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Rich Rand
Education
Rich Rand began his professional career as a street performer on Fisherman’s Wharf and went on to tour Europe, performing for tens of thousands, with his troupe of lovable clowns. He subsequently performed on and off Broadway, and in theaters throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. He has acted, directed, or choreographed 150+ productions and served as a resident artist at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Conservatory, University of Missouri-Kansas City, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, Brandeis University, The College of William and Mary, Centre College, University of Rochester, Berea College, Franklin College, Southern Illinois University, Wagner College, and the Indianapolis Children’s Museum.
Experience
His fiction and scholarly work has been published in Baseball Monologues and More Monologues for Men by Men, Hopewell Journal: New Work by Indiana’s Best Writers, Sycamore Review, and most recently, Routledge Companion to Commedia dell’Arte, and the second edition of Movement for Actors by Allworth Press. Rich continues to act, direct, and write, but he is – first and foremost – a teacher, specializing in the integration of acting and characterization. At Purdue University, he teaches character, mask, commedia dell’arte, clowning, stage combat, and beginning and advanced acting.
Rich has received numerous teaching awards and frequently lectures on empathy, character, and teaching. He has served as Chair of Purdue Theater, President of the Association of Theater Movement Educators, and is currently the undergraduate theater coordinator at Purdue University.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“I was placed in the intense reigns of Charlie Sandlan. I became a better artist, actor, friend, sibling and daughter because of the studio. Even now, I crave the studio every day. What I learned is present in my work every day. I truly believe in everything they stand for.”
Jes Macallan
“Maggie taught me that I could control my work, my acting, and to throw all of the bullshit out that I had in my head about ‘what I should be doing’ and to just listen and respond honestly, in the moment. She gave me a craft. She is, quite simply put, THE BEST.”
Leslie Bibb
“Maggie Flanigan taught me the true meaning of artistry, passion, and professionalism. I am certain that I continue to work as an actress because of my training with Maggie. At every audition and every performance, her guiding voice is with me. It is a gift beyond measure.”
