Mr. Stillman teaches theatre, music, dance and storytelling workshops in schools. He has taught at the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts and the Whole Theater Company. Richard also teaches banjo, mandolin, ukulele, guitar, bagpipes, harmonica, concertina, and pennywhistle in his home or on Skype.
Mr. Stillman holds a BA in Theatre from Dartmouth College, a performing artists in the schools certificate from Columbia University, and studied further at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, with acting teacher Michael Howard, and with the vaudeville string musician Roy Smeck.
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Richard Stillman was featured on the premier episode of the PBS television series Shining Time Station. He received critical acclaim for his performance in Lady Be Good at the Kennedy Center and the Goodspeed Opera House. On Broadway Mr. Stillman played the Clerk of Oxford in Canterbury Tales, and understudied Mummenschanz. He has performed at the New Jersey Folk Festival, opened for Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog, and performs every year at the New Jersey Storytelling Festival.
For the past twenty years Richard has been touring his own shows to theatres, schools and festivals. Two Silly Fathers Productions is a musical theater duo with actor/musician/dancer Jonathan Luks. The Mythmakers is a storytelling and music duo with nationally acclaimed storyteller Gerald Fierst.
Richard also performs shows with guitarist Paul Byrne that combine original and traditional folk music, storytelling and percussive dance. In addition he plays with his own Dixieland, Swing, Country, Bluegrass, Irish and Italian bands.
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Reviews "...executed with a deftly offhanded bravura..."
--Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"...sheer stage magic..."
--Thomas M. Disch, The Nation
"...a delightful vaudeville musical clown..."
--Malcolm L. Johnson, The Hartford Courant
"...impeccable period style..."
--Howard Kissel, The New York Daily News
"...a real show stopper..."
--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Post
"...A wonderful spirit, cooperation, talent, and professionalism..."
--Levitt Pavillion for the Arts
"...Your show was enjoyed by all! The music and dancing were great fun. I hope to be able to repeat it again."
--Williams Center for the Arts
"...Your versatility and affordability combined with your desire to please and entertain, make all of your program offerings very attractive. I'm sure you'll be back again."
--Brookdale Community College
"...The audience made it clear that this was the most entertaining hour they spent in years. The wide range of talents that he displays is stunning....His superior education, good taste and distinguished background in theater are obvious. But what holds it all together is the untethered imagination that comes through in his excellent writing and delivery."
--Four Arts Club
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MUSIC LESSONS ON SKYPE
I also teach all the instruments I play either from my home in Montclair, NJ or on Skype. They include: tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, five string banjo, ukulele, harmonica, tenor guitar, balalaika, didgeridoo, bodhran, bones and concertina.
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