In December of 2008, while in rehearsal for "The SantaLand Diaries" for the Foothill Theatre in Nevada City, CA I got the call. Kent Thompson, Artistic Director of the Denver Center Theatre Company wanted me to play Ratcliffe in their upcoming production of "Richard III" directed by Jesse Berger. This was in addition to Fight Direction, a weighty task alone, with 10-17 murders or killings planned across the arc of the play.