Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
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Background
Ricardo Pitts-Wiley is an accomplished actor, director, playwright, composer and theatre arts instructor. He is co-founder and artistic director of the Mixed Magic Theatre, an arts organization based in Pawtucket, RI. Founded in 2000, MMT brings “diverse stories and images to the stage through prose and song, tackling well-known dramatics as well as original theatrical productions.”
Interests
Over a career spanning almost 40 years, Pitts-Wiley has performed at noted theatres throughout the United States, including the Actors’ Shakespeare Project in Boston, Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI, and The Old Globe Theatre. He has directed over 50 plays including A Raisin in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Driving Miss Daisy, and The Emperor Jones.
As an MLK visiting scholar, Pitts-Wiley co-taught one class per semester, lectured on Shakespeare and page-to-stage adaptations of classic literature, and participated in dance and theatre productions in both fall and spring semesters.