CV/Resume available upon request by sending an email to joshrice0730@gmail.com

Education: 

  • M.F.A. Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College, 2014

      • Traveled to Japan study traditional Japanese cart puppetry with master puppeteer Koryu Nishikawa V &n Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo; Studied with Dan Hurlin, Tom Lee, David Neumann, Lake Simons

  • B.A. Theatre, SUNY Brockport, 2003

      • Summa Cum Laude (3.86 GPA); Delta College Honors Program

      • Internship at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (London)

Professional Experience:

Shake on the Lake 2012-Present Silver Lake, NY

  • Serve as Co-founder & Producing Artistic Director of professional non-profit theatre company, overseeing all creative and artistic aspects of an ensemble theatre company doing modern adaptations of Shakespeare and original works. Responsible for all artistic and educational programming, touring, hiring of artists & development, as well as producing and grant-writing.

  • Actor and Director, as needed by the company, in our season of works.

  • Teaching Artist for Voices UnCaged theatre outreach program at Groveland Correctional Facility, leading workshops for inmates in playwrighting, improv, and acting (2016-Present).

  • Teaching Artist and Creator of Groundlings On Stage theatre outreach program at Perry Central School, Lyndonville Central School, Genesee Valley Central School, and Springville Center for the Arts, grades 7-12 (2016-Present).

  • Grant writer for all programs and projects.

The New Victory Theater 2014-Present New York, NY

    • Teaching Artist for pre-show and post-show workshops and residencies for students in grades Pre-K to 12 in NYC-public & private schools.

    • Facilitator of professional development workshops in Circus, Clowning and Puppetry for NYC Pre-K teachers through NYC Department of Education Pre-K For All program.

    • Develop curriculum for pre-show & post-show lesson plans for grades K-12 specifically designed for each show in the New Victory mainstage season, utilizing my skills as a multidisciplinary theatre artist.

Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre 2004-2013 Little Rock, AR

  • Artist in Residence for eight seasons, serving as Actor, Director, Playwright, and Teaching Artist. Taught and created curriculum for the Junior Arts Academy & Summer Theatre Academy, teaching Stage Combat, Shakespeare, Improv, Acting, and Ensemble Playmaking for ages 5 to 18.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre 2002 London, England

  • Served as intern under Mark Rylance in the Education Department

  • Taught and directed continuing education course, Groundlings On Stage, for adults ages 35 to 65.

Selected Performance/Creative:

The Puppet Pod! Creator/Host Spotify/Apple Podcasts

Sea Serpent Puppet Parade Director/Designer Shake on the Lake 

NYSPF@Home Performance Series Producer/Host New York State Puppet Festival 

Demolishing Everything w/Amazing Speed Performer/Puppeteer Bard College SummerScape

Petrushka Performer/Puppeteer NY Philharmonic/London Tour

Shank’s Mare  Puppeteer La MaMa

The Scarlet Ibis Puppeteer Prototype Festival/HERE Arts Center

Jewel Casket Puppeteer Dixon Place

(Almost Definitely) Questionable Acts Josh/Man NYC Clown Theatre Fest/Dixon Place

AO-II Puppeteer Dixon Place

Reptile Under the Flowers Puppeteer St. Ann’s Warehouse

Shank’s Mare Puppeteer Chicago Int’l Puppet Festival 

Petrushka Puppeteer Columbus Symphony Orchestra  

A Christmas Carol Scrooge Shake on the Lake 

Richard III Richard III Shake on the Lake

Romeo & Juliet Mercutio Shake on the Lake 

Shank’s Mare (Tours)  Puppeteer N. America, Hawaii, France & Japan

Demolishing Everything w/Amazing Speed Performer/Puppeteer Holland Festival (Amsterdam)

Midsummer Night’s Dream Puck Shake on the Lake

Big River The Duke Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AEA)

The Tempest Trinculo Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AEA)

A Comedy of Errors Dromio/s (Both) Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AEA)

The Producers Carmen Ghia Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AEA)

Alice in Wonderland Hatter/Caterpillar Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AEA)

Robin Hood Robin Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre

Go Dog, Go! Red Dog Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre

Directing:

Songs & Sweet Airs 2021 Shake on the Lake

Storefront Theatre Festival 2021 New York State Puppet Festival 

Kayfabe 2021 New York State Puppet Festival 

Sea Serpent Puppet Parade 2020-21 Shake on the Lake

A Christmas Carol: A Podcast Play 2020 Shake on the Lake 

An Expert’s Guide to Shakespeare 2018 Shake on the Lake 

ShakespeareMania! 2018 Shake on the Lake 

7 Floors 2017 Institute of the Arts Barcelona

Shakespeare's Star Wars 2017 Shake on the Lake

Should I Kill Myself or Have A Cup of Coffee? 2016-17 Pace University/Inst. of Arts Barcelona 

Pace Devised Theatre Festival 2016-17 Pace University 

The Tempest 2015 Sarah Lawrence College/Shake on the Lake

Shank’s Mare (Asst. Director) 2014-17 La MaMa/Japan Tour/Ringling Int'l Arts

The Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare 2012 Shake on the Lake 

The Tempest 2012 Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AEA)

Grants, Awards & Honors:

  • Recipient of 2022 NYSCA Individual Artist Grant

  • Recipient of two-year NYSCA Theatre Funding for 2021-22 for Shake on the Lake

  • Recipient of 2020 National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant for Shake on the Lake

  • Recipient of 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Community Arts Grant for New York State Puppet Festival

  • Recipient of 2020 NYSCA Special Arts Services Grant for Voices UnCaged Prison Program

  • Recipient of 2019 Regional Economic Development Council Grant for Shake on the Lake

  • Recipient of 2019 Arts Education Grant from Arts Council for Wyoming County

  • Recipient of three-year NYSCA Theatre Funding for 2018-2020

  • Recipient of 2018 Community Arts Grant for New York State Puppet Festival

  • Recipient of 2018 Japan Foundation New York Grant for New York State Puppet Festival

  • Recipient of 2018 Arts Education Grant from Arts Council for Wyoming County

  • Recipient of 2017 Wyoming County Rural Arts Initiative Grant

  • Recipient of 2017 NYSCA/A.R.T. New York Creative Opportunity Fund Grant

  • Recipient of 2017 Arts Education Grant from Arts Council for Wyoming County

  • Recipient of 2016 Arts Education Grant from the Arts Council for Wyoming County

  • Recipient of 2015 TCG/Andrew W. Mellon In the Lab Grant, to study puppetry in Japan

  • Recipient of 2015 Artist in Residency, Sagafest Music and Arts Festival, Iceland

  • Recipient of 2015 Arts Incubator Residency, Celebration Barn Theatre, Maine

  • Recipient of 2015 SPARC Grant from NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs

  • Recipient of 2015 Regional Economic Development Council Grant for Shake on the Lake

  • Recipient of 2014 Creative Community Fellowship from National Arts Strategies

  • Recipient of 2012-14, & 2016 Community Arts Grants from ACWC for Shake on the Lake

Publications: 

References:  Available upon request.