and editing a short documentary on the Development of Amateur Comedians.
Richard was encouraged to pursue playwriting by his mentor, Tom Bunch, and one of his college writing instructors, author James Michener. Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Paul Zindel encouraged Richard to go to London, England, to complete his studies, where he contributed as a noncommissioned writer for the weekly comedy/news satire shows Week Ending on BBC Radio 4 and News Revue at the Canal Caf� Theatre.
From 2001-2003 Richard was Director of the Largo Cultural Center, a 333 seat theatre located in Largo, FL, Richard revamped the programming and marketing, resulting in a 14% increase in attendance the first year. It was while working there that Richard was introduced to Robin McNamara by a mutual friend, promoter Johnny Green. From there, the rest is ????
Richard D. Haerther - Plays and Sketches
Stuck In The 60�s - Contemporary musical comedy about peace, love and heroes; An ol� hippie injects hippie philosophy and the ideals of the 60's into contemporary life. Wrote the book (dialogue). In pre-production.
Duet for Four - A romantic comedy about finding and falling in love. Co-writer with Jilly Best. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Off-Center Theatre (now Shimberg Playhouse) and Eckerd College WordBridge Playwriting Workshop.
Dangerous Trees - Founder, contributor, producer.
The Keys of Loch Lake - British farce murder mystery, the Sheriff schemes to murder the Prince and take over the kingdom. A Taste For Wine.
Director Murdered! Aquatic Lust or Vegetarian Butchery? - Comedic murder mystery about who killed an obnoxious community theatre director. A Taste For Wine.
Day Job - A carpenter refuses to grow up and take responsibility. American College Theatre Festival, Daytona Beach, FL, and Bininger Theatre, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL.
Week Ending - Weekly satiric radio program, BBC Radio 4, London, England.
News Revue - Weekly live comedy sketch show. Canal Cafe Theater, London, England.
The Untitled Symphony - One-act play based upon Richard�s short story of the same title. Steve�s Common Sense returns to help him remember his afternoon of beer and tequila-fueled escapades as Steve has met a girl who can be his saving grace. Later developed into Duet For Four with Jilly Best. Bininger Theatre Studio, Eckerd College.
Kaleidoscope - Contributed two comedy sketches to college cabaret show, Dr. Ghetme and Trip To Disney. Bininger Theatre, Eckerd College.
Print media
The Fear and Loathing Gazette - Editor, contributor.
Station House: The Story - An enthusiastic but inept volunteer fire department never successfully puts out a fire. Annual collection of student short stories and poems published by Eckerd College.
Hobbies
Music, baseball, football, writing, reading, travel, collecting t-shirts, and driving around speed bumps.
