Richard Gustin

Richard Gustin

Richard Gustin is a playwright actor director deviser with a varied professional acting, playwriting and directing career. He has performed under the direction of Erik Voss, Vincent Dowling, Leon Rubin, Sharon Ott, James Assad, Edward Stern, Robert Lanchester, Nick Faust, John Reich, Cedric Messina and Patricia McIlrath. His plays include Being Seen, Surviving the Cycle, A Sparrow Falls, Leviathan, Mercy,...
Richard Gustin is a playwright actor director deviser with a varied professional acting, playwriting and directing career. He has performed under the direction of Erik Voss, Vincent Dowling, Leon Rubin, Sharon Ott, James Assad, Edward Stern, Robert Lanchester, Nick Faust, John Reich, Cedric Messina and Patricia McIlrath. His plays include Being Seen, Surviving the Cycle, A Sparrow Falls, Leviathan, Mercy, Someone Like Me, Concentric Circles, A New Work, Switch, Crucifiction and an original adaptation of Everyman. Being Seen enjoyed a sold-out run at FringeNYC starring Broadway veteran William Youmans (recently seen in Broadway's "To Kill a Mockingbird" with Jeff Daniels). Being Seen is scheduled for an exclusive three-week run at the Den Theatre Chicago (June14-July 2, 2023) Tickets link: http://www.bit.ly/BeingSeen-Chicago. NY Reviews of Being Seen: “Being Seen is a twisted comedy made for the theater person. . .the script Gustin has written is wickedly smart. The dialogue is snappy, the conversations are genius. . . There was never a dull moment and every beat has a purpose. The storytelling is sharp and precise.” ~ Theatre in The Now
“The most nonstop laughs at FringeNYC this year were provided by a show about theatre. . . exhilarating theatre, brilliantly scripted by Richard Gustin. . .simultaneously comedic and thought-provoking. . . Being Seen was the very last show I saw at the festival (the 65th, not counting the productions I left mid-stream...), and I couldn't have asked for a better way to bid adieu to this year's FringeNYC. If you're a producer, fund this wonderfully layered comedy about achieving dreams, which absolutely merits a long commercial life beyond the fest.” ~ HyReviews.com

Plays

  • Being Seen by Richard Gustin
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, theatre + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce
    Keyword: comedy, theatre, feminist, Farce, political, satire, absurd, dark comedy
    An actor answers an audition notice and encounters a highly acclaimed director who is perhaps more than they can handle. Wits and instincts collide as the actor maneuvers through the web of the director's process. A fast-paced comedy with a dark underbelly.
  • Someone Like Me by Richard Gustin
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, Farce + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, romantic comedy
    Keyword: comedy, Farce, intimacy issues, Relationships, two-hander, one-act play
    Jordan is on the edge with their fiancé when a stranger enters their world and turns the world upside-down. A fast-paced comedy of relationships and the dangers of intimacy.
  • Mercy by Richard Gustin
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: black lives matter, class race and gender politics + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, political
    Keyword: black lives matter, class race and gender politics, feminist, gender discrimination, equal pay
    Dr. Kimberly Landry is suing Mercy General hospital for sex discrimination placing a target on her back. Patient Care Assistant Chante begs to keep her job when administrator Dr. Ken Madsen plans to sweep the decks. Kim’s ex, Daniel Berg extends a hand to join the fight. Nurse Randy wants everyone to get along and go bowling together. With keen insight and finely tuned comic sensibilities, Mercy raises...
    Dr. Kimberly Landry is suing Mercy General hospital for sex discrimination placing a target on her back. Patient Care Assistant Chante begs to keep her job when administrator Dr. Ken Madsen plans to sweep the decks. Kim’s ex, Daniel Berg extends a hand to join the fight. Nurse Randy wants everyone to get along and go bowling together. With keen insight and finely tuned comic sensibilities, Mercy raises questions of gender equality and economic justice through the complexity of winners and losers pitted against the “other.”
  • Surviving the Cycle by Richard Gustin
    Cast: 
    4–20
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    Genre: drama, movement/physical + 1 more
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    Keyword: intimate partner violence, Female Mental Health + 5 more
    Genre: drama, movement/physical, political
    Keyword: intimate partner violence, Female Mental Health, Community Health, race relations, black lives matter, political, Transformational
    Brett and Becky are high school sweethearts. When they get married and have children their relationship takes a dangerous turn. Surviving the Cycle has been used by universities and community health organizations to raise awareness and political action toward the cessation of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). A perfect vehicle for your undergraduate/graduate students. Crafted and challenging characters. (Mature language and situations)
  • George Floyd and Derek Chauvin by Richard Gustin
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: black lives matter, racial justice + 6 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: black lives matter, racial justice, police reform, racial profiling, Defunding Police, social change, Inequity, Black Justice
    Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin discovers that his job has gotten harder with the death of George Floyd. Derek's become famous by BLM and doesn't like the attention. Being handcuffed doesn't help matters.