THE TEAM: Richard Peters

Richard Peters is founder of BrokenOpen. As a professional actor he has toured for Wycliffe Bible Translators throughout western Canada, worked for Chemainus Theatre on Vancouver Island, Stage Polaris in Edmonton, and Brookstone Theatre in Toronto. In addition to various commercials and student films, he can be seen on screen with such actors as Jean Smart, and Joe Mantegna.

As instructor, Richard has taught, directed and guest-lectured across the country; from Gallery 7 in Abbotsford BC, to Rocky Mountain College, Rosebud School of the Arts and Prairie Bible College in AB; from Providence College in MB to McMaster Divinity, Tyndale University College and Toronto District Christian High in ON. He also brings to his instruction the experience of teaching and performing in over 200 churches across the country. He is a member of ACTRA, Canadian Actor’s Equity Association, Fight Directors Canada, the Canadian Voice Care Foundation, and Christians In Theatre Arts.

Richard is a graduate of the University College of the Fraser Valley’s Theatre Diploma Program, the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting Conservatory Program, and is currently working on his MA in Theatre from the University of Toronto. He is a member of Walmer Road Baptist Church, and lives in Toronto’s Annex with his wife, actress Jane Miller, and their cat, Sowelu.

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