RON ULRICH

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER/ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

 

DIRECTING CREDITS (Selected)- United States, England, Canada

   

DRAYTON ENTERTAINMENT

OLIVER!

 

NEPTUNE THEATRE

CHICAGO

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

THE SYRINGA TREE

CATS

PROOF (w/ Bill Christopher)

BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story

DINNER WITH FRIENDS

(w/ Joyce DeWitt)

BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE...

(w/ Gary Sandy)

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT...

GYPSY

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

ART

WIT

CABARET

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

(w/ John Neville)

THE WIZARD OF OZ

 

THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE

FESTIVAL

H.M.S. PINAFORE (Assistant Dir)

 

ENSEMBLE THEATRE

(Cincinnati)

A PARTY TO MURDER


MAYFIELD THEATRE (Selected)

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO

(w/ Joyce DeWitt)

FOREVER PLAID

GUYS AND DOLLS

DISCOVERING ELVIS

MOON OVER BUFFALO

(w/ James Noble)

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

LEND ME A TENOR

(w/ Ken Kurcheval)

BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story

ON GOLDEN POND

(w/ Betsy Palmer)

SAME TIME NEXT YEAR

(w/ Joyce DeWitt)

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

THE LATE LATE LADY McVAIN*

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

(w/ Alfie Zappacosta)

HAIR

BEAU JEST*

(w/ Pamela Sue Martin)

IT HAD TO BE YOU

(w/ Linda Blair)

FUNNY MONEY *

(w/ Paul Benedict)

I'LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT

(w/ Larry Linville)

 

STAGE WEST, TORONTO

JAKE'S WOMEN

(w/ Richard Kline)

BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE ...

(w/ Karen Black)

RUMOURS (w/ Elliot Gould)

DOUBLE ACT (w/ George Segal)

CALIFORNIA SUITE

(w/ Elke Sommer)

MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM

(w/ Larry Linville)

SOCIAL SECURITY

(w/ Tammy Grimes)

ACCOMPLICE (w/ Juliet Mills)

NEVER TOO LATE (w/ Jamie Farr)

 

STAGE WEST, CALGARY/EDMONTON

BREAKING LEGS

(w/ Bruno Gerussi)

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS*

(w/ Marvin Kaplan)

LOVE LETTERS

(w/ George Segal& Christina Pickles)

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES

(w/ Linda Thorson)

DOUBLE ACT (w/ Sally Struthers)

SOCIAL SECURITY

(w/ Anson Williams)

THE FOREIGNER (w/ Gary Sandy)

ONE FOR THE POT

(w/ Gale Gordon)

I'M NOT RAPPAPORT

(w/ Sherman Helmsley)

SEASON'S GREETINGS

(w/ Bernard Fox)

DONKEY'S YEARS

(w/ Honor Blackman)

THE ROCKY HORROR

(w/ Juan Chioran)

 

BASTION THEATRE

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

THE MIRACLE WORKER

HEDDA GABBLER

THE IMPORTANCE OF...

...BEING EARNEST

LIFE WITH FATHER

HAY FEVER

A FLEA IN HER EAR

 

CITADEL THEATRE

NUNSENSE

 

THEATRE NEW BRUNSWICK

TABLE MANNERS

ROUND & ROUND THE GARDEN

THE PRICE

VANITIES

LIVING TOGETHER

 

PERSEPHONE THEATRE

WHO'S UNDER WHERE

SLEUTH

 

THEATRE AQUARIUS

WHO'S UNDER WHERE

 

MUSKOKA FESTIVAL

LEND ME A TENOR

SHIRLEY VALENTINE

(w/ Linda Thorson)

DOUBLE DOUBLE

WHO'S UNDER WHERE*

BEACH BLANKET TEMPEST*

18 WHEELS

 

HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

ON GOLDEN POND

SOUTH PACIFIC

THE GIN GAME

DRACULA

MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM

 

KAWARTHA FESTIVAL

THE RAINMAKER

SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS

CHAPTER TWO

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

BUS STOP

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

HABEUS CORPUS

 

BATHURST STREET THEATRE

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

 

PRESS THEATRE

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

BLOOD RELATIONS

ONE FLEW OVER THE...

...CUCKOO'S NEST

 

SUDBURY THEATRE CENTRE

WAITING FOR THE PARADE

EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL

 

GUELPH CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

ABELARD AND HELOISE

 

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

THE FARM SHOW

 

TELLER'S CAGE TORONTO

DEATHTRAP

DOUBLE SCALE

 

SUNSHINE THEATRE

THE FANTASTIKS

THE HAND THAT CRADLES..

...THE ROCK

 

OAKVILLE CENTRE

ANY WEDNESDAY

ROMANTIC COMEDY

 

THORNDYKE THEATRE, ENGLAND

ALADDIN

MISS JULIE

 

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

SISTER MARY IGNATIUS...

...EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU

 

Lionel Bart

 

 

Kander, Ebb and Fosse

Tennessee WIlliams

Pam Gein

Andrew Lloyd Webber

David Auburn

Alan James

Donald Margulies

 

King and Masterson

 

Joe DiPietro

Arthur Laurents

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Yazmina Reza

Margaret Edson

Joe Masteroff

Bernard Slade

 

E.F. Goodspeed

 

 

 

Gilbert And Sullivan

 

 

 

Marcia Kash/Doug Hughes

 

 

 

Mitch Albom

Alfred Uhury

 

Stuart Ross

Frank Loesser

Marcia Kash

Ken Ludwig

 

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Ken Ludwig

 

Allan Janes

Ernest Thompson

 

Bernard Slade

 

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Jeremy Lloyd

T. Rice/ A Lloyd Webber

 

McDermott and Ragni

James Sherman

 

Taylor & Bologna

 

Ray Cooney

 

Ray Cooney

 

 

 

Neil Simon

 

King and Masterson

 

Neil Simon

Barry Creyton

Neil Simon

 

Ray Conney

 

Andrew Bergman

 

Rupert Holmes

Summer Arthur Long

 

 

Tom Dulack

 

Ashman and Menken

 

A.R. Gurney

 

Alan Ayckbourn

 

Barry Creyton

Andrew Bergman

 

Larry Shue

Ray Cooney

 

Herb Gardner

 

Alan Ayckbourn

 

Michael Frayn

 

Richard O'Brian

 

 

 

Tennessee Williams

William Gibson

Henrik Ibsen

Oscar Wilde

 

Howard Lindsay/Russell Crouse

Noel Coward

Georges Feydeau

 

 

Dad Goggin

 

 

Alan Ayckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn

Arthur Miller

Jack Heifner

Alan Ayckbourn

 

 

Marcia Kash and Doug Hughes

Anthony Schaeffer

 

 

Marcia Kash and Doug Hughes

 

 

Ken Ludwig

Willy Russell

 

Roger Rees

Marcia Kash and Doug Hughes

 

John Gray

 

 

Rogers and Hammerstein

D Harron and N Campbell

Ernest Thompson

Rodgers and Hammerstein

D.L. Coburn

Balderston and Dean

Ray Cooney

 

 

N Richard Nash

Carlo Goldoni

Neil Simon

Joseph Kesselring

WIlliam Inge

Agatha Christie

Allan Bennet

 

 

Richard O'Brian

 

 

William Shakespeare

Sharon Pollock

Dale Wasserman

 

 

 

John Murrell

John Patrick

 

 

Ronald Millar

 

 

Paul Thompson

 

 

Ira Levin

B Barsky

 

 

Tom Jones

Eric Nichol

 

 

 

Muriel Resnik

Bernard Slade

 

 

Thomas Allan

August Strindberg

 

 

Christopher Durang

 

PRODUCING CREDITS

   

PRODUCTION

THE CEMETERY CLUB

IT HAD TO BE YOU

THE ODD COUPLE

CORPSE

NOISES OFF
STEEL MAGNOLIAS

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

NIGHT CLUB CONFIDENTIAL

OLIVER

DOUBLES

LEADER OF THE PACK

BEEHIVE

WEEKEND COMEDY

ROMANCE, ROMANCE

THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG

SQUABBLES

I'M NOT RAPPAPORT

STARRING

Ann B. Davis

Eddie Mekka

Sandy Dennis & Stella Stevens

Gale Gordon

Heath Lamberts

Anita Gillette

Carol Lynley

Gary Sandy

David Holliday

Frank Gorshin/ Donny Most

Audrey Landers

Mary Wilson

Jamie Farr

Shaun Cassidy/ Barry Williams

Shaun Cassidy

Jack Carter/ Vic Tayback

Harold Gould

 

NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT/DRAMATURGE (Selected)

   

MAYFIELD THEATRE

THE LATE LATE LADY McVAIN

 

MUSKOKA FESTIVAL

WHO'S UNDER WHERE

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

ON ALBERT STREET

THE BLUE CASTLE

New Play Series- Featuring Over

25 New Writers

 

HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

THE RETURN OF THE CURSE OF ...

...THE MUMMY'S REVENGE

Creation of Playhouse II-

A Second Space for the Development of New Works

 

Jeremy Lloyd

 

 

Marcia Kash and Doug Hughes

Nick Boothman

Mary Whitson

Hank Stinson

 

 

 

 

Jim Saar

 

EDUCATION AND AWARDS

   

BACHELOR OF ARTS

(w/ Great Distinction)

CANADA COUNCIL ARTS AWARD

THEATRE ONTARIO ARTS AWARD

SASKATCHEWAN ARTS AWARD

University of Saskatchewan

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

   

2000- Present

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR,

Neptune Theatre, Halifax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1994-2000

EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Mayfield Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1992-1994

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Muskoka Festival, Gravenhurst, ON

 

 

 

 

1985-1986

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Press Theatre, St Catharines, ON

 

 

1983-1985

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Huron Country Playhouse,

Grand Bend, ON

 

 

Large not-for-profit regional theatre with an operating budget of $3.5 million

Artistic Director duties include play selevtion, casting, overseeing all aspects

of company business including administrative and creative operations,

play direction, fund raising activities, government lobbying, strategic &

business planning, community relations, commissioning of new scripts,

management of mainstage theatre and studio theatre, overseeing activities of

theatre school and young company. Re-establishing company as an integral

part of the community. Restored critical popularity to the company. Doubled

subscription base. Brought company to highest attendance in 40 year history.

Restored company to fiscal health. Eliminated operating deficit and reduced

overall debt from 3.8 million dollars to 800.00 dollars.

 

Large commercial theatre operating year-round with an annual production budget in excess of $6 million.

Artistic Director and Executive Director duties encompassing complete control

of all phases of theatre operation including: directing, strategic planning,

employee supervision, budget perparation, script and case negotiations,

hiring, casting, play selection, commissioning of new scripts and company

development.

Enhanced company profile. Restored critical and professional standing.

Developed a self directed production team implementing progressive

changes. Commissioned and created new works. Provided consulting ot

emerging companies. Expanded programming base. Created and realized a

profit each season.

 

A non-profit summer theatre company with an operating budget of $750,000.

All Artistic Director duties plus development of New Play Program and

management of Touring Company. Increased attendance. Developed

community relations. Restored public confidence and awareness of the

theatre. Developed marketing and fund-raising programs. Developed new

funding sources. Increased company profile. Reduced company debt.

 

Small, non-profit regional theatre with an operating budget of $750,000.

Directed shows. Cast shows. Supervised staff. Developed marketing

strategies. Worked with General Manager ot develop budgets and funding

strategies. Devised school outreach program.

 

Non- profit summer theatre company with operating budget of $2 million.

Directed shows, selected plays, cast plays, selected and hired production staff. Built and established Playhouse II, a second stage devoted to the development of new Canadian works. Created concert series. Initiated new funding drives and established new funding sources. Produced a financial surplus.

SUMMARY

 

Creative, innovative, results oriented. Artistic and Executive Director with experience in directing, administration, operations, casting, management and production in small to large companies. Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, ability to lead, motivate and work well with Board of Directors and all levels of an organization. Effective presentation, verbal and written communication skills. Well developed organizational, directorial, trouble-shooting and problem-solving abilities.

 

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