Previous Productions
‘NIGHT MOTHER (2014)
THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE (2015)
WINTER’S TALE (2016)
two one-acts, THE CHILD BETWEEN THE EYES/THE PHONE (2016)
MONEY (2017)
THE AFTERLIFE OF J EDGAR HOOVER (2017)
CHURCH AND STATE (2017)
SPIKES (2018)
TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR (2018)
THE OLD WOMAN WHO LOST HER VOICE (2019)
THE ICE MAIDEN (2019)
FLORIDA (2019)
several YouTube plays during COVID-19
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (2022)
OUT TO LUNCH (2023)
and THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT (2024)
'Night Mother (2014)
"Night Mother" written by Marsha Norman, Produced by RKP Productions
and Anchorage Community Theatre in 2014 with Linda Benson as Thelma
Cates and Tiffany Dennis as Jessie Cates
The Women of Lockerbie (2015)
The Women of Lockerbie - Written by Deborah Brevoort, Directed by
Robert Pond, Produced by RKP Productions and Anchorage Community
Theatre in 2015 with Linda Benson as Olive, Scarlet Kittylee Boudreaux as
Hattie, Jay Burns as Bill, Amanda Cantrell as Woman 1, R. Scott Cantrell
as George, Rebecca Mahar as Woman 2, Tamara Rothman as Madeline
Winter's Tale (2018)
"The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare, Directed by Teresa K Pond, Produced by RKP Productions and Out North Contemporary Arthouse in 2016 featuring Jesse Alleva, Jay Burns, Charlie Cardwell, Emily Cohn, Jessica Faust, Jeremy Gaunt, David Haynes, Linnea Hollingsworth, Emma Kiekintveld, Reese Lockard, Gigi Lynch, Becca Mahar, Sean Martin, Kaichen Mcrae, Dick Reichman, Caleb Swan.
two one-acts
THE CHILD BETWEEN THE EYES/
THE PHONE (2016)
"Two One Acts" : The Phone Written by Dick Reichman, Directed by Robert Pond with Bernie Blaine as Mother, and Jane Baird as the Daughter.
The Child Behind the Eyes Written by Nava Semel, Directed by Vivian Melde featuring Nava Sarracino. Both were Produced by RKP Productions and Out North Contemporary Art House in 2016.
Money (2017)
"Money" (or How to Get Rich by Dying) Written and Directed by Dick Reichman, Produced by RKP Productions and Cyrano's Theatre Company in 2017, with David Haynes as Walter Sherman and Becca Mahar as The Girl.
THE AFTERLIFE OF J EDGAR HOOVER (2017)
This production was an intimate yet mysterious visit with the famous FBI director, now dead of course, and his young “caretaker,” also dead. "THE AFTERLIFE OF J EDGAR HOOVER" left you thinking about choices and consequences. This is the work of imaginative Australian playwright, Timothy Daly, whose "KAFKA DANCES" and "MAN IN THE ATTIC" have also played in Anchorage. Directed by Dick Reichman, "THE AFTERLIFE OF J EDGAR HOOVER" featured Jay Burns as Hoover and Jeremy Gaunt as a young valet. Presented by Cyrano's Theatre Company and RKP Productions.
Church and State (2017)
Directed by Dick Reichman, the play features Mark Stoneburner as a senator up for re-election, Linnea Hollingsworth as his conservative wife, Danielle Rabinovitch as the "no-nonsense allowed" campaign manager, and Skyler Davis as senate staffer, blogger, and reporter. Congratulations to the cast and crew of "CHURCH AND STATE" for a terrific run in Anchorage. At the end of the closing performance Sunday, Oct. 29 Mark Stoneburner, Linnea Hollingsworth, Danielle Rabinovitch, and Skyler Davis
received a well-deserved standing ovation. Kudos also to: Jason Odell Williams (playwright), Dick Reichman (director), Doug Frank (set design), and Julie Baumann (stage manager extraordinaire). Special thanks to Midnight Sun Performing Arts founder David Block for his valuable assistance, Ron Holmstrom for his many TV and news article mentions about our play, Rick Miller for poster design, Jan Welt for PSA Videos, George Stransky for performance video, Bruce Kelly, and Steve Heimel and Johanna Eurich for voice recordings, and Frank Hardy for lights. Finally a big thank you to Ruth Quinlan from Anchorage Downtown Partnership and Ryan Anderson, Oleata Berry, and Pablo Sleichter and Randall Peck from Out North Contemporary Art House for working with us. Most of all THANK YOU - all of you who came to see the play. Bravos and Bravas to all.
Spikes (2018)
RKP Productions and Cyranos present a powerful new play "SPIKES" written by Anchorage playwright Schatzie Schaefers'. Directed by Dick Reichman and performed by a talented cast that includes Jill Bess, Taylor Campbell, Jamie Nelson, Carl Bright, Todd Sherwood, and Stephanie Leigh
Two Jews Walk Into A War (2018)
"Two Jews Walk into a War..." ran weekends at Anchorage Community Theatre in October 2018. This dark comedy written by Seth Rozin is about contemporary Jewish diaspora. The play is based on news stories about the last two Jews who remained in war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan during the period of Taliban terrorism. They'd known each other since childhood but had never liked each other. Rozin, inspired by the story, crafted a play in which two people
attempt to work together, to keep the diaspora alive, in spite of their mutual disaffection. Rozin's play is filled with humor, sorrow, determination, and survival, and gives us all something to think about. RKP Productions founders ( Dick Reichman and Audrey and Bruce Kelly) were proud to present this timely production and believe that Robert Pond, RKP Productions co-founder who past last year, would agree. All RKP Productions are dedicated to the memory of Robert Pond to honor his many contributions to theatre in Anchorage Ak. "Two Jews Walk into a War" is directed by Janet Stoneburner, and features Dick Reichman as Ishaq, and Mark Stoneburner as Zeblyan. Costumes by Janice Jones and Props by Ilona Wright set the stage.
The Old Woman Who Lost Her Voice (2019)
Once upon a time, in a land not too far from here, there lived an old woman ... who lost her voice. She didn't lose her voice suddenly. It happened over time. In fact, it happened so slowly that at first no one even noticed. Jill Bess' new play is the story of an old woman, named Galena, who wakes up one day unable to speak. A cast of eight play 20 different roles in this sometimes comedy, sometimes drama, sometimes wrenching heartache of a story. "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Voice" is a modern-day fairy tale that speaks to anyone who has ever felt silenced.
The Ice Maiden (2019)
"The Ice Maiden" features a Hollywood attorney and an aspiring starlet who wants to sue a producer for alleged sexual misconduct. There are no clear, or simple, answers in this #MeToo situation. Is the actress lying or is there truth in what she says? The attorney is determined to find out and
discovers some truths about herself along the way. This world premiere written by Timothy Daly and directed by Dick Reichman emphasizes both the difficulty of public and personal resolution and the moral ambiguity of these issues.
Florida (2020)
In a community on Florida's Gold Coast, wealthy retirees spend their waning years being served by workers who struggle to make a living. Florida follows four lonely people separated by wealth, status, class, race, and age who are thrown together unexpectedly. Unlikely friendships form as the four confront the biases that shaped their lives. Humor, wit, and compassion bring the characters to life.
Featuring:
ShaeLisa M. Anderson
Linda Benson
Ralph Lynch
Peter Porco
The Roadhouse Trilogy (2020)
— A presentation via YouTube during COVID-19
COVID-19 can't stop good theater!
All that is required is a little thinking outside-the-box and a willingness to stretch the stage across a thousand square miles of internet.
Taking place all across Alaska, The Roadhouse Trilogy follows the stories of three lodges in various stages of life, at times mirthful, meloncholy and meditative, playwright Dick Reichman's script manage to reach across the void and find the specks humanity in the wilderness.
And you can still check them out!
Out to Lunch (2023)
RKP Productions and Anchorage Community theatre present
OUT TO LUNCH, A POLITICAL COMEDY
Written by Dick Reichman
The setting is a city council meeting in an unnamed small town. The mayor expects a quick vote from the 6-member city council to decide if they should accept the offer of free covid vaccine for the community. But every council member has a different reason why they should or should not vote yes. Every conspiracy theory we’ve heard these last few years about vaccines, fake news, government takeover, Bill Gates and more becomes part of the ensuing dialog, some of which is bitingly funny. But like a good comedy, there is an undercurrent of sadness as we realize how ineffective
the government has become and how the democratic process doesn’t always work well.
The Lifespan of A Fact (2024)
A literary magazine plans to publish a piece written by a well known, talented author. The task of fact checking the piece before it goes to print falls to an obsessive "fresh-out-of-Harvard" intern who avidly scrutinizes every statement. The demanding editor believes this piece will increase readership of the failing magazine and wants the article ready to go -now. The big questions regarding truth beg the question, "What is truth anyway?"
Presented by RKP Productions and Anchorage Community TheatreJan 2024
Written by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell & Gorden Farrell
From the book by Jim Fingal and John D'Agata
Directed by Dick Reichman
Featuring: Nava Bastini Sarracino, Jay Burns and Justin Stewart
