Theater Faculty
Rick Davis
Rick
(B.A., Lawrence University;
M.F.A., D.F.A, ,Yale School
of Drama) is Professor of Theater, Associate Dean of the College
of Visual and Performing Arts and artistic director of the Center
for the Arts, including Theater of the First Amendment (TFA).
Before coming to Mason in 1991, he was dramaturg and associate
artistic director at Baltimore's Center Stage. A member of the
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, he has directed
across the country in professional theater and opera, and is an
active translator and essayist. His translations of Ibsen (with
Brian Johnston) have been performed in leading regional theaters
such as Berkeley Rep, Center Stage, Alliance Theatre, Alabama
Shakespeare Festival, and his translations of Calderón
de la Barca have resulted in both publication and production.
Visit Rick's
website at: for more information.
Course List:
THR 150 Drama, Stage, and Society I
THR 151 Drama/Stage/Society II
THR 329 Directing I
THR 352 Dramatic Literature Seminar: Ibsen
THR 440 Advanced Studies in Directing and Dramaturgy
THR 497 Independent Study
THR 599 Advanced Directing
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