Richard Grunn is an actor/artist who has performed on numerous stages in the NY Metropolitan area.  Recently, he was featured at the West Cork Literary Festival and the Schull Arts Festival in Ireland. In 2003, he was awarded the prestigious Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Fellowship in Theatre.  He is a founding member of Zuppa del Giorno, a commedia dell’ arte group of the Northeast Theatre in Pennsylvania.  Grunn is known for writing and performing multicharacter works.  His original one man show, Father Joiner’s Purgative Poetry Project, has toured Ireland and appeared on PBS station WSKG-Binghamton.  His show, The Key, played at the Tusten Theatre and Sullivan Community College in NY.  His play, The O. Henry Conspiracy, toured the east coast to rave reviews.  Grunn has designed puppets and masks for the Metropolitan Playhouse, New York and SUNY- Old Westbury, NY.  His solo work has been featured in L’Annuire Theatral (Automne 1995) and New Yorker Staats Zeitung (February 1998).  Mr. Grunn is a rostered artist for the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts.  He organizes, develops, and teaches theatre and art programs throughout the States.