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He was nominated for a Best Actor AriZoni Award for his performance of Martin in Edward Albee’s THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA at Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix, directed by Marshall W. Mason. He has played Hank Williams in numerous productions of HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, including at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, Mill Mountain Playhouse and New Stage in MS. He holds an MFA in Performance from Arizona State University.  

Randy also holds an MFA from The University of Iowa’s Playwrights Workshop; his play BOAZ was commissioned and produced at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville; YOU CAN’T TRUST THE MALE was produced at Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Marathon 1991; UNBEATABLE HAROLD was commissioned by Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, the film version premiered on Showtime, starring Dylan McDermott, Phyllis Diller, Gladys Knight and Charles Durning; THE MEMORY COLLECTION (The Music and Legend of Bascom Lamar Lunsford) was commissioned and produced at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre and was awarded an NEA Grant for Musical Theatre. Other plays include MRS. HANK, THE COMPLAINT and THE KNIFE TRICK. His plays have been produced internationally and are published by Dramatic Publishing Company. His play YOU CAN’T TRUST THE MALE is included in Applause Books BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 91-92.

Randy’s critically acclaimed multimedia solo shows HARD TRAVELIN’ WITH WOODY and SEEGER premiered at The New York International Fringe Festival and continue to tour nationwide.  His new solo show, MAN OF THE DECADE: AN EVENING WITH JOHN LENNON is also currently touring.