Background
Archer, Richard John was born on June 8, 1948 in Brooklyn. Son of Inglis and Margaret (Coen) Archer.
Archer, Richard John was born on June 8, 1948 in Brooklyn. Son of Inglis and Margaret (Coen) Archer.
AB, Boston College, 1970; Master of Arts, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1974; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1976-1978.
Assistant technical director, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Kansas City, 1971-1974; with, Missouri Vanguard Theatre, Kansas City, 1973-1974; assistant technical director, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, 1974-1975; technical director, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, 1975-1976; technical director, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland, 1976-1988; associate professor department theatre arts, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1979.
Member of the United States Institute Theatre Technology.
Married Noreen A. McGuckin, December 28, 1980. Children: Laura, Lisa.