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Richard Strimer

4/24/2015

 
Richard Strimmer, Tap and Swing
Tap
Swing
Richard Strimer grew up in Trenton, Michigan and graduated high  school with a desire to pursue a career in acting. He attended  Michigan State University on an acting scholarship and graduated  four years later with a BA in Theatre with an emphasis in dance.  Following graduation, Richard moved to Chicago and began his  performing career and also began his path of teaching tap at  Columbia College. Richard has had the opportunity to work in  theatres throughout the Chicagoland area including: Candlelight  Dinner Theatre, Drury Lane Evergreen Park, Theatre at the Center,  Drury Lane Oakbrook and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.  Regionally Richard has worked at Carousel Dinner Theatre in Ohio  and Fulton Theatre in Pennsylvania. Richard’s career has spanned  over fifty mainstage productions ranging from ensemble to  lead. Standout roles include: Bobby Child in Crazy for You (Joseph  Jefferson Award Nomination), Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain  (Joseph Jefferson Award Best Supporting Actor in a Musical),  Action in West Side Story and Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me Kate.


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