THE NETHER by Jennifer Haley
**** Lisa Gauthier Mitchison
"Doyle, played by Rich Rand, is a client addicted to his depravity. Instead of the expected pervert, Rand shows us a heartbroken man crippled by his own needs...searching for love." NUVO
“Haunting work by the cast brought a strong script to memorable life…One of the year’s best arts events” Lou Harry, INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
JERICHO by Jack Canfield
“Richard Stockton Rand’s Josh felt more like an original creation. His pain felt more honest, his struggle more real… I was more drawn to his story.” Lou Harry, IBJ
THE SANTALAND DIARIES By David Sedaris
“”Santaland Diaries” is a funny play. So funny I could barely take notes from laughing so much. So funny the audience around me was constantly laughing. Not titters and guffaws, but deep belly laughs – the most I’ve heard any audience laugh all season. Rich Rand played the part of Krumpet and…like some elfin Richard III, our protagonist bounces back and forth between phony sprightliness and cynical reaction takes, all with running commentary to the audience. Rand dances this schizoid dance with just the right body language, just the right timing – spot on, and hilarious..” Marty Fugate, THE OBSERVER
SMOKE by Michael MacLean
“Rand’s performance is strong, often gripping.” Tom Scanlon, THE SEATTLE TIMES
“Amusing, magical, frightening and endearing, Rand’s characterization and storytelling skills make this script soar. SMOKE will envelope you.” Gail Wamba, ON THE FRINGE
THE ZOO STORY by Edward Albee
“The production is simple and direct, deriving palpable malice from the performance of Rand, who some will remember for his previous visits here with his one-man reminiscences about baseball.” Vit Wagner, TORONTO STAR
i dreamed i was a baseball card by Rich Rand
“We give him a prolonged ovation, he smiles and leaves, and we stay in our seats. It takes awhile before I figure out that everyone is doing what I am, waiting to stop crying before going back into the light. Finally someone says, “I have to go now” and the tension breaks. We file out, and I reflect that this play is what makes the Fringe unique and valuable. I have been profoundly moved, and it would not have happened without the Fringe. Rand goes on to receive rave reviews from CBC radio and television.” Kevin Longfield, THEATRUM Issue #4
“Rand’s fine portrayal makes the boy’s innocence seem as desperate as an impossible leap over the outfield fence to prevent a home run.” Vit Wagner, TORONTO SUN
“Frightening and vividly written.” Hedi Weiss, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“I won’t give away a moment of the show to spoil your enjoyment. Mr. Rand held both the audience and his subject matter firmly in hand from beginning to end. The text is solid and Mr. Rand is true to the character throughout. To laugh and cry at the same time is a delightful anguish, but to be given hope and relief to carry you out of the theatre is a rare treat.” Robert G. Slade, CBC RADIO
Top Ten Pick of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, CBC TELEVISION
“I’m enchanted with “I dreamed I was a baseball card.” Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share with readers what makes us especially proud about Indiana, her writers.
Ann. M. Stack, Publisher and CEO Hopewell Review: New Work by Indiana’s Best Writers
l i t t l eg u y s by Rich Rand
"Richard Rand is a delight in his multiple roles, creating characters he obviously loves to portray out of a simple change of clothes, stance, and expression. An entertaining fifty minute monologue in many voices.” Karen Crossley, WINNIPEG SUN
“Rand gets into his thoroughly likable characters, and his on-stage changes, while minimal, are astonishingly convincing.” H.J. Kirchhoff, TORONTO GLOBE AND MAIL
“little guys – Very good show. Book it. Audiences will be happy. Your staff will be happy. The local press will be happy. You as a presenter will be happy. Your board will be happy. Your theatre will grow and prosper.” Aaron Beall, Executive Director, NADA, NYC