Background
Ryder, Hal was born on August 21, 1950 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee Sigmund and Katherine Rosenblatt.
Ryder, Hal was born on August 21, 1950 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee Sigmund and Katherine Rosenblatt.
Student, University Arizona, 1968-1972; student, University Miami, summer 1971; certified in drama, Drama Studio London, 1973; Bachelor in Drama, U. Washington, 1987.
Drama specialist, Rough Rock (Arizona) Demonstration School, 1971-1972;
artistic director, Mercury Theatre, London, 1973-1975;
artistic director, Fringe Theatre, Orlando, Florida, 1976-1979;
director, Drama Studio London, 1980-1982;
interim administrative director, Drama Studio London, 1985;
artistic director, Alaska Arts Fine Arts Camp, Sitka, 1987;
artistic director, Shakespeare Plus, Seattle, 1983-1992;
instructor, Cornish College Arts, Seattle, 1982-1998;
professor, since 1998;
producer theatre, Cornish College Arts, Seattle, 1987-1997;
acting-chairman theatre department, Cornish College Arts, Seattle, 1990;
artistic director, executive director, Open Door Theatre, 1992-1998;
executive director, Open Door Theatre, since 1998;
artistic director, Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theatre, 1992-1994;
founder, vice president, Ednl. Arts Resource Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., since 1996. Creative consultant Sea World Florida, Orlando, 1979.
Literature manager Pioneer Square Theatre, Seattle, 1983. Space manager Seattle Mime Theatre, 1986-1987.
Member SAG, American Federation television and Radio Artists, American Federation Teachers (Cornish chapter), Alpha Kappa Lamda.
Married Caroline Margaret Ogden, November 17, 1976 (divorced 1991).